United States. Adjutant-General's Office

Established: In the War Department under the direction of the Chief of Staff, by General Order 46, War Department, March 4, 1907, pursuant to the Army Appropriation Act (34 Stat. 1158), March 2, 1907.

Predecessor Agencies:

Adjutant and Inspector (1792-1813)
Adjutant General's Department (1813-21)
Adjutant General's Office (1821-1904)
Military Secretary's Office (1904-7)

Transfers: To Services of Supply (SOS), effective March 9, 1942, by Circular 59, War Department, March 2, 1942, as part of a War Department reorganization authorized by EO 9082, February 28, 1942; to Army Service Forces (ASF, formerly SOS) by General Order 14, War Department, March 12, 1943; to Director of Personnel and Administration (DPA), War Department General Staff (WDGS), as an administrative service, effective June 11, 1946, upon abolishment of ASF by Circular 138, War Department, May 14, 1946, as part of a War Department reorganization authorized by EO 9722, May 13, 1946; with WDGS (redesignated Army Staff) to Department of the Army (DA) by Circular 1, DA, September 18, 1947, implementing Circular 225, War Department, August 16, 1947, issued pursuant to a reorganization of the armed services under the National Security Act of 1947 (61 Stat. 495), July 26, 1947; to Assistant Chief of Staff, G-1 Personnel (ACS, G-1, formerly DPA), Army Staff, by Circular 12, DA, February 12, 1950, and implementing Special Regulations (SR) 10-5-1, DA, April 11, 1950; to Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, superseding ACS, G-1, by Change 13 to SR 10-5-1, December 27, 1955; to newly established Director of the Army Staff, effective May 20, 1974, in DA reorganization of March 4, 1974.

Functions: Provided administrative and support services to the War Department and, after 1947, to the Department of the Army. Maintained personnel records, developed data processing systems, and administered the nonunit reserve components of the U.S. Army. Oversaw the army personnel statistical and accounting system, records management program, publications, postal services, historical activities, and special and heraldic services. Military personnel management functions transferred to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, effective May 20, 1974.

Abolished: By memorandum, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (COS), November 17, 1986, removing the Adjutant General from the Army Staff, and assigning title and lineage to the Director of Personnel Service Support, Military Personnel Center (MILPERCEN).

Successor Agencies: Army records management program policy direction assigned to the Assistant Chief of Staff for Information Management (ACSIM), effective September 30, 1985, by message, Brig. Gen. R.M. Bunker, Director of Management, DTG 132108Z, September 13, 1985; and to Information Management Support Agency (IMSA), ACSIM, with operational responsibility vested in the Army Records Management Operations Office (ARMOO), IMSA, effective February 20, 1986, by ACSIM memorandum DAIM-ZB, and supporting message, DTG 201334Z, Col. Thomas F. Sikora, Policies and Strategies Directorate, ACSIM, same date. Operational responsibility to United States Army Information Systems Command (USAISC), retroactive to October 1, 1986, by Permanent Orders 127-1, Headquarters, USAISC, November 14, 1986; and program policy direction to Director of Information Systems for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (DISC4), retroactive to April 1, 1987, by Headquarters Department of the Army letter 10-87-4, April 22, 1987, implementing the Goldwater- Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act (100 Stat. 992), October 1, 1986. The Institute of Heraldry assigned to MILPERCEN by memorandum, COS, November 17, 1986. Declassification and historical access assigned to the U.S. Army Center of Military History by memorandum of agreement between Brig. Gen. William A. Stofft, Chief of Military History, and Lt. Gen. Thurman D. Rodgers, DISC4, May 6, 1987.

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