AMERICA'S FIRST CORPS

U.S. Army Lieutenant General Xavier T. Brunson is the commanding general of America's First Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

Lieutenant General (LTG) Xavier T. Brunson is the Commanding General of I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM). As a general officer, Lt. Gen. Brunson has served in numerous staff and command positions both with conventional and special operations forces.

His operational assignments have included service in Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, Freedom’s Sentinel, and Inherent Resolve.

Lt. Gen. Brunson commissioned in 1990 as an infantry officer upon graduation from Hampton University, Virginia with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He also earned a Master of Arts in Human Resource Development from Webster University and a Master of Science in National Security Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College.

Lt. Gen. Brunson assumed his current position as Commanding General of America's First Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Oct. 2021.

His military education includes the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced courses, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center's Command and General Staff College, and U.S. Army War College.

Lt. Gen. Brunson’s notable civic awards include Omega Psi Phi’s Dr. Julian Haywood Gamma Epsilon Founder’s Leadership Award and the U.S. National Park Service’s Trailblazer Award from the Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument .

The following honors were awarded by U.S. Army regimental associations: Honorable Order of Saint Barbara (Field Artillery), Centurion Order of Saint Maurice (Infantry), Order of Aaron and Hur (Chaplaincy), Lt. Col. Thomas Knowlton Award (Military Intelligence), and Col. Eli E. Nobleman Annual Award for Outstanding Contributions (Civil Affairs).

He is married to Colonel (retired) Kirsten Brunson (Campbell), and they have two daughters and one son.

CSM Nema Mobarakzadeh (Mobar) is a native of Shawnee, Oklahoma. He entered the United States Army in March of 2000. CSM Mobar completed Infantry OSUT at Fort Benning, Georgia.

CSM Mobar has served in a variety of light Infantry positions to include Anti-Tank Squad Leader, Rifle Squad Leader, Reconnaissance Team Leader (82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, NC), Reconnaissance Surveillance Leaders Course (RSLC) Platoon Sergeant and Instructor (Fort Benning, GA), Rifle Platoon Sergeant, Scout Platoon Sergeant, Rifle Company First Sergeant (1st Infantry Division Fort Riley, KS), Long Range Surveillance (LRS) Company First Sergeant (Fort Hood, TX), Battalion CSM (25th Infantry Division Schofield Barracks, HI), Brigade CSM (10th Mountain Division Fort Polk, LA), and 10th Mountain Division CSM (Fort Drum, NY).

Command Sgt. Maj. Mobar assumed his current position as the Command Sergeant Major of America's First Corps in July. 2024.

CSM Mobar's military and civilian education includes the Basic Leader Course (BLC), the Advanced Leader Course (ALC), the Senior Leader Course (SLC), United States Army Sergeants Major Course (class 68), the Nominative Leader Course, the Keystone Course, Airborne School, Jumpmaster School, Military Free Fall Parachutist Course, Pathfinder School, Reconnaissance Surveillance Leaders Course, Jungle Operations Course, Battle Staff, MRT Course, Ranger School, and the Sapper Leaders Course. He holds an associate’s degree in business management, a Bachelor’s in Business Management, and a Master’s in Organizational Leadership from Excelsior College.

CSM Mobar's awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal with silver leaf cluster, Army Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Navy and Marine Corp Achievement Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Expert Infantryman Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge, Master Parachutist Wings, Military Free Fall Parachutist Badge, Pathfinder Badge, Ranger Tab, Sapper Tab, Driver's Badge, and numerous foreign parachutist wings.

CSM Mobar is married to Kandi Mobarakzadeh and has two daughters, Amira and Kira Mobarakzadeh.

U.S. Army Major General Matthew W. McFarlane is the deputy commanding general of America's First Corps.

Maj. Gen. McFarlane hails from Burke, VA, and was a distinguished military graduate at James Madison University, where he commissioned as an Infantry officer in 1992.

He previously served in Ranger, Airborne, and Mechanized Infantry formations, with extensive experience in both conventional and special operations. He has commanded at the company through division level while serving at a variety of duty stations in the continental United States, Italy, Alaska, and Hawaii. His operational and combat experience includes leading Soldiers in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq.

As a general officer, Maj. Gen. McFarlane served as the Deputy Commanding General (Operations) in the 82d Airborne Division, the Senior Military Assistant for the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Commanding General of the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, CO, the Deputy Commanding General for the U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), and, most recently, as the Commanding General, Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq.

He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from James Madison University and Master’s Degrees in Policy Management from Georgetown University, Management from Webster University, and National Security and Strategic Studies from the National War College. He also completed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Fellows Program, Seminar XXI.

Maj. Gen. McFarlane’s awards and decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Distinguished Service Medal, three Bronze Star Medals, the Combat Infantryman Badge with star, the Expert Infantryman Badge, the Master Parachutist Badge, and the Ranger Tab. Major General McFarlane is also a Distinguished Member of the 75th Ranger Regiment, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, and the 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne).

Maj. Gen. McFarlane is married and has two grown sons.

Canadian Army Brigadier-General Eric Landry serves as the deputy commanding general for operations with America's First Corps.

Born in Montreal, BGen Eric Landry joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1994 and served in the Army Reserve with the Royal Canadian Hussars. In 1997, he transferred to active duty and joined the 12th Canadian Armoured Regiment in Valcartier and served as a troop leader during Op PALLADIUM in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Promoted to Major, he deployed twice to Afghanistan in 2007 as J35 (Chief of Plans) of Joint Task Force-Kandahar and as the last tank squadron commander in 2010.

In 2015, he became the 25th Commanding Officer of the 12th Canadian Armoured Regiment. He commanded the Regiment during three domestic operations: Op NANOOK and NUNALIVUT in the Canadian North and Op LENTUS during the floods in Quebec in 2017. He was promoted to Colonel in 2018 and appointed the Deputy Commander of Joint Task Force – IMPACT in the Middle East. Upon his return, he was appointed Chief of Staff for the 1st Canadian Air Division in Winnipeg. He became the 16th Commander of the 2nd Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group on the 21st of August 2020. He was promoted to his current rank of brigadier general in July 2023.

He holds an MBA from University of Montreal, a Master’s in Defense Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada and a Master’s in Strategic Studies from the US Army War College.

He and his wife Julie are parents of three teenagers: Vincent, Éloïse and Olivier. He loves fishing and downhill skiing, enjoys running and understands the basics of ice hockey.

U.S. Army Colonel Phillip H. Lamb is the chief of staff of America's First Corps.

The son of a career Army officer, Col. Lamb was a distinguished military graduate from Creighton University, Nebraska, in 1999, and commissioned as an Army aviation officer.

He eventually became a master aviator: qualified on the Bell OH-58 Kiowa, Boeing AH-64 Apache and Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota.

Col. Lamb has four operational deployments: as a Platoon Leader to Iraq in 2003, Company Commander to Iraq from 2008 to 2009, Brigade Operations Officer to Afghanistan from 2012 to 2013, Aviation Task Force Commander to Afghanistan from 2017 to 2018.

Following his 2009 Gen. Omar N. Bradley Office of the Secretary of Defense Joint Chiefs of Staff Fellowship, his Pentagon utilization tour included: deputy legislative assistant to the 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, followed by service in the U.S. Department of the Army Headquarters G-3/5/7 Aviation Directorate (DAMO-AV).

Col. Lamb left the Pentagon to serve in Germany as a battalion and brigade operations officer. Subsequently, he returned to the Pentagon nominatively assigned to the staff for the 38th and 39th Army Chiefs of Staff. Additionally, he worked in the J-8 Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment Directorate as the director of the Future Vertical Lift - Joint Capabilities and Integration Cell.

Before his assignment to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Col. Lamb served as the senior aviation trainer at the Joint Multi-National Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. He assumed command of the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Garrison, from 2021 to 2023.

In June 2023, Col. Lamb became Chief of Staff for America's First Corps.

Col. Lamb received a Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Medicine from Creighton University. He is also a graduate of the University of North Carolina-Greensboro’s Center for Creative Leadership Program, and a recipient of Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Seminar XXI certificate. In 2009, Col. Lamb earned his Masters degree in Public Policy Management from Washington D.C.'s Georgetown University, as part of the Bradley Fellowship. He is also a 2019 graduate of the U.S. Army War College, earning a Masters degree in National Security Studies.

Col. Lamb and his wife, Victoria Lamb (Tory), have two daughters.