U.S. Army Materiel Command 

RESOURCE GUIDE 

FALL 2020 
AMC KEY CONTACTS 

U.S. Army Materiel Command 

4400 Martin Road 

Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 

Phone: (256) 450-7000 

DSN: (312) 320-7000 

usarmy.redstone.usamc.mbx.public-affairs@mail.mil 

https://www.amc.army.mil 

/ArmyMaterielCommand 

@ArmyMateriel 

/company/us-army-materiel-command 

/HQAMC 

/photos/armymaterielcommand 

AMC Ombudsman: (256) 450-7550 

AMC Small Business Office: (256) 450-7953

AMC Historian: (256) 450-7851 

COMMAND TEAM 

Gen. Ed Daly 

Commanding General 

Command Sgt. Maj. Alberto Delgado 

Command Sergeant Major 

Lt. Gen. Donnie Walker 

Deputy Commanding General 

Ms. Lisha Adams 

Executive Deputy to the Commanding General 

Maj. Gen. Bob Harter 

Chief of Staff 

EDITORIAL STAFF 

Col. Robert Bockholt 

Director of Public and Congressional Affairs 

Kim Hanson 

Public Affairs Branch Chief 

Samantha Tyler 

Managing Editor & Layout/Design 

Publication Date: October 2020 
FRONT COVER: An M2 Bradley assigned to 2nd Brigade, 

3rd Infantry Division, drives towards a bridge during a joint 

rehearsal with Polish and U.S. allies at Drawsko Pomorskie 

Training Area, Poland, June 8, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by 

Spc. Denice Lopez) 

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BACK COVER: A Soldier assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat 

Team waits to move an M1A1 Abrams tank aboard a military 

transport vessel in support of DEFENDER-Europe 20 at the 

Port of Savannah, Ga. (U.S. Army photo by Eben Boothby) 

Biomedical equipment specialist Willie Kendricks conducts 

depot-level maintenance on a ventilator as the Army supports 

COVID-19 response efforts worldwide. (U.S. Army photo by 

Ellen Crown) 

Army Vantage uses data from a wide array of sources to 

create a robust Soldier profile. Tools like Army Vantage help 

with senior leaders make informed decisions. (U.S. Army 

photo) 

A MaxxPro A4 Mine-resistant, ambush protected (MRAP) 

vehicle is inspected by a contracted quality control specialist 

at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo)

Capt. Reuben Pearlman assigned Headquarters and 

Headquarters Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, reunites with 

his family following a homecoming ceremony at the William 

"Bill" Reed Special Events Center Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S 

Army photo by Sgt. Daphney Black) 

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd 

Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade compete during 

the Lozada Shield Challenge on Caserma Del Din, Italy. 

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ryan Lucas) 

Gas metal arc welding is used on clean metal. Here, Anthony 

Cochran uses this method to weld a part in Anniston Army 

Depot’s Combat Vehicle Repair Facility. (U.S. Army photo by 

Mark Cleghorn) 

A Crane Army Ammunition Activity employee loads 

ammonium picrate munitions for disposal. (U.S. Army photo 

by Hayley Smith) 

AMC KEY CONTACTS........................................................................1 

U.S. ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND (AMC)........................................4 

HOW TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE ARMY .......................................6 

Centers of Industrial & Technical Excellence.............................10

 Public-Private Partnership: What is it?......................................11

 What is ARMS?...........................................................................12 

U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND (ACC)...............................14 

U.S. Army Mission and Installation 

Contracting Command ...............................................................16 

U.S. Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen 

Proving Ground ...........................................................................18 

U.S. Army Contracting Command-Detroit 

Arsenal.........................................................................................19 

U.S. Army Contrcting Command-New Jersey ............................20 

U.S. Army Contracting Command-Orlando................................21 

U.S. Army Contracting Command-Redstone .............................22 

U.S. Army Contracting Command-Rock Island..........................23 

U.S. ARMY AVIATION AND MISSILE COMMAND (AMCOM)..........24 

Aviation Center Logistics Command..........................................26 

Corpus Christi Army Depot.........................................................28 

Letterkenny Army Depot............................................................30 

U.S. ARMY SUSTAINMENT COMMAND (ASC)..............................32 

401st Army Field Support Brigade..............................................34 

402nd Army Field Support Brigade .............................................36 

403rd Army Field Support Brigade..............................................38 

404th Army Field Support Brigade .............................................40 

405th Army Field Support Brigade..............................................42 

406th Army Field Support Brigade..............................................44 

407th Army Field Support Brigade..............................................46 

U.S. ARMY COMMUNICATIONS-ELECTRONICS 

COMMAND (CECOM).....................................................................48 

U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command......................................50 

U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency...........................................51 

U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe ...............................53 

U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea .................................54 

Tobyhanna Army Depot..............................................................55 

U.S. ARMY INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT 

COMMAND (IMCOM)......................................................................58 

Army Environmental Command.................................................60 

Installation Management Command Directorates ....................62 

JOINT MUNITIONS COMMAND (JMC)...........................................66 

Anniston Munitions Center ........................................................68 

Blue Grass Army Depot...............................................................69 

Crane Army Ammunition Activity..............................................70 

Hawthorne Army Depot .............................................................71 

Holston Army Ammunition Plant...............................................72 

Iowa Army Ammunition Plant....................................................73 

Lake City Army Ammunition Plant ............................................74 

Letterkenny Munitions Center....................................................75 

McAlester Army Ammunition Plant ..........................................76 

Pine Bluff Arsenal........................................................................77 

Quad City Cartridge Case Facility ..............................................78 

Radford Army Ammunition Plant ..............................................79 

Scranton Army Ammunition Plant.............................................80 

Tooele Army Depot .....................................................................81 

MILITARY SURFACE DEPLOYMENT AND DISTRIBUTION 

COMMAND (SDDC).........................................................................82 

Military Ocean Terminal Concord................................................86 

Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point..........................................87 

U.S. ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE AND ARMAMENTS 

COMMAND (TACOM)......................................................................88 

Anniston Army Depot..................................................................90 

U.S. Army Joint Systems Manufacturing Center-Lima...............92 

Red River Army Depot ................................................................94 

Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and 

Technology Center......................................................................96 

Sierra Army Depot.......................................................................98 

Watervliet Arsenal.....................................................................100 

U.S. ARMY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 

COMMAND (USAFMCOM)............................................................102 

U.S. ARMY SECURITY ASSISTANCE COMMAND (USASAC).......106 

The Ministry of Interior-Military Assistance Group...................108 

Office of the Program Manager-Saudi Arabian 

National Guard Modernization Program...................................109 

U.S. Army Security Assistance Training 

Management Organization........................................................110 

U.S. ARMY CHEMICAL MATERIALS ACTIVITY (CMA)..................112 

U.S. ARMY LOGISTICS DATA ANALYSIS CENTER (LDAC)............114 

U.S. ARMY RESERVE SUSTAINMENT COMMAND (ARSC)..........116 

A convoy of vehicles drives through Army Prepositioned 

Stocks-5 remote staging lot in preparation for forward 

transport during a large-scale equipment issue from APS-5, 

at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. (U.S. Army photo) 
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Headquartered at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama, AMC continues to build 

readiness, set the conditions to create surge capability and capacity, and 

modernize in support of future capabilities. AMC is synchronizing and 

integrating the collective power of the installation and materiel enterprise to 

support Army global priorities and Combatant Commanders’ requirements. 

One of four Army Commands, AMC is critical to the Army and its role in 

fighting and winning the nation’s wars. 

AMC’s complex missions range from maintenance and distribution of 

spare parts, to security assistance programs in support of partner nations, to 

providing enterprise-wide financial management capabilities that facilitate 

Army accountability, auditability and stewardship. 

Over the past few years, the command has postured itself to ensure readiness 

of the Strategic Support Area within the Multi-Domain Operations concept. 

A critical step is highlighting the importance of Army installations, posts, 

camps and stations as much more than just where Soldiers and families live. 

Installations are also where Army Soldiers train, where they mobilize and 

deploy from, and where they conduct the day-to-day business of the Army. 

The command leads, manages and operates the Army’s Organic Industrial 

Base (OIB). Consisting of 26 depots, arsenals and ammunition plants, the 

OIB’s workforce overhauls, modernizes and upgrades major weapon systems. 

These facilities are essential to providing the necessary resources to the 

warfighter, and AMC is ensuring the OIB is ready to sustain fielded systems, 

maintain pace with Army modernization efforts and postured to surge in 

support of combat operations. 

MISSION 

• Deliver logistics, sustainment 

and materiel readiness from the 

installation to the forward tactical 

edge to ensure globally dominant 

land force capabilities 

VISION 

• Operationalized to ensure Army 

materiel readiness for a globally 

dominant land force. 

ABOVE: Sgt. Matthew Messinger and Pvt. Rachel Foshee, 15T 

Blackhawk repairers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation 

Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, are working daily to 

make sure maintenance gets done on the UH-60 Blackhawks. 

Every member of the team allows 25th Combat Aviation 

Brigade to remain ready at all times. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 

Sarah D Sangster) 

OPPOSITE PAGE: Willie Sanders, a mechanic for Anniston 

Army Depot, builds a damper housing for an AVDS-1790-8CR 

diesel engine in the Powertrain Flexible Maintenance Facility. 

(U.S. Army photo by Jennifer Bacchus) 

U.S. ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND 

As the Army’s materiel integrator for nearly six decades, U.S. Army Materiel Command 

(AMC) continues to demonstrate excellence in providing logistics, sustainment and 

materiel readiness from the installation to the battlefield to ensure globally dominant land 

force capabilities. 

AMC Major Subordinate Commands: 

• U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC) 

• U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) 

• U.S. Army Sustainment Command (ASC) 

• U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command 

(CECOM) 

• U.S. Army Installation Management Command 

(IMCOM) 

• Joint Munitions Command / Joint Munitions and 

Lethality Life Cycle Management Command (JMC) 

• Military Surface Deployment and Distribution 

Command (SDDC) 

• U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments 

Command (TACOM) 

• U.S. Army Financial Management Command 

(USAFMCOM) 

• U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) 

AMC Separate Reporting Activities: 

• Chemical Materials Activity (CMA) 

• Logistics Data Analysis Center (LDAC) 

Command under AMC Operational Control: 

• Army Reserve Sustainment Command (ARSC) 

AMC is the Department of Defense executive agent for 

both the chemical weapons stockpile and conventional 

ammunition. AMC ensures the right munitions – from 

small caliber ammunition to ballistic missiles – are in the 

right places, at the right time, to meet requirements. 

Across the command, transportation offices, depots, 

plants, ports and installation infrastructure, including 

railheads and airfields, are key to the nation’s power 

projection capabilities, enabling the rapid and effective 

deployment of troops, equipment and supplies. AMC 

also maintains the Army’s Prepositioned Stocks, both on 

land and afloat. 

AMC provides the equipment, facilities, repair parts, 

predictive analytics and expertise to sustain or replace 

equipment before it impacts unit readiness. Through 

this, AMC ensures Army units are ready to mobilize, 

deploy and execute requirements. By acquiring the tools 

and technology to leverage big data and make informed 

decisions in a real-time environment, AMC is developing 

agile and resilient information systems to enable Army 

readiness. 

Throughout every effort, the command is focused on 

the Secretary of the Army and Chief of Staff of the 

Army’s priorities of readiness, modernization and reform 

with a people-first philosophy. The Army relies on its 

Soldiers, Department of the Army Civilians and families 

to accomplish its missions, and AMC is constantly 

working to improve quality of life initiatives and expand 

workforce diversity for its people and the Soldiers it 

supports. 

AMC relies on a workforce of around 190,000 military, 

Department of the Army Civilian and contractor 

employees – many of whom have highly developed 

specialties in maintenance, manufacturing and logistics. 

By the numbers, the command’s 10 MSCs and two 

separate reporting activities deliver readiness solutions 

across the total force. AMC manages 95 active Army 

installations, 26 OIB facilities, and has a presence in all 

50 states and more than 150 nations across the globe. 

AMC is the foundation to Army strategic readiness. 

Operations do not happen without the installation and 

materiel readiness AMC provides. 

FIND OUT MORE 

U.S. Army Materiel Command 

4400 Martin Road 

Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 

https://www.amc.army.mil 

/ArmyMaterielCommand 

@ArmyMateriel 

/company/us-army-materiel-command 

/HQAMC 

/photos/armymaterielcommand 
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HOW TO 

DO 

BUSINESS WITH THE ARMY 

U.S. Army Materiel Command relies 

on industry partnerships to deploy, 

equip and sustain the warfighter. 

The following steps can be used as a guide to doing business with 

the Army. 

1. DETERMINE THE PRODUCT OR SERVICE 

It is very important to first determine the exact product or 

service you wish to sell to the Army. To correctly differentiate 

between marketing strategies and individual customers 

with specific needs, Federal Supply Classification Codes 

(FSC) are used to group products into logical families for 

management purposes. The four-digit fields are used to group 

standardization documents and their products. The FSCs are 

listed here: https://everyspec.com/FSC-CODE. 

In addition, the North American Industry Classification System 

(NAICS) groups establishments into industries based on its 

primary activity: https://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics. 

Once a product or service has been chosen, use the Small 

Business Administration (SBA) size standard table to determine 

the business size in the NAICS code. It’s not uncommon for 

companies to qualify as “small” for one type of product they 

sell, but “large” for another. 

2. REGISTER IN THE SYSTEM FOR AWARD 

MANAGEMENT 

To do business with the U.S. government, including contracts 

and grants, businesses must register in the System for 

Award Management (SAM). Registration is free and can 

be accomplished online at https://www.sam.gov. A new 

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code will be 

assigned if one doesn't already exist, or, if there is a current 

CAGE code, that information will be updated. The CAGE 

code is a five-character alpha-numeric identifier assigned to 

entities located in the U.S. and its territories. 

A Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number is also 

required and may be obtained from Dun and Bradstreet at 

https://www.dnb.com or by calling 1-800-333-0505 or 610-

882-7000. The DUNS number is a unique nine-digit identifier 

for businesses used to establish a D&B business credit file, 

which is often referenced by lenders and potential business 

partners to help predict the reliability and/or financial stability 

of the company in question. 

After an initial SAM registration, it must be updated annually. 

To note, the Dynamic Small Business Search profile of the 

SAM registration is a database also used by government buyers 

seeking specific small businesses. 

3. KNOW WHICH DIVISION OF THE ARMY 

WOULD BUY A PRODUCT OR SERVICE 

Billions of dollars are expended annually in support of the 

Army’s mission. Most of the Army’s buying activities make 

purchases in support of their individual base requirements and 

are considered local buys. The major Army Commands also 

have contractual responsibilities, depending on their mission 

requirements. 

Find your niche. Don’t try to be everything to everybody. 

Products and services should only be marketed to potential 

customers that buy what you sell. Create a one-page capabilities 

statement that summarizes your experience. Longer capability 

briefings should be tailored to the specific customer you are 

meeting and demonstrate how you can address their challenges, 

including how your service or product has a positive impact on 

a Program Manager’s cost, schedule and performance. 

4. RESEARCH CUSTOMERS 

As with any customer, it is best to do research about the activity 

before contacting them. Many Army activities maintain their 

own websites and this information may be helpful in identifying 

the primary mission of that command. 

Department of Defense’s Small Business Professionals (SBPs) 

are advocates for small businesses and should be the first 

points of contact inside an agency. SBPs can help customers 

understand their organization’s mission, culture, challenges 

and requirements. Links to DOD Small Business Offices are 

available at https://business.defense.gov/Small-Business/ 

DoD-Small-Business-Offices. 

• AMC – https://www.amc.army.mil 

• Army Corps of Engineers – https://www.usace.army.mil 

• Army Medical Command – www.army.mil/armymedicine 

• National Guard Bureau – https://www.nationalguard.mil 

5. DETERMINE IF THE GOVERNMENT 

PURCHASE CARD CAN BE ACCEPTED 

Certain personnel at each installation are authorized to use 

government purchase cards (also known as IMPAC cards) 

to buy supplies and services valued at $5,000 or less. Some 

activities may provide a listing of the purchase card holders 

who can directly market products or services. 

Nearly 300 participants, including members of small and large local, regional and national businesses, as well as chamber representatives and government employees from Northeastern Pa., 

participate in Tobyhanna Army Depot's Industry Day. The event highlighted the partnership between the military and industry, and provided a forum to introduce potential opportunities. (U.S. Army 

photo by Alexandria Soller) 

6. SEEK ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE IN THE 

DEFENSE MARKETPLACE 

There are numerous agencies that can assist small business 

firms seeking to do business with the Army and other federal 

agencies. 

• The Small Business Administration (SBA) provides a wide 

array of services to small businesses, including counseling, 

certifications, financial assistance, small business management 

assistance and free or low cost training. For more 

information, go to https://www.sba.gov. 

• Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTAC) serve as a 

resource for businesses that are both pursuing and performing 

under government contracts. They are located in most states 

and are partially funded by DOD. Services provided by 

PTACs include counseling, registration assistance for systems 

such as SAM, identification of contract opportunities, help 

in understanding requirements and training at minimal or no 

cost. For more information, go to https://www.aptac-us. 

org. 

• Small Business Development Centers provide aspiring and 

current small business owners a variety of free business 

consulting and low-cost training services, including business 

plan development, manufacturing assistance, financial 

packaging and lending assistance, exporting and importing 

support, disaster recovery assistance, procurement and 

contracting aid, market research help, 8(a) program support 

and healthcare guidance. For more information, go to 

https://www.sba.gov/tools/local-assistance/sbdc. 

• The Service Corps of Retired Executives is a nonprofit 

association dedicated to helping small businesses get off the 

ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and 

mentorship. They are supported by the SBA and thousands of 

volunteers and can deliver services at minimal or no cost. For 

more information, go to https://www.SCORE.org. 

7. BECOME FAMILIAR WITH CONTRACTING 

REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES 

It is very important to understand the rules that govern DOD 

acquisitions, as they are complex. The following regulations 

govern contracting procedures within the Army and are 

available online: 

• Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) – 

https://farsite.hill.af.mil/vmfara.htm 

• The Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 

(DFARS) – 

https://farsite.hill.af.mil/vmdfara.htm 

• The Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 

(AFARS) – 

https://farsite.hill.af.mil/vmafara.htm 

8.UTILIZE THE ARMY SMALL BUSINESS 

PROGRAMS 

The Army runs several socioeconomic programs that provide 

assistance to small businesses of various types: 

https://osbp.army.mil: 

• Service-Disabled/Veteran-Owned Small Business 

• Historically Underutilized Business Zones 

• Small Disadvantaged / 8(a) Business (SDB) 
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Army Materiel Command works with industry partners to ensure Soldiers have the equipment they need, when and where they need it. (U.S. Army photo by Eben Boothby) When marketing a product or service, it is important to clearly present capabilities to the Army activities and prime contractors. (U.S. Army photo by Eben Boothby) 

• Woman-Owned Small Business 

• Subcontracting 

• Mentor-Protégé 

• Small Business Innovation Research 

• Small Business Technology Transfer 

• Historical Black Colleges and Universities/Minority 

Institutions 

9. PURSUE SUBCONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES 

Regardless of the product or service, a very large secondary 

market exists in Subcontracting Opportunities with DOD 

Prime Contractors. The DOD Prime Contractor Directory 

identifies large prime contractors that are required to establish 

subcontracting plans. The list includes company names, prime 

contract numbers, contract periods of performance, NAICS 

codes, company points of contact (POCs), POC phone numbers 

and POC email addresses. This directory includes contact 

information of prime contractors for potential subcontracting 

opportunities. For more information, go to https://business. 

defense.gov/Acquisition/Subcontracting/SubcontractingFor-Small-Business. 

SBA’s SUB-Net allows you to search for potential 

subcontracting opportunities. The SUB-Net database identifies 

subcontracting solicitations and opportunities posted by 

large prime contractors and other non-federal agencies. 

You have to create an account to use this resource. For 

more information, go to https://web.sba.gov/subnet. The 

Small Business Administration's "Subcontracting Assistance 

Directory" identifies who can be contacted for questions about 

subcontracting. For more information, go to 

https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contractingguide/prime-subcontracting. 

10. MONITOR FEDERAL BUSINESS 

OPPORTUNITIES 

Federal business opportunities are posted on https://beta.sam. 

gov. This is a single point of entry for the federal government 

and should be monitored daily. 

11. CONNECTING INDUSTRY AND DOD 

The Defense Innovation Marketplace, https://www. 

defenseinnovationmarketplace.mil, is a communications 

resource to provide industry with improved insight into the 

Research and Engineering (R&E) investment priorities of DOD. 

The marketplace contains DOD R&E strategic documents, 

solicitations and news/events to better inform Independent 

Research and Development (IR&D) planning. The IR&D 

Secure Portal houses project summaries that provide DOD with 

visibility into the IR&D efforts submitted. 

Your organization's IR&D data input into the Defense 

Innovation Marketplace is considered proprietary and protected 

accordingly. Access to the database is restricted to DOD federal 

employees or military service members only with a Common 

Access Card and a direct interest in technology development or 

S&T planning. 

12. PROTECTING THE DOD’S UNCLASSIFIED 

INFORMATION 

DFARS Clause 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered 

Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting, requires 

contractors/subcontractors to provide adequate security to 

safeguard covered defense information that resides on or is 

transiting through a contractor’s internal information system or 

network. Covered defense information means: 

• Unclassified controlled technical information or other 

information as described in the Controlled Unclassified 

Information Registry that requires safeguarding or 

dissemination controls pursuant to and consistent with law, 

regulations and government-wide policies and is 

1) Marked or otherwise identified in the contract, task order or 

delivery order and provided to the contractor by or on behalf of 

DOD in support of the performance of the contract; or 

2) Collected, developed, received, transmitted, used or 

stored by, or on behalf of, the contractor in support of the 

performance of the contract. 

• Cybersecurity in DoD Acquisition Regulations – 

https://dodprocurementtoolbox.com. 

• Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy – 

https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/ 

index.html. 

• Cybersecurity Evaluation Tool – 

https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/Downloading-and-InstallingCSET. 

• National Institute of Standards and Technology 

Manufacturing Extension Partnership – 

https://www.nist.gov/mep. 

13. INVESTIGATE FEDERAL SUPPLY 

SCHEDULES 

As the acquisition workforce within the Army is downsized, 

more and more products and services are being purchased 

from General Services Administration (GSA) schedules. GSA’s 

acquisition solutions supply federal purchasers with costeffective high-quality products and services from commercial 

vendors. Contact https://www.gsa.gov for more information. 

14. MARKETING 

After the customers have been identified, requirements 

researched, and the procurement regulations and strategies 

generally understood, the final step is to market the product or 

service directly. Capabilities should be clearly presented to the 

Army activities and prime contractors. If the match is a good 

one, they can be provided with a cost-effective, quality solution 

to their requirements. 

15. DOING BUSINESS WITH THE DEFENSE 

LOGISTICS AGENCY 

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is DOD’s logistics 

combat support agency, providing worldwide logistics support 

in both peacetime and wartime to the military services, as 

well as several civilian agencies and foreign countries. As the 

nation’s combat logistics support agency, DLA (https://www. 

dla.mil) manages the global supply chain – from raw materials, 

to end user, to disposition – for the Army, Navy, Air Force, 

Marine Corps, Coast Guard, 11 combatant commands, other 

federal agencies, and partner and allied nations. 

FIND OUT MORE 

HQ, U.S. Army Materiel Command 

4505 Martin Road, ATTN: AMCSB 

Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 

Phone: (256) 450-7953 

usarmy.redstone.usamc.mbx.small-business@mail.mil 
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HOW TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE ARMY: 

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP: WHAT IS IT? 

HOW TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE ARMY: 

CENTERS OF INDUSTRIAL & TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE 

Title 10, U.S. Code, Section 2474 requires the Secretary 

of the Army to designate each depot-level activity or 

Army military arsenal facility as a Center of Industrial 

and Technical Excellence (CITE) in one or more specific 

technical competencies required for core capabilities. 

CITEs can enter into public-private partnerships that may 

provide for: 

• CITE employees, Private industry or other nonDepartment of Defense entities to perform work under 

contract related to the CITE's core competencies. 

• Private industry or other non-DOD entities to use, for 

any length of time consistent with DOD needs, and any 

facilities or equipment not fully utilized for DOD work. 

Army Materiel Command's CITEs include the following: 

Anniston Army Depot, Anniston, Alabama 

• CITE for combat vehicles (wheeled and track) (except 

Bradley) including assault bridging, artillery and small 

caliber weapons – Oct. 24, 2002. 

Anniston Army Depot Defense Non-Tactical 

Generator and Rail Equipment Center (DGRC), 

Anniston, Alabama 

• CITE for maintenance and overhaul of non-tactical 

generators, including locomotives and rail equipment – 

July 29, 2014. 

Communications-Electronics Command Software 

Engineering Center, Aberdeen, Maryland 

• CITE for Army Command, Control, Communications, 

Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and 

Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Systems Software 

Maintenance – Jan. 5, 2017. 

Corpus Christi Army Depot, Corpus Christi, Texas 

• CITE for aviation structural airframes and blades, 

advanced composite technologies, flight controls and 

control surfaces, aviation engines, transmissions and 

hydraulic systems, including sub-system accessory 

components, armament, electronics and support 

equipment (less avionics) – Oct. 24, 2002. 

Letterkenny Army Depot, Chambersburg, 

Pennsylvania 

• CITE for air defense and tactical missile ground 

support equipment (less missile guidance and control) 

and mobile electric power generation equipment – Sept. 

27 2005. 

• CITE for Route Clearance Vehicles (RCV) and Patriot 

missile recertification – Mar. 17, 2012. 

• CITE for Army tactical missile systems, guided multiple 

launch rocket systems and low cost reduced range 

practice rockets missile maintenance – Mar. 7, 2016. 

Pine Bluff Arsenal, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 

• CITE for chemical and biological defense equipment –

Sept. 27, 2005. 

• CITE for smoke ammunition – Jan. 10, 2017. 

Red River Army Depot, Texarkana, Texas 

• CITE for tactical wheeled vehicles, small emplacement 

excavator, Bradley Fighting Vehicle series, multiple 

launch rocket system chassis, Patriot missile 

re-certifications and for rubber products necessary for 

sustainment and support to the U.S. and Allied forces 

and agencies – Oct. 24, 2002. 

Rock Island Arsenal-Joint Manufacturing Technology 

Center, Rock Island, Illinois 

• CITE for Mobile Maintenance Systems (MMS) – May 

6, 2009.

• CITE for Add-on Armor design, development and 

prototype fabrication – July 17, 2012. 

• CITE for foundry operations – Feb. 13, 2013. 

Sierra Army Depot, Herlong, California 

• CITE for 622623 Reverse Osmosis Water Purification 

Units – Jan 9, 2007. 

• CITE for petroleum and water storage and distribution 

systems – May 25, 2011. 

Tobyhanna Army Depot, Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania 

• CITE for Command, Control, Communications, 

Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance & 

Reconnaissance (C4ISR), electronics, avionics, and 

missile guidance and control – Mar. 8, 2006. 

Tooele Army Depot, Tooele, Utah 

• CITE for Ammunition Peculiar Equipment (APE) – 

March 1, 2010.

Watervliet Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and 

Technology Center, Watervliet, New York 

• CITE for manufacturing cannons and mortars systems 

– Jan 19, 2013. 

ARMY OBJECTIVES: 

• Improve Operational Efficiencies

• Lower Cost of Products and Services 

• Accelerate Innovation 

• Leverage Public-Private Investment 

• Sustain Critical Skills and Capabilities 

The goal of public-private partnership (P3) is to establish 

mutually beneficial relationships between the Army 

and private and public sector organizations to increase 

readiness. It is an agreement between an Army facility 

and one or more private industry entities to perform work 

or utilize the Army’s facilities and equipment. Partnering 

is a cooperative effort, not a competitive engagement. 

AMC takes great pride in ensuring that partnerships 

are an important part of our portfolio. The power of 

partnering provides a superb opportunity for government 

and industry to collectively and collaboratively build a 

unified relationship, resulting in the timely acquisition 

and production of high quality equipment for the joint 

warfighter at a reduced cost. Partnering is an effective 

tool we have to protect AMC capabilities in both public 

and private sectors. 

The AMC enterprise supports two types of partnerships. 

The first partnership type is a P3. For instance, 10 

United States Code, Section 2474, enables Centers of 

Industrial and Technical Excellence (CITE) to engage 

in partnerships with private industry. A P3 establishes 

a funded and/or operated partnership between the 

government and one or more private sector companies. 

In simpler terms, if there is a mutual opportunity to work 

together, the AMC enterprise wants to partner with you! 

The second partnership type is public-to-public 

partnership, or what is commonly referred to as a P2. A 

P2 partnership is normally engaged by the government 

sector and is built on an agreement between two 

government entities for the sale of its products and/ 

or services through a Memorandum of Agreement 

(MOA) or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). It is 

executed through a Statement of Work (SOW). Both P2 

and P3 provide endless benefits for all parties involved 

while ensuring the final production of quality equipment 

and systems for the Army. 

Jennifer Letson, left, and Victoria Perkins, both with the U.S. Army Aviation Missile Command 

(AMCOM) office of small business, talk with Joe Fitzgerald, Civilian Aide to the Secretary of 

the Army for North Alabama, during the AMCOM Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry on 

Redstone Arsenal, Ala. (U.S. Army photo by Jesse Barber) 

STATUTES AND REGULATIONS 

Numerous statutes and regulations govern public-private 

partnerships. Below is a list of a few key examples. Refer 

to the actual text in the applicable law or regulation for 

specific language. 

• Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support 

programs – 10 USC 4551-4555 

• Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence – 10 USC 

2474 

• Cooperative research and development agreements – 15 

USC 3710a 

• Direct sales – 10 USC 2563, (Outside DOD) 

• Direct sales – 10 USC 2208(h) (Support of DOD 

contracts) 

• Direct sales – 10 USC 4543 (Outside DOD) 

• Direct sales – 10 USC 4544 (Outside of D)D contracts) 

• Enhanced use leasing – 10 USC 2667 

• Facility use agreements – 10 USC 2474; FAR Part 45.3 

& 45.4 

• Subcontracting – 10 USC 2208(j) 

• Samples & Test services – 10 USC 2539b 

(Labs) 

• Support of defense exports – 22 USC 2770 

• Public-private partnerships for depot-level maintenance 

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HOW TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE ARMY: 

WHAT IS ARMS? 

From left, Terry Tipton, director of business development for a national corporation; Chief Warrant Officer 4 Walner Nelson, human resources advisor to the commanding general, Army Materiel 

Command (AMC); Rodney Pennywell, a general manager for another corporation; and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Samuel G. Garrett Jr., commanding general's executive communications chief, talk 

about potential partnerships between the Army and industry at AMC Headquarters on Redstone Arsenal, Ala. (U.S. Army photo by Eben Boothby) 

Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support 

(ARMS) is an opportunity for business growth and 

expansion using government ammunition industrial 

facilities and equipment. Contractors are finding 

innovative ways to attract commercial work to these 

industrial facilities. Idle capacity and capability available 

at these facilities for use by the private sector include 

land, buildings, equipment, utilities, communications, 

transportation and skilled workers. 

Two statutes primarily govern the ARMS program: 10 

USC Chapter 434 § 4553 – Armament Retooling and 

Manufacturing Support Initiative and 10 USC Chapter 

434 § 4554 – Property Management Contracts and 

Leases. 

WHAT IS "ARMS?" 

The ARMS Program was authorized by the ARMS 

Act of 1992 (10 USC Chapter 434) to encourage the 

commercial and government use of underutilized 

property at select installations, in order to compensate 

for reduced production volumes and facility closures that 

would adversely impact the local economies. 

THE ARMS TEAM 

The ARMS program is managed through a cooperative 

effort between the Program Executive Office 

Ammunition (PEO Ammo), located at Picatinny 

Arsenal, New Jersey, and Joint Munitions Command 

(JMC), located at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois. 

The ARMS program is executed locally by the facility 

operators at the government owned contractor operated 

(GOCO) sites for which the ARMS program was created. 

2016 NATIONAL DEFENSE ACT 

The 2016 National Defense Act (25 November 2015, 

Section 343) effectively extended the maximum lease 

duration to a total of 50 years. 

10 USC Chapter 434 

SECTION 4551 – Definitions 

This section introduces the legislation and provides basic 

definitions, which include ARMS initiative, eligible 

facility, property manager and property management 

contract. 

Sgt. 1st Class Kevin McClatchey conducts a site visit with members of the Department of Public Works at Fort Bragg, N.C., in preparation for a contract award for minor construction. A MICC pilot 

project related to base operations contracts reduced procurement action lead time from 250 days to approximately 130 days. (Photo by Capt. Steve Voglezon) 

SECTION 4552 – Policy 

This section provides information on the purpose 

and general policies of the legislation. In summary, 

the purpose is to encourage the use of unused eligible 

GOCO facilities as a means of promoting domestic 

manufacturing, creating and maintaining skilled jobs, 

and helping to lower the facility sustainment costs, thus 

lowering the cost of ammunition. 

SECTION 4553 – ARMS Support Initiative 

This section formally establishes the ARMS initiative, 

with a purpose that includes 10 distinctively defined 

elements. It also provides guidance on the availability 

of facilities, consideration for leases and program 

administration. 

SECTION 4554 – Contracts & Leasing 

This section further defines and clarifies program 

elements regarding contracts/leases and the types of 

consideration that may be accepted. 

To promote this effort, the Army, under the auspices 

of the ARMS program, will make available various 

incentives, such items as: marketing funds; use of land, 

buildings and equipment; existing state and federal 

permits; loan guarantees; planning grants and possibly 

employment incentives. This innovative approach saves 

tax dollars, benefits large and small and disadvantaged 

businesses, supports the return of off-shore U.S. 

companies and mitigates the economic effects on the 

local communities. 

ARMS can generate jobs and attract investment to 

these installations. By employing a wide range of 

facility use techniques, the ability exists to tailor 

commercial relationships to meet the specific market 

needs to the private sector client. No other defense 

reutilization program has shown such promise as a 

means of promoting economic growth and sustainable 

development in local communities. 

The ARMS program allows the government to retain 

the title to its land while providing a means for private 

contractors to market its industrial sites as commercial

entities. As a result, the Army's costs of ownership are 

significantly reduced, in some cases, to zero. The key to 

ARMS is the recognition that defense industrial facilities 

have value far beyond military uses. In partnership 

with the private sector, Army sites are being converted 

into multi-purpose commercial parks while still being 

maintained as ready defense assets. As a result, ARMS 

has emerged as the most successful cooperative-use 

model in the nation. It is being studied by other military 

services and the Department of Energy for possible 

applications to their particular conversion needs. 
ABOVE: Quality Assurance Specialists assigned to Regional Contracting Office Casey, 727th Contracting Team, conduct a site inspection at the Camp Casey Railhead, which underwent a renovatio

to provide better service to the 1st Armored Division. (U.S. Army photo) 

OPPOSITE PAGE: Contract Specialist Rosalyn Howard with Mission Installation Contracting Command (MICC)-Fort McCoy works at her desk Aug. 22, 2019, at the MICC building at Fort McCoy, 

Wis. MICC-Fort McCoy supports the garrison as well as the post’s tenant organizations with the solicitation and awarding of contracts for supplies, services, and construction. (U.S. Army Photo by 

Scott T. Sturkol) 

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INTRODUCTION 

Headquartered at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama, ACC is a major subordinate 

command of AMC. ACC has one subordinate one-star command -- Mission 

and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) to support locations inside 

the continental U.S. and six major contracting centers that provide support to 

AMC’s life cycle management commands. 

As the Army’s principal buying agent, ACC supports Army readiness and 

modernization by utilizing best practices and expert-level oversight to provide 

warfighters with premier contracting support. The command accomplishes 

its global operational missions with a professional workforce of Soldiers,

Department of the Army Civilians, foreign local nationals and contractors at

more than 100 locations worldwide. The sun never sets on ACC. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

ACC ensures contracting support to the Soldier as mission requirements 

emerge and as the Army transforms and operates within the continental U.S. 

and around the globe. 

As an international business enterprise, ACC executes more than 150,000 

contract actions each fiscal year, comprising around 70% of the Army’s 

U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING 

COMMAND 

The U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC), its subordinate organizations and 

contracting centers enable Army readiness through contracting solutions in 

support of the Army and unified land operations, anytime, anywhere. As the Army’s 

principal buying agent, ACC ensures Soldiers have what they need to be successful, 

from food and clothing to bullets and bombs. 

CONTRACTING SUPPORT BRIGADES: 

• 408th Contracting Support Brigade – Shaw Air Force 

Base, South Carolina and Camp Arifjan, Kuwait 

• 409th Contracting Support Brigade – Sembach Kaserne, 

Germany 

• 410th Contracting Support Brigade – Joint Base San 

Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas 

• 411th Contracting Support Brigade – Camp Humphreys, 

Korea 

• 413th Contracting Support Brigade – Fort Shafter, Hawaii

• 414th Contracting Support Brigade – Vicenza, Italy 

• 418th Contracting Support Brigade – Fort Hood, Texas 

• 419th Contracting Support Brigade – Fort Bragg, North 

Carolina 

DIRECT REPORT BATTALION: 

• 905th Contracting Battalion – Fort Bragg, North Carolina

CORE COMPETENCIES 

• Contracting 

• Acquisition 

• Procurement 

• Operations 

• Foreign Military Sales 

• Quality assurance 

• Life cycle management 

contract dollars on average. In fiscal year 2019, ACC 

executed contract actions valued at more than $69 

billion. ACC accomplishes this with more than 6,000 

military and civilian employees. 

In support of Army and joint forces, ACC provides 

effective and agile contracting service across the full 

spectrum of military operations for Army Service 

Component Commanders, as well as other defense 

organizations at locations outside the continental U.S. 

It has eight contracting support brigades, 13 contracting 

battalions and 68 contracting teams stationed throughou

the world. 

ACC supports approximately 180 expeditionary 

missions in 50 countries. ACC has the capability 

to deploy anywhere in the world on short notice to 

provide operational contract support planning, contract 

policy and oversight, contract execution, contract 

administration, contract surveillance in support of 

deployed forces and contract closeout. 

Since 2015, ACC has maintained a forward presence 

in Afghanistan ensuring the right services are provided 

to U.S. forces in their support of Operations Freedom’s 

Sentinel and Resolute Support. 

The MICC provides contracting support for Soldiers 

across Army commands, installations and activities 

PRIMARY LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters and ACC-Redstone 

Arsenal – Redstone Arsenal, 

Alabama 

• ACC-Aberdeen Proving Ground 

– Aberdeen Proving Ground, 

Maryland 

• ACC-New Jersey – Picatinny 

Arsenal, New Jersey 

• ACC-Orlando – Orlando, Florida 

• ACC-Rock Island – Rock Island 

Arsenal, Illinois 

• ACC-Detroit Arsenal – Warren, 

Michigan 

• Mission and Installation Contracting 

Command – Joint Base San 

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located in the continental U.S. and Puerto Rico. The 

customer base for the MICC includes U.S. Army Futures 

ommand, U.S. Army Forces Command, U.S. Army 

raining and Doctrine Command, U.S. Army North, 

.S. Army Reserve Command and U.S. Army Medical 

ommand. The MICC consists of two field directorate 

ffices, 30 contracting offices and nine battalions. 

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rofessionals are dedicated to providing the highest 

uality of contracting support to all their customers, 

henever and wherever they are needed. A combat 

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While military and Army contracting go back to the 

early days of the Union, Army Contracting Command 

was only officially established in 2008 in an effort to help 

meet the expanding workload being handled by Army 

contracting personnel during wars in Afghanistan and 

Iraq. 

Even in its brief history, ACC has continually 

demonstrated its commitment to improving support 

for the Army, America’s allies and those in need of 

humanitarian support. 

FIND OUT MORE 

U.S. Army Contracting Command 

4505 Martin Road 

Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 

www.army.mil/acc 

/ArmyContracting 

@ArmyContracting 

/ArmyContractingCommand 
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U.S. ARMY MISSION AND INSTALLATION 

CONTRACTING COMMAND 

LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Joint Base San 

Antonio – Fort Sam Houston, 

Texas 

• 418th Contracting Support 

Brigade – Fort Hood, Texas 

• MICC-Dugway Proving Ground –

Dugway Proving Ground, Utah 

• 919th Contracting Battalion/ 

MICC-Fort Bliss – Fort Bliss, 

Texas 

• 918th Contracting Battalion/ 

MICC-Fort Carson – Fort 

Carson, Colorado 

• 901st Contracting Battalion/ 

MICC-Fort Hood – Fort Hood, 

Texas 

• MICC-Fort Irwin – Fort Irwin, 

California 

• MICC-Fort Polk – Fort Polk, 

Louisiana 

• 923rd Contracting Battalion/ 

MICC-Fort Riley – Fort Riley, 

Kansas 

• 902nd Contracting Battalion/ 

MICC-Joint Base LewisMcChord – Joint Base LewisMcChord, Washington 

• MICC-Yuma Proving Ground – 

Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona 

• 419th Contracting Support 

Brigade – Fort Bragg, North 

Carolina 

• 900th Contracting Battalion/ 

MICC-Fort Bragg - Fort Bragg, 

North Carolina 

• MICC-Fort Buchanan - Fort 

Buchanan, Puerto Rico 

• 922nd Contracting Battalion/ 

MICC-Fort Campbell - Fort 

Campbell, Kentucky 

• 925th Contracting Battalion/ 

MICC- Fort Drum - Fort Drum, 

New York 

ABOVE: Civilian and uniformed members of the Mission 

and Installation Contracting Command work hand in hand 

to provide contracting support for Army commands and 

activities. (U.S. Army photo) 

The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) 

supports Soldiers and their families in the continental U.S. and Puerto Rico by 

providing Army commands, installations and activities with disciplined and 

responsive contracting solutions and oversight. 

INTRODUCTION 

The MICC is a one-star command subordinate to ACC. It is made up 

of about 1,500 military and civilian members who are assigned to two 

contracting support brigades, two field directorate offices, 30 contracting 

offices and nine battalions that provide contracting support across the Army. 

The MICC supports the warfighter by acquiring equipment, supplies, and 

services vital to the U.S. Army mission and well-being of Soldiers and their 

families. The command also supports the Army's contingency and wartime 

missions by rapidly deploying trained and ready contingency contracting 

Soldiers and civilians around the world to procure goods and services in 

austere environments. The command’s two brigades are made up of nine 

contracting battalions to support their respective corps or divisions to which 

they are aligned. 

MICC-contracted services and supplies touch virtually every Soldier in 

the Army – from facilities support services, commercial and institutional 

building construction, and administrative and general management consulting 

services to wired telecommunication and engineering services, contracted 

food services, and advertising and transition services. The MICC ensures 

America’s Soldiers and their families have what they need throughout the full 

spectrum of military service. 

The MICC’s primary supported activities include U.S. Army Forces 

Command, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, U.S. Army 

North, U.S. Army Installation Management Command, U.S. Army Test and 

Evaluation Command, U.S. Army Reserve Command, U.S. Army Military 

• MICC- Fort Jackson - Fort Jackson, South Carolina 

• MICC- Fort McCoy - Fort McCoy, Wisconsin 

• 904th Contracting Battalion/MICC- Fort Stewart - 

Fort Stewart, Georgia 

• Field Directorate Office - Fort Sam Houston - Fort 

Sam Houston, Texas 

• MICC- Fort Belvoir - Fort Belvoir, Virginia 

• MICC- Fort Sam Houston - Fort Sam Houston, Texas 

• MICC- Fort Knox - Fort Knox, Kentucky 

• Field Directorate Office -Fort Eustis - Fort Eustis, 

Virginia 

• MICC-Carlisle Barracks - Carlisle Barracks, 

Pennsylvania 

• MICC-Fort Benning - Fort Benning, Georgia 

• MICC-Fort Eustis - Fort Eustis, Virginia 

• MICC-Fort Gordon - Fort Gordon, Georgia 

• MICC-Fort Leavenworth - Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 

• MICC-Fort Lee - Fort Lee, Virginia 

• MICC-Fort Leonard Wood - Fort Leonard Wood, 

Missouri 

• MICC-Fort Rucker - Fort Rucker, Alabama 

• MICC-Fort Sill - Fort Sill, Oklahoma 

• MICC-Presidio of Monterey - Presidio of Monterey, 

California 

• MICC-West Point - West Point, New York 

District of Washington, U.S. Army Human Resources 

Command, U.S. Army Medical Command, XVIII 

Airborne Corps, III Corps, I Corps, and the United 

States Military Academy at West Point. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

The MICC is charged to be the most efficient and 

effective contracting organization in order to meet the 

needs of its customers and military partners. 

MICC contracts are vital in feeding more than 200,000 

Soldiers every day, providing many daily base operations 

support services at installations, preparing more than 

100,000 conventional force members annually, training 

more than 500,000 students each year, and maintaining 

more than 14.4 million acres of land and 170,000 

structures. 

Contracting Soldiers and civilians from across the 

command play a vital operational role in support of 

combatant commanders. MICC Soldiers and civilians 

have also provided contingency contracting in support 

of a number of named operations including Operation 

Enduring Freedom, Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, 

Operation Inherent Resolve and the NATO-led Resolute 

Sgt. 1st Class Enes Memic re-assembles an M-17 as part of the Army Contracting Command 

Best Warrior Competition at Fort Hood, Texas. Memic, an acquisitions, logistics and technology 

NCO with the 409th Contracting Brigade at Sembach Kaserne, Germany, placed runner-up at 

the ACC level. (U.S. Army photo by Ben Gonzales) 

Support as well as multiple contingencies across the 

globe. 

With a wealth of contracting expertise, MICC 

professionals are dedicated to providing the highest 

quality of contracting support to all of their customers, 

whenever and wherever they are needed. The responsive 

contracting solutions and oversight provided by the 

MICC serves as a force multiplier for keeping the Army 

strong. 

FIND OUT MORE 

U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command 

2219 Infantry Post Road, Bldg. 613 

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-1361 

https://www.army.mil/micc 

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U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMANDABERDEEN PROVING GROUND 

LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Aberdeen Proving 

Ground, Maryland 

• Adelphi Division, Maryland 

• Natick Division, Massachusetts 

• Research Triangle Park Division, 

North Carolina 

• Belvoir Division, Virginia 

• Huachuca Division, Arizona 

CORE COMPETENCIES 

• Comprehensive contracting, 

business advisory support and 

sustained expertise for: 

• Research and Development 

• Command, Control, 

Communications, Computers, 

Intelligence, Surveillance and 

Reconnaissance 

• Cybersecurity 

• Test and Evaluation 

• Chemical and Biological Defense 

• Soldier Protection 

ABOVE: Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving 

Ground continues to support the Army’s modernization efforts 

by providing expertise in life cycle planning to five of the 

Army Cross Functional Team, including the Next Generation 

Ground Vehicle. (Courtesy photo) 

FIND OUT MORE 

ACC-APG 

6472 Integrity Court 

APG North, MD 21005 

https://acc.army.mil/ 

contractingcenters/acc-apg 

U.S. Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) 

provides responsive, efficient, cost-effective and compliant contracts and 

business solutions to ensure customer mission success in support of national 

defense and homeland security. 

INTRODUCTION 

Headquartered at Aberdeen Proving Ground, ACC-APG provides 

comprehensive contracting and business advisory support to a diverse 

customer base. ACC-APG provides sustained expertise in all areas of 

contracting, including research and development, production and testing, 

installation and base operations, systems and system support, depot-level 

maintenance, fielding and sustaining Army weapon systems, Foreign Military 

Sales, grants, cooperative agreements and other transactions. 

These acquisitions consist of a wide range of products and services to include 

state-of-the-art technology and complex weapon systems. The mission support 

services provided by ACC-APG are crucial to equip the Soldier with the latest 

technology, goods and services, on time and at a reasonable cost. 

ACC-APG is comprised of 13 contracting divisions with associate directors 

providing oversight for Soldier, chemical, research and test, and the 

command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and 

reconnaissance organizational components. 

CAPABILITIES AND MISSION EXECUTION 

ACC-APG provides customers with contracting expertise from an employee 

base of nearly 900 military and civilian contracting professionals. The workforce 

embodies ACC-APG’s vision to be a premier contracting center viewed by its 

customers as superior, and recognized throughout the Department of Defense as 

“best in class.” 

U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMANDDETROIT ARSENAL 

LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Detroit Arsena

Michigan 

• Anniston Army Depot, Alabam

• Red River Army Depot, Texas 

• Sierra Army Depot, California 

• Watervliet Arsenal, New York 

• Fort Belvoir, Virginia 

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Pictured is a M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzer. (Courtesy 

photo) 

U.S. Army Contracting Command-Detroit Arsenal 

(ACC-DTA) provides global contracting support to 

Soldiers through the full spectrum of military operations. 

INTRODUCTION 

ACC-DTA, aligned and co-located with Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), provides 

comprehensive acquisition, contracting, business advisory, production support and depot-level maintenance 

services. 

The center supports Army readiness by ensuring the best 

products reach Soldiers when they need them, while 

providing fair opportunity for industry, including small 

businesses, and obtaining the best value for the Army and 

other services. 

Major customers for the organization include Program 

Executive Office (PEO) Ground Combat Systems; PEO 

Combat Support and Combat Service Support; System of 

Systems Engineering and Integration Directorate; PEO 

Soldier; PEO Ammo; Joint PEO for Chemical Biological Defense; Program Manager Light Armored Vehicle; 

TACOM Integrated Logistics Support Center; Research, 

Development and Engineering Command; Combat 

Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Ground 

Vehicle System Center (GVSC); TACOM Security Assistance Management Directorate; Army Headquarters 

services; Army Center of Military History; Center for 

Army Analysis; and other services for the Marine Corps, 

the Navy and the Air Force. 

CAPABILITIES AND MISSION EXECUTION 

ACC-DTA employs more than 650 associates and manages more than $38 billion in active contracts. The center 

supports warfighters by procuring systems, research and 

development, repair parts and services. This includes, but 

is not limited to: 

• Combat and tactical vehicles/trailers 

• Construction and material-handling equipment 

• Concept, research and development efforts 

• Fuel and water distribution systems 

• Armaments, small arms and targetry 

• Fire control systems 

• Chemical defense equipment 

• Logistics and general support 

• Global intelligence and linguistics 

• Base operations support and depot maintenance 

• Public-private partnerships 

• Sets, kits, outfits and tools 

• Army watercraft systems and fleet maintenance 

• Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles 

• Bridging 

FIND OUT MORE 

ACC-Detriot Arsenal 

6501 E. Eleven Mile Road 

Warren, MI 48397-5000 

https://acc.army.mil/contractingcenters/acc-dta 
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U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMANDNEW JERSEY 

LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Picatinny Arsenal

New Jersey 

• Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

New Jersey 

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U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND-ORLANDO 

LOCATION 

• Orlando, Florida 

Sgt. Chantay N. Webster, Capt. Michael D. McDonald and 

Staff Sgt. Jerome A Bronson, 595th Transportation Brigade, 

prepare the ammunition for a day of firing M9 pistols at Udairi 

Range, Kuwait. (U.S. Army photo by Claudia LaMantia) 

U.S. Army Contracting CommandNew Jersey (ACC-New Jersey) plans, 

directs, controls, manages and executes the 

full spectrum of contracting, acquisition 

support and business advisory services in 

support of major weapons, armaments, 

ammunition systems, information 

technology and enterprise systems for the 

Army and other DOD customers. 

INTRODUCTION 

ACC-New Jersey, with locations at 

Picatinny Arsenal and Joint Base 

McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, has a broad 

customer base with both on-site and 

globally remote customers. It supports 

all phases of research and development through initial and 

follow-on production. 

ACC-NJ’s major customers include Joint Program Executive 

Office (JPEO) for Ammunition; PEO Soldier; PEO 

Enterprise Information Systems; PEO Missile and Space 

(TEMP); PEO Command, Control and CommunicationsTactical; Army Futures Command Combat Capabilities 

Development Command Armaments Center; the Office 

of the Secretary of Defense; U.S. Army Reserve; Picatinny 

Garrison; PEO Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors; 

and Department of the Army G-2. 

The command utilizes the full spectrum of contract types 

and contract instruments in support of its customers, with 

an emphasis on cost and fixed price incentive-type contracts. 

They also have unique expertise with executing grants, 

cooperative agreements and other transaction agreements 

(OTAs). ACC-New Jersey’s flexible organization allows for 

appropriate skill sets to accommodate customer demand. 

Terry Gotter and Mona Neal review program management review data. (U.S. Army photo by Ed Worley) 

U.S. Army Contracting Command-Orlando (ACCOrlando) provides sound business advice and tailored 

contracting solutions to acquire products and services in 

support of the warfighter and its stakeholders. 

INTRODUCTION 

ACC-Orlando is a $2 billion acquisition agency and 

Training Contracting Center of Excellence. It focuses 

on customer satisfaction and promotes innovative and 

flexible business practices, such as calculated risk-taking, 

empowerment and partnering with industry. 

ACC-Orlando also emphasizes diversity in the workforce 

and professional development. The organization consists 

of both government civilians and military personnel. It is 

an integral member of Team Orlando, which consists of 

military, industry and academia working together in the 

area of training and simulation. 

ACC-Orlando's acquisition support consists of procuring 

a wide range of training testing products and services to 

include non-system and system training aids, devices, 

simulators and simulations (TADSS); operations, 

maintenance and service support for non-system and 

system TADSS, test range instrumentation, ground and 

aerial targets; and services and threat systems for the 

Army. 

CAPABILITIES AND MISSION EXECUTION 

As the Training Contracting Center of Excellence, 

ACC-Orlando is comprised of four contracting divisions 

and a supporting staff of personnel support, policy, 

cost and price, systems, business operations, property 

accountability, quality assurance and a source selection 

center of excellence. 

The contracting support services provided by ACCOrlando are crucial for outfitting Soldiers with the latest 

live, virtual, constructive and gaming training, simulation 

and instrumentation, and goods and services. ACCOrlando, on average, awards more than 2,300 actions 

with an obligation value of more than $2 billion annually. 

Approximately 16% of the organization’s annual contract 

obligations are awarded to small business firms. 

ACC-Orlando's world class workforce is Defense 

Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act certified at the 

appropriate levels. 

Known for their communication with industry 

initiatives, ACC-Orlando hosts monthly Procurement 

Administrative Lead Time (PALT) Industry Days that 

serve the contracting community, requiring activities and 

industry partners alike. Additional information regarding 

ACC-Orlando best practice is available on the Federal 

Business Opportunities website at: 

https:// www.fbo.gov. 

FIND OUT MORE 

ACC-Orlando 

12211 Science Drive 

Orlando, FL 32826-3224 

https:// www.acc.army.mil/contracting- centers/acc-orl 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

ACC-New Jersey’s expertise in executing and managing 

OTAs in support of Army and DOD requirements has 

earned it the designation as the Army’s Center of Excellence 

for OTAs. 

Of the organization’s 337 civilian associates, approximately 

95% have a bachelor’s degree, 37% have completed 

postgraduate degrees and 98% are Defense Acquisition 

Workforce Improvement Act certified. 

FIND OUT MORE 

ACC-NJ 

Building 1610 

Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806 

https://acc.army.mil/ 

contractingcenters/acc-nj 
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Soldiers from the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conduct sling 

load operations with a CH-47 Chinook from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade. Sling load operations 

streamline logistics by quickly moving heavy equipment across the battlefield. (U.S. Army photo 

by Maj. Carson Petry) 

Army Contracting Command Rock Island provides full-spectrum 

contracting support for a wide variety of services and supplies, 

including satellite communications. (U.S. Army photo by Liz 

Glenn) 

LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Rock Island, Illinois 

U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND-REDSTONE 

LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Redstone Arsenal, 

Alabama 

• Corpus Christi Army Depot, Texas 

• Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia 

• Letterkenny Army Depot, 

Pennsylvania 

• Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado 

Helicopters from 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, depart Katterbach Army Airfield, Germany, inbound for Cincu Training Area, Romania, for Exercise Noble Jump. 

(U.S. Army photo by Capt. Jaymon Bell) 

U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMANDROCK ISLAND 

Army Contracting Command-Rock 

Island (ACC-RI) provides optimal 

worldwide procurement support to 

Soldiers, civilians and contractors from 

a historic island in the middle of the 

Mississippi River. 

INTRODUCTION 

ACC-RI supports the readiness of the nation’s service 

members by employing fiscally sound, innovative 

acquisition techniques. ACC-RI’s award-winning support 

starts at home. It acquires the logistics and maintenance 

services that keep the Rock Island Arsenal Garrison 

running smoothly. 

ACC-RI’s impact extends far beyond the installation’s 

gates with a global reach. 

Since ACC-RI stood up in 2008, several civilian 

employees have voluntarily deployed to take overseas 

assignments in support of ongoing operations. Its field 

support employees frequently travel overseas to meet with 

customers face-to-face to provide optimal acquisition 

support. 

The acquisition professionals working in the center’s 

three buying directorates handle the requirements 

associated with the munitions and industrial base, 

information technology, or field support – including 

support to Southwest Asia, Europe and Africa. 

CAPABILITIES AND MISSION EXECUTION 

ACC-RI provides full-spectrum contracting expertise 

and acquisition support to a diverse set of customers, 

including more than 25 major customers, such as: 

• U.S. Army Sustainment Command 

• U.S. Army Central 

• Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management 

Command 

• Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center-Rock 

Island Arsenal 

• Joint Program Executive Office Armaments & 

Ammunition 

• Program Executive Office-Assembled Chemical 

Weapons Alternatives 

• Program Executive Office-Enterprise Information 

Systems 

• Chief Information Officer of the Army 

• Installation Management Command 

• Office of the Program Manager-Saudi Arabian 

National Guard (OPM-SANG) 

ACC-RI’s workforce, comprised of more than 

520 contracting professionals at more than eight 

locations, applies innovative approaches to everevolving acquisition requirements. Informed and welltrained government representatives work to meet the 

requirements of the center’s varied customer base, while 

negotiating fairly with industry to get the most effective 

contracting solutions in place for the U.S. military. 

FIND OUT MORE 

ACC-Rock Island 

3055 Rodman Avenue 

Rock Island, IL 61299-8000 

https://acc.army.mil/contractingcenters/acc_ri 

INTRODUCTION 

U.S. Army Contracting Command-Redstone 

(ACC-RSA) provides support to AMC; Aviation and 

Missile Command; Program Executive Office (PEO) 

Missiles and Space; PEO Aviation; Combat Capability 

Development Command, Aviation and Missiles Center; 

Redstone Arsenal-Garrison; the Test, Measurement, and 

Diagnostic Equipment Activity; and Space and Missile 

Defense Command. 

ACC-RSA also provides contracting support to several 

other program executive offices and program managers 

supporting the Army’s major acquisition programs.The 

organization’s civilians and Soldiers support warfighters 

worldwide by contracting for research and development, 

major weapon systems production, sub-systems and 

services vital to Soldier readiness. 

From helicopters to missiles, systems engineering and 

technical assistance, research and development to 

technology and engineering, ACC-RSA ensures Soldiers 

have what they need to be successful. Other areas of 

contracting support include Foreign Military Sales, 

contingency, range and operational support, in addition 

to concept development, prototyping and limited 

production capability. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

ACC-RSA offers the contracting expertise of some of 

the best-trained people in the Army, ready to support 

the Soldier while ensuring responsible stewardship of 

taxpayers’ funds. The organization’s team of more than 

850 military and civilian personnel ensure contracting 

support to the warfighter as mission requirements 

emerge, and as the Army transforms and moves within 

the continental U.S. and around the globe. 

FIND OUT MORE 

ACC-RSA 

Building 5303 

Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 

https://acc.army.mil/contractingcenters/acc-rsa 
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ABOVE: U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter, assigned to 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, flies in formation during a Division Run while participating in Tropic Lightning Week on 

Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Ryan DeBooy)

The Indirect Fire Protection Capability Inc 2-I Multi Mission Launcher launches a Longbow 

Hellfire missile against a Unmanned Aerial Systems representative target on White Sands 

Missile Range, N.M. (U.S. Army photo by Drew Hamilton) 

LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Redstone Arsenal, 

Alabama 

• Corpus Christi Army Depot – 

Corpus Christi, Texas 

• Letterkenny Army Depot – 

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 

• Aviation Center Logistics 

Command – Fort Rucker, Alabama 

FIND OUT MORE 

U.S. Army Aviation and Missile 

Command 

5300 Martin Road 

Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000 

https://www.amcom.army.mil/

 /USARMYAMCOM 

@USARMYAMCOM 

/company/ u-s-army-aviation-an

missile-command 

/USARMYAMCOM 

dU.S. ARMY AVIATION AND 

MISSILE COMMAND 

The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) delivers responsive 

aviation, missile and calibration materiel readiness to the Army to optimize joint 

warfighter capabilities at the point of need. 

INTRODUCTION 

The command works to overcome the challenges of an ever-changing strategic 

environment to ensure the Army and the joint force have the best aviation and 

missile equipment, services and subject-matter expertise available. This allows 

operational commanders to achieve their objectives while AMCOM maintains 

its posture to deliver materiel readiness to the total force. 

As a life cycle management command, AMCOM is dedicated to materiel 

readiness by integrating its capabilities into the sustainment and acquisition 

processes to support the product life cycle management efforts of more 

than 20 aviation and missile program managers. AMCOM partners with 

program managers, Program Executive Offices, U.S. Army Futures Command 

subordinate elements, Army Contracting Command-Redstone and the Defense 

Logistics Agency to ensure sustainment support is optimized and operationally 

effective for the warfighter. 

AMCOM’s vision is “Mission First, People Always” – enabling synchronized 

aviation, missile and calibration materiel enterprises, providing unmatched 

capability for the Army and the nation. The command’s 7,800 Soldiers and 

Department of the Army Civilians, as well as 8,000 contract employees, 

perform a wide variety of missions in support of the nation’s aviation and 

missile warfighters. AMCOM has a presence in 59 different U.S. locations, 

including two depots and five fleet management expansion sites. Together with 

AMCOM’s Aviation Center Logistics Command, the organization supports 25 

overseas locations in nine countries. 

CAPABILITIES AND MISSION EXECUTION 

AMCOM’s core competencies include: 

• Aviation and missile sustainment 

• Lifecycle acquisition support 

• Aviation and missile organic industrial capabilities 

• Aviation and missile security assistance 

• Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment 

calibration 

• Repair aviation and fires Fleet Management Expansion 

(FMX) support 

AMCOM operates two Army depots: Corpus Christi 

Army Depot (CCAD) in Texas, and Letterkenny Army 

Depot (LEAD) in Pennsylvania. CCAD supports the 

repair and overhaul of aircraft and aviation systems and 

LEAD provides the same support to air defense and 

tactical missile ground support equipment. The Secretary 

of the Army has designated both depots as Centers of 

Industrial and Technical Excellence. 

The command supplies experienced field-level systems 

experts to serve as Logistics Assistance Representatives 

(LARs) to Army units, to include support while operating 

in forward-deployed locations. LARs provide subject 

matter expertise to Army units for weapons systems 

training, maintenance, logistics and supply operations to 

enable warfighter readiness. 

In addition, the Aviation Center Logistics Command 

(ACLC) provides supply and maintenance support to the 

Army’s aviation training fleet at Fort Rucker, Alabama. 

ACLC ensures the Army’s training fleet is operationally 

ready for flight training missions, with a team of Soldiers 

and civilian employees who supervise the performance of 

more than 3,500 contractor mechanics, supply specialists 

and pilots. ACLC also oversees six Fleet Management 

Expansion, (FMX) sites. Each team provides 

maintenance and logistical support for U.S. Army 

Training and Doctrine Command units across the Army. 

One of ACLC’s largest FMX sites is based at Fort Sill, 

Oklahoma, supporting the Fires Center of Excellence by 

ensuring the training equipment is functional, safe and 

reliable. 

AMCOM Logistics Center delivers life cycle logistics 

support through acquisition logistics, sustainment 

logistics, industrial operations and field maintenance to 

ensure sustainable materiel readiness for Army aviation 

and missile systems. 

AMCOM’s U.S. Army Test Measurement and Diagnostic 

Equipment Activity (USATA) manages the Army’s 

metrology and calibration program, which ensures that 

Army weapons systems remain lethal and operationally 

effective for global missions. 

The Security Assistance Management Directorate 

(SAMD) executes a multibillion-dollar security assistance 

mission that provides U.S. aviation, missile and air 

defense capabilities to allies and partner nations, building 

critical partner capacity and supporting combined 

operations. 

HISTORY 

AMCOM traces its history to the early days of 

missile development at Redstone Arsenal in 1955, 

and the nucleus of its organizations produced the 

experienced teams that became NASA’s Marshall 

Space Flight Center, the Army Space and Missile 

Defense Command, and the Defense Intelligence 

Agency’s Missile and Space Intelligence Center. 

AMCOM was officially formed Oct. 1, 1997, by 

merging the Aviation and Troop Support Command 

with the Missile Command, and proudly continues the 

tradition of excellence that was the cornerstone of its 

predecessor organizations. 

In 2004, AMCOM’s mission transformed to a 

life cycle sustainment focus with the inception of 

the AMCOM Life Cycle Management Command 

(LCMC). This change created an integrated 

organization with a single commander invested with 

responsibility for the lifecycle sustainment of the 

Army’s aviation and airworthiness authority. 

AMCOM continues to provide superior sustainment 

support to the current force, while evolving and 

rapidly transforming its capabilities in support of 

legacy and modernized systems. 
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AVIATION CENTER LOGISTICS COMMAND 

LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Fort Rucker, 

Alabama 

• Fort Benning, Georgia 

• Fort Eustis, Virginia 

• Fort Sill, Oklahoma 

• Fort Huachuca, Arizona 

AH-64 helicopters fly in formation during an exercise. AMCOM develops and delivers readiness to Soldiers and joint warfighters around the globe. AMCOM and the units under its operational control 

ensure that Army Aviation and Missile capabilities – which support nearly every Army operation across the globe – are available to meet the combatant commander’s requirements, wherever and 

whenever needed. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Daniel K. Johnson) 

The Aviation Center Logistics Command (ACLC) 

is AMCOM’s headquarters for Fleet Management 

Expansion (FMX). The ACLC provides full-spectrum 

maintenance and logistical operations, as well as 

contractor oversight to provide safe, reliable equipment to 

meet the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command’s 

(TRADOC) training requirements in support of aviation, 

field artillery and air defense artillery training objectives. 

INTRODUCTION 

Since 1955, the government has relied on what is 

known today as the ACLC. to ensure the Army's fleet of 

helicopters is always ready to complete the U.S. Army 

Aviation Center of Excellence training mission. This 

mission is essential with more than 600 helicopters 

in four distinctly different missions, design and series 

aircraft. In 2003, the ACLC was charged with the 

mission of testing a support concept - under the Fleet 

Management Initiative (FMI). This was the initial study 

between TRADOC and AMC to leverage the core 

competency of AMC in sustaining equipment while 

allowing TRADOC to focus solely on training the force. 

In 2006, FMI was approved and transitioned to FMX. 

All of the TRADOC training centers were added to 

the program at this point. In 2018, the ACLC’s FMX 

responsibilities were expanded to include artillery and 

air defense artillery systems at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and 

the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) at Fort Huachuca, 

Arizona. 

Today, approximately 300 Department of Army civilians 

and more than 80 Soldiers provide maintenance, 

logistical and contract surveillance support that enables 

TRADOC to train more than 62,800 Soldiers in initial 

entry and additional specialty skills annually. 

CAPABILITIES AND MISSION EXECUTION 

An average of 2,900 aviators attend the aviation training 

programs at Fort Rucker each year, which equates to 

about 25% of all Army aviation flight time. The ACLC's 

uniquely skilled workforce supports more than 500 

daily helicopter training missions from six airfields (five 

at Fort Rucker, Alabama, and one at Fort Benning, 

Georgia), supporting 72 remote training sites, 17 stage 

fields and one aircraft firing range. The government team 

supports more than 220,000 flight hours each year. At 

Fort Huachuca, approximately 540 Soldiers are trained 

in UAS flight operations on 13 Shadow flight trainers 

and 18 Shadow equipment trainers. UAS students fly 

ABOVE: M1Support Services maintenance employees perform maintenance on a T-55 Chinook engine. (U.S. Army photo) 

BELOW: A M1Support Services employee performs maintenance on an AH-64E fire detection system. (U.S. Army photo)

approximately 4,500 hours annually. 

The ACLC oversees the logistical support provided 

by a $5 billion, 10-year aviation maintenance services 

contract at Fort Rucker, a $7 million aviation support 

contract at Fort Benning, and a multi-million dollar UAS 

maintenance support contract at Fort Huachuca. 

At Fort Sill, the ACLC provides operator and direct 

support maintenance for Patriot systems, Avengers, 

THAAD, C-RAMs, Howitzers, Multiple Launch Rocket 

Systems and RADAR systems that are used to support 

86 courses for approximately 15,055 basic training 

Soldiers and 38,500 advanced individual training Soldiers 

annually. 

FIND OUT MORE 

USAACE and Fort Rucker 

Bldg. 131 

Fort Rucker, AL 36362 

https://www.rucker.army.mil/tenants/aclc/ 
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Michael Nsoh, an Electronic Integrated Aircraft 

Mechanic at the Corpus 

Christi Army Depot, is 

cleaning the pilot circuit 

breaker panel in the first 

UH-60L aircraft (8BZ32) 

to be painted using 100% 

class N (non-chromate) 

primers on the interiors 

and exteriors. (U.S. Army 

photo by Ervey Martinez) 

CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT 

Through an academic partnership to develop a virtual model 

(digital twin,) this UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter began its 

800-mile journey to Wichita State University. (U.S. Army 

photo by Ervey Martinez) 

FIND OUT MORE 

Corpus Christi Army Depot 

308 Crecy St. (Mail Stop 2) 

Corpus Christi, TX 78419 

http://www.ccad.army.mil

 /CorpusChristiArmyDepot 

@CCADPAO 

/company/the-corpus-christiarmy-depot 

/CCArmyDepot1 

/photos/ccarmydepot 

LOCATION 

• Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, – 

Corpus Christi, Texas 

CORE COMPETENCIES 

• Provides the nation the best value 

for modification, repair and overhau

of rotary-wing components and 

aircraft to support strategic 

readiness of the Army. On order, 

CCAD is responsible for the repair 

of forward-deployed aircraft and 

components worldwide. 

• Overhaul and repair helicopters 

and components for the Army, 

Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

and Department of State through 

Foreign Military Sales. 

• Maintain a wide range of 

component test facilities to repair 

various systems, equipment and 

instruments. 

l 

INTRODUCTION 

Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) is the premier rotary-wing repair 

facility in the world, operating as the Army’s industrial leader and preferred 

business solution for quality aviation support. When helicopters first 

transformed combat operations during the Vietnam War, the Army turned to 

CCAD to sustain its vital rotary-wing capabilities. 

The depot excels by delivering essential aviation maintenance support through 

a number of competitive repair and overhaul programs that ensure optimal 

performance on all service helicopters, engines and components throughout 

their lifecycle. Depot civilians take aging aircraft and transform them into 

upgraded, fully modernized helicopters with enhanced capabilities and 

cutting-edge technologies to increase battlefield performance. 

Joint warfighters not only depend on CCAD to get them to the fight but to 

also get them home. That is why the depot is committed to excellence. Every 

aircraft and component that leaves CCAD meets or surpasses the rigorous 

standards of aviation safety and quality. 

CCAD’s value extends beyond the Army’s organic industrial base (OIB) to 

include all branches of the Department of Defense, as well as governments 

and agencies throughout the nation and all over the world. Although 

the depot is a federal government organization, CCAD thrives within a 

competitive industrial environment to provide world-class equipment and 

logistics. 

With every helicopter, program and project it earns, 

CCAD incorporates better business practices and 

continuous process improvements to make Army 

readiness more responsive and sustainable in an evolving 

operational environment. Modernized enterprise 

resource planning software provides analysts the tools 

and data needed to maximize and maintain the best value 

and quality support customers expect from the Army’s 

OIB. CCAD forecasts future needs and ensures customer 

satisfaction, while posturing for years of continued 

service to the joint warfighter and the American people. 

CAPABILITIES AND MISSION EXECUTION 

The nation’s defense environment is becoming 

increasingly complex as it responds to a growing number 

of multi-domain operations. DOD faces emerging threats 

from near-peer adversaries using advanced technology, 

upgraded weapon systems and intelligence operations on 

the battlefield and online. 

As the Army strives to meet demands and budgets, 

CCAD’s mission to retain the edge in combat and sustain 

Army aviation remains critical. CCAD’s fiscal year 2020 

total workload was $1.4 billion, with new fiscal year 

orders valued at $799.1 million. 

The team of 3,200 Soldiers, civilians and contractors at 

CCAD invests in the skills needed for the Army’s current 

and future of defense by harnessing new technology, 

processes and equipment to increase force readiness and 

operational effectiveness. 

CCAD features state-of-the-art facilities and equipment 

that support a wide range of weapon systems and 

supporting components. The depot maintains component 

test facilities necessary to overhaul/repair mechanical, 

electrical and hydraulic components, instruments, rotor 

blades, rotor heads, transmissions, gearboxes and turboshaft engines. 

CCAD maintains in-house equipment maintenance 

repair and manufacturing capabilities. The depot 

also maintains more than 7,000 pieces of production 

equipment utilized to support programs such as the 

AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Blackhawk defense systems. 

Capabilities at a glance include: 

• DOD Level II Bearing Facility 

• Flexible Smart Transmission Test System 

• Hot and Cold Metal Spray 

• Pneumatic Hydraulics 

• Aircraft Flight Test 

• Automated Test Cells 

• Dynamic Blade Testing and Balancing 

• Laboratory Capabilities and Analysis 

• Painting/Corrosion Prevention 

• Non-Destructive Inspection Testing 

• Spectrographic Analysis/X-Ray 

• Process Engineering and Design 

• Advance Composites Fabrication Repair 

• Tool and Die Manufacturing 

• Shot Peening 

• Fluid Cell Press 

• Engine and Component Preservation 

• Coatings: Plating, Thermal Spray and Special Methods 
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LETTERKENNY ARMY DEPOT 

LOCATION 

• Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 

CORE COMPETENCIES 

• Refurbishment and maintenance 

support for Tactical Missile Air 

Defense Systems 

• Rebuild, repair and modifications fo

ground mobility vehicles and other 

specialized vehicles and equipment

• Overhaul and repair of powergeneration equipment and 

mobile repair teams for on-site 

maintenance assistance 

Four Center of Industrial and 

Technical Excellence designations: 

• Air Defense and Tactical Missile 

Ground Support Equipment 

• Mobile Electric Power Generation 

Equipment 

• Route Clearance Vehicles 

• Phased Array Tracking Radar 

Intercept of Target (PATRIOT) 

r 

Missile Recertification

Letterkenny Army Depot's employees work to ensure that the 

overhaul and repair of power-generation equipment is done 

at reduced cost, with superior quality and ahead of schedule, 

to fully support warfighters and their missions. (U.S. Army 

photo by Pam Goodhart) 

FIND OUT MORE 

Public Affairs Office

Letterkenny Army Depot 

1 Overcash Avenue 

Chambersburg, PA 17201-4150 

www.letterkenny.army.mil 

usarmy.letterkenny.usamc.list. 

public-affairs-office@mail.mil

/LetterkennyArmyDepot 

Letterkenny Army Depot (LEAD) is a Center of Industrial and Technical 

Excellence (CITE) for air defense, tactical missile ground support equipment 

and mobile electric power generation equipment, delivering manufacturing, 

logistics life cycle support and service worldwide to the joint warfighter and 

international partners. LEAD is dedicated to continuous improvement of the 

Army’s organic industrial base and is a champion of emerging technologies 

that support air and missile defense systems integration and materiel 

readiness. 

INTRODUCTION 

LEAD, a subordinate of AMCOM, is a capabilities-based depot. Its south 

central Pennsylvania location provides easy accessibility to both air and rail 

transportation, as well as major interstate routes. The installation is home to 

Patriot missile maintenance. Other supported systems include High-Mobility 

Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), Sentinel, Terminal High Altitude Area 

Defense, Avenger, Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS), Advanced Fire 

Control System, Hellfire/Longbow and Javelin, and Tube-launched Optically 

tracked Wire-guided (TOW) missile. 

LEAD provides the overhaul and repair of power-generation equipment and 

mobile repair teams for on-site maintenance assistance. The depot is situated 

on more than 18,600 acres with a large portion of its land used to conduct 

storage and demilitarization operations on tactical missiles and ammunition. 

It has more than 1.4 million square feet of shop floor space and a 28-acre, 

state-of-the-art radar test facility. 

CAPABILITIES AND MISSION EXECUTION 

LEAD manages and directs the administrative and 

operational control of Theater Readiness Monitoring 

facilities and Patriot missile facilities engaged in 

assessing the readiness and recertification of Patriot 

missiles deployed by the Army, NATO and select 

Foreign Military Sales customers. Highly skilled 

electronic integrated systems mechanics provide 

on-site support and repair services for the Soldiers 

deployed globally. 

The depot is focused on Soldier support missions. 

From the intricate electronic components of battle 

management command, control, communications, 

computers and intelligence, de-canning and canning 

of missiles, nine-layer circuit card refurbishment, 

customization and testing of wheeled vehicles, rebuild 

of power generators and reverse engineering of oneof-a-kind components, the depot is recognized as a 

"one-stop shop” and “depot of choice” for critical 

Army systems. 

LEAD repairs the Patriot radar set antenna array 

backplane and aligns it to the electrical bore site. The 

depot can refurbish, fabricate, modify, diagnose and 

repair, as well as provide system integration, test and 

validation to technical data pack specifications. 

The workforce installs configuration updates through 

the application of maintenance work orders and 

engineering change proposals. These refurbishment 

methods include system overhaul, recapitalization 

and reset of ground support equipment. The depot 

recapitalizes Patriot systems to refresh and extend 

weapon system life cycle and offers fly-away 

modification installation teams that field enhanced 

weapon system capabilities directly to the warfighter. 

The depot has emergency technical and maintenance 

assistance response teams to mitigate non-mission 

capable systems in the continental U.S. and overseas. 

Depot maintenance plant equipment, necessary to test 

to technical data package specifications in simulated 

track, electronic counter measure and temperature 

environments, is available. 

LEAD produces for AMC major subordinate 

commands, including AMCOM, U.S. Army Tankautomotive and Armaments Command and the 

U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command. 

Products include: Patriot, Hellfire/Longbow and 

Javelin, Avenger, HIMARS, Sentinel, MLRS, TOW, 

ground-mobility vehicles, material-handling 

equipment, construction equipment, shelters, power 

generators and Soldier-support equipment. 

LEAD’s capabilities are: 

• Electronic Systems Integration 

• Missile maintenance 

• Radar test site with thermal chamber 

• Antenna array radar pattern testing 

• Ground support (vehicle, equipment and mechanical 

support) 

• Hydraulics 

• Cable/harness (aircraft certified)

• Wiring harness fabrication and repair 

• Fiber optic cables 

• Diagnostic testing 

• Non-destructive testing 

• Precision measurement 

• Engineering services 

• Sheet metal fabrication 

• Computer Numeric Control Machining 

• J-STD-001 Soldering 

• 13+ weld certification

Specific capabilities, services and equipment related to 

BMC4I are available at LEAD, including: 

• Patriot missile major end items 

• Patriot missile test site 

• Missile maintenance operations 

• Circuit card testing and repair 

• Power generators 

• Ground support (vehicle, equipment and mechanical 

support) 

• Technical publications/Engineering design

• Cold spray 

• 3D printing 

• Rain tunnel 
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ABOVE: Sgt. 1st Class Robert Ford (right), maintenance quality assurance for tanks, 401st Army Field Support Battalion-Kuwait, and Master Sgt. Chad Hoffman, maintenance management, 401st 

AFSBn-Kuwait, check the service schedule of a M1A2 Abrams Tank to verify contractors’ work at Army Prepositioned Stocks-5, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Ford said it’s important to provide continued 

maintenance on tanks as they sit in storage to avoid degradation. (U.S. Army photo by Kevin Fleming) 

OPPOSITE PAGE: Sgt. Brittany Deturo, weapons quality assurance, 401st Army Field Support Battalion-Kuwait, disassembles an M2 .50-caliber machine gun in the weapons maintenance facility of 

Army Prepositioned Stocks-5, Aug. 17, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Deturo is a member of the 776 Support Maintenance Company of the Tennessee National Guard. (U.S. Army photo by Kevin Fleming) 

U.S. ARMY SUSTAINMENT 

COMMAND 

U.S. Army Sustainment Command (ASC) synchronizes and integrates key elements 

of the sustainment enterprise to deliver ready forces, enable strategic power 

projection and sustain operational reach to win during large scale combat and multidomain operations. 

CORE COMPETENCIES 

• Seven Army Field Support Brigades 

- Army Field Support Battalions 

- Logistics Support Teams 

• 78 Logistics Readiness Centers 

 - Locations worldwide that provide installation 

supply, maintenance and transportation services 

• Logistics Civil Augmentation Program 

 - Global augmentation capability supporting DOD, 

federal agencies, NATO and coalition partners 

• Seven Army Prepositioned Stock Sets 

 - Rapidly generate combat power in support of 

Combatant Commanders 

• Lead Materiel Integrator 

 - Materiel management approach designed 

to effectively and efficiently distribute and 

redistribute materiel to support the generation of 

trained and ready forces 

• Logistics Assistance Program 

 - Global materiel management and distribution 

across the Army 

materiel readiness, maintaining Army Prepositioned 

Stocks (APS) and operational stocks, and maintaining 

power projection capabilities. ASC has full mission 

command of LRCs, which provide the command with 

a daily, visible impact on every Soldier at his/her home 

station. The LRCs manage materiel and support services 

to Army units, performing tasks such as ammunition 

management, equipment maintenance, hazardous 

materials, operations, laundry and dry cleaning, central 

issue facilities, bulk fuel, property book, personal 

property, transportation, food service and demand 

supported supply. 

ASC’s APS program stores materiel on land and aboard 

ships at sea for combat and humanitarian contingencies. 

APS warehouses store major items, repair parts and life 

support materiel giving the Army the flexibility to go 

anywhere, at any time, with the logistics support needed 

to get the job done. 

To meet the demands of tomorrow, ASC will continue to 

adjust its focus to home station while maintaining global 

capabilities for the Army and joint forces, and shape 

Army logistics in support of the Army today and beyond. 

FIND OUT MORE 

1 Rock Island Arsenal 

Bldg. 390, Basement NE 

Rock Island, IL 61299-5000 

usarmy.RIA.asc.list.pa@mail.mil 

www.aschq.army.mil/home

 /ArmySustainmentCommand 

/ascpaohq 

/photos/army_sustainment_command 

CAPABILITIES AND MISSION EXECUTION 

ASC supports combatant command operations by 

sustaining and supporting joint forces, supporting 

rotational forces and augmenting theater combat support 

service capabilities. Through the Logistics Assistance 

Program, civilian employees from AMC’s life cycle 

management commands provide a unique capability to 

combat brigades throughout the Army, working with and 

training Soldiers to repair and maintain major items at 

the field level. 

ASC is involved in the retrograde of excess equipment 

from combat areas to support Army requirements. 

AFSBs receive equipment no longer required in the 

field, maintain accountability for it, reallocate it based 

on condition and Army requirements, and arrange for 

shipment to its destination. This mission is vital to Army 

readiness since the equipment can be reset as needed and 

used to fill unit shortages, as well as Foreign Military 

Sales and ongoing combat operations. 

The Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) 

provides support services to deployed Soldiers, joint 

forces, non-military federal agencies and coalition forces 

in locations throughout the world. LOGCAP provides 

basic life services to the troops, builds base camps and 

takes them down as required. In addition to combat 

operations, LOGCAP maintains plans to support 

humanitarian contingencies when needed. 

ASC provides the Army strategic depth and flexibility 

by supporting Army forces at home station, ensuring 

PRIMARY LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Rock Island 

Arsenal, Illinois 

• 401st Army Field Support Brigade: 

Camp Arifjan, Kuwait 

• 402nd Army Field Support Brigade: 

Fort Shafter, Hawaii 

• 403rd Army Field Support Brigade: 

Camp Henry, Korea 

• 404th Army Field Support Brigade: 

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, 

Washington 

• 405th Army Field Support Brigade: 

Kaiserslautern, Germany 

• 406th Army Field Support Brigade: 

Fort Bragg, North Carolina 

• 407th Army Field Support Brigade: 

Fort Hood, Texas 

INTRODUCTION 

ASC, headquartered at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, bridges the national 

sustainment base to Soldiers in the field, bringing together the capabilities 

of AMC’s subordinate units to provide the Soldier with the right equipment, 

at the right place and the right time, in the right condition. ASC is AMC’s 

operational arm to support global Army logistics. 

The command has visibility of Army equipment and can provide prompt 

delivery to combat units in the U.S. and abroad. ASC is the “face to the 

field” for maintenance and logistics solutions. The forward presence of ASC 

is organized around Army Field Support Brigades (AFSBs), Army Field 

Support Battalions (AFSBns) and more than 70 Logistics Readiness Centers 

(LRCs)/AFSBns, including sub sites with a presence in 32 states and more 

than 20 countries. 

As the executing arm of AMC’s equipping mission, ASC brings together all 

of AMC’s capabilities to make sure Soldiers have what they need, when the 

need it, based on the Sustainable Readiness Model. ASC provides materiel 

management of major end items such as tanks, mine-resistant ambushprotected vehicles and Strykers, and sustains, maintains and modernizes 

them for combat brigades. In addition to supporting combat operations, ASC 

provides support for natural disasters and humanitarian crises. 
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Sgt. 1st Class. Robert Ford, quality assurance for tanks, 401st Army Field Support Battalion-Kuwait, provides another set of eyes for a maintenance operation to place a turret back on an Abrams 

M1A2 tank at Army Prepositioned Stocks-5, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. (U.S. Army Photo by Kevin Fleming) 

401ST ARMY FIELD SUPPORT BRIGADE 

LOCATION 

• Headquarters – Camp Arifjan, 

Kuwait 

• Afghanistan 

• Qatar 

• Southwest Asia 

The 401st Army Field Support Brigade (AFSB) 

executes sustainment, property accountability and 

retrograde, maintains Army Prepositioned Stock 

(APS) and manages the Logistics Civil Augmentation 

Program (LOGCAP) in support of Army, joint and 

multinational forces and other U.S. government 

agencies across U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), 

in addition to providing the strategic logistics 

link from the national industrial base to the joint 

warfighter in the field. 

INTRODUCTION 

The 401st AFSB headquarters is located at Camp 

Arifjan, Kuwait, where it leverages the full might of 

the Army materiel enterprise across CENTCOM’s 

area of responsibility in Southwest Asia. The 401st 

AFSB executes sustainment, property accountability 

and retrograde in support of Army, joint and 

multinational forces, and other U.S. government 

agencies across CENTCOM. It also provides the 

strategic logistics link from the national industrial 

base to the joint warfighter in the field. The 401st 

AFSB commands four Army Field Support Battalions 

(AFSBn) and a LOGCAP battalion sustaining the 

warfighter throughout the entire CENTCOM area of 

responsibility. 

CAPABILITIES AND MISSION EXECUTION 

The 401st AFSB provides its headquarters, the ASC, 

and materiel enterprise partners a forward presence, 

and executes critical programs and missions in 

support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, Operation 

Inherent Resolve and Operation Spartan Shield. These 

include building and sustaining the CENTCOM 

joint warfighter, providing property accountability, 

enhancing CENTCOM readiness and providing 

strategic depth. The 401st AFSB also manages 

LOGCAP to provide essential combat support and 

combat service support tailored to requirements 

identified by battlespace commanders. It is also 

involved in contracted field support maintenance, 

theater property equipment, APS-5, support to 

Foreign Military Sales and life cycle management 

command reach-back support. The 401st traces its 

ABOVE: Chief Warrant Officer 3 Princess McNamee (right), accountable officer, 401st Army Field Support Battalion-Kuwait, checks on the progress of transferring equipment to Juggernaut Forward 

Support Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, during an issue of equipment out of Army Prepositioned Stocks-5, Camp Arifjan, 

Kuwait. Soldiers and APS-5 contractors worked together to account for all the equipment before the final transfer occurred. (U.S. Army Photo by Kevin Fleming)

BELOW: A contractor with Army Prepositioned Stocks-5 directs a crane operator to briefly stop lowering a 30-ton turret onto an Abrams M1A2 so others could check its alignment to the mount, Camp 

Arifjan, Kuwait. (U.S. Army photo by Kevin Fleming) 

history back to the 1997 activation of the Combat 

Equipment Group-Southwest Asia (CEG-SWA). 

The command was formed as a result of the chief 

of staff of the Army’s decision to expand AMC’s 

responsibility for war reserve stocks to include the 

Persian Gulf region. 

While the unit created APS sets in Qatar and Kuwait, 

it underwent a series of name and organizational 

changes. CEG-SWA was renamed AMC ForwardSWA Oct. 1, 2000, when the unit assumed 

responsibility for the Logistics Assistance Program 

and LOGCAP in Southwest Asia. 

AMC Forward began war support operations in 

Southwest Asia in October 2001 with support to U.S. 

forces in Afghanistan. The headquarters moved from 

Qatar to Kuwait in the fall of 2002 as part of the 

ramp up to Operation Iraqi Freedom. The unit was 

redesignated the Army Field Support Brigade-SWA 

Oct. 1, 2004. At the time, AFSB-SWA consisted of the 

Brigade Headquarters in Qatar, Army Field Support 

Battalion-Qatar, AFSBn-Kuwait, AFSBn-Afghanistan, 

prepositioned watercraft at Kuwait Naval Base and 

the Logistics Support Element at Arifjan, Kuwait. On 

October 15, 2006, the unit became the 401st Army 

Field Support Brigade. 

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Thirteen Stryker vehicles from 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, returned from Pōhakuloa Training Area to Waipio Peninsula, which is located in the West Loch 

of Pearl Harbor, in Hawaii. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist David Rush) 

A vehicle with 209th Aviation Support Battalion, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, is transported from the CW3 Harold C Clinger to be driven to Pōhakuloa Training Area. The vehicle was one of the 

128 vehicles driven through Saddle Road, one of the deadliest roads in Hawaii. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Bryanna Poulin) 

402ND ARMY FIELD SUPPORT BRIGADE 

LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Schofield Barracks/Fort Shafter, Hawaii 

• Fort Greely, Alaska 

• Fort Wainwright, Alaska 

The 402nd Army Field Support Brigade (AFSB) is 

a mission-focused, modular organization designed to 

bring logistics power forward to every element of the 

expeditionary Army by providing responsive, strategic 

logistics capability and materiel readiness to enable the 

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) to 

conduct the full range of military operations. 

INTRODUCTION 

The 402nd AFSB, a subordinate of ASC, brings logistics 

power forward to every element of the expeditionary 

Army. It does this by providing responsive, strategic 

logistics capability and materiel readiness. The 402nd 

AFSB works to ensure materiel readiness throughout 

the USINDOPACOM area of responsibility through a 

range of logistics and sustainment support, installation 

support through synchronization of materiel enterprise 

operations, and offers the full spectrum of support in 

remote locations often operating under harsh arctic and 

tropical conditions. The 402nd AFSB has five directreporting units: two Army Field Support Battalions 

(AFSBn) and three Logistics Readiness Centers (LRCs), 

which provide direct support to U.S. Army Pacific 

(USARPAC) forces throughout USINDOPACOM with 

reach-back capabilities covering five time zones. 

CAPABILITIES AND MISSION EXECUTION 

AFSBn-Alaska (AFSBn-ALK) provides leadership to 

integrate and synchronize AMC materiel enterprise 

support to U.S. Army Alaska (USARAK) and the 

Alaska National Guard. AFSBn-ALK provides logistics 

assistance to commanders who are confronted with 

challenges beyond their resources or capabilities. AFSBnALK performs this function through the employment 

of Brigade Logistics Support Teams composed of 

technically proficient logistics and maintenance 

personnel and Logistics Assistance Representatives 

(LARs) from all of the AMC life cycle management 

commands. The LARs’ primary mission is to analyze 

unit materiel readiness and assist in resolving equipment 

readiness issues. AFSBn-Hawaii (AFSBn-HAW) provides 

logistics and sustainment support to all units located 

in Hawaii and other areas within USINDOPACOM 

not covered by a sister brigade through prioritization, 

integration and synchronization of the Army’s 

acquisition, logistics and technology capabilities to 

maintain unit readiness. AFSBn-Hawaii is responsible 

for direct operational support to three combat brigades 

of the 25th Infantry Division and 15 Active and 

Reserve Component Combat Support Brigades within 

USARPAC. 

LRC-Fort Greely Alaska provides a broad range of 

logistics services in a remote locale under harsh arctic 

conditions to the garrison and tenant activities supporting 

the missile defense complex across the full spectrum of 

operations. 

LRC-Fort Wainwright Alaska and Joint Base ElmendorfRichardson, Army Support Area, Alaska provides full 

spectrum logistics support under harsh Arctic conditions 

and across vast distances in Alaska to USARAK units, 

the garrison, and tenant activities at FWAK, JBER, 

Bilio Lake and Black Rapids Training Site to ensure 

warfighters are properly sustained to fight and win the 

nation’s wars. 

LRC-Schofield Barracks Oahu, Hawaii, integrates 

and synchronizes materiel enterprise operations that 

provide sustainable installation support and power 

projection capability to the Army and joint forces in 

USINDOPACOM area of responsibility. The logistics 

support and services provided are inclusive of logistics 

services, contract, transportation, supply and services, 

and maintenance. Additionally, LRC-SBHI provides subinstallation support to Pohakuloa Training Area, located 

on the big island of Hawaii. 

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Dr. Christine Altendorf and Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy D. Hockenberry, director and command sergeant major of Installation Management Command-Pacific, respectively, receive a briefing on 403rd 

AFSB, Logistics Readiness Center-Honshu mission capabilities. (U.S. Army photo by Noriko Kudo) 

403RD ARMY FIELD SUPPORT BRIGADE 

LOCATIONS 

• Camp Henry, Korea 

• Far East Asia 

• Northeast Asia 

Committed employees work to ensure Army Prepositioned Stocks-4 are readily available to support troops in the Pacific theater. (U.S. Army photo by Galen Putnam)

The 403rd Army Field Support Brigade (AFSB) is 

a mission-focused and modular unit, organized to 

place logistics power forward to every element of the 

expeditionary Army. 

INTRODUCTION 

The 403rd AFSB has a network of logistics support 

elements that provide direct support to corps-level 

activities; Army Field Support Battalions (AFSBn)Korea 

and Northeast Asia – which provide direct support to the 

2nd Infantry Division and management of the regional 

Army Prepositioned Stocks-4 (APS-4); Brigade Logistics 

Support Teams (BLSTs) that provide direct support to the 

2ID/Republic of Korea-U.S. Combined Division, nondivisional brigade combat teams and logistics support 

teams providing direct support to non-divisional units 

in its assigned areas, including Okinawa and mainland 

Japan. 

CAPABILITIES AND MISSION EXECUTION 

The 403rd AFSB provides ASC and its materiel 

enterprise partners a forward presence to assist in 

managing sustainment maintenance and supply, and to 

assist theater maintenance activities in accomplishing 

field maintenance when required. The 403rd mission is 

to sustain U.S. Forces Korea, 8th U.S. Army and U.S. 

Forces Japan, and support the combatant commander’s 

theater strategy. These missions include, but are not 

limited to: synchronizing the life cycle management 

commands’ forward and special repair activities support 

within theater; maintenance and distribution of Army 

Prepositioned Stocks (APS); materiel fielding; wartime 

planning support for reception, staging, onward 

movement and integration of AMC augmentation 

forces; infrastructure development to support AMC 

power projection capabilities; Logistics Assistance 

Program (LAP); Logistics Civil Augmentation Program 

(LOGCAP); and the integration of acquisition, logistics 

and technology to support Soldier requirements. 

An integral part of the 403rd AFSB team, Logistics 

Assistance Representatives, are embedded with the 

Logistics Support Teams and elements to provide support 

to Soldiers at every echelon, thus ensuring equipment 

readiness. 

HISTORY 

Effective Oct. 1, 2013, the 403rd assumed mission 

command of the Directorates of Logistics in Japan 

and Korea, that were subsequently renamed Logistics 

Readiness Centers (LRCs), to ensure effective and 

efficient transfer of responsibilities from the U.S. Army 

Garrisons to the 403rd. Six LRCs were transferred 

smoothly and to the satisfaction of the senior mission 

commanders throughout the 403rd areas of support. 

Linking Soldiers at the smallest outposts in Korea and 

Japan to the national sustainment base makes the 403rd 

AFSB a pivotal part of the materiel enterprise. 

The AMC Customer Service Office-Pacific opened 

in Seoul in 1966. Renamed the Logistics Assistance 

Office-Far East (LAO-FE) in 1972, it was responsible 

for technical assistance, wholesale supply support, 

management of modification work orders and select item 

management for all units in U.S. Army Pacific. AMC 

Forward-Far East was established in 1986 to coordinate 

all AMC activities in the Far East. Consolidated under 

AMC Forward-FE were the Depot Support Activity 

Far East (DSAFE), Test Measurement and Diagnostic 

Equipment, LAO-FE, the LAP senior command 

representatives, the Science and Technology Center-Far 

East and the science adviser. AMC-Logistics Support 

Element-FE was established in 1995 to correct the 

fragmentation of missions. 

The U.S. Army Operations Support Command, the 

predecessor of ASC, took over management in 2000. 

The DSAFE and Combat Equipment Battalion-Far 

East began reporting to AMC-FE in 2000. During 2001, 

the name of the command returned to AMC ForwardFar East. On May 1, 2005, AMC Forward-FE was 

re-designated as Army Field Support Brigade-Far East 

(AFSB-FE). 

The AFSB-FE restructured its Logistics Assistance 

Offices into LSEs and BLSTs to provide modular support 

to the 8th U.S. Army. The unit became the 403rd Army 

Field Support Brigade in 2008. The AFSB-FE was 

disestablished Oct. 16, 2007, and the 403rd AFSB was 

activated. The 403rd assumed responsibility for the 

Logistics Civil Augmentation Program operations in the 

Pacific, the watercraft mission in Yokohama and AMC 

functions in Japan and Okinawa. 

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404TH ARMY FIELD SUPPORT BRIGADE 

LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Joint Base LewisMcChord, Washington 

• Charleston, South Carolina 

The 404th Army Field Support Brigade (AFSB), located 

at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Washington, 

is a mission- focused, modular organization designed to 

project logistics power to our expeditionary Army. 

INTRODUCTION 

The 404th AFSB executes mission command of 

subordinate units to integrate and synchronize AMC 

strategic capabilities in support of U.S. Northern 

Command (NORTHCOM), to include support to 

Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) for U.S. 

Army North (USARNORTH), I Corps, and other Army 

and joint organizations within its area of operation to 

increase materiel readiness at the operational and tactical 

point of need. 

HISTORY 

The 404th AFSB’s lineage began in December 2002 

when AMC established AMC Forward Stryker at Ft. 

Lewis, Washington (now JBLM). The mission was to 

provide the 3/2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) 

with a single point of entry to address both AMC 

and Acquisitions, Logistics and Technology (AL&T) 

integration and sustainment support. 

Equipment from the 627th Hospital Company is staged at the JBLM SDC and loaded on trucks for its return to Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Army photo by George Cox) 

By June 2003, the first AMC Brigade Logistics Support 

Team (BLST) was created and began preparation to 

deploy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. 

In October 2003, AMC Forward Stryker reorganized 

as a direct subordinate unit of Army Field Support 

Command. The primary mission of AMC StrykerForward was to establish, train and combat certify all 

Stryker BLSTs. 

On August 15, 2005, the Army Field Support Brigade 

Stryker was renamed the Army Field Support BrigadePacific (Provisional). The brigade continued to support 

Stryker fleets and reset, and provide Logistics Assistance 

Program (LAP) support. 

By 2007, the brigade was involved in Army Force 

Generation operations and expanded to include 

responsibility for Logistics Support Elements at Fort 

Irwin, California, and Fort Huachuca, Arizona. In 

addition, the brigade established the AFSB Forward 

FWD at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, to support the U.S. Army 

Pacific Command (USARPAC) and the 8th Theater 

Support Command (TSC). 

On October 16, 2008, the Brigade completed another step 

in its evolution when, by order of the Secretary of the 

A Soldier from the 24th Composite Supply Company issues parts to a customer from the newly relocated Supply Support Activity at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The 24th CSC relocated their 

entire Support Supply Activity for the first time in the unit’s history to a field environment where they continued day-to-day operations of supporting customers throughout JBLM. (U.S. Army photo by 

Sgt. 1st Class Miriam Espinoza) 

Army, Army Field Support Brigade-Pacific (Provisional) 

was deactivated, and the 404th AFSB was activated. This 

authorization constituted the unit’s birth certificate, its 

service record and its deed to organizational properties. 

In October 2012 the 404th AFSB’s mission expanded 

again with the assumption of command of eight 

Logistics Readiness Centers (LRCs), an additional LRC 

in January 2015; two more LRCs in May 2015; and 

another in June 2015. 

Then, on August 1, 2015, the brigade downsized with 

one AFSBn and two LRCs in Alaska, and one AFSBn 

and an LRC in Hawaii, transferred to the 402nd AFSB at 

Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. 

The 404th AFSB took command of an additional LRC 

October 1, 2016. With this final LRC, the 404th AFSB 

was comprised of one AFSBn, three Logistics Support 

Teams (LSTs), one Logistics Support Element and 10 

LRCs. 

On July 1, 2018, the 404th AFSB transferred four LRCs 

to the 407th AFSB: LRC-Yuma and LRC Huachuca in 

Arizona; LRC-Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah; and 

LRC-Presidio of Monterey in California. The 404th in 

turn gained eight other LRCs and an additional battalion 

(AFSBn-Joint Base Charleston). 

Today, the 404th Army Field Support Brigade is 

comprised of two AFSBns, two combat training center 

LSTs and 13 LRCs. The 404th AFSB continues to 

provide materiel readiness at the operational and tactical 

point of need. 

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David Gaddy, Quality Assurance specialist, Army Field Support Battalion-Mannheim, examines a trailer as part of the battalion’s quality assurance process at Coleman Work Site, Germany. (U.S. 

Army photo by Rabia Coombs) 

405TH ARMY FIELD SUPPORT BRIGADE 

LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Kaiserslautern, 

Germany 

• Mannheim, Germany 

• Vilseck, Germany 

• Livorno, Italy 

• Eygelshoven, Netherlands 

Army Field Support Battalion-Mannheim personnel stage Bradleys in preparation for a large-scale equipment issue at Coleman Work Site, Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Rabia Coombs) 

The 405th Army Field Support Brigade (AFSB) 

operationalizes AMC capabilities and delivers 

anticipatory readiness within the U.S. European 

Command (EUCOM) and U.S. Africa Command 

(AFRICOM) areas of responsibility, at the tactical point 

of need. 

INTRODUCTION 

The 405th AFSB, assigned to ASC, and under the 

operational control of U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR), 

is headquartered at Daenner Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, 

Germany. The brigade provides materiel enterprise 

support to U.S. forces throughout Europe and Africa by 

synchronizing the infusion of acquisition, logistics and 

technology into USAREUR units and integrating AMC 

capabilities and enablers to deliver readiness to EUCOM 

and AFRICOM, maintaining Army Prepositioned Stock 

(APS) and executing world-class Logistics Readiness 

Center (LRC) operations. 

CAPABILITIES AND MISSION EXECUTION 

The 405th AFSB consists of four Army Field Support 

Battalions (AFSBn) and seven LRCs. The AFSBns 

provide mission command of APS storage locations and 

general support in Europe to assigned and rotational 

forces. The LRCs execute installation logistics operations 

in support of Installation Management Command 

(IMCOM). The 405th AFSB provides this support 

throughout the EUCOM and AFRICOM areas of 

operation. The 405th AFSB is responsible for APS 

equipment sets at various European locations to be 

utilized as directed in support of NATO operations. 

The 405th AFSBn-Africa, headquartered at Leghorn 

Army Depot in Livorno, Italy, receives, stores, maintains 

and issues APS equipment. It provides humiditycontrolled storage of assets for several combatant 

commands. The battalion provides and coordinates 

AMC enablers in support of U.S. Army Africa through 

its assigned Logistics Support Team-Africa located at 

Camp Ederle, Vicenza, Italy. The battalion also supports 

the U.S. Agency for International Development Office of 

Foreign Disaster Assistance. 

The 405th AFSBn-Benelux, headquartered at 

Eygelshoven, Netherlands, provides mission command of 

APS operations at Eygelshoven, and Zutendaal, Belgium. 

The 405th AFSBn-Mannheim, headquartered at 

Coleman Work Site in Mannheim, Germany, provides 

mission command of APS operations at Mannheim and

Dülmen, Germany. AFSBns-Mannheim and Benelux 

are both responsible for receipt, storage, maintenance, 

shipment, and issue of equipment and are capable 

of shipping equipment to forward sites for issue at 

Equipment Configuration and Handoff Area. 

The 405th AFSBn-Germany, headquartered at Rose 

Barracks in Vilseck, Germany, is responsible for 

providing mission command of AMC’s Logistics 

Assistance Program. Operated by Department of 

Army Civilians, better known as Logistics Assistance 

Representatives (LARs), these dedicated civilians come 

to ASC from the four life cycle management commands: 

Aviation and Missile Command; Communications and 

Electronics Command; Joint Munitions Command; and 

Tank-automotive and Armaments Command. LARs 

provide subject-matter expertise on all Army fielded 

systems and assist Soldiers with troubleshooting and 

early detection of faults. These LARs serve side-byside with supported units in garrisons as well as in the 

field, and are deployed in support of combat operations 

around the world. 

The 405th AFSB provides installation logistics support 

to Army garrisons and tactical units through its LRCs, 

base support operations (BASOPS) transportation and 

BASOPS maintenance directorates throughout Germany, 

Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. 

Supporting 16 communities in four countries, the LRCs 

are responsible for providing food service support; 

operating central issue facilities; laundry and dry 

cleaning services; driver testing; commercial travel 

services; operating hazardous material control and reuse 

centers; regional supply support activities; maintaining 

installation property books; counseling and scheduling 

household goods shipments; customs clearance; BASOPs 

and tactical maintenance; and managing Europe's nontactical Army owned and leased vehicle fleet. 

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Col. Douglas LeVien, 406th Army Field Support Brigade-Fort 

Bragg, N.C., and Lee Hanson, deputy chief of staff, G-1 

(Human Resources), Army Sustainment Command, discuss 

the capabilities and structure of the 406th AFSB during an 

annual senior leader forum at the Rock Island Arsenal golf 

clubhouse, Ill. (U.S. Army photo by Kevin Fleming) 

406TH ARMY FIELD SUPPORT BRIGADE 

LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Fort Bragg, North 

Carolina 

• Fort Campbell, Kentucky 

• Fort Drum, New York 

• Fort Stewart, Georgia 

The 406th Army Field Support Brigade 

(AFSB) serves as the single “face to 

the field” to execute materiel enterprise 

functions for AMC by integrating and 

synchronizing acquisition, logistics and 

technology at the tactical, operational 

and strategic levels to enable combat 

readiness of all Army units in the 

eastern U.S. 

INTRODUCTION 

As part of the Army’s modular force structure 

transformation, the 406th AFSB was provisionally 

activated in March 2005 as the AFSB-Continental United 

States-East (CONUS-East) under ASC. Charged with the 

responsibility to provide Army force generation support 

to warfighting units committed to the Global War on 

Terror, the AFSB encompassed 17 posts, camps and 

stations in 26 states east of the Mississippi River. Oct 16, 

2007, marked the redesignation of AFSB-CONUS-East 

as the 406th AFSB, as well as the internal reorganization 

of its subordinate Logistics Support Elements into four 

provisional Army Field Support Battalions (AFSBns). 

Of national strategic importance, the 406th AFSB was 

responsible for the Army Prepositioned Stock Afloat 

program, located at Army Strategic Logistics Activity 

Charleston (ASLAC) in South Carolina, and support to 

Army special operations forces. 

HISTORY 

The 406th AFSB is aligned with U.S. Northern 

Command and in direct support of the Army’s 

Contingency Corps (XVIII Airborne Corps). Continually 

evolving with transformation initiatives, the 406th AFSB 

Logistics Readiness Center employees perform vehicle maintenance at Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Army photo by Jon Micheal Connor) 

expanded its area of responsibility to include Fort Polk/ 

Joint Readiness Training Center, Louisiana, officially 

activated its four AFSBns in December 2009 and received 

operational control of 30 Installation Directorate of 

Logistics in June 2010. In October 2014, the 406th 

AFSB assumed mission command of 30 Logistics 

Readiness Centers (LRCs), which were renamed from 

installation Directorate of Logistics, and later transferred 

control of four LRCs to other AFSB units. In July 2018, 

under the ASC Futures Initiative, the 406th AFSB 

transferred mission command of several LRCs and 

AFSBn-Charleston (formerly ASLAC) to the 404th 

AFSB at Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Washington, while 

completing the merger of Army Field Support Battalions 

with LRCs at their respective Division Installations. 

CAPABILITIES AND MISSION EXECUTION 

The 406th AFSB integrates, synchronizes and 

executes the delivery of AMC capabilities in support 

of unified land operations in a garrison, joint and 

combined environment at the strategic, operational 

and tactical point of need, enabling combat readiness 

of all Army units in the eastern U.S. Four significant 

efforts highlighted the 406th AFSB’s ability to exceed 

expectations for logistical contingency support both 

in the Continental United States and overseas. The 

first is mission command of 14 LRCs since 2018. The 

Baseline Levels of Support include five Power Projection 

Platforms and one Mobilization Force Generation 

Installation, 86 Service Contracts at 20 Installations, 13 

Ammunition Supply Points, 17 Installation Property 

Book Offices, 16 Installation Supply Support Activities 

, 14 Central Issue Facilities and two Clothing Initial 

Issue Points, 67 Dining Facilities contract/augmentation 

support and nine Subsistence Supply Management 

Offices, 18 Installation Transportation Offices, 17 

Installation Level Materiel Maintenance Support, 

laundry and dry cleaning for supported Installations, 

tenants and surrounding communities. 

Second, the mission to support to the activation and 

equipping of Security Force Assistance Brigade #1 

and #2, (SFAB1) at Fort Benning, Georgia, and Fort 

Bragg, North Carolina. The command worked with Fort 

Benning's LRC, Fort Bragg and Stewart's AFSBns, DA 

G4, FORSCOM G4, 18th Airborne Corps G4, AMC 

G3/4, ASC Support Operations (SPO), TACOM and 

CECOM to develop a Concept of Support to stand 

up this new, high priority unit while simultaneously 

equipping them with excess equipment transferred from 

across the Army. 

Third, support response to disaster assistance within 

the brigade’s area of responsibility with the execution 

of Defense Support of Civil Authorities events such as 

Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, Michael and Florence. 

All required high measures of support, but most notable 

was the support to Irma where the brigade supported 

elements of the 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment 

Command as it traversed through the AFSBn-Stewart 

area of responsibility. 

Fourth, the mission of converting 2-3ID from an 

infantry brigade combat team (IBCT) to an armored 

brigade combat team (ABCT) at Fort Stewart, Georgia. 

The command assisted ASC and FORSCOM with the 

Concept of Support and the weekly information planning 

session to convert the 2-3 IBCT into an ABCT. 

FIND OUT MORE 

www.aschq.army.mil/home/406.aspx 
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Cadet Samuel Gordon from Indiana University throws a dummy grenade towards the target during the hand grenade qualification course at Fort Knox, Ky. The 407th directly supports the U.S. Army 

Cadet Command’s summer training program by providing food, fuel, maintenance and transportation support to thousands of cadets. (U.S. Army photo by Jodi Moffett) 

Soldiers conduct pre-maintenence checks on vehicles in a 

motor pool at Fort Hood, Texas. (U.S. Army photo) 

407TH ARMY FIELD SUPPORT BRIGADE 

LOCATIONS 

• Fort Hood, Texas 

• Fort Carson, Colorado 

• Fort Bliss, Texas 

• Fort Riley, Kansas 

ADDITIONAL PRESENCE 

• Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri 

• Fort Sill, Oklahoma 

• Fort Huachuca, Arizona 

• Fort Knox, Kentucky 

• Joint Base San Antonio, Texas 

• White Sands Missile Range, New 

Mexico 

• Miami, Florida 

• Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona 

• Dugway Proving Ground, Utah 

• Presidio of Monterey, California 

• Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico 

• Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras 

The 407th Army Field Support Brigade (AFSB) located 

at Fort Hood, Texas, synchronizes, integrates and 

delivers readiness and enterprise sustainment for Army 

and joint forces within its area of operations. 

INTRODUCTION 

In March 2005, the 407th AFSB was provisionally stood 

up as Army Field Support Brigade-CONUS West (AFSBCW) at Fort Hood, Texas. AFSB-CW was responsible for 

enhancing the readiness of active Army, Army Reserve 

and National Guard units west of the Mississippi River, 

except those in Washington. 

AFSB-CW gained its first Army Field Support Battalion 

(AFSBn) when the logistics support element at Fort 

Carson, Colorado, was converted to an AFSBn. On 

October 16, 2007, the 407th AFSB relinquished its 

provisional status and was activated at Fort Hood. 

In October 2012, the 407th AFSB gained mission 

command of eight Directorate of Logistics, now known 

as Logistics Readiness Centers (LRCs). By 2018, the 

407th AFSB had grown to four AFSBns, each with 

their own embedded LRC, and 12 LRCs spread across 

13 states and two overseas locations: Puerto Rico and 

Honduras. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

The 407th is regionally aligned with U.S. Southern 

Command and directly supports III Corps, 

headquartered at Fort Hood. The mission of the 407th 

AFSB is accomplished through four AFSBns (each with 

its own embedded LRC capability) and through 12 LRCs. 

The 407th supports the synchronization, integration 

and delivery of readiness and Army materiel enterprise 

sustainment to warfighting units and installation 

garrison operations. At the brigade headquarters level, 

the command has a deployable Corps Logistics Support 

Element (CLSE) to support contingency operations if the 

III Corps Headquarters deploys. 

At the AFSBn level, each AFSBn has a Division 

Logistics Support Element when the division 

headquarters deploys. The 407th leverages life 

cycle management command’s Logistic Assistant 

Representatives across its footprint in support of 

unit readiness, along with a mix of contractors and 

Department of the Army Civilians. 

AFSBn-Carson is stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado, 

and provides direct support to the 4th Infantry Division. 

AFSBn-Bliss is stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, and 

provides direct support to the 1st Armored Division. 

AFSBn-Riley is stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, and 

provides direct support to the 1st Infantry Division. 

AFSBn-Hood is stationed at Fort Hood and provides 

direct support to the 1st Cavalry Division. The 407th 

CLSE provides direct support to the 3rd Cavalry 

Regiment and to other separate brigades in direct support 

of the Corps. 

The 407th LRCs provide installation garrison support 

whose capabilities include: Army readiness; power 

projection missions; Installation Management Command 

base support operations; U.S. Training and Doctrine 

Command (TRADOC) support for Army Initial Entry 

Training; asset management; dining facility and food 

service operations; and property management. The 407th 

AFSB directly enables readiness, sustainment and power 

projection capabilities across 16 installations. 

Today, the 407th AFSB is a critical enabler of strategic 

logistics capabilities for III Corps units constantly 

deployed around the world. The 407th continues to 

support Army units mobilizing and deploying in support 

of contingency operations. In recent years, the 407th 

has played an active role in divisional deployments in 

support of regionally aligned forces in Korea, Kuwait 

and Eastern Europe. 

Each summer, the 407th directly supports the U.S. Army 

Cadet Command’s summer training program at Fort 

Knox, Kentucky, providing food, fuel, maintenance and 

transportation support to thousands of cadets. 

Since 2018, the 407th AFSB has been helping Army 

units in support of Operation Border Support along 

the nation’s border with Mexico. In addition, the 407th 

supports three TRADOC Center of Excellence locations 

at Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; 

and Fort Huachuca, Arizona. The 407th AFSB quickly 

responds to defense support to contingency operations 

and disaster recovery response. 

Recently, the 407th supported the establishment of 

Logistics Civil Augmentation Program Capability centers 

at Fort Bliss and North Fort Hood in support of COVID19 support operations. The 407th AFSB lives up to its 

motto which is to fully “Support the Soldiers!” 

FIND OUT MORE 

http://www.aschq.army.mil/home/407.aspx 
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CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

CECOM’s subordinate organizations are: 

U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command (AMLC), 

Fort Detrick, Maryland: AMLC projects and sustains 

medical materiel capabilities and data in order to build 

and enable readiness for the Army and Joint Forces 

across the full spectrum of operations. It delivers medical 

materiel readiness through integrated medical materiel 

distribution, forward positioned stocks, and centralized 

medical materiel management and data management to 

sustain health services. 

Central Technical Support Facility (CTSF), Fort 

Hood, Texas: The CTSF is the Army’s strategic facility 

responsible for executing interoperability certification 

testing, configuration management of the Army’s tactical 

software baselines and supporting net-enabled crossprogram integration. It provides data to Army leadership 

and various joint agencies to facilitate interoperability 

certifications. CTSF also hosts the Army’s Coalition 

Interoperability Assurance and Validation lab. 

Integrated Logistics Support Center (ILSC), Aberdeen 

Proving Ground, Maryland: ILSC provides global 

logistics solutions to enable C5ISR readiness. As the 

Army’s premier logistics organization for C5ISR life 

cycle support, ILSC ensures Soldiers are equipped and 

ready to execute missions in support of Army priorities 

and combatant commanders’ requirements. 

Software Engineering Center (SEC), Aberdeen Proving 

Ground, Maryland: SEC provides software, hardware, 

business applications and enterprise life cycle solutions 

for C5ISR systems. SEC ensures the operational 

readiness of fielded software by developing, providing, 

integrating and maintaining C5ISR logistics and business 

software. 

Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD), Tobyhanna, 

Pennsylvania: TYAD provides world-class logistics 

support for C5ISR systems for the Department of 

Defense. Capabilities include sustainment, overhaul 

and repair, fabrication and manufacturing, engineering 

design and development, software depot maintenance, 

technology insertion and modification, and global field 

support. 

U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering 

Command (USAISEC), Fort Huachuca, Arizona: 

USAISEC provides systems engineering, installation, 

integration, implementation and evaluation support 

for communications and IT systems in support of the 

warfighter. USAISEC supports the PEO for Enterprise 

Information Systems in upgrading IT infrastructure 

at every Army post, camp and station; upgrading 

command centers, and modernizing the IT infrastructure 

throughout the Army. 

HISTORY 

An AMC Major Subordinate Command, CECOM 

was first established as the U.S. Army Electronics 

Command on Aug. 21, 1963. It was designated the 

Communications-Electronics Command in 1981, 

and it was re-designated as the CECOM Life Cycle 

Management Command in 2005. 

FIND OUT MORE 

U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command 

6585 Surveillance Loop 

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 

www.army.mil/cecom 

/CommunicationsElectronicsCommandCECOM 

U.S. ARMY COMMUNICATIONSELECTRONICS COMMAND 

U.S. Army Communications-Electronic Command (CECOM) is the Army’s materiel 

integrator for command, control, communications, computers, cyber, intelligence, 

surveillance and reconnaissance (C5ISR) readiness. 

CORE COMPETENCIES 

• Depot-Level Manufacturing, Repair 

and Overhaul 

• Field Support 

• Foreign Military Assistance 

• Interoperability Certification 

• Logistics Sustainment Planning and 

Execution 

• Software Sustainment 

• Supply Chain Management 

• IT Systems Engineering and 

Integration 

ABOVE: The 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade concludes a 

training rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center, at Fort Polk, 

La. The unit utilized tactical network transport equipment, including 

inflatable Transportable Tactical Command Communications satellite 

terminals and Scout satellite terminals, and trained with new Integrated Tactical Network capabilities. (U.S. Army photo) 

OPPOSITE PAGE: Once on the ground and an airfield is seized, 

Soldiers can rapidly set up their inflatable Transportable Tactical 

Command Communications (T2C2) satellite system, and retain continuity of mission command during the initial phase of the operation. 

(U.S. Army photo by Amy Walker) 

INTRODUCTION 

CECOM plays a critical role in supporting our Soldiers’ ability to 

protect our nation and way of life. Through collaboration with Program 

Executive Offices (PEOs), U.S. Army Futures Command (AFC), the 

Network Cross-Functional Team, other AMC commands and industry 

partners, CECOM provides, integrates and sustains world-class C5ISR 

hardware, software and mission command capabilities to the joint 

warfighter. 

CECOM enables a network that connects and synchronizes the Armed 

Forces at all echelons to ensure a more lethal and dominant joint 

force for the U.S. and its allies. Comprising a global team of dedicated 

Soldiers, civilians and contractors, CECOM’s mission is to empower the 

Soldier through sustained C5ISR readiness – anytime, anywhere. 

As our Army modernizes for high-intensity conflict against near-peer 

adversaries, the importance of C5ISR readiness has never been greater. 

When a Soldier needs his tactical vehicle configured with the latest blue 

force tracker, CECOM is there. When a Soldier needs her C5ISR system 

software updated with a security patch to protect it from up-to-theminute cyber threats, CECOM is there. When a unit needs a spare part 

for its mobile satellite system to keep it connected and protected on the 

battlefield, CECOM is there. 

CECOM and elements from AMC, AFC and the Assistant Secretary of 

the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology collectively form the 

C5ISR Center of Excellence at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. 
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Staff. Sgt. Joshua Bahr, an NCO assigned to the 51st 

Medical Logistics Company, works on a piece of medical 

equipment while temporarily assigned to the U.S. Army 

Medical Materiel Agency's Medical Maintenance Operations 

Division in Tobyhanna, Pa. (U.S. Army photo by Ellen Crown) 

Soldiers from the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea's 563rd Medical Logistics Company loads Class VIII medical supplies onto a CH-47 helicopter with guidance from the 2ID/2CAB crew chief 

on March 24, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Shawn Hardiek) 

U.S. ARMY MEDICAL LOGISTICS COMMAND 

LOCATION 

• Fort Detrick, Maryland 

DIRECT REPORTING UNITS 

• U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency 

(USAMMA) 

• U.S. Army Medical Materiel CenterEurope (USAMMC-E) 

• U.S. Army Medical Materiel CenterKorea (USAMMC-K) 

LOCATIONS 

• Fort Detrick, Maryland 

• Perry Point, Maryland 

• Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania 

• Hill Air Force Base, Utah 

• San Joaquin, California 

• Sierra Army Depot, California 

• Charleston, South Carolina 

• San Antonio, Texas 

• Germany 

• Qatar 

• Japan 

• Korea 

U.S. ARMY MEDICAL MATERIEL AGENCY 

FIND OUT MORE 

Army Medical Logistics Command 

Bldg. 693 Neiman Street, 2nd 

Floor 

Fort Detrick, MD 21702 

https://www.amlc.army.mil

 /ArmyMedlogCommand 

@ArmyMedLog

 /company/armymedlog

 /photos/armymedlog 

U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command's (AMLC) mission is to deliver 

medical materiel readiness through integrated medical materiel distribution, 

forward positioned stocks, centralized medical materiel management and data 

management to sustain health services support for the operational Army units 

and joint forces in support of large-scale combat operations. AMLC provides 

strategic oversight of three direct reporting units, Army Prepositioned Stocks 

and medical maintenance operations located across five continents. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

Medical logistics enables an entire system of medical readiness, from the 

deployability of service members in garrison to the delivery of medical care 

in an operational environment. Medical logistics is also functionally linked 

to medical product development and program management. AMLC works 

closely with Army Futures Command to ensure sustainment is considered 

during the development phase of materiel solutions. AMLC also coordinates 

medical logistics functions with the Office of the Surgeon General and the 

Defense Health Agency to facilitate an integrated health service support 

capability to the Army and the joint force. 

U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency (USAMMA) 

provides worldwide operational medical logistics 

support, including fielding, sustainment and centralized 

management of readiness-enabling contingency 

programs. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

USAMMA’s core capabilities are focused on medically 

equipping and sustaining the force. USAMMA’s primary 

activities include: 

• Providing medical maintenance at the depotlevel, as well as to National Guard units, centrally 

managed programs, and expert-level repair support in 

operational environments. 

• Managing readiness-enabling contingency programs 

and Army Prepositioned Stocks. 

• Distributing vaccines and therapeutics, and providing 

cold chain management training. 

• Managing and updating the medical materiel 

catalogue, and providing technical business support 

and record system training. 

USAMMA has three stateside Medical Maintenance 

Operations Divisions (MMOD), including: 

• MMOD-Tobyhanna (Pennsylvania): Audiometer 

calibration, optical equipment, and Table of 

Organization and Equipment lab equipment. 

• MMOD-Hill (Hill Air Force Base, Utah): 

Anesthesia, pulmonary equipment and field oxygen. 

• MMOD-Tracy (Defense Distribution Center 

in San Joaquin, California): Maintenance and 

calibration for medical imaging equipment and special 

purpose (medical) test, measurements and diagnostics 

equipment. 

Each MMOD location provides medical maintenance 

support for its region's National Guard units. 

The highest-trained equipment experts from each 

MMOD also rotationally deploy as part of a team called 

the Forward Repair Activity-Medical (FRA-M). The 

FRA-M travels around the globe to provide expert-level 

training and support to unit-level biomedical equipment 

specialists. 

Additionally, USAMMA provides medical logistics 

support for several Department of the Army readiness 

programs. These programs include the acquisition, 

storage, distribution and transfer of prepositioned stocks 

located ashore and afloat, as well as medical chemical 

defense packages and short shelf life pharmaceuticals 

and other materiel. 

As part of the force projection strategy, these programs 

contribute to the Army's ability to rapidly deploy decisive 

power worldwide. Both the Army and the Office of the 

Surgeon General have established specific programs 

to support contingency operations, are designed to 

work together to meet the needs of deploying units and 

include: 

Army Prepositioned Stocks: 

• Brigade/unit sets 
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ABOVE: Medical maintenance experts at Medical Maintenance Operations Division-Tracy, under the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency, inspect a computerized tomography system that arrived to 

the depot for recapitalization. (U.S. Army photo by Ellen Crown) 

BELOW: Sgt. Kevin Taylor, a medical maintainer with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, works on imaging equipment during medical maintenance training at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency's 

Medical Maintenance Operations Division at Tracy Defense Distribution Depot in California. (U.S. Army photo by Ellen Crown) 

A Soldier assigned to the U.S. Army Medical Materiel CenterEurope checks shipping documents for special handling 

materiel, such as controlled medications and hazardous 

materials. (U.S. Army photo) 

U.S. ARMY MEDICAL MATERIEL AGENCY Continued 

• Operational projects 

• War reserve sustainment 

The Surgeon General's Contingency Stock: 

• Medical Chemical Defense Materiel 

• Centrally Managed Medical Potency and Dated 

Materiel Program (Unit Deployment Packages) 

• Medical Materiel Readiness Program 

USAMMA operations are worldwide and comprise 

approximately 400 personnel, including military, 

civilians, contractors and foreign nationals. 

FIND OUT MORE 

U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency 

Bldg. 693 Neiman Street, 3rd Floor 

Fort Detrick, MD 21702 

301-619-8701 

https://www.amlc.army.mil/USAMMA

 /USArmyMedicalMaterielAgency

 /photos/usamedicalmateriel 

U.S. ARMY MEDICAL MATERIEL CENTER – EUROPE 

LOCATION 

• Pirmasens, Germany 

• U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern, 

Germany 

CORE COMPETENCIES 

•Acquisition, storage and distribution 

of medical materiel 

• Medical maintenance 

• Optical fabrication 

The U.S. Army Medical Materiel 

Center, Europe (USAMMCE) provides 

and projects medical logistics support 

across the full spectrum of military 

operations to U.S. European Command 

(EUCOM), U.S. Central Command 

(CENTCOM), U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and 

the U.S. Department of State. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

USAMMCE serves as the Theater Lead Agent for 

Medical Materiel (TLAMM) for EUCOM and 

AFRICOM. USAMMCE also provides medical materiel 

support for CENTCOM, which covers operations from 

northeastern Africa to southwestern and south central 

Asia. Additionally, USAMMCE serves as the executive 

agent to the U.S. Department of State for its medical 

humanitarian assistance program and provides logistics 

services to U.S. embassies throughout the world. In these 

capacities, USAMMCE supports more than 1,200 Army, 

Navy, Air Force and Department of State hospitals, 

clinics, embassies and field units. 

USAMMCE maintains a warehouse inventory of more 

than 5,400 different items and a catalog of more than 

53,000 items. In recent years, USAMMCE has received 

annual requests for Class VIII materiel (medical supplies) 

valued up to $153 million. USAMMCE also typically 

fabricates more than 60,000 optical pieces per year and 

receives more than 4,000 orders for medical equipment 

maintenance annually. 

As the TLAMM, USAMMCE provides many of the 

services performed by civilian medical equipment 

distribution centers in the U.S. The TLAMM is the 

provider of logistics, training and innovation in Class 

VIII. As the designated TLAMM, USAMMCE serves as 

the single point of contact for medical logistics planning 

in the EUCOM and AFRICOM theaters and for Class 

VIII materiel movement into the CENTCOM area of 

responsibility, including customers currently serving in 

Iraq and Afghanistan. 

USAMMCE primarily provides capabilities in the 

acquisition, storage and distribution of medical materiel, 

optical fabrication and medical equipment maintenance. 

USAMMCE also develops business improvements to 

better serve the needs of customers, such as advanced 

information management and logistics systems for 

medical materiel supply chain management and medical 

product requisitions. 

The USAMMC-E team includes approximately 270 

personnel, including military, civilians, contractors and 

foreign nationals. 

FIND OUT MORE 

MCMR-MCZ 

APO AE 09138 

https://www.amlc.army.mil/USAMMCE 

/ US-Army-Medical-Materiel-Center-EuropeUSAMMCE-190248934346374 
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Four technicians from Tobyhanna Army Depot work with the Pennsylvania National Guard to assess, troubleshoot and repair 14 Satellite Transportable Terminals required for upcoming deployments. 

(U.S. Army photo) 

A Medical Logistics Specialist assigned to the 563rd Medical 

Logistics Company conducts medical supply warehouse 

operations at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea. 

(U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Marc R. Welde) 

U.S. ARMY MEDICAL MATERIEL CENTER – KOREA 

LOCATION 

• Camp Carroll, South Korea 

• Camp Humphreys, South Korea 

CORE COMPETENCIES 

• Acquisition, storage and distribution 

of medical materiel 

• Medical maintenance 

• Optical fabrication 

U.S. Army Medical Materiel CenterKorea (USAMMC-K) serves as U.S. 

Forces Korea (USFK)’s Theater Lead 

Agent for Medical Materiel (TLAMM) 

and provides medical materiel support 

to theater medical forces, ensures tactical 

units are integrated into the medical 

supply chain and assists the combatant 

commander in health logistics support 

planning. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

USAMMC-K's mission is to deliver continuous 

medical logistics support to USFK throughout the full 

range of military operations. 

The team stands ready to “Fight Tonight" alongside 

its Korean allies to defeat aggression on the Korean 

peninsula. In addition to serving the Army, 

USAMMC-K also provides medical logistics support 

to joint forces and the U.S. Department of State. 

USAMMC-K manages two centrally-funded 

programs, including the medical chemical defense 

materiel and pandemic influenza (PI) stocks. 

USAMMC-K contributes to Eighth Army’s medical 

readiness by managing and fielding countermeasures 

used in the protection and treatment of Soldiers in the 

event of a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear 

attack. These countermeasures include pretreatment, 

treatment, antidotes, skin decontamination and 

Potency and Dated items for the Medical Equipment 

Set and Chemical Agent Patient Treatment. PI stocks 

managed by USAMMC-K are centrally funded assets 

by the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) 

and are intended to respond to a pandemic or other 

public health emergencies. 

The team includes approximately 150 personnel, 

including U.S. and Republic of Korea military, 

local Korean civilians and Department of the Army 

Civilians. 

In addition, the 563rd Medical Logistics Company, 

from the 65th Medical Brigade, is unique to 

USAMMC-K, providing just over 50% of the 

workforce. 

FIND OUT MORE 

USAMMC-K, Unit 15479 

APO AP 96260-5479 

011-82-54-970-8365 

https://www.amlc.army.mil/USAMMCK 

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TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT 

LOCATION 

• Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania 

Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD) is a recognized leader 

in providing world-class logistics support for command, 

control, communications, computers, cyber, intelligence, 

surveillance and reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems across 

the Department of Defense. 

INTRODUCTION 

TYAD, a subordinate organization of CECOM, has 

served the U.S. since 1953. 

Today, it is the premier full-service joint C5ISR 

maintenance facility in the DOD and the largest 

industrial employer in northeastern Pennsylvania with 

an annual economic impact of $2.8 billion. Tobyhanna’s 

corporate philosophy, dedicated workforce and technical 

expertise ensure the depot is the joint C5ISR provider of 

choice for all branches of the Armed Forces and industry 

partners. 

The depot encompasses more than 1,300 acres and has 

more than 2.4 million square feet dedicated to C5ISR, 

missile guidance and control missions, with 61% of 

the mission area under one roof. It includes more than 

150 buildings, 20 clean rooms and 10 test ranges, one 

of which is a laser range, in addition to multiple radar 

ranges. Tobyhanna’s unparalleled capabilities include 

full-spectrum logistics support for sustainment, overhaul 

and repair, fabrication and manufacturing, engineering 

design and development, systems integration, postproduction software support, technology insertion, 

modification, Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and global 

field support to joint warfighters. 

TYAD is virtually self-sustaining, with a modern 

infrastructure to support its diverse mission requirements. 

More than 4,000 personnel work at the installation and 

operate its worldwide network of more than 40 forward 

repair activities, including presence in Southwest Asia. 

In 2012, the depot earned its seventh Shingo Prize for 

Operational Excellence and as of 2019, has earned six 

Army Lean Six Sigma Excellence Awards. 

Among its most notable accomplishments, Tobyhanna 

has earned two Chief of Staff of the Army Maintenance 

Excellence Awards for Depot Maintenance and two 

Army Superior Unit Awards. Tobyhanna is the first 

military installation and third organization of any type 

in the world to achieve certification to both Aerospace 

Standard (AS) 9100 Revision C and AS9100 Revision A. 

The depot also holds certification for the ISO 14001:2004 
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Electronics Mechanic Helper Obioro Igwilo performs the final acceptance test on the AN/GRC245 High Capacity Lines of Sight Radio while working in Tobyhanna Army Depot's Electronics 

Maintenance Enclosure. The radio is used in the AN/TRC-190 Communications Shelter. (U.S. 

Army photo by Tom Robbins) 

Electronics Worker Christy Van Vliet solders connectors for hundreds of electronics assembly 

systems in support of the 8th Army in the Republic of Korea (ROK). The assemblies will establish radio interoperability between U.S. and Korean forces to ensure secure communication 

between allies and enhance battlefield readiness. The assemblies enable radio transmissions 

between the U.S. Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System and the ROK PRC 999K 

tactical combat radio system. (U.S. Army photo by Jim Lentz) 

TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT Continued 

Environmental Management System and is the first 

in DOD to attain the 45001 Occupational Health and 

Safety. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

The Army has designated Tobyhanna as its Center of 

Industrial and Technical Excellence for C4ISR, avionics, 

and missile guidance and control. 

The Air Force has designated Tobyhanna as its Technical 

Repair Center for tactical missiles and rigid wall shelters 

and portable buildings. 

TYAD’s talented workforce, high level of electronics 

expertise, and use of the latest technologies and business 

management techniques ensure the depot is the provider 

of choice for fabrication, electronic repair, engineering 

design, systems integration, technology insertion, 

automated test equipment and technical documentation 

development of the DOD’s joint C5ISR systems as well 

as missile guidance and control systems. 

TYAD projects its capabilities forward to posts, camps, 

stations and remote operating bases worldwide, ensuring 

operational readiness for the warfighter. 

TYAD personnel provide two-level maintenance 

on systems such as improvised explosive device 

countermeasures, logistics information systems, tactical 

operations centers, Army airborne command and 

control, Guardrail Common Sensor, Firefinder, Common 

Ground Station, tactical unmanned aerial vehicles and 

communication security equipment at sites throughout 

Europe, Southwest Asia, Korea, Okinawa, Japan, and the 

continental U.S. 

INDUSTRIAL SKILLS & FACILITIES 

Avionics/Intelligence Electronic Warfare Systems 

TYAD overhauls, repairs, tests, modifies, converts, 

demilitarizes and provides technical assembly and 

installation for airborne and electronic warfare systems 

and associated equipment for the joint warfighter. 

Electronic instruments and electronic integrated system 

mechanics provide an array of expertise in airborne 

communications/instrumentation/gyro, inertial 

and Doppler navigation, and airborne and ground 

countermeasures systems. 

Command, Control and Computer Systems 

TYAD repairs, tests, overhauls, integrates and modifies: 

• Computerized equipment/peripherals 

• Test Measurement & Diagnostic Equipment 

• Telecommunications equipment 

• Automated Test Equipment (ATE) 

• Tactical artillery systems 

• Associated fire control systems 

• Computerized equipment/peripherals 

• Test Measurement & Diagnostic Equipment 

• Telecommunications equipment 

• Tactical artillery systems 

• Associated fire control systems. 

• Electro-Optics/Night Vision (EO/NV) 

TYAD overhauls, repairs, modifies, tests and installs 

EO/NV systems, laser and infrared components, and 

systems. EO/NV specialized facilities include three 

10,000 Class clean rooms and eight 100,000 Class 

clean rooms. Various automated test equipment (ATE) 

supports the EO/NV mission area. The Automated 

Laser Instrumentation and Measurement System Test 

Station provide diagnostics and alignments on laser 

modules, M1 Tank Thermal Receiving Unit, M60 tank 

laser systems, Bradley Fighting Vehicle subassemblies 

and night vision goggles. The integrated family of test 

equipment, Agilent/HP3070 Systems and Drive-in 

Theater Manufacturing Company Test Stations are 

additional test equipment integral to supporting the EO/ 

NV mission. 

Radar Systems and Equipment 

TYAD performs overhaul, repair, test, modification, 

conversion, technical assembly and installation, as well 

as worldwide mobile depot maintenance, technical 

assistance and fielding of air defense, air traffic control, 

range threat, counterfire, ground surveillance, airborne, 

shipborne radar and sensor systems. This work supports 

the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy and FMS 

customers. 

The Integrated Antenna and Radar Range Campus 

provides sophisticated test capabilities for radar systems 

with distinct radar test sites. 

The multiple test pads, specialized support facilities and 

equipment are listed below: 

• Anechoic Chambers 

• Near Field and Far Field Ranges 

• Tower Track Testing Facility 

• Live Fire Test Simulator 

• Protective Radome 

• Modified Munson Road Shake and Vibration Testing 

• Elevated Temperature Burn Facility 

• Rain Immersion Testing Facility 

Advanced ATE verifies analog and digital circuit cards, 

radio frequency and microwave components, modules 

and subsystems, and testing from L band to Ku band. 

Satellite Communications (SATCOM) 

TYAD performs overhaul, repair, alignment, 

modification, test system/site integration, orientation 

training and technical field support to include worldwide 

installation and de-installation of tactical and strategic 

military SATCOM employed in fixed and mobile 

configurations. Dedicated facilities support the SATCOM 

missions such as the SATCOM mission facility, military 

strategic tactical radar support facility, tactical/strategic 

terminal test sites, tactical antenna repair facility, 

strategic antenna alignment & repair facility, anechoic 

chamber, Digital Communications Satellite Subsystem 

(DCSS) prototype room, and DCSS staging tactical end 

item repair facilities. 

Tactical Missile Systems 

TYAD has full capability to overhaul, modify, test and 

repair missile guidance control sections and support 

equipment. Tobyhanna’s Tactical Missile Facility is 

DOD Explosives Safety Board certified, environmentally 

controlled, and contains Class 300,000, 10,000 and 

1,000 clean rooms. Additionally, the entire Tactical 

Missile Facility is lightning protected, secured with 

restricted access, and has had a Navy-approved Hazards 

of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance survey 

completed. 

FIND OUT MORE 

Tobyhanna Army Depot 

11 Hap Arnold Boulevard 

Tobyhanna, PA 18466 

www.tobyhanna.army.mil 

usarmy.RIA.asc.list.pa@mail.mil

 /TeamTobyhanna 

/@teamtobyhanna 
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ABOVE: A U.S. Soldier makes his way through an obstacle course during the Installation Management Command, DirectorateEurope's (IMCOM-E) Best Warrior Competition 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Jason Johnston) 

U.S. ARMY INSTALLATION 

MANAGEMENT COMMAND

U.S. Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM) is “the Army's home — 

serving the rugged professional.” IMCOM manages the day-to-day operations of 

Army communities by providing security, protection, emergency response, housing, 

public works, parks and recreation, and childcare. 

PRIORITIES 

• Readiness: Ensuring facilities 

that enable speed of assembly 

and deployment by effectively 

prioritizing projects, programs and 

services. 

• Support to Training: Integrating 

and delivering services that enable 

demanding and realistic training 

to ensure Soldiers are trained and 

ready to win in a complex world. 

• Infrastructure: Addressing urgent 

infrastructure challenges. 

• Soldier Programs: Initiatives and 

services that improve readines and 

resilience of individual Soldiers. 

• Family Programs: Programs and 

services designed to improve 

readiness and resilience of Army 

families, allowing Soldiers to focus 

on their military occupations. 

INTRODUCTION 

Headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 

IMCOM integrates and delivers base support, enabling readiness for a 

globally responsive Army. IMCOM executes mission command through 

five directorates located around the globe: IMCOM-Europe, IMCOMPacific, IMCOM-Readiness, IMCOM-Sustainment and IMCOM-Training. 

Additionally, U.S. Army Environmental Command is a brigade-level 

command assigned to IMCOM. 

IMCOM’s global workforce of 53,000 civilian professionals and 1,600 

active-duty Soldiers operate 75 installations across 17 time zones, delivering 

58 services to the Soldiers, Department of the Army Civilians and families 

who live, work and train in 12 countries. IMCOM honors the sacrifice and 

service of military families while serving as the foundation of readiness in 

the Strategic Support Area. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

IMCOM is a supporting command that executes a $10 billion annual budget 

to enable training, execute strategic power projection, and sustain Soldier 

and family readiness. IMCOM enables the Army to provide and deploy 

trained and ready Soldiers around the world while caring for their families 

LEFT: Army leaders ask a military family to respond to a survey as part of an Army-wide effort to resolve inadequate housing on installations. (U.S. Army photo) 

RIGHT: Spc. ShaTyra Reed, a public affairs mass communication specialist with the 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, XVIII Airborne Corps Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, plays 

with her daughter, Amore Cox, in Fayetteville, N.C., April 25, 2019. Reed, who has served in the Army for five years, said that one of her key reasons for serving in the military is how well the Army 

helps her provide for her family. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Hubert D. Delany III) 

back home. IMCOM’s ability to prioritize resources 

toward key installation readiness drivers is critical to the 

Army’s success in modernization, mobilization, training, 

deployment and combat operations. IMCOM constantly 

seeks to optimize program and service delivery to ensure 

the most efficient use of resources in support of Army 

priorities. 

HISTORY 

In an effort to standardize its garrisons, the Army created 

the Installation Management Agency (IMA) in October 

2002. Using an enterprise approach, IMA removed the 

burden of base support from 15 major commands. This 

brought uniformity to the facilities and services of 184 

installations worldwide. In 2006, the Army accomplished 

its installation management mission for $4.5 billion less 

than it cost in 2003. 

Recognizing the complexity and importance of the 

IMCOM mission, the Secretary of the Army made the 

decision in the fall of 2015 to separate the positions of 

the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management 

(ACSIM) and IMCOM Commanding General; and as 

a result, IMCOM became an independent command 

reporting directly to the Chief of Staff of the Army. 

Within a year, IMCOM transformed its two continental 

U.S. geographic regions into three functional directorates 

aligned and collocated with their supported Army 

Commands (U.S. Army Forces Command, U.S. Army 

Training and Doctrine Command and AMC). The 

two IMCOM directorates outside the continental U.S. 

(Europe and the Pacific) remain aligned with their 

supported Army Service Component Command. 

As part of the Army Installation Management Reform 

Initiative in January 2019, the Secretary of the Army 

made the decision to realign IMCOM to AMC as a 

major subordinate command with an effective date of 

March 1, 2019. The synergies and unity of command 

created by this realignment strengthen the Strategic 

Support Area for Multi-Domain Operations and enhance 

readiness and the well-being of Soldiers, families and 

civilians. 

The role of the senior and garrison commanders at 

installations has not changed, and they maintain their 

respective mission and command responsibilities for 

installation and garrison functions. 

Army senior leaders recognize a solemn obligation to 

take care of Soldiers and their families. The Army’s 

quality of life initiative focuses on five key areas, four 

of which are managed by IMCOM: housing, spouse 

employment, child care, and PCS moves. 

FIND OUT MORE 

U.S. Army Installation Management Command 

2405 Gun Shed Road 

Fort Sam Houston, TX 78130 

https://home.army.mil/imcom 

@ArmyIMCOM 

@InstallationMgt 

/photos/imcom 
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LEFT: Damon Cardenas, program manager for the AEC’s 

National Defense Center for Energy and Environment, 

examines a stainless steel alloy plate that has been treated 

with citric acid passivation and run through a salt fog test at 

Corpus Christi Army Depot in Texas. This project validated 

a lower cost, more environmentally friendly process for 

increasing corrosion resistance for metals used in Army 

weapons systems. (U.S. Army photo by Troy Darr) 

BELOW: U.S. Army Environmental Command assessors 

Bobby McGough, Phi Dang and Tim Rodeffer evaluate a 

spill kit at an installation refueling point on Rhine Ordnance 

Barracks as a part of the Environmental Performance 

Assessment and Assistance System audit. The triennial 

assessment identifies and mitigates environmental issues 

and risks to training and operations. (U.S. Army photo by 

Mary Ann Davis) 

U.S. Army Environmental Command performs appropriate, cost-effective cleanup at active installations Army-wide to ensure the property is both safe for installation use and protective of human 

health and the environment. (U.S. Army photo) 

U.S. ARMY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMAND 

LOCATION 

• Fort Sam Houston, Texas 

U.S. Army Environmental Command (AEC), a subordinate command of IMCOM, is headquartered at Joint Base 

San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. AEC delivers technical services to Army installations globally and provides 

environmental expertise, and program and project management on compliance, conservation, restoration and pollution 

prevention activities. 

INTRODUCTION 

The AEC story began in 1972 when the Army created 

the program manager for demilitarization of chemical 

materiel to manage the day-to-day operations of 

destroying the nation's stockpile of toxic chemical agents 

and munitions. Over the years, AEC’s role has expanded 

to include many new responsibilities around the world. 

Through all the changes, the command’s mission of 

ensuring maximum use of Army training lands through 

sound environmental practices and stewardship remains. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

AEC provides environmental expertise, program 

management and project management in: 

• Compliance 

• Conservation 

• Restoration 

• Pollution Prevention 

The AEC staff comprises of specialists in a variety 

of fields including archeologists, biologists, chemists, 

ecologists, air quality specialists, civil and mechanical 

engineers, entomologists, environmental attorneys, 

environmental planners and scientists, foresters, 

geographers, geologists, microbiologists, natural 

resources specialists, physical scientists, physicists, 

range scientists and toxicologists. The organization 

also includes support staff such as business analysts, 

human resources specialists, communication specialists, 

information technology specialists, logisticians and 

others. The common thread in all specialties is a 

commitment to delivering environmental solutions in 

support of Army readiness and sustainability. 

AEC works with installations to develop, implement and 

maintain programs for the conservation, utilization, and 

rehabilitation of natural resources on 13.6 million acres 

spread across 156 installations, with more than 12,500 

operational ranges, 2.5 million acres of forest and 1.3 

million acres of wetlands. This includes responsibility 

for protecting 254 federally endangered species on 125 

installations, as well as two candidate species on 16 

installations, which could impact Army missions. 

AEC supports Army installations and training by 

helping ensure the Army uses a solid science and 

engineering base in developing sustainable environmental 

technologies. It also ensures Army technology developers 

focus on the highest priority user needs in support of the 

environmental strategy. AEC helps commands actively 

promote mission readiness by continually assessing and 

upgrading environmental performance across Army 

installations. 

The command works with installations to enable Soldier 

readiness and sustainable military communities while 

ensuring compliance with laws and regulations designed 

to protect human health and the environment. 

FIND OUT MORE 

U.S. Army Environmental Command 

2455 Reynolds Road, Building 2266 

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 

https://aec.army.mil 

@ usaec 
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U.S. military firefighters use a dummy to demonstrate how they would help a medical casualty 

during a demonstration of hands-on rescue training at Camp Zama, Japan. (U.S. Army photo 

by Winifred Brown) 

Paratroopers of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, demonstrate a joint forcible entry into Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The Army’s 

airborne brigade provides the joint force the capability to rapidly deploy to and seize contested territory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Divine Cox) 

A multicultural spouses exchange offers a chance to taste a variety of dishes such as 

пельмeни (pelmeni), Russian dumplings, arroz con gandules, Puerto Rican rice with pigeon

peas, or chicken enchiladas, all during the same meal. Sponsored by Army Community Service 

at USAG Italy in Vicenza, the quarterly event encourages people to meet and share a special 

dish and recipe. (U.S. Army photo by Laura Kreider) 

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, conduct zeroing and qualification with an M4 rifle at the 

Engagement Skills Trainer at Katterbach Army Airfield, Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Charles Rosemond)

U.S. ARMY INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT 

COMMAND DIRECTORATES 

DIRECTORATES 

• Europe 

• Pacific

• Readiness 

• Sustainment 

• Training 

INTRODUCTION 

IMCOM is organized into five directorates, which serve as 

the intermediate echelon between IMCOM headquarters 

and the garrison. There are two directorates outside the 

continental U.S. based on geographical support, and three 

directorates in the continental U.S. supporting Army 

functionality. 

IMCOM-EUROPE 

IMCOM-Europe, based in Germany, supports U.S. Army 

Europe with garrisons in Belgium, Germany and Italy, 

as well as forward locations in Bulgaria and Romania. 

IMCOM’s mission in Europe is to provide the best 

possible training facilities, power projection platforms, 

family housing and base operations support services. By 

enabling tactical units in Europe to focus on operations, 

training, and deployments, Soldiers may deploy with the 

assurance that their loved ones are well cared for. 

Army garrisons in IMCOM-Europe include: 

• Belgium: Benelux 

• Germany: Ansbach, Bavaria, Rheinland-Pfalz, Stuttgart, 

Wiesbaden 

• Italy: Vicenza 

FIND OUT MORE

https://home.army.mil/imcom-europe 

/IMCOMEurope 

@IMCOMEurope 

IMCOM-PACIFIC 

IMCOM-Pacific, with headquarters at Fort Shafter, 

Hawaii, supports U.S. Army Pacific Command. IMCOM 

invests resources in support of U.S. and Republic of 

Korea national interests on the Korean Peninsula to 

strengthen partnerships and deter potential aggression. 

The directorate’s workforce of military, civilians, local 

nationals and contractors serve more than 105,000 

Soldiers and families. 

Army garrisons in IMCOM-Pacific include: 

• Alaska: Greely, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, 

Wainwright 

• Hawaii: Pohakuloa, Schofield Barracks, Shafter 

• Japan: Okinawa, Zama 

• Marshall Islands: Kwajalein Atoll 

• South Korea: Daegu, Humphreys, Red Cloud, Yongsan 

FIND OUT MORE 

https://home.army.mil/imcom-pacific

/IMCOMPAC 
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LEFT: Spc. Christopher Diak, a military working dog handler with 93rd Military Working Dog Detachment, 385th Military Police Battalion, gets a congratulatory hug from his MWD, Alan, after 

completing obedience training on Fort Stewart, Ga. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jason Greaves 

RIGHT: The Civilian Logistics Management Office spearheaded an initiative to create videos highlighting the Army Logistics Corps. A video team at Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and 

Technology Center created films about the Army Logistics Enterprise’s current and future mission and capabilities. (Photo by Debralee Best)

Staff Sgt. Tamara Burns, a Company B, 2nd Battalion, 48th Infantry Regiment, drill sergeant, awaits an answer after asking a new Soldier a question during company fill at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. 

(U.S. Army photo by Stephen Standifird)

U.S. ARMY INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT 

COMMAND DIRECTORATES Continued 

IMCOM-READINESS 

IMCOM-Readiness, based at Fort Bragg, North 

Carolina, supports Forces Command and Army Reserve 

Command. It is where Soldiers come together as combat 

units to train collectively and generate overwhelming 

lethality. They then go on to combat training centers 

where they rehearse their skills in simulated combat, to 

validate that the Army is better than any other army in 

the world. 

Army garrisons in IMCOM-Readiness include: 

• Fort Bliss, Texas 

• Fort Bragg, North Carolina 

• Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico 

• Fort Campbell, Kentucky 

• Fort Carson, Colorado 

• Fort Dix (Army Support Activity), New Jersey/Devens 

RFTA, Massachusetts 

• Fort Drum, New York 

• Fort Hood, Texas 

• Fort Irwin, California 

• Fort McCoy, Wisconsin 

• Dugway, Utah 

• Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia 

• Fort Belvoir, Virginia 

• Fort Detrick, Maryland 

• Fort George G. Meade, Maryland 

• Fort Sam Houston Army Support Activity, Texas 

• Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Washington, D.C. 

• Miami, Florida 

• Natick, Massachusetts 

• Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 

• Redstone Arsenal, Alabama 

• Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois 

• Soto Cano, Honduras 

• Yuma, Arizona 

IMCOM-TRAINING 

IMCOM-Training, based at Joint Base Langley-Eustis 

Virginia, directly supports U.S. Army Training and 

Doctrine Command, the U.S. Military Academy, Fort 

Hamilton and the Army War College. IMCOM-Training 

provides the garrisons that are the foundation of 

readiness. It is where the Army brings volunteers for the 

• Fort Polk, Louisiana 

• Fort Riley, Kansas 

• Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia 

• Hunter Liggett/Parks RFTA, California 

• Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington 

• White Sands Missile Range (Army Test and Evaluation 

Command), New Mexico 

IMCOM-SUSTAINMENT 

IMCOM-Sustainment, based at Redstone Arsenal, 

Alabama, directly supports AMC, Military District of 

Washington, U.S. Army Medical Command and U.S. 

Southern Command. IMCOM-Sustainment provides the 

facilities where the Army develops munitions that make 

Soldiers more lethal, designs the vehicle technologies that 

give Soldiers the edge and tests weapons before putting 

them in Soldiers’ hands. 

Army garrisons in IMCOM-Sustainment include: 

• Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 

• Adelphi, Maryland 

• Detroit, Michigan 

first time and makes Soldiers out of them. 

Army garrisons in IMCOM-Training include: 

• Fort Benning, Georgia 

• Fort Gordon, Georgia 

• Fort Hamilton, New York 

• Fort Huachuca, Arizona 

• Fort Jackson, South Carolina 

• Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 

• Fort Lee, Virginia 

• Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri 

• Fort Knox, Kentucky 

• Fort Rucker, Alabama 

• Fort Sill, Oklahoma 

• Fort Story Army Support Activity, Virginia 

• Joint Base Langley-Eustis Army Support Activity, 

Virginia 

• Presidio of Monterey, California 

• U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York 

FIND OUT MORE 

https://home.army.mil/imcom 
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ABOVE: A Crane Army Ammunition Activity (CAAA) employee transports MK 84 2000-pound bombs for distribution to Warfighters. CAAA specializes in conventional munitions support for U.S. Army 

and Joint Force readiness, including storage, quality control, shipment preparation, distribution, production and demilitarization. (U.S. Army photo by Hayley Smith) 

BELOW: Contractor employees at Hawthorne Army Depot lower obsolete ammunition stockpile items into a belt flaker as a part of the decontamination and demilitarization process at HWAD. (U.S. 

Army photo) 

ABOVE: A Tooele Army Depot (TEAD) employee loads containers with ammunition to be inspected, sealed and placed on rail cars. TEAD provides lethality through the proficient receipt, storage, 

demilitarization and renovation of conventional ammunition. TEAD is keenly positioned to support combatant commander requirements for implementing strategic power projection advantage. (U.S. 

Army photo) 

JOINT MUNITIONS COMMAND 

J

oint Munitions Command (JMC) provides the joint forces with ready, reliable, lethal 

munitions to sustain worldwide readiness. 

INTRODUCTION 

Headquartered at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, JMC manages a complex 

munitions enterprise comprised of installations and depots where 

conventional munitions are produced, stored, distributed and demilitarized. 

JMC Production Facility Locations: 

• Crane Army Ammunition Activity, Crane, Indiana 

• Holston Army Ammunition Plant, Kingsport, Tennessee 

• Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, Middletown, Iowa 

• Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Independence, Missouri 

• McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, McAlester, Oklahoma 

• Pine Bluff Arsenal, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 

• Quad City Cartridge Case Facility, Rock Island, Illinois 

• Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Radford, Virginia 

• Scranton Army Ammunition Plant, Scranton, Pennsylvania 

JMC storage and distribution facilities ensure the availability of a ready 

and reliable munitions stockpile through optimizing the receipt, storage and 

issue of training and combat munitions. Every bullet, bomb and grenade 

warfighters use in training and combat is managed by JMC. 

JMC Storage and Distribution Facility Locations: 

• Anniston Munitions Center, Anniston, Alabama 

CORE COMPETENCIES 

• Conventional Ammunition 

Production 

• Conventional Ammunition 

Storage 

• Conventional Ammunition 

Distribution (Receipt/Issue) 

• Conventional Ammunition 

Demilitarization 

FIND OUT MORE 

Joint Munitions Command 

2695 Rodman Avenue 

Bldg. 350, Room 563 

Rock Island Arsenal, IL 61299-5000 

(309) 782-1514 

www.jmc.army.mil 

/Joint Munitions Command 

@JMCMunitionsCmd 

/JointMunitionsCommand 

• Blue Grass Army Depot, Richmond, Kentucky 

• Crane Army Ammunition Activity, Crane, Indiana 

• Hawthorne Army Depot, Hawthorne, Nevada 

• Letterkenny Munitions Center, Chambersburg, 

Pennsylvania 

• McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, McAlester, 

Oklahoma 

• Tooele Army Depot, Tooele, Utah 

JMC demilitarization facilities safely and securely 

disable, decontaminate and destroy excess, outdated and 

inoperable ammunition. 

JMC Demilitarization Facility Locations: 

• Anniston Munitions Center, Anniston, Alabama 

• Blue Grass Army Depot, Richmond, Kentucky 

• Crane Army Ammunition Activity, Crane, Indiana 

• Hawthorne Army Depot, Hawthorne, Nevada 

• Letterkenny Munitions Center, Chambersburg, 

Pennsylvania 

• McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, McAlester, 

Oklahoma 

• Chemical Materials Activity - Pueblo Chemical Depot, 

Pueblo, Colorado 

• Chemical Materials Activity - Blue Grass Chemical 

Activity, Richmond, Kentucky 

JMC employs 21 military personnel, more than 5,000 

Army civilian personnel and more than 6,000 contractors 

nationwide throughout the organic industrial base. 

JMC’s processes provide for the efficient delivery of 

ammunition at the right place and time to support global 

operations. JMC positions munitions around the world 

to facilitate rapid transition to armed conflict and support 

combatant commander requirements. 
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Explosives material handlers assemble a new static dissipative plastic and foam insert before placing it into one of the renovated Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System containers at Blue Grass 

Army Depot (BGAD). BGAD has a contract with the Joint Attack Munitions Systems project office to renovate more than 1,500 APKWS containers. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Rebecca Wood)

Anniston Munitions Center provides the ability to demilitarize products with its state-of-the-art Multiple Launch Rocket System recycle facility. This one-of-a-kind facility allows for the safe 

demilitarization and subsequent recycling of MLRS rockets, which supports the Army's munitions demilitarization strategy, as well as providing a positive economic impact to the local community. 

(U.S. Army photo) 

ANNISTON MUNITIONS CENTER 

Anniston Munitions Center (ANMC) provides timely 

and accurate receipt, storage, issue and demilitarization 

of conventional ammunition and missiles in support of 

America’s joint warfighters. 

HISTORY 

The Anniston Ordnance Depot was established in 

1941. In 1952, the depot was assigned a maintenance 

mission for the overhaul and repair of combat vehicles. 

In 1962, the installation was renamed Anniston Army 

Depot (ANAD) and became part of AMC. In October 

1998, operational control of ANAD was transferred 

to Tank-automotive and Armaments Command. At 

the same time, the ammunition mission and resources 

were renamed Anniston Munitions Center. ANMC 

became a tenant of ANAD and officially came under 

the full command and control of Blue Grass Army 

Depot (BGAD) in Richmond, Kentucky. In 2004, 

ANMC received its first on-site military commander, 

and remains an integral part of the JMC munitions 

enterprise today as a government-owned, governmentoperated installation. 

STATISTICS & FACILITIES 

In fiscal year 2019, ANMC had a payroll of 

approximately $12.2 million. ANMC is housed on more 

than 13,000 acres with 39 buildings, more than 1,120 

igloos and has a storage capacity of 2 million square 

feet. 

FIND OUT MORE 

Anniston Munitions Center 

ATTN: AMSTA-AN-PA 

7 Frankford Avenue 

Anniston, AL 36201-4199 

(256) 235-6281 

http://www.jmc.army.mil/Installations.aspx?id=Anniston 

/AnnistonMunitionsCenter 

BLUE GRASS ARMY DEPOT 

LOCATION 

• Anniston, Alabama 

CAPABILITIES 

• Issuing, inspecting and receiving 

• Missile maintenance 

• Supply chain support 

• Conventional long-term storage 

• Conventional demilitarization/ 

recycling 

• Strategic outload 

LOCATION 

• Richmond, Kentucky 

CAPABILITIES 

• Storage, receipt, issue, inspection, 

maintenance and demilitarization 

of conventional ammunition 

• Surveillance, receipt, storage, 

issue, testing and minor repair 

of individual chemical defense 

equipment 

• Non-standard ammunition support

• Force Provider Care Of Systems in 

Storage 

• ISO container inspection and repair

for the Southeastern U.S. 

Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD) provides America's 

joint warfighters with reliable, timely and cost-effective 

munitions and chemical defense equipment in support 

of full-spectrum military operations and safeguards 

the remainder of the national chemical weapons 

stockpile until demilitarization is complete. BGAD 

is home to Blue Grass Chemical Activity (BGCA), 

which is responsible for the safe and secure storage of 

BGAD’s chemical weapons stockpile, as well as Blue 

Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant, which 

is responsible for the safe and environmentally-sound 

destruction of the BGAD chemical weapons stockpile. 

HISTORY 

BGAD is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and is a 

15,000-acre (23 square miles) multifunctional installation. 

BGAD was established in 1941 and began operation 

as an ammunition and general supply storage depot. 

In operation since 1942, the primary mission has been 

storing, receiving, issuing, inspecting, maintaining and 

demilitarizing conventional munitions. In 1964, the depot 

merged with the Lexington Signal Depot and became 

Lexington-Blue Grass Army Depot. The Lexington 

facility was closed under the 1995 Base Realignment 

and Closure (BRAC). In 1999, the Richmond facility 

was renamed the Blue Grass Army Depot. BGAD is a 

government-owned, government-operated installation. 

STATISTICS & FACILITIES 

In fiscal year 2019, BGAD had a payroll of $63.8 million. 

BGAD is housed on more than 15,000 acres with 1,228 

buildings, more than 900 earth-covered magazines 

(ECMs) and has a storage capacity of 3.2 million square 

feet. It also has 174 miles of roadway, 101 miles of 

fencing and 41 miles of railroad. 

FIND OUT MORE 

Blue Grass Army Depot 

431 Battlefield Memorial Hwy.

Richmond, KY 40475 

(859) 779-6941 

https://www.bluegrass.army.mil 

/Bluegrassarmydepot 

/BGADPAO 
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Contract employees disassemble cluster bomb unit rounds as a part of the demilitarization process at Hawthorne Army Depot. (U.S. Army photo by Sheila Viani) 

A Crane Army Ammunition Activity chemist inspects metal 

components for defects using a high-powered microscope. 

Ensuring quality materials helps CAAA provide quality 

munitions and equipment to warfighters. (U.S. Army photo by 

Hayley Smith) 

CRANE ARMY AMMUNITION ACTIVITY 

LOCATION 

• Crane, Indiana 

CAPABILITIES 

• Quality Assurance Specialist 

Ammunition Surveillance function 

test range 

• Demilitarization 

• Munitions and munitions-related 

maintenance and renovation 

• Remote operations and 

environmental testing 

• Logistics support 

• Machine shop 

• Chemical laboratory 

• Engineering 

• Munitions manufacturing 

• Container repair 

Crane Army Ammunition Activity (CAAA) receives, 

stores, ships, produces, renovates and demilitarizes 

conventional ammunition, missiles and related 

components to meet contingency requirements in support 

of joint force readiness. 

HISTORY 

In 1940, Congress responded to the president’s call for 

a Navy large enough to meet any potential combination 

of hostile forces and authorized the “Two Ocean Navy.” 

To answer that demand, Naval Ammunition Depot 

Crane, now Naval Support Activity (NSA) Crane, was 

established in 1941 to support eastern coastal facilities. In 

1975, the DOD issued a directive assigning the Army as 

the Single Manager for Conventional Ammunition. 

In 1977, the ammunition operations of the Crane facility 

transferred to the Army and was renamed the Crane 

Army Ammunition Activity as a tenant on NSA Crane. 

Through support agreements, CAAA receives support 

services from the host activity; from the Crane Division, 

Naval Surface Warfare Center, a tenant of NSA Crane; 

and from NAVFAC Midwest, Public Works-Crane. The 

newly formed CAAA occupied more than 51,000 acres 

of land with a storage capability in excess of 650,000 

tons. In 1999, command and control of the Letterkenny 

Munitions Center was transferred to CAAA. It is 

aligned in CAAA’s organizational structure, although 

it is physically located at Letterkenny Army Depot in 

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, as a tenant. CAAA is a 

government-owned, government-operated activity. 

STATISTICS & FACILITIES 

In fiscal year 2019, CAAA had a payroll of $69.2 

million. The facilities at CAAA include more than 200 

production buildings, a 72,000 square-foot machine 

shop, 1,800 storage buildings for both explosive and inert 

ammunition and more than 4.9 million square feet of 

storage. 

FIND OUT MORE 

(812) 854-4825 

http://www.crane.army.mil 

/CraneArmyAmmo 

@CraneArmyAmmo 

/Crane Army Ammunition Activity 

HAWTHORNE ARMY DEPOT 

LOCATION 

• Hawthorne, Nevada 

CAPABILITIES 

• Storage of conventional 

ammunition 

• Demilitarization 

• Storage of DOD elemental mercury 

• Ammunition renovation 

• Quality assurance 

• Range scrap processing 

• High desert, aerial and surface 

water training for military units 

• Shipping and receiving of munitions

via rail or truck 

• Armament retooling and 

manufacturing support agreements

Hawthorne Army Depot (HWAD) receives, stores and 

issues conventional munitions; demilitarizes and disposes 

of unserviceable, obsolete and surplus munitions; and 

maintains serviceability through inspection and renovation to ensure munitions readiness in support of joint 

forces. 

HISTORY 

The Naval Ammunition Depot Hawthorne was 

established in 1930. It was re-designated Hawthorne 

Army Ammunition Plant in 1977 when it transferred 

to Army control as part of the Single Manager for 

Conventional Ammunition mission. In 1980, it converted 

to a government-owned, contractor-operated installation. 

In 1994, it ended its production mission and became the 

Hawthorne Army Depot. The current contractor is SOC 

Nevada LLC and its contract ends in September 2021. 

STATISTICS & FACILITIES 

In fiscal year 2019, HWAD government staff had a 

payroll of $2.4 million. HWAD is housed on more 

than 147,000 acres. The depot has 414 administrative 

and storage buildings, more than 1,950 earth-covered 

magazines, more than 970 aboveground magazines, 150 

open storage locations (Y-Sites), loading/shipping docks 

and three pads. HWAD also owns its own water rights, 

is self-sustaining and processes its own potable water 

through its state of the art water treatment facility. 

FIND OUT MORE 

Hawthorne Army Depot 

ATTN: JMHW-PAO 

1 South Maine Ave. 

Hawthorne, NV 89415-9404 

(775) 945-7013 

http://www.jmc.army.mil/Installations. 

aspx?id=Hawthorne 

/HawthorneArmyDepot 
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A contractor employee at Iowa Army Ammunition Plant 

performs a load, assemble and pack operation on a 155mm 

artillery round. (U.S. Army photo) 

A contractor employee for Holston Army Ammunition Plant 

works with Coated Composition C-4 that has been dried and 

allowed to cool before being packaged and shipped to the 

customer to support Mine Clearing Line Charge and/or M112 

Army programs. (U.S. Army photo) 

HOLSTON ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT 

LOCATION 

• Kingsport, Tennessee 

CAPABILITIES 

• Production and development of 

explosives 

• Synthesis and manufacture of high 

explosives 

• Recrystallization and purification 

from organic solvents 

• Melt-cast, cast-cured, pressed and 

extruded explosives formulation 

• Explosives performance testing 

• Full-spectrum explosives research 

and development capability 

• Custom and fine chemical 

manufacture for the defense 

industry 

• Research and Development 

programs for explosives 

Holston Army Ammunition Plant (HSAAP) 

manufactures a wide range of explosives for Department 

of Defense. HSAAP is a government-owned, contractoroperated installation. The current contractor is BAE 

Systems and its contract ends in December 2023. 

HISTORY 

In January 1942, the Tennessee Eastman Corporation 

began construction of a pilot plant for the manufacture 

of Research Department Explosive (RDX) and a pilot 

plant for production of Composition B (a mixture of 

RDX, TNT and wax). 

In June 1942, Tennessee Eastman began design and 

construction work on a plant for large-scale production 

of RDX and Composition B. The plant consisted of two 

areas four miles apart on the Holston River. Known then 

as the Holston Ordnance Works, it produced more than 

858 million pounds of RDX and Composition B by the 

end of World War II. 

In 1946, Holston Ordnance Works was placed in standby 

condition until April 1949. A wholly-owned Eastman 

Kodak subsidiary, the Holston Defense Corporation, 

was organized for the purpose of reactivation in support 

of the Korean War. Holston Ordnance Works was redesignated as Holston Army Ammunition Plant in 1963 

and has continued operations through present day. 

STATISTICS & FACILITIES 

In fiscal year 2019, HSAAP government staff had a 

payroll budget of $2 million. HSAAP is housed on more 

than 6,000 acres with over 430 buildings and 120 igloos, 

with explosive storage capacity of more than 202,900 

square feet. 

FIND OUT MORE

ATTN: JMHS-AO 

4509 West Stone Drive 

Kingsport, TN 37660-1048 

(423) 578-6285

http://www.jmc.army.mil/Installations.aspx?id=Holston 

/HolstonAAP 

IOWA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT 

LOCATION 

• Middletown, Iowa 

CAPABILITIES 

• 120mm Tank High Explosive (HE) 

Load, Assemble and Pack (LAP) 

• Tank training LAP 

• 40mm high velocity family 

• Insensitive munitions 

• HE mortar melt/pour 

• 105mm Artillery LAP 

• Mortar prop charges 

• Mortar ignition cartridges 

• 75mm/105mm blank salute round 

• Missile assembly/missile warheads 

• Javelin/Hellfire/TOW/Sidewinder 

warheads 

• M112 demo block and MineClearing Line Charge (MICLIC) 

• Test fire ranges and sites 

development 

Iowa Army Ammunition Plant (IAAAP) produces and 

delivers component assembly and medium- and largecaliber ammunition items for the DOD, using modern 

production methods in support of worldwide operations. 

The current contractor is American Ordnance and its 

contract ends in December 2023. 

HISTORY 

IAAAP was established in 1940, as the Iowa Ordnance 

Plant (IOP) and started production of bombs, mines, 

artillery shells and other munitions in 1941. Production 

stopped in 1945 when World War II ended. 

In 1949, the IOP resumed its ammunition manufacturing 

mission in support of the Korean War and has remained 

active to present day. IOP transitioned to a governmentowned, contractor-operated installation in 1951. 

The plant was re-designated in 1963 as IAAAP. 

Production increased during the Vietnam War, and some 

of the plant was modernized in the 1970s. 

IAAAP is currently undergoing line and facilities 

modernization to support the broadest portfolio of 

capabilities in the organic industrial base. 

STATISTICS & FACILITIES 

In fiscal year 2019, IAAAP government staff had a 

payroll of $2.1 million. IAAAP is housed on more 

than 19,000 acres with 460 buildings, 275 earth-covered 

magazines, 35 above-ground magazines, 37 inert 

warehouses and a total storage capacity of 1.6 million 

square feet. IAAAP is an intermodal facility with 143 

miles of roads and 102 miles of railroad track. 

FIND OUT MORE 

Iowa Army Ammunition Plant 

ATTN: JMIA-CO 

17571 DMC Highway 79. 

Middletown, IA 52638-5000 

(319) 753-7001 

http://www.jmc.army.mil/Installations.aspx?id=Iowa 

/IowaArmyAmmunitionPlant 
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A Letterkenny Munitions Center technician loads a Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System into a pod. LEMC is the U.S. Army's Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence for the Multiple Launch 

Rocket System family of munitions. (U.S. Army photo) 

A contractor employee at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant 

inspects 7.62mm rounds at LCAAP. (U.S. Army photo) 

LAKE CITY ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT 

LOCATION 

• Independence, Missouri 

CAPABILITIES 

• Small-caliber ammunition 

manufacturing 

• Components such as percussion 

and electric primer 

• Pyrotechnics 

• Stockpile reliability testing of small -

caliber ammunition 

• North American regional test center 

in support of NATO compatibility 

testing 

• Production of small- and mediumcaliber links 

LETTERKENNY MUNITIONS CENTER 

LOCATION 

• Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 

CAPABILITIES 

• Munitions distribution 

• Precision-guided munitions 

maintenance 

• Munitions demilitarization 

• Non-destructive testing 

Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP) provides 

quality small-caliber munitions to the joint warfighter. 

LCAAP also operates the NATO test center. 

HISTORY 

LCAAP was established as the Lake City Ordnance 

Plant in 1940 as one of 12 small-caliber ammunition 

plants constructed in support of World War II. LCAAP 

has operated continuously, with the exception of the five 

years between WWII and the Korean War. 

Over time, the other government-owned smallcaliber ammunition plants have been deactivated. 

The installation was renamed the Lake City Army 

Ammunition Plant in 1963. 

Through the 1970s, the small-caliber ammunition 

modernization program modernized certain production 

processes with high-speed, computer-controlled, 

automated production systems. The plant continued to 

modernize and increase efficiencies through the 1990s, 

but did not require a great production increase in support 

of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. 

After the 2001 terrorist attacks, workload increased 

significantly in support of Operations Enduring Freedom 

and Iraqi Freedom requirements. During this period, 

LCAAP established a link-production capability, while 

modernizing to reach an annual production capacity 

of 1.6 billion rounds. LCAAP is a government-owned, 

contractor-operated installation. Three operating 

contractors have operated LCAAP since activation: 

Remington Arms Company, Inc. (1941-1985); Olin 

Corporation-Winchester Group (1985-1999) and Alliant 

Tech Systems, Inc. (now Northrop Grumman 1999-

2020). Its contract ended in September 2020. Winchester 

Olin became LCAAP’s operating contractor in October 

2020. 

STATISTICS & FACILITIES 

In fiscal year 2019, LCAAP government staff had a payroll budget of $2.5 million. LCAAP is housed on more 

than 3,900 acres with 221 buildings, 81 magazines, 17 

warehouses, more than 10 igloos and a storage capacity 

of 657,624 square feet. 

FIND OUT MORE 

ATTN: JMLC-AO 

Bldg. 5, Junction of Hwy. 7 and 78 

Independence, MO 64051-1000 

(816) 796-7157 

http://www.jmc.army.mil/Installations.aspx?id=LakeCity 

/LakeCityArmyAmmunitionPlant 

Letterkenny Munitions Center (LEMC), located 

on Letterkenny Army Depot (LEAD), conducts 

regional and contingency distribution of munitions, 

precision-guided munitions maintenance and munitions 

demilitarization in support of all DOD and international 

partners to provide readiness to the joint warfighter. 

LEMC is a government-owned, government-operated 

installation. 

HISTORY 

LEAD was established in 1941 as an ammunition and 

general supply storage depot. In 1961, its Directorate 

of Ammunition Operations began supporting Army 

air defense missiles and Air Force intercept missiles. In 

1999, the Directorate of Ammunition Operations was 

renamed Letterkenny Munitions Center, and command 

and control was transferred to Crane Army Ammunition 

Activity. In 2016, the Secretary of the Army designated 

LEMC as the Center of Industrial and Technical 

Excellence for surveillance, receipt, storage, issue, testing 

and repair for the Army Tactical Missile System and 

Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System. 

STATISTICS & FACILITIES 

In fiscal year 2019, LEMC had a payroll budget of $29.8 

million. LEMC occupies 16,000 of LEAD’s 18,200 acres. 

Its facilities include more than 15 explosive operating 

buildings, 900 igloos, 10 storage magazines, 26 rail docks 

and 2.3 million square feet of storage capacity. 

FIND OUT MORE 

Letterkenny Munitions Center 

ATTN: JMCN-MC 

1 Overcash Avenue 

Chambersburg, PA 17201-4150 

(717) 267-9954 

www.jmc.army.mil/Installations.aspx?id=Letterkenny

 /LetterkennyMunitionsCenter 
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FIND OUT MORE 

Pine Bluff Arsenal 

10020 Kabrich Circle 

Pine Bluff, AR 71602 

(870) 540-3000 

http://www.pba.army.mil 

/AmericasArsenal 

A production worker with Pine Bluff Arsenal's Directorate 

of Ammunition Operations works on the M819 81mm 

red phosphorus smoke mortar load assemble and pack 

production line. (U.S. Army photo by Rachel Selby) 

A McAlester Army Ammunition Plant explosives handler 

guides an MK82 general-purpose bomb body to be dried and 

cured. MCAAP uses high-intensity infrared light technology 

to dry and cure the bomb bodies after they are painted. (U.S. 

Army photo) 

MCALESTER ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT 

LOCATION 

• McAlester, Oklahoma 

CAPABILITIES 

• Logistics support 

• Demilitarization/disposal 

• Renovation 

• Mobile Ammunition Renovation, 

Inspection and Demilitarization 

Team 

• Safety and environmental 

protection 

• Research and Development 

• Mobile railroad maintenance team 

McAlester Army Ammunition Plant 

(MCAAP) receives, stores, ships, 

produces, renovates and demilitarizes 

conventional ammunition. MCAAP 

provides Centralized Ammunition 

Management for training ammunition 

and contingency stocks for Army units 

in the Southwest region. MCAAP is a governmentowned, government-operated installation. 

HISTORY 

In 1940, Congress responded to President Franklin D. 

Roosevelt's call for a Navy large enough to meet any 

potential combination of hostile forces and authorized 

the “Two Ocean Navy.” To answer that demand, Naval 

Ammunition Depot-McAlester was commissioned to 

support western coastal facilities. 

The depot was originally built and operated exclusively 

by, and for, the Navy. In 1943, the depot’s mission was to 

produce, store and ship ammunition, bombs and mines 

for the Navy’s ships and aircraft. In 1975, DOD issued a 

directive which assigned the Army as the Single Manager 

for Conventional Ammunition. In 1977, the depot was 

transferred to the Army and renamed the McAlester 

Army Ammunition Plant. 

Under BRAC 2005 actions, MCAAP acquired the Sensor 

Fused Weapon and Missile Warhead production mission 

from Kansas Army Ammunition Plant. It also acquired 

demilitarization, storage and maintenance missions 

from three other installations that were closed. Today, 

MCAAP is a unique, major multi-mission installation 

with all normal base functions. 

STATISTICS & FACILITIES 

In fiscal year 2019, MCAAP had a payroll budget of 

$148.7 million. MCAAP is housed on more than 44,900 

acres with over 2,800 buildings, including more than 

2,250 earth-covered magazines, 160 storage warehouses 

and storage capacity of 8.8 million square feet. 

FIND OUT MORE 

McAlester Army Ammunition Plant 

1 C Tree Road 

McAlester, OK 74501-9002 

(918) 420-6591 

www.mcaap.army.mil 

/MCAAP 

PINE BLUFF ARSENAL 

LOCATION 

• Pine Bluff, Arkansas 

CAPABILITIES 

• Center of Industrial and Technical 

Excellence for chemical and 

biological defense equipment and 

for smoke ammunition 

• AMC’s designated laboratory for 

filter testing utilizing chemical 

warfare agent 

• Chemical materiel surveillance 

program 

• Critical manufacturing capability 

for decontamination products, 

individual and collective protection 

items 

• Manufacturer of white/red 

phosphorus and pyrotechnic 

ammunition 

• Textile production 

• Machining, fabrication and 

assembly 

• Load, assemble and pack of 

illuminating and infrared mortars 

• Specialty ammunition products 

Pine Bluff Arsenal (PBA) provides America’s joint warfighter with 

specialized ammunition, smoke, and Chemical, Biological, Radiological 

and Nuclear defense capabilities through expert manufacturing, storage and 

logistics. PBA is a government-owned, government-operated arsenal. 

HISTORY 

PBA was established in 1941 to manufacture and assemble incendiary 

grenades and munitions. The mission expanded to include production and 

storage of pyrotechnic, riot control and chemical-filled munitions. 

In 2006, the Secretary of the Army designated PBA as the Center of 

Industrial and Technical Excellence (CITE) for Chemical and Biological 

Defense Equipment. In 2017, PBA received its second designation from the 

Secretary of the Army, declaring the Arsenal as a CITE for the manufacture 

of smoke-based ammunition. 

The PBA was temporarily managed by the Chemical and Biological Defense 

Command, but transferred back under the Joint Munitions Command in 

2007. 

STATISTICS & FACILITIES 

In fiscal year 2019, PBA had a payroll budget of $59.5 million. 

PBA is housed on more than 13,450 acres with over 660 buildings, more than 

270 storage igloos and 5,000 acres of developable land. 
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A Radford Army Ammunition Plant employee weighs paste as a part of the production process of solventless propellant. (U.S. Army photo) 

A U.S. Navy Indian Head employee loads obsolete MK9 cartridge cases as a part of the retrofitting process to recycle old cartridge cases into modernized MK109 versions to accommodate new 

propellant for the Navy. (U.S. Army photo by Dori Whipple) 

QUAD CITY CARTRIDGE CASE FACILITY 

LOCATION 

• Rock Island, Illinois 

The Quad City Cartridge Case Facility (QCCCF) is 

a state-of-the-art facility with deep-drawn technology 

that produces brass and steel cartridge cases. QCCCF 

has manufacturing capabilities for brass and steel 

cartridge cases ranging from 40mm through 155mm. 

HISTORY 

The deep-drawn cartridge case production capability 

was located at the former Riverbank Army 

Ammunition Plant (RBAAP) in Riverbank, California. 

When RBAAP was closed through the BRAC in 

2005, the brass and steel deep-drawn cartridge case’s 

capabilities were relocated to Rock Island Arsenal, 

Illinois. 

Prior to the movement of the facility, a stockpile of 

steel cartridge cases was created to mitigate potential 

risks associated with relocating the facility. The new 

facility was completed in 2011 and named the Quad 

City Cartridge Case Facility (QCCCF). In 2011, the 

entire production line was successfully tested and 

proven out in its new location. 

From 2011-2014, the facility produced brass cartridge 

cases in support of DOD production requirements. 

Due to decreased procurements for brass cartridge 

cases and surplus steel cartridge cases, the QCCCF 

was laid away in 2014. The Naval Surface Warfare 

Center began the reactivation of QCCCF for research, 

development and production efforts in 2017, and as of 

June 2019, all equipment within the QCCCF has been 

reactivated. 

Currently, the Navy continues to prove-out the equipment 

with the production of Mk109 (a new version of the 

Mk9) and Army105mm tank steel cartridge cases. Due to 

COVID-19 concerns, the facility was temporarily closed 

to determine safe operating procedures. The facility has 

reopened and the Navy has revised their plans for "first 

article" testing of the Mk109 and has planned to start 

production during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020. 

Production requirements for the Mk109 must be met, as 

the stockpile is being depleted. 

FACILITIES 

The QCCCF is located at the Rock Island Arsenal. 

The facility occupies 170,000 square feet of space. The 

QCCCF is a government-owned, government-operated 

facility. 

FIND OUT MORE 

Quad City Cartridge Case Facility 

ATTN: AMSJM-PCA 

2695 Rodman Ave. 

Rock Island, IL 61299 

(309) 782-8671 

http://www.jmc.army.mil/Installations.aspx?id=QCCCF 

RADFORD ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT 

LOCATION 

• Radford, Virginia 

CAPABILITIES 

• Manufacturing propellant 

• Manufacturing propellant 

ingredients 

• Chemical, metrology and ballistics 

labs 

Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RFAAP) provides 

America’s warfighters with superior performing 

propellants, energetics and munitions to enable 

engagement and destruction of targets with total 

confidence. RFAAP is a government-owned, contractoroperated installation. 

HISTORY 

RFAAP was established in 1941 as two areas – a 

smokeless powder plant, Radford Ordnance Works, 

and a bag manufacturing and loading plant for artillery, 

cannon and mortar projectiles, New River Ordnance 

Works. 

Each site operated separately through 1945. That year, 

the Radford Ordnance Works was renamed Radford 

Arsenal and the New River Ordnance Works became a 

subordinate post. In 1950, New River Ordnance Works 

(now known as the New River Unit) became an integral 

part of Radford Arsenal. The arsenal was renamed 

Radford Ordnance Plant in 1961, then Radford Army 

Ammunition Plant in 1963. 

From 1941 to 1995, RFAAP was managed by Hercules, 

Inc., as the operating contractor. In 1995, Alliant 

Techsystems became the operating contractor, and 

in 2012, BAE Systems was awarded the facilities use 

contract. Its contract ends January 2022. 

STATISTICS & FACILITIES 

In fiscal year 2019, RFAAP government staff had a 

payroll budget of $2.1 million. RFAAP is housed on 

more than 6,800 acres with over 980 buildings, more than 

210 igloos/rest houses with a storage capacity of 645,000 

square feet. RFAAP houses 14 Armament Retooling and 

Manufacturing Support tenants and one government 

tenant, the Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology 

Enterprise Systems and Services Data Center. 

FIND OUT MORE 

Radford Army Ammunition Plant 

Constitution Road 

Radford, VA 24141 

(540) 731-5785 

https://www.jmc.army.mil/Radford/RadfordDefault. 

aspx 

/Radford-ArmyAmmunition-Plant 

/Radford_AAP 
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Tooele Army Depot provides lethality through the proficient receipt, storage, demilitarization and renovation of conventional ammunition. TEAD is keenly positioned to support combatant commander 

requirements for implementing strategic power-projection advantage. (U.S. Army photo) 

Scranton Army Ammunition Plant’s nosing process is 

depicted as ammunition parts move on a conveyor to the 

heat-treating process. Nosing is the process where the 

open end of the cylindrical parts are formed into the roundly 

tapered ogive. The parts are glowing red from prior heating 

before the forming process. (U.S. Army Photo by Dori 

Whipple) 

SCRANTON ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT TOOELE ARMY DEPOT 

LOCATION 

• Scranton, Pennsylvania 

CAPABILITIES 

• Large-caliber artillery projectiles 

from 105-155mm, and 5”/54 MK64 

• Large mortar projectiles 

• Multiple long stroke vertical 

hydraulic and mechanical forge 

press lines 

• In-house metallurgy and metrology 

labs 

• Multiple natural gas fired rotary 

hearth and electric induction 

furnaces 

• More than 120 hydraulic tracer and 

Computer Numerical Controlled 

lathes 

• Machining capability exceeding 

current ammunition manufacturing 

requirements 

• In-house end-to-end production 

processes; no outsourcing 

requirements 

• Multiple automated paint lines 

• Multiple heat treat furnace systems 

that austenitize, quench and temper 

• In-house large scale machine shop 

LOCATION 

• Tooele, Utah 

CAPABILITIES 

• Global logistics support 

• Engineering 

• Demilitarization 

• Machining, fabrication, assembly 

and repair 

• Explosives performance testing 

• Equipment automation 

Tooele Army Depot (TEAD) is DOD’s Western Region 

conventional ammunition hub and Ammunition Peculiar 

Equipment center. 

HISTORY 

Built in 1942, TEAD was originally named the Tooele 

Ordnance Depot (TOD), and opened as a storage depot 

for war supplies, ammunition and combat vehicles. In 

1949, TOD assumed command of the Deseret Chemical 

Depot. TEAD acquired the general supply storage 

mission from Pueblo Army Depot in Colorado in 1988. 

Following BRAC in 1993, troop support maintenance 

and storage missions were relocated, but TEAD retained 

its conventional ammunitions logistics support mission. 

In 2013, TEAD regained additional storage capacity 

from the now closed Deseret Chemical Depot and 

renamed the location TEAD South Area. TEAD is a 

government-owned, government-operated depot. 

STATISTICS & FACILITIES 

In fiscal year 2019, TEAD had a payroll budget of $43 

million.TEAD houses more than 43,000 acres with 

over 1,380 buildings and has a storage capacity of 2.7 

million square feet. 

FIND OUT MORE 

Tooele Army Depot 

1729 Main Street 

Tooele, UT 84074 

(435) 833-2854 

www.tooele.army.mil 

/TooeleArmyDepot 

FIND OUT MORE 

Scranton Army Ammunition Plant 

ATTN: JMSC-CR 

156 Cedar Avenue 

Scranton, PA 18505 

(570) 340-1135 

http://www.jmc.army.mil/ 

installations.aspx?id=Scranton

 /Scranton-Army-AmmunitionPlant 

Scranton Army Ammunition Plant (SCAAP) manufactures large-caliber 

metal projectiles and mortar projectiles for the joint warfighter. SCAAP is a 

government-owned, contractor-operated installation. 

HISTORY 

The Scranton site was originally constructed as a steam-locomotive erecting 

and repair facility in 1908. SCAAP was established in 1953 and operated 

by the U.S. Hoffman Machinery Corporation until 1963 when Chamberlain 

Manufacturing Corporation became the operating contractor. 

In 2006, General Dynamics assumed operation of the facility. In November 

2019, Medico Industries became the operating contractor. Its base contract 

ends January 2024. 

STATISTICS & FACILITIES 

In fiscal year 2019, SCAAP government staff had a payroll budget of $0.7 

million. Contractor statistics are considered proprietary and are therefore 

unavailable. SCAAP is located on more than 15.3 acres consisting of several 

buildings with a manufacturing capacity of 495,000 square feet. 
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INTRODUCTION 

SDDC moves, deploys and sustains the Armed Forces to deliver readiness 

and lethality – at speed. 

As both a major subordinate command to U.S. Army Materiel Command 

and the Army Service Component Command to U.S. Transportation 

Command, SDDC is the global intermodal surface connector. SDDC 

harmonizes the kinetics between AMC’s materiel enterprise and 

USTRANSCOM’s Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise 

at echelon, connecting surface warfighting requirements through 

distribution network nodes to the point of need, responsively projecting 

power and delivering desired effects in support of Combatant Commands 

and the total joint force. The command also partners with the commercial 

transportation industry as the coordinating link between Department of 

Defense surface transportation requirements and the capability industry 

provides. 

With nine total force brigades geographically located throughout the 

world to support Combatant Commanders, SDDC is globally postured to 

deliver readiness and lethality to the joint warfighter. 

Maintaining a workforce of approximately 5,100 trusted professionals, 

SDDC is the premier total force strategic surface deployment and 

distribution synchronizer and is always ready with capabilities available 

to project and sustain the nation’s combat power, even in the most austere 

conditions. 

598th Transportation Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command and a "Team of Teams" that includes many host-nation partners participate in the discharge operations of the United States vessel 

ARC Endurance at Bremerhaven Port, Bremerhaven, Germany on February 21, 2020. ARC Endurance arrived the previous day as part of exercise Defender-Europe 20. Tracked and wheeled military 

vehicles were unloaded from the ARC vessel and prepared for onward movement to various training areas throughout Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Jason Johnston) 

ABOVE: Cpl. Dustin Jobe, noncommissioned officer in 

charge of lifting provisions, 647th Expeditionary Terminal 

Operations Element, U.S. Army Reserves, supervises the 

lifting of an M1A2 Abrams Tank assigned to 2nd Armored 

Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, over the pier 

ledge at the Port of Vlissingen, Netherlands, to be lowered 

onto a low-barge ship for transportation to another location 

within Europe, Oct. 12, 2019. (Photo by Sgt. Kyle Larsen.) 

MILITARY SURFACE 

DEPLOYMENT AND 

DISTRIBUTION COMMAND 

The Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC), 

headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, integrates and synchronizes 

surface deployment and distribution capabilities to deliver and sustain the Armed 

Forces in support of the nation’s objectives. 

PRIMARY LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Scott Air Force Base, 

Illinois 

• Birmingham, Alabama 

• Sunny Point, North Carolina 

• Concord, California 

READINESS LEVERS 

• Strategic Seaports 

• Rail 

• Vessels 

• Trucks/Highways 

• Ammo Ports 

• Containers 

• Total Force Integration 

• Analysis and Systems 

SDDC’s eight readiness levers provide capabilities that 

connect combat power and lethality to conveyances, link 

the global distribution network to the fight, and provide 

a lens through which the command evaluates operational 

effectiveness, comprehensive readiness, capability and 

risk to enable dynamic force employment, warfighting 

readiness, and lethality at scale. 

SDDC’s Transportation Engineering Agency, also 

at Scott Air Force Base, provides the DOD with 

engineering, policy guidance, research and analytical 

expertise, ensuring U.S. military forces can respond 

successfully to any requirement anywhere in the world. 

The U.S. Army Reserve Deployment Support Command 

(DSC) provides SDDC with an integrated total force 

capability. Operationally controlled by SDDC and 

headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, the DSC 

provides four Reserve transportation brigades and an 

Expeditionary Rail Center to support SDDC operations. 

The DSC is a direct-reporting command of the 377th 

Theater Support Command, located in Belle Chasse, 

Louisiana. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

SDDC has five subordinate active duty brigades 

headquartered around the world. 

The 595th Transportation Brigade, Camp Arifjan, 

Kuwait, conducts surface deployment and distribution 

operations to meet national security objectives within 

the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of 

responsibility. 

Through a cohesive team of experts, the 595th 

Transportation Brigade links strategic warfighter surfacemovement requirements with commercial capability. 

Combining organic, commercial and host-nation 

capabilities, the brigade offers maximum options and 

solutions to supported forces while delivering equipment 

and sustainment on time. 

The brigade has two battalions: 

• 831st Transportation Battalion, Manama, Bahrain, with 

detachments in Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab 

Emirates. 

• 840th Transportation Battalion, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, 

with a detachment in Kuwait. 
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ABOVE: Staff Sgt. Robert E. Miller, 1184th Transportation Battalion, stands pier side while the 

container ship M/V Maersk Valencia prepares to berth at the Port of Shuaiba, Kuwait, July 19, 

2020. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Pabon Vega) 

BELOW: Maj. James Russell, 1184th Transportation Battalion, observes offload operations as 

equipment is loaded onto a flatbed from the container ship M/V Maersk Valencia at the Port of 

Shuaiba, Kuwait, July 19, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Claudia LaMantia) 

Lt. Col. Altwan Whitefield, commander of SDDC's 841st Transportation Battalion, briefs members of her unit in front of the Roll-On/Roll-Off cargo ship Liberty Passion at the Port of Charleston, S.C., 

prior to beginning equipment upload operations for deployment to Europe in support of exercise Defender Europe 20, March 11, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Kimberly Spinner) 

MILITARY SURFACE DEPLOYMENT AND 

DISTRIBUTION COMMAND Continued 

The 596th Transportation Brigade, Military Ocean 

Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU), North Carolina, 

safely provides ammunition terminal services to meet 

the nation’s objectives. This responsibility includes the 

operation of both East and West Coast ammunition 

terminals at MOTSU and at Military Ocean Terminal 

Concord (MOTCO), California, respectively, and 

the western half of the U.S. Northern Command 

(NORTHCOM) area of responsibility. 

The brigade has two battalions: 

• 833rd Transportation Battalion, Joint Base LewisMcChord, Washington, with a detachment in Alaska. 

• 834th Transportation Battalion, Concord, California, 

with a detachment in Southern California. 

The 597th Transportation Brigade, Joint Base LangleyEustis, Virginia, is focused on the eastern half of the 

NORTHCOM and the U.S. Southern Command areas of 

responsibility. 

The 597th and its subordinate units are responsible 

for meeting the surface deployment, redeployment 

and distribution needs of the warfighter and Defense 

Transportation System customers in the U.S. 

The brigade has three battalions and three rapid portopening elements: 

• 832nd Transportation Battalion, Joint Base LangleyEustis, Virginia, with detachments in Florida and 

Puerto Rico. 

• 841st Transportation Battalion, Charleston, South 

Carolina. 

• 842nd Transportation Battalion, Beaumont, Texas. 

• 688th Rapid Port Opening Element, Joint Base 

Langley-Eustis. 

• 689th Rapid Port Opening Element, Joint Base 

Langley-Eustis. 

• 690th Rapid Port Opening Element, Joint Base 

Langley-Eustis. 

The 598th Transportation Brigade, Sembach Kaserne, 

Germany, supports U.S. European Command 

(EUCOM), U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and 

CENTCOM via the Northern Distribution Network. 

The 598th Transportation Brigade enables full-spectrum 

operations by performing movement of forces and 

materiel in support of the Combatant Commander. 

This unit has left its mark in dozens of countries, 

distinguishing itself in every mission, aptly fulfilling its 

motto, “Warrior Logistics – in Motion.” 

The brigade provides expeditionary and deliberate port 

CORE COMPETENCIES 

• Books, ships and tracks shipments and uni

moves, and conducts port operations for 

surface movements worldwide. 

• Assists organizations with planning for for

and materiel movements and deployment 

support functions. 

• Provides the Department of Defense with 

engineering, policy guidance, research 

and analytical expertise through its 

Transportation Engineering Agency. 

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(seaport of embarkation and seaport of debarkation) 

and surface distribution operations in EUCOM and 

AFRICOM, and sustains forces. Additionally, the unit 

is prepared to deploy globally on short notice to conduct 

port and distribution operations. 

The brigade has two battalions and one company: 

• 838th Transportation Battalion, Kaiserslautern, 

Germany, with detachments in the United Kingdom, 

the Netherlands, Spain, and along the Rhine River. 

• 839th Transportation Battalion, Livorno, Italy, with 

detachments in Greece, Italy and Turkey. 

• 950th Transportation Company, Bremerhaven, 

Germany. 

The 599th Transportation Brigade, Wheeler Army 

Airfield, Hawaii, is located with all U.S. Pacific 

Command service component commands on the island, 

making the location ideal for brigade members to 

effectively plan and coordinate with leading supported 

units. The unit’s location also allows easy access to 

Honolulu’s commercial ports, Kalaeloa Barbers Point 

Harbor and to the Navy port at Pearl Harbor. 

The area of responsibility for the 599th is geographically 

the largest in the world, covering 52 percent of the earth’s 

surface, equal to about 105 million square miles. 

The brigade has three battalions and one Naval Reserve 

unit: 

• 835th Transportation Battalion, Okinawa, Japan, with 

detachments in Singapore and Guam. 

• 836th Transportation Battalion, Yokohama, Japan, with 

a detachment in Kure, Japan. 

• 837th Transportation Battalion, Busan, Korea. 

• Naval Reserve SDDC-Pacific, Alameda, California. 

FIND OUT MORE 

Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command 

1 Soldier Way 

Scott AFB, IL 62225-5006 

www.sddc.army.mil 

/HQSDDC 

@HQSDDC 

/HQSDDC 
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Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU), SDDC’s East Coast strategic ammunition port, 

is the largest ammunition port in the nation. MOTSU supports U.S. ammunition requirements

for Europe, Africa and the Middle East. (U.S. Army photo) 

MILITARY OCEAN TERMINAL CONCORD MILITARY OCEAN TERMINAL SUNNY POINT 

LOCATION 

• Southport, North Carolina 

The SSG Edward A. Carter Jr., a Military Sealift Command vessel docks at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point to unload cargo July 27, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by John Orrell) 

Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU) is SDDC’s East Coast strategic ammunition port, and is DOD’s 

primary ammunition seaport supporting the European, African and Middle Eastern areas of operation. 

INTRODUCTION 

Activated in 1955, MOTSU is located on the west bank 

of the Cape Fear River in Brunswick County, North 

Carolina. Encompassing more than 16,000 acres, 

MOTSU is home to the 596th Transportation Brigade. 

The port has transferred munitions to every major armed 

conflict since it was established. 

As a key ammunition shipping point on the Atlantic 

coast, MOTSU stores and ships DOD ammunition, 

dangerous cargo and explosives, including small arms 

ammunition; artillery shells, fuses and propellants; 

ammunition for vehicle systems; and aircraft bombs and 

ammunition. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

MOTSU is the largest ammunition port in the nation. 

With a workforce of approximately 350 civilians, 

contractors and military personnel, the installation 

includes three wharves and incorporates a network of 

railroad tracks to move munitions across the area. This 

infrastructure allows the seamless transfer of munitions 

between rail, trucks and ships. MOTSU enables the 

Army to meet its wartime ammunition throughput 

requirements. 

FIND OUT MORE 

Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point 

6280 Sunny Point Road 

Southport, NC 28461 

Military Ocean Terminal Concord, Calif., March 2, 2018. Trans Mariner 18 West is a real-world strategic mission utilizing U.S. Army Reserve, National Guard and Active component Soldiers to 

conduct Port Operations allowing Army materiel and munitions containers for travel onward. (U.S. Army photo by Eben Boothby) 

Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO) is SDDC’s West Coast strategic ammunition port. MOTCO is the 

DOD’s primary ammunition seaport supporting the Pacific area of operation. 

LOCATION 

• Concord, California 

INTRODUCTION 

The Army’s presence at MOTCO dates back to 1997 

when the Army’s 1302nd Major Port Command 

was relocated from Oakland Army Base, California, 

to MOTCO and became the 834th Transportation 

Battalion. MOTCO properties were transferred from the 

Navy to the Army in 2008 per the 2005 Base Realignment 

and Closure Commission recommendations. 

The 834th Transportation Battalion is the port manager 

at MOTCO and operates three piers and an Army-owned 

rail system that connects with major public railway lines. 

MOTCO receives ammunition by rail and highway; 

stages containers, railcars and trailers; and loads 

vessels with containers and break-bulk (loose items) 

ammunition. Rail lines, piers, holding pads, transfer 

facilities, staging areas, railcar class yards, barricaded 

railcar holding areas and main supply routes are all 

operated in support of cargo receipt and movement. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

MOTCO encompasses approximately 115 acres inland, 

6,500 acres of tidal area which includes terminal piers, 

staging and transfer facilities, and 2,000 acres of offshore 

islands. While ammunition is the focus of most cargo 

movement into or out of MOTCO, the installation is 

capable of handling general cargo providing it is in 

conjunction with, or does not interfere with, ammunition 

transshipment. 

FIND OUT MORE 

Military Ocean Terminal Concord 

5110 Port Chicago Highway 

Concord, CA 94520 
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U.S. ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE 

AND ARMAMENTS COMMAND 

Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) is AMC’s Soldier and 

ground systems logistics and sustainment command. Responsible for the 

synchronization, integration and delivery of Soldier and ground systems materiel 

readiness solutions, TACOM ensures the Army is the world’s most lethal and versatile 

fighting force.

PRIMARY LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Detroit Arsenal, 

Michigan 

• Anniston Army Depot – Anniston, 

Alabama 

• Joint Systems Manufacturing 

Center – Lima, Ohio 

• Red River Army Depot – Texarkana, 

Texas 

• Rock Island Arsenal -Joint 

Manufacturing and Technology 

Center – Illinois 

• Sierra Army Depot – Herlong, 

California 

• Watervliet Arsenal – Watervliet, 

New York 

ABOVE: David Penman, a tracked vehicle maintainer for 

TACOM's Fleet Maintenance Expansion at Fort Benning, 

takes a break while performing maintenance on an M1A2 

Abrams. (U.S. Army photo by Randy Tisor) 

INTRODUCTION 

TACOM works across various organizations, including: TACOM Integrated 

Logistics Support Center, TACOM Materiel Systems Organization and Army 

Program Executive Offices, including PEO Combat Support and Combat 

Service Support, PEO Ground Combat Systems and PEO Soldier, to integrate 

Soldier and ground systems life cycle management. 

TACOM also works with the Joint Program Executive Office, Chemical, 

Biological and Nuclear Defense and the Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical 

Technologies Office. TACOM has operational control of Army Contracting 

Command-Detroit Arsenal. In addition, TACOM works closely with Army 

Combat Capabilities Development Command organizations, including: 

CCDC Ground Vehicle Systems Center, CCDC Armaments Center, CCDC 

Soldier Center, and CCDC Chemical Biological Center. TACOM's focused 

line of effort provides supply chain management, optimization of the 

industrial base, configuration of prepositioned stocks for combat, divesture 

of unneeded equipment, optimization of contract support, building partner 

capacity and improving the acquisition process. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

TACOM plays a vital role in the Army’s efforts to sustain, prepare, reset and 

transform its operations. As part of the Army’s industrial base enterprise, 

TACOM is responsible for two arsenals, three depots and two manufacturing 

and technology centers, including Anniston Army Depot, Joint Systems 

A line of M113A3/BMP-2 Opposing Forces Surrogate Vehicles await the final production step – assembly of their doors – in Anniston Army Depot’s Combat Vehicle Repair Facility. (U.S. Army photo 

by Mark Cleghorn) 

Manufacturing Center-Lima, Red River Army Depot, 

Rock Island Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center, 

Sierra Army Depot and Watervliet Arsenal. TACOM’s 

industrial base operations manufacture, remanufacture 

and reset ground vehicles, support equipment and critical 

repair parts that support Army’s supply chain, generating 

readiness and operational capability throughout Army 

formations. 

FIND OUT MORE

U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command 

6501 E. 11 Mile Road 

Warren, MI 48397-5000 

https://www.tacom.army.mil 

https://www.army.mil/TACOM 

@USArmyTACOM 

/company/USArmyTACOM 

LEFT: William Bridges, a small arms repairer at TACOM's Fort Benning's Fleet Maintenance Expansion, examines a disassembled weapon. (U.S. Army photo by Randy Tisor) 

RIGHT: Roy Bearden performs flux cored arc welding on a M1 tank. Flux cored arc welding is used to remove impurities when the metal being welded isn’t clean. (U.S. Army photo by Mark Cleghorn)
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Tyrone Garrett removes the rear sending unit from a rear fuel cell on a M1A2 in Anniston Army 

Depot's Combat Vehicle Repair Facility. (U.S. Army photo by Mark Cleghorn) 

A line of M113A3/BMP-2 Opposing Forces Surrogate Vehicles stand ready for shipping from Anniston Army Depot through Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Anniston, Ala. The depot recently 

completed overhaul of 14 of these training vehicles, which are designed to look like Russian combat vehicles. (U.S. Army photo by Mark Cleghorn) 

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT 

LOCATION 

• Anniston, Alabama 

Anniston Army Depot (ANAD) provides industrial and 

technical support to America’s warfighters, allies and 

joint services for repair and overhaul of combat vehicles, 

artillery systems, bridge systems, small arms, secondary 

components, locomotives, rail equipment and non-tactical 

generators. With a $1 billion economic impact, the depot 

is a major economic engine for the region. 

INTRODUCTION 

ANAD’s commitment to providing the best possible 

support to the warfighter extends well beyond its base 

location in Anniston, Alabama. The organization’s 

support and services are extended on-site to military units 

in other locations throughout the U.S. and beyond. 

The depot provides on-site support through various 

types of field missions as a subordinate to TACOM. 

Small Arms Readiness Evaluation Teams travel to unit 

sites to inspect and repair small caliber weapons for pre/ 

post deployments, bringing the weapons to fully mission 

capable status. Fielding and Rapid Repair Support Teams 

perform vehicle repair and handoff for M1, M88 and 

Paladin vehicles. Forward Repair Activity teams perform 

a range of services, including engine, transmission and 

generator repair; welding and fabrication; and other 

functions to maintain operational equipment. Anniston’s 

rail mission – the Defense Non-tactical Generator and 

Rail Equipment Center – inspects, repairs and rebuilds 

locomotives for the Army and other customers. To 

support ANAD’s M1 customers, Total Integrated Engine 

Revitalization Field Support Representatives (TIGER 

FSRs) travel to various locations to perform AGT1500 

turbine engine repair on-site. 

Located on more than 15,000 acres, ANAD has a 

building and plant replacement value of approximately 

$2.2 billion. To the north, the installation is bordered by 

Pelham Range, a 20,000-acre training range operated by 

the Alabama National Guard. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

The most valuable resource existing at ANAD is the 

multi-skilled workforce. The infrastructure is capable of 

repeated 75-ton combat vehicle traffic and has heavy lift 

capability within key facilities. ANAD has a live firing 

range capable of firing weapons up to 155 mm. 

Capabilities include: 

• Custom machining 

• Combat vehicles (except Bradley) 

• Overhaul/repair of all wheeled and tracked vehicles 

and their components 

• Artillery overhaul/repair 

• Small arms overhaul/repair 

• Bridging systems overhaul/repair 

• Overhaul/repair of locomotives, rail equipment and 

 non-tactical generators 

• Worldwide support 

Constructed in 1941 as the Anniston Ordnance Depot, 

ANAD’s mission has evolved over the decades, growing 

from a storage site, to storage and maintenance, to repair 

and overhaul operations starting in the 1980s. 

INDUSTRIAL SKILLS & FACILITIES 

Although Anniston Army Depot is a multi-mission 

installation, it is most frequently recognized for its heavy 

combat vehicle expertise. From the M48 tank of the 

1950s, to the M1 series battle tank of today, the depot has 

rightfully earned its reputation as the “tank rebuild center 

of the world.” 

Computer-Aided Manufacturing – On the leading edge 

of technology, Anniston has two high-tech manufacturing 

capabilities in Flexible Computer Integrated 

Manufacturing and Rapid Acquisition of Manufactured 

Parts. 

Manufacturing/Fabrication Facilities – Anniston 

has more than 100,000 square feet of manufacturing/ 

fabrication capacity featuring highly skilled craftsmen with

the latest state-of-the-art tools and equipment. 

Nichols Industrial Complex – This 1.5 million square 

foot facility has the capacity and capability to overhaul any

combat vehicle. 

Powertrain Flexible Maintenance Facility – Built with 

flexibility in mind, this 142,500 square foot facility 

provides prime engine production space, bringing together 

a variety of processes that were previously performed at 

different locations under one roof. 

Powertrain Transmission Facility – This 109,874 square 

foot facility, co-located with the Powertrain Flexible 

Maintenance Facility, contains work areas for every 

process involved in the overhaul and remanufacture of 

in-line and cross-drive transmissions, from disassembly 

through final testing. 

Small Arms Repair Facility – Anniston’s staff and 

facilities offer the expertise for small component repair 

to complete weapon disassembly, repair, modification, 

conversion, reclamation, refinishing, reassembly, 

functional testing and target accuracy testing. 

Towed Howitzer Overhaul Facility – Anniston has the 

capability to overhaul and rebuild a variety of towed 

howitzer weapon systems. 

Turbine Engine Facility – Employees inspect, repair, 

reclaim and overhaul complete turbine engines as well as 

their associated components in this 110,000 square foot 

facility. 

Upholstery Shop – Anniston’s unique fabrication 

competencies offer a range of capabilities covering 

chemical, biological and radiological needs, to hydraulic 

hose fabrication. 

FIND OUT MORE 

Anniston Army Depot 

7 Frankford Ave. 

Anniston, AL 36201 

https://www.anad.army.mil 

/AnnistonArmyDepot 

/AnnistonArmyDepot 

/photos/annistonarmydepot 
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U.S. ARMY JOINT SYSTEMS MANUFACTURING 

CENTER – LIMA 

LOCATION 

• Lima, Ohio 

The Joint Systems Manufacturing Center – Lima 

(JSMC) is an Army owned, contractor operated facility 

that allows for the synergy of cost effectiveness and 

responsiveness with private industry, while maintaining 

long-term control of the equipment and facility for 

preservation of mission readiness. 

INTRODUCTION 

JSMC, a subordinate of TACOM, provides the 

Department of Defense with an industrial facility capable 

of manufacturing, repairing and refurbishing heavy and 

light armored combat vehicles. 

The JSMC produces combat vehicles and components, 

including the M1 Abrams family of vehicles for the 

U.S. and allied nations; the hull structure of the Namer 

Armored Personnel Carrier; hull structures for the Stryker 

family of vehicles and MK 46 Naval Weapons Gun 

Station turrets. The robust infrastructure of the JSMC is 

well-suited for this mission, supporting high bay lifting 

capabilities up to 80 tons and weld fixtures supporting 

more than 100,000 pounds. 

Located on 369 acres in northwest Ohio, the JSMC offers 

more than 1.6 million square feet of manufacturing floor 

An Abrams tank turret moves through the manufacturing stages at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in Lima, Ohio. (U.S. Army photo by Misha King) 

An M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams turret basket is being assembled prior to installation on the turret during vehicle assembly. (U.S. Army photo by Brian Hahn) 

• Large cell precision measuring 

• Vehicle and component assembly 

• Full range of automotive testing 

• Troubleshooting and inspection 

• Tooling design and fabrication 

• Rapid prototyping and design 

• Manufacturing and facilities engineering 

• Secure manufacturing capabilities 

• Model centric manufacturing 

INDUSTRIAL SKILLS & FACILITIES 

Assembly and Test – The JSMC has multiple assembly 

lines for Abrams hulls and turrets and other subassemblies. Once vehicles are assembled, they are turned 

over to the Test and Adjust department. Each vehicle goes 

through a full range of automotive testing for performance 

and reliability on the installations 1.9-mile test track. 

Fabrication and Inspection – The workforce fabricates a 

number of complete vehicle structures and components for 

DOD and allied customers. Using fixed benches and roll 

over fixtures, structures are welded together and inspected 

using non-destructive inspection techniques before being 

dimensionally inspected in large envelope coordinate 

measuring machine systems. 

Machining – The center maintains a wide variety of 

multi-axis machining centers, used for fabrication of 

space, with the primary manufacturing building making 

p 1.1 million square feet. 

APABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

he highly skilled workforce at JSMC executes full 

pectrum manufacturing of heavy combat vehicles, from 

late steel through assembly, and complete automotive 

esting and final acceptance. The core competencies of 

he plant include: 

 Advanced plate processing 

 Laser cutting 

 High speed plasma cutting 

 Water jet cutting 

 Multi-media blasting processes 

Advanced welding processes: Titanium, armor steel, 

stainless steel, aluminum and other materials 

 Robotic welding 

 Friction stir welding 

 Large envelope structure machining 

 Full structure and component painting 

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materials ranging from individual components to complete 

vehicle structures. The heavy machining line allows entire 

vehicle structures and components to be moved through 

a complete range of horizontal and vertical machining 

processes. 

Plate Processing – The JSMC hosts a variety of advanced 

plate processing centers, including laser cutting, water jet 

cutting, flame cutting and high speed plasma cutting. 

Welding – The JSMC is home to world-class welding 

operations using heavy and exotic materials such as 

titanium, high hard armor, RHA armor, aluminum and 

composites. The Welder Certification and Research 

and Development Department provides instruction and 

certification on a variety of welding processes from multipass metal inert gas welding, to friction stir and robotic 

welding, and weld inspection. It also develops and tests 

new weld process development through ballistic test and 

final acceptance. 

FIND OUT MORE 

Joint Systems Manufacturing Center – Lima 

1155 Buckeye Road 

Lima, Ohio 45804-1815 

https://www.tacom.army.mil/lima 
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RED RIVER ARMY DEPOT 

LOCATION 

• Texarkana, Texas 

Red River Army Depot's fire suppression team is capable of reworking fire bottles helping to save more than $400 per system. Each bottle goes through a complete overhaul, from removal of erosion, 

to extensive pressure testing. (U.S. Army photo by Adrienne Brown) 

The Red River Army Depot (RRAD) sustains the 

joint warfighter’s combat power by providing ground 

combat and tactical systems sustainment maintenance 

operations. 

INTRODUCTION 

RRAD is a strategic national asset with more than 79 

years of service to the U.S. and its Soldiers. Designated 

as the Center for Industrial and Technical Excellence for 

Tactical Wheeled Vehicles, the Bradley Fighting Vehicle 

System, the Multiple Launch Rocket System and the 

Small Emplacement Excavator, the depot houses DOD’s 

capability for remanufacture of road wheels and tracks 

for various vehicle systems. 

RRAD employees conduct full-spectrum maintenance 

operations on supported platforms at the northeast Texas 

facility. Whether the requirement is for depot overhaul, 

10/20 maintenance, or Inspect and Repair Only as 

Necessary (IROAN) programs, the RRAD team works to 

meet the standards specified by customers. 

RRAD experts travel beyond the depot gates to augment 

or establish maintenance and logistics programs in 

support of the joint warfighter and national military 

strategic partners. 

As the Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle System, Red River has provided technical expertise and rebuild/overhaul for the vehicles since the early 1980s. 

(U.S. Army photo) 

RRAD, a subordinate of TACOM, has more than 1,400 

buildings and structures with more than 8 million square 

feet of floor space to accommodate repair/overhaul of 

heavy tanks, wheeled vehicles, electronic systems and 

artillery. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

The depot’s multi-skilled workforce, approximately 1,800 

civilian employees and another 650 contract employees, 

possesses a wide range of technical resources, including 

the capability to design, fabricate and manufacture a 

wide range of items, from specialty parts to unique 

prototype weapon systems and vehicles. The dedicated 

workforce provides continuous on-site support 

throughout the world. 

RRAD was established in 1941 as an ammunition storage 

depot. Due to the demands of World War II, the mission 

was expanded to include general supply storage and tank 

repair. Throughout the years, the depot’s missions have 

evolved, and today Red River is engaged in activities 

ranging in scope from remanufacturing/recapitalization 

of tactical wheeled vehicles to the production of M1 road 

wheels. 

RRAD is aggressively pacing its performance to 

accomplish the goals of the Army’s transformation by 

engaging innovative initiatives such as Lean Six Sigma, 

extensive partnering with industry and enhanced business 

management techniques. The Red River Army Defense 

Complex is the largest single employer in the Greater 

Texarkana area. 

INDUSTRIAL SKILLS & FACILITIES 

RRAD is situated on more than 15,000 acres in 

temperate northeast Texas with a wealth of resources 

that make it an ideal multi-industrial complex. 

Dynamometer Facility – With 28 test cells, this facility 

can test engines and transmissions to original equipment 

manufacturer specifications. 

Electronic Repair – RRAD experts troubleshoot and 

repair the sophisticated electronic assemblies, subassemblies and wiring harnesses used in fire control 

systems. 

Fabrication and Metal Processing – Through a general 

machine shop operation, RRAD provides metal 

fabrication, reclamation and modification. 

Machine Shop Facilities – Two complete machine shop 

facilities repair used components and manufacture from 

raw stock parts to be used in the rebuild and modification 

of systems. Each shop uses both conventional and 

computer numeric control machines. 

Maneuver Systems Sustainment Center – With 

more than 300,000 square feet of space designed with 

modern manufacturing principles in mind, this facility is 

dynamically enhancing the efficiency of tactical vehicle 

production at the depot. 

Painting Facility – RRAD’s painting facility has the 

capability to paint small components to the entire vehicle 

with three-color camouflage Chemical Agent Resistant 

Coating. 

Rubber Products Division – RRAD has proven 

experience in rubberization of track and road wheels. 

FIND OUT MORE 

Red River Army Depot 

100 James Carlow Dr. 

Texarkana, TX 75507-5000 

https://www.redriver.army.mil 

/RRADTX 

@RRAD_TX 

/RedRiverArmyDepot1941 
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ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL - JOINT 

MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER 

LOCATION 

• Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois 

Rock Island Arsenal-Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center foundry employees conduct a test pour to prove out a new pour basin for the M777 howitzer muzzle break at Rock Island Arsenal, 

Ill. The new muzzle break casting is designed by the University of Iowa. In addition to the muzzle break, pours for test plates used to certify weld processes on the muzzle break and test bars used to 

verify heat-treat processes were completed. This effort is working to improve muzzle break pours, producing the finest products for the warfighter. (U.S. Army photo by Debralee Best)

The Rock Island Arsenal - Joint Manufacturing 

and Technology Center (RIA-JMTC) develops, 

manufactures and delivers readiness solutions through 

conventional and advanced manufacturing processes 

for the U.S. Army and Department of Defense systems 

globally. 

INTRODUCTION 

RIA-JMTC is designated as a Center of Industrial and 

Technical Excellence (CITE) for Mobile Maintenance 

Systems, add-on armor and foundry operations, as well 

as the Center of Excellence for the Army in Advanced 

and Additive Manufacturing. Located in RIA-JMTC’s 

facilities are various blends of manufacturing techniques, 

such as 3D printing, traditional forge and foundry 

work combined with the most innovative and advanced 

technologies, processes and equipment in the machining, 

weld, fabrication and assembly manufacturing sectors. 

RIA-JMTC, a subordinate of TACOM, functions as a 

shop with facilities possessing the technical expertise and 

equipment to provide full-service production engineering; 

prototype fabrication; complex, tight tolerance 

component part manufacturing; and weapons live-fire 

testing and simulation. This full range of capabilities 

allows for a rapid response to warfighter requirements 

emanating from all of the joint services. 

RIA-JMTC’s business model allows the manufacture 

of parts from raw material to finished product within 

a single facility. The center maintains a ready and 

responsive organic industrial base that is capable of 

performing various and diversified processes at a single 

location. 

Located on a 946-acre island in the Mississippi River 

between Illinois and Iowa, RIA-JMTC has more than 1.5 

million square feet of manufacturing space and one of 

the largest warehouse facilities with more than 770,000 

square feet under one roof, with additional storage space 

available outside. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

RIA-JMTC is a full-service, one-stop shop, saving 

customers time and money by eliminating the need to 

outsource services. The capabilities range from having an 

advanced and additive manufacturing center, full-purpose 

foundry, to fabrication and welding of various metals, to 

heat treating, machining, painting and engineering. 

RIA-JMTC has unique capabilities in the industrial 

world with more than 1,000 machining centers. 

Established in 1862, Rock Island Arsenal (RIA) served as 

a prison camp for Confederate Soldiers during the Civil 

War. Acting as a stone manufacturing shop from 1866 to 

1893, RIA eventually was the site of the first American 

manufactured tank during World War I. 

That innovative thinking has continued over the decades, 

as RIA-JMTC strives to produce the best quality weapons 

and manufactured items for DOD, while meeting the 

changing needs of today’s warfighter. 

Capabilities at a Glance: 

• Advanced and additive manufacturing (3D printing) 

• Engineering and laboratory facilities 

• Tool/die manufacturing 

• Casting and investment casting 

• Gear/spring manufacturing 

• Water jet cutting 

• Laser cutting 

• Stereo lithography (3D modeling) 

• Assembly and packaging 

• Live-fire testing and simulation 

• Titanium casting 

• Composite armor center 

• Robotic welding 

• Machining 

• Forging 

• Blasting 

• Welding 

• Forming 

• Plating 

• Painting 

INDUSTRIAL SKILLS & FACILITIES 

RIA-JMTC is integral in providing DOD with quality 

equipment for the warfighter. Its capabilities allow the 

arsenal to work on a variety of projects simultaneously 

while completing orders on time. 

Assembly – RIA-JMTC’s assembly capabilities allow for 

painting, assembly, disassembly and reset, and recoil. 

Hot Metals – RIA-JMTC’s forging capability is complete 

with advanced technology for complex forging and “old 

world” methods for simple forging and blacksmithing. 

Precision Machining – The Arsenal’s machining 

capabilities are unmatched, with 3-axis to 7-axis 

machining centers, Swiss lathes, and more than 1,000 

computer numerical control machines. 

Science and Engineering – RIA-JMTC employs the 

latest technologies when acquiring new equipment and 

performing advanced testing, prototyping and use of 

quality control systems. 

Welding and Fabrication Facilities – These facilities 

include technology spanning from lasers and a robotic 

welder to water jets and plasma cutters. 

Marc Blieu, Rock Island Arsenal-Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center machinist, 

completes a bomb hangers for Blue Grass Army Depot. RIA-JMTC manufactures a production 

aid for Blue Grass Army Depot. Due to availability of materials, RIA-JMTC was able to produce 

bomb hangers for the Depot in 21 days. The process of making the hangers is just under three 

hours using two machining centers. (U.S. Army photo by Debralee Best) 

FIND OUT MORE 

Rock Island Arsenal - Joint Manufacturing 

and Technology Center 

1 Rock Island Arsenal, Building 210 

Rock Island, IL 61299 

https://ria-jmtc.ria.army.mil 

/RIAJMTC 

@RIA_JMTC 

/RIAJMTC 
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Sierra Army Depot technicians prepare a Howitzer for demilitarization before it goes to Defense Logistics Agency-Disposition Services. Sierra Army Depot prepares thousands of pieces of Army 

equipment for turn-in to DLA-DS annually. (U.S. Army photo by Lloyd Gubler) 

SIERRA ARMY DEPOT 

LOCATION 

• Herlong, California 

Sierra Army Depot (SIAD) provides a readiness 

platform to the total Army and joint force. The depot 

is designated as a Center for Industrial and Technical 

Excellence (CITE) for all petroleum and water systems, 

and operational project stocks. 

INTRODUCTION 

SIAD performs a wide variety of long-term logistics 

and sustainment missions, ranging from equipment 

receipt and asset visibility to long-term care, storage 

and sustainment, to repair/reset of all Army fuel and 

water systems. The depot is a subordinate of TACOM 

and offers an enterprise-wide competitive solution to 

logistics challenges and fills a critical void in materiel and 

equipment management nearing the end of its first life. 

These operations provide a readiness and operational 

value to the DOD through management and controlled 

redistribution of this equipment. 

SIAD is highly experienced with equipment reset, 

new assembly/kitting operations, training operations, 

maintaining operational project stocks, and a 

redistribution mission for Class VII and Class IX items. 

It has established an End of First Life Center for combat 

and non-combat vehicles. 

Sierra Army Depot supports similar functions for 

Organizational Clothing and Individual Equipment 

(OCIE) and Central Management Office (CMO) to 

receive, identify, classify and receipt/record clothing 

for multiple agencies such as the Program Execution 

Office, the CMO, the Defense Logistics Agency, and 

the U.S. Air Force. The depot can process excess OCIE 

from these agencies and various Clothing Issue Facilities 

(CIFs) as well as returned items from Southwest Asia, 

including posts, camps and stations. These capabilities 

have enabled the depot to become a consolidation and 

distribution center for the CMO, supporting brigade-level 

OCIE reset operations and the U.S. Army Reserve CIF. 

The depot also repairs defective Enhanced Small Arms 

Protective Insert (ESAPI) plates at a considerable cost 

savings to the Army. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

Sierra Army Depot was established in 1942 as an 

ordnance and general supply storage depot. Over the 

years, SIAD as adapted to changing conditions by 

becoming home of operational project systems. Today, 

SIAD offers a range of unique logistics, sustainment and 

maintenance capabilities. 

Capabilities include: 

• Certified in both ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management 

and ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Standard; a 

Voluntary Protection Program Star-certified installation 

• More than 36,000 buildable acres 

• 10,000-foot runway capable of supporting military and 

commercial aircraft 

• Experts in assembly and kit configuration management, 

packaging and containerization of military unique 

systems 

• Continuously invests in process improvement to refine 

and advance core competencies of logistics, rapid 

deployment and industrial operations 

• Executes the receipt, accountability, storage, care 

of supplies in storage, reset, upgrades, system 

configuration, kitting and assembly and worldwide 

shipping on a number of programs, to include Army 

Prepositioned Stocks, Force Provider, wholesale stocks 

and various fleet commodities 

• Serves as a central management location for item and 

program-managed wholesale stocks and assets; receives, 

records, classifies, stores, maintains, sustains and ships 

material on owners' direction; total visibility of assets 

and materials to determine disposition and analyze 

future requirements 

• Modern organic transportation network, capable of 

supporting all military and commercial aircraft, rail and 

trucks able to respond immediately to all requirements 

worldwide 

• Preservation and packaging prototyping 

• The Army's largest dedicated retrograde facility for 

equipment and material returning from units and 

theater; performs logistics management on a majority 

of the agency's non-Army managed items, Army 

managed items and returned Class IX equipment for 

reutilization and redistribution with guidance from item 

and program managers 

• Manages a majority of the Army's retrograded 

Nonstandard Equipment (NSE); receives, identifies, 

classifies, inventories, stores, secures, inspects, packages 

and ships worldwide 

• Receives, identifies, classifies, inventories, stores, 

secures, inspects, packages and ships worldwide, a large 

volume of the Army's OCIE items 

• Manages excess Class VII major end items in its combat 

vehicle and equipment End-of-First Life Cycle Center; 

More than 20,000 combat vehicles and equipment items 

stored for item managers; receives, identifies, classifies, 

inventories, stores, secures and ships assets; performs 

controlled parts' harvesting for production lines, active 

Army units, and Foreign Military Sales 

INDUSTRIAL SKILLS & FACILITIES 

With more than 1,000 structures from igloos to 

warehouses and maintenance buildings, SIAD produces 

world-class results in every mission. 

Containerization and Assembly – The depot's 

kitting and assembly capability includes prototyping, 

configuring, inspection and assessment of returns, 

replacements, preservation and packaging, equipment 

testing, containerization and shipment. 

Container Rotator – The rotator is used as an efficient 

way to rotate ISO, TRICON and MILVAN shipping 

containers, reducing the total handling time from several 

hours to 20 minutes, and reducing manpower needs for 

container logistics support. 

End of First Life Center – SIAD's combat vehicle End 

of First Life Center includes equipment consolidation 

surveillance and inspection, prepositionedstock 

care of supplies in storage, asset and inventory 

management, regeneration programs for both end 

items and subcomponents, upgrades and redistribution, 

configuration management, kitting and system assembly/ 

disassembly. 

Maintenance – SIAD's maintenance personnel facilitate 

mechanical repairs, corrosion control, metal fabrication 

and repairs. 

Retrograde, Reutilization and Redistribution – The 

largest organization at SIAD : The Reclamation and 

Redistribution facilities, receive retrograde materials from 

southwest Asia, Europe and posts, camps and stations 

across the U.S. 

Transportation – SIAD is recognized for its 

transportation capabilities because of its airfield, joint air 

operations training and improved logistical support to the 

warfighter. 

FIND OUT MORE 

Sierra Army Depot 

74 C St. 

Herlong, CA 96113 

www.sierra.army.mil 

/SierraArmyDepot 

@TACOMSIAD 
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Raw material is removed from a furnace to begin its journey in cannon production at Watervliet Arsenal's rotary forge. (U.S. Army photo by John Snyder) 

A Watervliet Arsenal artisan deburrs threads on a howitzer 

barrel following final machining.(U.S. Army photo)

WATERVLIET ARSENAL 

LOCATION 

• Watervliet, New York 

Watervliet Arsenal (WVA) provides 

manufacturing, engineering, 

procurement and quality assurance for 

cannons, mortrs and associated materiel 

throughout the acquisition life cycle. 

INTRODUCTION 

WVA, widely known as “America’s 

Cannon Factory,” is ISO 9001:2015 

certified and is designated as a Center for 

Industrial and Technical Excellence for 

cannon and mortar systems. 

At the arsenal, more than 700 

Department of the Army personnel are 

tied to on-site production. Machinists 

work within tens of thousandths of an 

inch tolerances on products -- as small as those that can 

fit into a pants pocket to as large as a howitzer barrel. 

WVA is also home to Combat Capabilities Development 

Command Benét Laboratories, a Malcolm Baldrige 

Award recipient, whose mission includes the 

development of arsenal products and technology for 

future weapon systems. This arrangement of research, 

development and manufacturing at a single site facilitates 

concurrent design and manufacturing. WVA is a 

subordinate of TACOM. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

The arsenal readily offers a full complement of modern 

manufacturing and laboratory equipment, along with a 

highly trained staff of scientists, engineers, technicians 

and machinists to any industry – military or civilian. 

WVA and its partner Benét Laboratories are the 

Army’s capability and Center of Excellence for largecaliber weapon systems. Watervliet and Benét support 

the Army’s fighting force with direct-fire tank guns, 

indirect fire artillery cannons, mortars and components, 

sustainment parts, and spares for all weapon systems 

produced at WVA. The co-location of research, design, 

development, engineering and manufacturing provides 

customers with quick, seamless transition from concept 

design through prototyping to production. This is an 

integrated and inherently lean activity that focuses upon 

manufacturing and technology readiness in support of 

DOD readiness. 

The arsenal partners with the entire acquisition 

community, private industry and government in the 

design and prototyping of large-caliber weapon systems. 

Customer expectations are exceeded by the arsenal’s 

expertise in ultra-high-pressure components and 

advanced coatings that are stronger and lighter with 

longer service lives. WVA also leverages public-private 

partnering. These on-site private industry companies 

broaden Watervliet’s capability and capacity with 

research, manufacturing and facility maintenance 

expertise. 

The oldest continuously active arsenal in the United 

States, WVA began operations during the War of 1812. 

After decades of producing ammunition cartridges, 

wooden-gun carriages and saddles, the arsenal was 

chosen in 1887 to be the nation’s cannon factory. 

For more than 200 years, WVA has produced critical 

weapons, parts and wartime materiel that has helped 

hundreds of thousands of the nation’s warfighters come 

home safely from battle. 

INDUSTRIAL SKILLS & FACILITIES 

WVA is an arsenal-manufacturing complex situated on 

a 143 acre site and spans 72 buildings with 2.1 million 

square feet of manufacturing and administration space. 

Boring – WVA has the capability of boring components, 

as well as computer numerical controlled contour boring. 

Composite Fabrication – WVA is equipped with 

composite lay-up, filament winding and other advanced 

fiber placement capabilities for a variety of composite 

materials. 

Fabrication / Welding – WVA has punch presses up to 

30 tons, press brakes up to 200 tons and metal forming 

rolls to handle up to 3/8 inch thickness. 

Flow Form – WVA capabilities include a cold work 

process used to manufacture dimensionally precise, 

round, seamless and hollow components. 

Grinding – WVA has a wide range of precision grinding 

capabilities. 

Manufacturing and Technology Center – WVA 

is equipped with a variety of modern machining 

equipment, which provides the versatility to machine 

virtually any part configuration. 

Milling – WVA is equipped with a large variety 

of vertical and horizontal milling machines, both 

conventional and computer numerical-controlled. 

Rotary Forging – WVA maintains an advanced rotary 

forging capability for tubes capable of handling work 

pieces from 21.75 inches in diameter down to 4 inches 

in diameter. WVA has a “best of breed” public-private 

partnership with a commercial partner that utilizes 

WVA’s forge to forge solid bars in various configurations. 

Sheet Metal Work – Sheet metal shops at WVA are 

equipped to shear, roll and bend sheet metal. 

Tool Room – WVA has a state-of-the-art facility available 

for a wide range of services, including the capability to 

reverse-engineer, design, manufacture, prototype and 

repair fixtures, gages, end mills and other items requiring 

close tolerances. 

Turning – WVA is equipped with a large variety of 

turning capabilities, both conventional and computernumerical controlled. 

Water Jet and Laser Cutting – WVA has the capability 

to water jet plate stock with various table sizes and a 

5000-watt fiber laser cutter. 

FIND OUT MORE 

Watervliet Arsenal 

1 Buffington Street

Watervliet, NY 12189-4050 

https://www.wva.army.mil 

/WatervlietArsenal 

@Watervliet_Army 
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ABOVE: First Lt. Sea Na, 27th Financial Management Support Unit, 

left, and Ma Rivera, U.S. Military Training Mission to Saudi Arabia 

cashier, download information from an EagleCash kiosk during a 

training session at the Federal Reserve Bank. Soldiers, Marines 

and civilians trained on a electronic commerce programs and 

technologies used by deployed service members. (U.S. Army photo 

by Mark R.W. Orders-Woempner) 

OPPOSITE PAGE: Master Sgt. Cassandra McCulloch, U.S. Army 

Financial Management Command Operations Support Team 

instructor, trains Soldiers on electronic commerce systems in 

Indianapolis. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner) 

LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Indianapolis, 

Indiana 

• Systems Support Operations – 

Arlington, Virginia 

• Strategic Initiatives Group/G3 

Cell – Fort Jackson, South Carolina 

(co-located with the Army Financial 

Management School) 

• SSO Global Combat Support 

System-Army Finance – Fort Lee, 

Virginia 

• USAFMCOM DMPOs – 49 locations 

in the U.S. and Japan 

U.S. ARMY FINANCIAL 

MANAGEMENT COMMAND 

U.S. Army Financial Management Command (USAFMCOM) enables the 

readiness of America’s Army by serving as its focal point for all finance 

and comptroller (FC) operations while providing FC capabilities that facilitate 

accountability, auditability and stewardship. 

INTRODUCTION 

USAFMCOM conducts enterprise-level financial operations and 

provides technical coordination for FC units and commands across 

the Army, ensuring the effective implementation of policies and 

programs to support optimal resourcing.USAFMCOM is responsible 

for Army FC functional support in the areas of systems, audit and 

compliance, financial operations, and Enterprise Resource Planning 

(ERP) business standardization. 

The command also provides Army-wide, unique actions such 

as operational oversight of field FC activities, FC unit technical 

training, electronic commerce and classified finance and accounting 

oversight. In doing so, the command also provides FC expertise and 

coordination on the adequacy of finance policies, as well as systems 

and reporting requirements to units at all levels throughout the Army, 

and to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS). 

USAFMCOM is comprised of five directorates: Army Financial 

Services (AFS), Audit Response Center (ARC), Business Process 

Management (BPM), Systems Support Operations (SSO) and Military 

Pay Operations (MPO). Each directorate serves a distinct – but 

equally vital – task within both Army finance and information systems 

support. 

ARMY FINANCIAL SERVICES 

Army Financial Services (AFS) oversees enterprise-wide finance 

support to expeditionary and garrison FC 

organizations, sustains electronic commerce and 

banking capabilities, provides technical training 

and evaluation of financial management units, and 

provides oversight and support to Army classified 

finance and accounting operations. 

The directorate also maintains oversight of the 

Army’s disbursing and entitling operations, as 

well as manages the Army network of civilian pay 

customer service representatives, Improper Payments 

Elimination and Recovery Program, and Army Mass 

Transportation Benefits Program. Additionally, AFS 

serves as the lead activity on all external and Armywide finance operational audits. 

AFS, working with the U.S. Treasury and Federal 

Reserve Banks, provides a range of electronic 

commerce systems. These systems include the 

EagleCash and EZpay stored value cards, as well 

as financial systems for processing electronic 

international and domestic payments and collections. 

A key element of AFS is the Operational Support 

Team, which conducts pre-deployment FC operations 

and Resource Management training to Reserve 

and National Guard financial management units; 

provides pre-deployment technical evaluations for 

all three components; and supports units throughout 

their deployment cycle. The team also evaluates 

units’ abilities to meet their Standards for Training 

Proficiency and prepare for Multi-Domain Operations 

during large scale combat operations by providing 

external technical evaluations under the Sustained 

Readiness Model based on Objective-T. 

SYSTEMS SUPPORT OPERATIONS 

System Support Operations’ (SSO) mission is to 

provide headquarters-level FC domain systems 

support, user support, and governance of the Army’s 

modernized and deployed FC domain ERP systems. 

This ensures technological capabilities, maturation 

and evolution align with Army and FC domain 

objectives. 

This mission is carried out by providing Tier 2 help 

desk support for both the General Funds Enterprise 

Business System (GFEBS) and the Global Combat 

Support System-Army (GCSS-A), facilitating 

governance over FM requirements impacting GFEBS, 

and shepherding functional improvements through 

the system development and deployment process in 

conjunction with the GFEBS and GSCC-A Project 

Management Offices (PMOs). 

SSO also is responsible for designing and deploying 

value-added dashboards and reports via the GFEBS 

Business Intelligence toolset; providing instructorled, end-user refresher training for the GFEBS 

transactional and data analytics capabilities; 

supporting all end users in Army’s financial statement 

audit endeavors, and the GFEBS PMO in the System 

and Organization Controls audits. 

BUSINESS PROCESS STANDARDIZATION 

Business Process Management’s (BPM) role is to 

provide end-to-end (E2E) standardized process maps 

and documentation, field implementation support 

and conduct compliance validation for the Army’s 

business processes that have a financial impact. BPM 

drives continuous process improvement by leveraging 

the Army’s E2E business process standards to address 

external findings and identify process deficiencies 

as well as maximize Army time, resources and 

manpower for readiness, reform and modernization. 

The directorate improves and optimizes Army 

standardized processes that pertain to finance policies, 

systems and reporting requirements; provides E2E 

field implementation support for processes; and 

delivers campaigns that improve readiness and 

establish a culture of audit success. It also established 

and maintains the Army Process Portal, a CACenabled website developed to provide Army-wide 

access to signed business process standardization 
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Finance soldiers from all three Army components – active U.S. Army, the U.S. Army Reserve 

and the National Guard – conduct training with U.S. Army Financial Management Command 

before deploying with their units. (U.S. Army photo) 

documentation and other information about the Army 

business process standardization initiative. 

BPM is comprised of four key functional areas 

including Business Process Standardization (BPS), 

Business Process Assurance (BPA), Business Process 

Improvement (BPI), and Integration and Governance. 

BPS partners with stakeholders to standardize the 

business processes that have the most significant 

impacts on the general ledger and Army financial 

statements, including civilian pay, disbursing, 

contract and vendor pay, reimbursable work orders 

and military pay. BPS assembles the Army’s E2E 

business process standards, to include process maps, 

process details, process cycle memos and all things 

audit content. Army process standards support audit 

walkthroughs, process improvement, and reform by 

identifying duplications and gaps in a process which 

allows leaders to reduce cost, increase efficiencies and 

eliminate weaknesses. 

BPA reduces direct and indirect audit costs by 

increasing auditor reliance on the Army’s control 

environment.BPI capitalizes on opportunities to 

reduce cost through process efficiencies and cycle time 

reduction, delivering more buying power across the 

Army. Integration and Governance provides program 

management, change control, and systems and 

sustainment support for all BPM-related activities, 

ensuring overarching alignment. 

AUDIT RESPONSE CENTER 

The Audit Response Center (ARC) executes and 

implements FC audit policies, providing oversight and 

evaluation of enterprise compliance preparedness for 

audit-of-business processes through discovery, testing 

and training. 

By doing so, ARC helps the Army navigate the 

annual financial statement audit through operational 

initiatives aimed at planning, preparing and reporting. 

Through collaboration with multiple stakeholders 

in the Department of the Army and the Department 

of Defense, ARC facilitates the determination and 

elimination of key weaknesses in Army FM, such as 

reconciling and reporting on Fund Balance with the 

Treasury. 

ARC also supports independent public accountant 

activities including walkthroughs, population and 

audit samples, findings and corrective action plans. 

The directorate monitors, inspects and reports on 

corrective actions to completion, as well as supports 

resolution and oversight of service providers’ critical 

audit issues. 

MILITARY PAY OPERATIONS 

Military Pay Operations (MPO) performs the 

installation-level military support for the Army 

across the U.S. and Japan. The MPO headquarters in 

Indianapolis manages 35 Defense Military Pay Offices 

(DMPOs) and 14 satellite offices at 49 locations. 

The DMPOs perform the full range of military pay 

services to include in- and out-processing, input of 

transactions generated by orders and forms from 

Army units and activities, and separations. At 

select installations, the DMPOs process accession 

transactions for new Soldiers. 

The DMPOs also support the strategic readiness 

of the Army through support of mobilization/ 

demobilization and Soldier Readiness Processing prior 

to deployments. When collocated with a Financial 

Management Support Unit (FMSU), the DMPO and 

FMSU work as a team to provide installation military 

pay support. 

FIND OUT MORE 

U.S. Army Financial Management Command 

8899 East 56th Street 

Indianapolis, IN 46249 

https://www.usafmcom.army.mil 

/USAFMCOM 

@USAFMCOM 
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U.S. ARMY SECURITY 

ASSISTANCE COMMAND 

U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) manages security assistance 

programs and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) for the Army – acting as the primary 

entry point for Army materiel and service-related FMS requirements. 

An OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter, part of an Excess Defense Articles grant, is unloaded at the Greek port city of Volos. (Courtesy) 

PRIMARY LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Redstone Arsenal, 

Alabama 

• New Cumberland, Pennsylvania 

• Fort Belvoir, Virginia 

• Fort Bragg, North Carolina 

• Saudi Arabia 

FIND OUT MORE 

U.S. Army Security Assistance 

Command 

4402 Martin Road 

Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 

https://www.usasac.army.mil

 /USASAC 

@USASAC 

/U.S. Army Security Assistance 

Command 

INTRODUCTION 

USASAC leads AMC’s security assistance enterprise. The command develops 

and manages security assistance programs and FMS cases to build partner 

capacity, support geographical combatant command engagement strategies 

and strengthen U.S. global partnerships. 

USASAC implements approved Army security assistance programs, including 

FMS of defense articles and services to eligible allies and partners. The 

command is responsible for life cycle management of FMS cases, from preletter of request to development, execution and closure. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

To carry out the Army security assistance mission, USASAC relies on all 

AMC life cycle management commands (LCMCs), as well as Department 

of Defense agencies and U.S. industry to support its processes. Sale of 

equipment to overseas customers includes the opportunity for the “total 

package” of quality materiel, parts, training, publications, technical 

documentation, sustainment and other services that AMC provides to Army 

units. 

By synchronizing efforts across the Army Security Assistance Enterprise 

and within the AMC LCMCs, the enterprise is ensuring FMS requirements 

are not competing with Army requirements and FMS does not hurt Army 

readiness. 

ABOVE: An M1A1 (situational awareness configuration) Abrams tank, part of an Excess Defense Articles Foreign Military Sales 

case, gets unloaded in Morocco. (U.S. Army photo) 

Instead, if handled in accordance with Army 

Regulations, FMS requirements enhance the Army 

supply chain by providing opportunities for economies of 

scale, support to the industrial base, refresh of stock with 

a shelf life and general support to the health of the Army 

Working Capital Fund. 

USASAC supports Army and allied efforts from its 

headquarters at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, and its two 

former headquarters at New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, 

and Fort Belvoir, Virginia. 

Fort Bragg, North Carolina, is home to the U.S. Army 

Security Assistance Training Management Organization, 

a USASAC subordinate organization that facilitates 

deployment of training teams throughout the world in 

support of equipment purchased through FMS. 

The Office of the Program Manager-Saudi Arabian 

National Guard and the Ministry of Interior-Military 

Assistance Group, also USASAC subordinate 

organizations, operate out of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Both 

offices provide on-the-ground support to our Saudi allies. 

RIGHT: Team members from defense industry contractor SES-I, who refurbished UH-60 Black 

Hawk helicopters for Afghanistan under a U.S. Army Security Assistance Command FMS case, 

upload the helicopters into an Antonov AN-124, at the airfield in Huntsville, AL. (U.S. Army 

photo by Richard Bumgardner): 

HISTORY 

Security assistance, a national program administered 

by the State Department, is a major component of 

U.S. foreign policy. While foreign aid functions of the 

U.S. Army had been around for decades, they were not 

formalized under AMC until 1965. 

Since its formation, USASAC has supported major 

military operations and helped spearhead international 

peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts. The organization 

continues to enable Army Readiness by building partner 

capacity of allies and partners, which supports greater 

interoperability for more effective operations. 
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A U.S. Army Reserve Soldier, center, and his Saudi interpreter, right, give guidance on self-defense techniques to two Kingdom of Saudi Arabia security force students at a training site in Saudi 

Arabia. The Soldier, along with about 100 other military instructors, is deployed to support the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command's Military Assistance Group. Called MOI-MAG, the DOD 

program teaches Saudi Ministry of Interior security forces how to defend their country's critical infrastructure sites like ports, airports, bridges, oil pipeline and refineries. For Soldiers, self-defense is 

an important skill to know when alone on a mission and having to defend themselves from a physical attack. (U.S. Army photo by Richard Bumgardner) 

Members of the Saudi Arabian National Guard participate 

in helicopter assault training. (U.S. Army photo by Chief 

Warrant Officer 4 James Robinson)

THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR-MILITARY 

ASSISTANCE GROUP 

OFFICE OF THE PROGRAM MANAGER- SAUDI 

ARABIAN NATIONAL GUARD MODERNIZATION 

PROGRAM 

LOCATION 

• Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 

The Ministry of Interior-Military Assistance Group (MOI-MAG) is a USASAC subordinate organization that 

trains and provides technical assistance to the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) qualified sectors of the Saudi Ministry of 

Interior. 

LOCATION 

• Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 

INTRODUCTION 

MOI-MAG (formerly called Facilities Security ForcesTraining Advisor Group, or FSF-TAG) was restructured, 

transitioning in 2015 from the administrative control of 

U.S. Army Central Command to USASAC. 

The change in designation and mission expansion was 

fueled by the heightened security environment and 

physical threats in, around and within the borders of the 

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 

MOI-MAG provides technical assistance to the FMS 

qualified sectors of the Saudi Ministry of Interior 

through institutional military training programs, 

engineering and design support, explosive ordnance, 

Ranger and Special Operations Forces training, aviation 

advisory support, and participation in the International 

Military Education and Training program. 

The Saudi Ministry of Interior contributes to regional 

and global stability, strengthens military support for 

strategic partners and limits the spread of transnational 

threats, including terrorism and trafficking of narcotics, 

weapons and people. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

In coordination with mission partners, the MOI-MAG 

supports 14 cases valued at $303.2 million to train and 

advise Saudi’s Facilities Security Forces, special security 

forces, border guard and its General Security Aviation 

Command. 

The protection of critical infrastructure facilities has a 

considerable impact on the global economy and stability 

throughout the Middle East. 

This partnership advances the strategic relationship 

between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. The renewal and 

expansion of MOI-MAG in 2015 speaks to the continued 

commitment of U.S.-Saudi relations. MOI-MAG bolsters 

the Army Operating Concept 2020-2040 by shaping 

the environments in support of U.S. Army Central 

Command to further develop partner capacity. 

FIND OUT MORE 

https://usasac.army.mil/moimag 

The Office of the Program 

Manager-Saudi Arabian National 

Guard Modernization Program 

(OPM-SANG) is a USASAC 

subordinate organization that 

provides advice and assistance 

in modernizing the Kingdom’s 

Ministry of the National Guard 

(MNG). 

INTRODUCTION 

OPM-SANG’s mission is to maintain and enhance the 

relationship between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 

(KSA) and the U.S. The program exists to advise and 

assist, increasing the capacity of the MNG to defend 

KSA, while continuing to improve the enduring 

partnership between the two nations. 

OPM-SANG helps build international partner capacity, 

providing both interoperability and independent 

capability for the KSA. This mission is vital to achieving 

U.S. national security objectives and stability throughout 

the Middle East. 

Within the framework of the Army’s Prevent, Shape and 

Win strategy, OPM-SANG is a dynamic shaping entity 

that assists in building the capacity of a strategically 

important partner within the region. The modernization 

program will continue to develop the MNG’s capability 

to unilaterally initiate, sustain and operate modern 

military organizations and security contingency in 

defense of the KSA. 

The modernization of the full-time Saudi Arabian 

National Guard encompasses training, equipment, 

maintenance, supply, procurement, management, 

organization, health care and facilities. It is fully funded 

by the government of Saudi Arabia through Foreign 

Military Sales (FMS) cases executed by USASAC. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

OPM-SANG is comprised of Soldiers, Department of 

the Army Civilians and contractor personnel, many 

of whom serve as advisers and come from a diverse 

background with numerous military occupational skills. 

Using their military expertise and diplomatic skills, these 

advisers are fully embedded within their organizations 

and meet daily with their Saudi counterparts to provide 

advice in the areas of personnel, training, logistics and 

equipment. To date, OPM-SANG has managed more 

than $31 billion in FMS cases that purchased weapons, 

vehicles, training and rotary-wing aircraft. 

OPM-SANG is a security assistance success story, in part 

due to its close working relationship with the MNG at 

all levels of leadership. With the continued support of 

the Army, the Department of Defense and Department 

of State, the OPM-SANG Modernization Program will 

continue to build upon its past progress and success. 

FIND OUT MORE 

https://www.army.mil/OPM-SANG 

/opm.sang 
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U.S. ARMY SECURITY ASSISTANCE TRAINING 

MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION 

LOCATION 

• Fort Bragg, North Carolina 

A graduate from UH-60 Mission Qualification Training proudly 

holds his certificate of training at a graduation ceremony at 

Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Thirty-one Afghan air crew 

members graduated during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force 

photo by 1st Lt. Erin Recanzone) 

The U.S. Army Security Assistance 

Organization (USASATMO) employs 

security assistance training teams 

throughout the world to provide custom 

training solutions for partner nations to 

build their organic defense capabilities. 

INTRODUCTION 

USASATMO is a brigade-level subordinate command 

of USASAC that employs Security Assistance Teams 

(SAT) worldwide to support Army security assistance 

requirements for non-institutional training, technical 

advice, support and assistance. USASATMO missions 

are primarily outside the continental U.S. and are 

comprised of a SAT training partner nation soldiers. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

USASATMO supports security assistance requirements 

with military personnel, Department of the Army 

Civilians and contractors. SATs receive their support 

through an appropriate foreign military sales (FMS)/ 

Foreign Military Financing (FMF) or Building Partner 

Capacity (BPC) case, and train using partner nation 

equipment. 

The SAT request process begins with a letter of request 

(LOR) from the host nation outlining the training 

requirement. USASATMO then develops, forms, 

prepares and employs geographically dispersed SATs 

that provide tactical level expertise and creative training 

solutions in accordance with USASAC priorities. The 

lead time for SAT is typically 12-24 months and missions 

can have a duration from a few weeks to several years, 

depending on the specific requirement. 

USASATMO’s ability to employ active duty and Reserve 

component Soldiers, along with Department of the 

Army Civilians and contractors gives the unit flexibility 

in developing customized training solutions. The ability 

to PCS Soldiers to locations outside the continental U.S. 

under Title 22 authorities is unique within the Army 

Security Assistance Enterprise. USASATMO’s flexibility 

allows their SATs to train a wide variety of subjects 

and skillsets including aviation, waterborne operations, 

defense education and advisory efforts, air defense, small 

unit tactical training and other technical disciplines. 

USASATMO’s motto is “Train the World” and 

consistently has teams employed worldwide supporting 

all geographic combatant commands. 

FIND OUT MORE 

U.S. Army Security Assistance 

Training Management Organization 

C-3832 Ardennes Street 

Fort Bragg, NC 28310 

http://www.usasac.army.mil/satmo 
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PRIMARY LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Aberdeen Proving 

Ground, Maryland 

• Pueblo Chemical Depot – Pueblo, 

Colorado 

• Blue Grass Army Depot – Richmond, 

Kentucky 

• Recovered Chemical Warfare 

Materiel Treatment – Treatment 

locations worldwide 

FIND OUT MORE 

U.S. Army Chemical Materials 

Activity 

8435 Hoadley Road (Bldg E4585) 

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010 

https://www.cma.army.mil 

/USArmyCMA 

@usarmycma 

U.S. ARMY CHEMICAL 

MATERIALS ACTIVITY 

The U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity (CMA) safely stores the chemical 

weapon stockpile and assesses and destroys Recovered Chemical Warfare 

Materiel (RCWM). 

INTRODUCTION 

As an AMC separate reporting activity, CMA safely stores the nation’s 

chemical stockpiles; supports the stockpile destruction mission; protects 

the public, workers and environment near those stockpiles; supports the 

international treaty overseeing chemical weapons elimination; and assesses 

and destroys Recovered Chemical Warfare Materiel (RCWM). 

CMA’s headquarters management team and scientific, communications 

and support staff is based at Aberdeen Proving Ground-South. Dedicated 

personnel fulfill CMA’s mission at the remaining chemical stockpile storage 

sites at Blue Grass Chemical Activity (BGCA), Pueblo Chemical Depot 

(PCD) and at RCWM locations across the nation. 

BGCA ensures safe, secure storage of the chemical weapons stockpile until 

the ongoing destruction mission is complete. BGCA is a Blue Grass Army 

Depot tenant, located on 250 acres of the 15,000-acre depot and stores 

approximately 2% of the nation’s declared chemical weapon stockpile. PCD 

safely and securely stores approximately 8% of the nation’s declared chemical 

weapon stockpile, delivering munitions in support of the ongoing destruction 

mission. 

Prior to 2012, CMA stored and destroyed chemical weapons at seven 

chemical stockpile sites, representing nearly 90% of the declared U.S. 

chemical stockpile, and eliminated the nation’s former production facilities 

and binary chemical weapons inventory. 

ABOVE: The Recovered Chemical Materiel Directorate’s (RCMD) Logistics and Maintenance team is responsible for the training 

of all personnel who operate RCMD’s Explosive Destruction System (EDS). Using inert munitions, operators train on loading the 

vessel of the EDS. (U.S. Army photo by Jessica Tayson) 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

Store – Chemical Stockpile 

CMA is responsible for safe storage of the nation’s 

two remaining chemical weapon stockpiles until they 

are destroyed. BGCA and PCD store the stockpiles 

in specially designed storage igloos. Both BGCA and 

PCD maintain highly trained personnel to protect the 

stockpile, requiring specific, extensive qualifications and 

certification. Both locations maintain readiness to deliver 

munitions for destruction. CMA also is responsible for 

depot management of PCD. 

Protect – Workers, Public and Environment 

The Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness 

Program (CSEPP) educates and enhances emergency 

preparedness in communities surrounding the chemical 

stockpiles in Kentucky and Colorado. CSEPP was 

created in 1985 when Congress passed a law directing 

the Army to dispose of its aging chemical weapons 

inventory with maximum protection of the public and 

environment as its primary consideration. Since the 

program began, state and local emergency management 

officials have teamed up with the Army and Federal 

Emergency Management Agency to protect communities 

near the chemical stockpiles. This partnership enhances 

emergency planning and provides response equipment 

and warning systems. 

Comply – Chemical Weapons Convention 

The CMA Director is assigned as the Army 

Implementing Agent for the treaty known as the 

Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), which 

entered into force April 29, 1997. The United States 

and 86 other nations were the first to sign and ratify 

the CWC; today, nearly every nation in the world is 

a member. CMA’s Center for Treaty Implementation 

and Compliance is a vital link between the U.S. and the 

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons 

(OPCW), the international organization that oversees the 

CWC. OPCW teams, which verify compliance during 

inspections of declared U.S. storage, destruction and 

Schedule 1 facilities, are met by a host team that includes 

CTIC personnel who manage the inspection on behalf of 

the U.S. 

Assess/Destroy – Recovered Chemical Warfare 

Materiel 

CMA’s Recovered Chemical Materiel Directorate 

(RCMD) provides centralized management and direction 

to the Department of Defense for assessment and 

destruction of RCWM in a safe, environmentally sound 

manner. RCMD develops and maintains the equipment, 

personnel and expertise to destroy RCWM, deploying 

teams to support missions around the country. RCMD’s 

trained personnel and mobile assessment and treatment 

systems identify and destroy RCWM. RCMD’s research, 

development, test and evaluation team continually 

enhances, expands and develops technologies to meet the 

needs of the RCWM Program. 

UNIQUE SYSTEMS AND CAPABILITIES 

Chemical Accountability Management Information 

Network (CAMIN) - This CMA database tracks 

the quantity, location and destruction status of both 

stockpiled and recovered chemical munitions, supporting 

Army regulations and the CWC. 

Explosive Destruction System (EDS) - This destruction 

technology can be transported to locations across the 

nation to safely destroy RCWM. 

Single CAIS Access and Neutralization System 

(SCANS) - This handheld chemical treatment system 

neutralizes the agent in recovered Chemical Agent 

Identification Set (CAIS) bottles. 

Interim Holding Facilities (IHF) - IHFs provide safe, 

temporary storage for RCWM where facilities such as 

igloos and bunkers are unavailable. 

Jonathan Strunk (left) and Timothy McClish (right), Blue Grass Chemical Activity toxic materials 

handlers, use straps to secure munitions onto a pallet during munitions movement training while 

Nichole Mego (center), BGCA inventory specialist, observes at the Blue Grass Army Depot Feb. 

19, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Angela Messinger) 
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RIGHT: Pfc. Antonio Montes assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment 

(Attack Reconnaissance) conducts maintenance on an AH-64 Apache helicopter at Katterbach 

Army Airfield, Germany, June 24. The Logistics Data Analysis Center provides senior leaders 

data on supply availability, ensuring Soldiers have what they need, when they need it. (U.S. 

Army photo by Charles Rosemond) 

LOGISTICS DATA ANALYSIS 

CENTER 

The Logistics Data Analysis Center (LDAC) provides sustainment data, information 

technology and decision support to improve readiness and enable effective Army 

senior leader decision making from the Strategic Support Area to the tactical point of 

need. 

LOCATION 

• Redstone Arsenal, Alabama 

CORE COMPETENCIES 

• Decision Analysis Support 

• Data Management and Quality 

• Data Governance and Policy 

• Tool Development 

FIND OUT MORE 

Logistics Data Analysis Center 

3305 Redeye Road 

Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 

https://logsa.army.mil 

/AMC.LDAC 

INTRODUCTION 

An AMC seperate reporting activity, LDAC, formerly LOGSA, 

refocused its mission, shifting its emphasis from logistics execution to 

data management, business intelligence and data science/information 

analytics. This includes decision support analysis, tools, data and 

acquisition support. LDAC's efforts to synchronize, integrate and 

conduct analysis of sustainment data provides materiel solutions to 

assist senior leader decision making while improving Army readiness. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

To accomplish its mission, LDAC is organized into five functionally 

diverse divisions: 

Data Management Division – Provides a centralized location in the 

materiel enterprise for managing and accessing integral authoritative 

logistics data and information, supporting timely strategic activities 

enabling warfighters’ readiness posture. 

Strategic Decision Support Division – Conducts research and analytics 

to solve the most challenging problems and to enable fact-based, 

resource-informed decisions by Army senior leaders from the Strategic 

Support Area to the tactical point of need. 

ABOVE: A contract worker directs a vehicle as it its backed onto the M/V Liberty Passion at Naval Weapons Station, Joint Base 

Charleston, in Support of DEFENDER-Europe 20. The Logistics Data Analysis Center provides senior leaders with data including 

the number of ships used in a mission and what's on them. (U.S. Army photo by Kimberly Spinner) 

Army Prepositioned Stock-5 trucks are moved as the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team turns them back in to the 401st Army Field Support Brigade at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The Logistics Data 

Analysis Center provides senior leaders data including equipment coming inbound. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Veronica McNabb) 

Operational Decision Support Division – Develops 

and manages functional requirements for the design 

and sustainment of multi-functional business 

intelligence and information technology capabilities. 

Program Management Division – Provides technical 

and programmatic oversight of solution design, 

development, testing, implementation, enhancements 

and sustainment activities through the use of current 

and emerging technologies to deliver trusted business 

intelligence and analytics decision support tools, 

optimizing Army Strategic Support Area effectiveness. 

Life Cycle Support Division – Enables the transition 

to sustainment across all phases of product 

support development and execution through the 

standardization of product support analysis and 

logistics product data, and acquisition and logistics 

software tools. It also ensures adequate logistics 

product support is available for systems soon to be 

fielded or transitioned to AMC. 
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Soldiers from Army Materiel Command – Army Reserve Element on tour Anniston Army Depot. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Scott Redman) 

U.S. ARMY RESERVE 

SUSTAINMENT COMMAND 

The U.S. Army Reserve Sustainment Command (ARSC) delivers cross-trained, 

modular and functionally deployable global materiel readiness, contracting, 

acquisition and Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) capability 

in support of the warfighter through AMC and Defense Contract Management 

Agency (DCMA) in order to sustain land dominance. 

LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Birmingham, 

Alabama 

• Army Materiel Command – Army 

Reserve Element - Huntsville, 

Alabama 

• Army Contracting Command 

– Army Reserve Element 

(Provisional) - Redstone Arsenal, 

Alabama 

• LOGCAP Support BDE and Army 

Sustainment Command – Army 

Reserve Element - Rock Island 

Arsenal, Illinois 

• Defense Contract Management 

Agency – Army Reserve Element - 

Fort Lee, Virginia 

the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, 

Logistics and Technology. In 2008, the ARSC merged 

with the Multi-functional Support Command, which 

was originally established to provide Army Reserve 

augmentation to Army Sustainment Command. 

The merger enabled the Army Reserve Command, 

as the proponent for troop program units, to better 

manage AMC support requirements.The ARSC is 

assigned to the 377th Theater Sustainment Command 

for administrative control and aligned to AMC for 

operational control. The ARSC, specifically the Army 

Reserve elements (ARE) and the LOGCAP Support 

Brigade, is the primary sourcing solution for AMC 

Reserve component augmentation requirements 

worldwide. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

Army Materiel Command – Army Reserve Element 

- AMC-ARE provides an integrated force of trained 

Soldiers to AMC in order to augment the sustainment 

capabilities of the AMC mission. The AMC-ARE 

additionally provides direct support to the Aviation 

and Missile Command, Corpus Christi Army Depot, 

Letterkenny Army Depot, Logistics Data Analysis 

Center, Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, 

Communications-Electronics Command, U.S. Army 

Security Assistance Command and Joint Munitions 

Command. 

Army Contracting Command – Army Reserve 

Element - ACC-ARE provides ready contingency 

contracting headquarters (brigade and battalion), 

contracting teams and individuals to Army 

contracting and joint commands inside and outside of 

the continental U.S. 

LOGCAP Support Brigade - LOGCAP LSB and its 

five subordinate battalions deploys globally to assist 

supported commanders with operational contacting 

support and LOGCAP program management during 

wartime and contingencies in support of unified land 

operations. 

Army Sustainment Command – Army Reserve 

Element (Provisional) - ASC-ARE provides ready 

Soldiers by integrating into ASC Army Field Support 

Brigades in order to support mission requirements. 

Defense Contract Management Agency – Army 

Reserve Element - DCMA provides trained personnel 

and teams in support of operational contingencies, 

foreign and domestic, for a joint force commander 

or joint task force to execute theater wide acquisition 

contract support, delivering equipment to the global 

warfighter. DMCA-ARE provides Soldiers with a 

Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act 

certification (levels 1-3) of contracting, program 

manager, engineer, test and evaluation, and facilities. 

FIND OUT MORE 

Army Reserve Sustainment Command 

255 West Oxmoor Road 

Birmingham, AL 35209-6383 

/Army-Reserve-Sustainment-Command 

ABOVE: Soldiers from ARSC’s Army Sustainment Command – 

Army Reserve Element deployed in support to stop the spread of 

COVID-19. ASC-ARE Soldiers worked from this location to provide 

an integration cell ensuring timely and accurate communication 

and shared situational awareness between the Joint Force Land 

Component Commander for U.S. Northern Command and ASC. 

(U.S. Army photo) 

INTRODUCTION 

The ARSC delivers cross-trained, multi-functional Army Reserve 

Soldiers in support of worldwide mission requirements for AMC, 

DCMA, Army Sustainment Command (ASC), LOGCAP and 

Acquisition Contracting Management Command. The ARSC 

command group provides mission command, training oversight, 

certification, validation and mobilization provisions in support of 

mission requirements. The ARSC is composed of Army Reserve 

Elements and the LOGCAP Support Brigade (LSB) that are aligned 

and embedded with active duty partners across the AMC enterprise, 

serving as strategic assets, force multipliers and support liaisons 

The ARSC is a force provider that possesses 75% of the U.S. Army 

Reserve’s acquisition professionals (51 series Soldiers) and is the only 

LOGCAP brigade in the Army’s formation. Additionally, the ARSC 

provides test pilots for UH-60 testing, UH-60 warrant officers for 

maintenance and other UH-60 related special projects. The ARSC, 

from the strategic to tactical level, integrates a broad spectrum of 

capability, in support of AMC and DCMA across the sustainment 

enterprise. 

HISTORY 

The ARSC was created in 2007 from existing individual mobilization 

augmentee positions assigned to the AMC enterprise, DCMA and 
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NOTES NOTES
U.S. ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND DELIVERS LOGISTICS, 

SUSTAINMENT AND MATERIEL READINESS FROM THE 

INSTALLATION TO THE FORWARD TACTICAL EDGE TO 

ENSURE GLOBALLY DOMINANT LAND FORCE CAPABILITIES.