U.S. Army Materiel Command

RESOURCE GUIDE

WINTER 2022
ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND IS OPERATIONALIZED TO 

ENSURE ARMY MATERIEL READINESS FOR A GLOBALLY 

DOMINANT LAND FORCE.

Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Tyndall completes the M9 pistol qualification 

event of the Best Warrior Competition. This was one of many events 

that challenged Soldiers during the AMC Best Warrior Competition, held 

from July 25-28, 2021, at Camp Atterbury, Ind. (U.S. Army photo by Eben 

Boothby)

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@army.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

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

Brig. Gen. Walt Duzzny

Chief of Staff

EDITORIAL STAFF

Col. James "Scott" Rawlinson

Director of Public and Congressional Affairs

Kim Hanson

Deputy Director of Public and Congressional Affairs

Samantha Tyler

Managing Editor and Layout/Design

Digital Publication Date: January 2022
FRONT COVER: 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. At Anniston Army Depot, it may be seen on rusty 

hulls, among other applications. (U.S. Army photo by Mark 

Cleghorn)

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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.........................................................27

Letterkenny Army Depot............................................................28

U.S. ARMY SUSTAINMENT COMMAND (ASC)..............................30

401st Army Field Support Brigade..............................................32

402nd Army Field Support Brigade .............................................33

403rd Army Field Support Brigade..............................................34

404th Army Field Support Brigade .............................................35

405th Army Field Support Brigade..............................................36

406th Army Field Support Brigade..............................................38

407th Army Field Support Brigade..............................................40

U.S. ARMY COMMUNICATIONS-ELECTRONICS 

COMMAND (CECOM).....................................................................42

U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command......................................44

U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency...........................................45

U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe ...............................46

U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea .................................47

Tobyhanna Army Depot..............................................................48

U.S. ARMY INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT 

COMMAND (IMCOM)......................................................................50

Army Environmental Command.................................................52

Installation Management Command Directorates ....................54

JOINT MUNITIONS COMMAND (JMC)...........................................56

Anniston Munitions Center ........................................................58

Blue Grass Army Depot...............................................................59

Crane Army Ammunition Activity..............................................60

Hawthorne Army Depot .............................................................61

Holston Army Ammunition Plant...............................................62

Iowa Army Ammunition Plant....................................................63

Lake City Army Ammunition Plant ............................................64

Letterkenny Munitions Center....................................................65

McAlester Army Ammunition Plant ..........................................66

Pine Bluff Arsenal........................................................................67

Quad City Cartridge Case Facility ..............................................68

Radford Army Ammunition Plant ..............................................69

Scranton Army Ammunition Plant.............................................70

Tooele Army Depot.....................................................................71

MILITARY SURFACE DEPLOYMENT AND DISTRIBUTION 

COMMAND (SDDC).........................................................................72

Military Ocean Terminal Concord................................................75

Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point..........................................76

U.S. ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE AND ARMAMENTS 

COMMAND (TACOM)......................................................................78

Anniston Army Depot..................................................................80

U.S. Army Joint Systems Manufacturing Center-Lima...............81

Red River Army Depot ................................................................82

Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and 

Technology Center......................................................................83

Sierra Army Depot.......................................................................84

Watervliet Arsenal......................................................................85

U.S. ARMY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 

COMMAND (USAFMCOM).............................................................86

U.S. ARMY SECURITY ASSISTANCE COMMAND (USASAC).........90

U.S. Army Military Assistance Group.........................................92

Office of the Program Manager-Saudi Arabian 

National Guard Modernization Program.....................................93

U.S. Army Security Assistance Training 

Management Organization..........................................................94

U.S. ARMY CHEMICAL MATERIALS ACTIVITY (CMA)....................96

U.S. ARMY LOGISTICS DATA ANALYSIS CENTER (LDAC)..............98

U.S. ARMY RESERVE SUSTAINMENT COMMAND (ARSC)..........100

PEOPLE: Capt. Jason Zoeller, commander of the Network 

Enterprise Center Camp Zama, 78th Signal Battalion, hands 

his son James, 2 months, to his wife Milena during a break 

in a foundation-level Readiness Essentials for Army Leaders 

training at Camp Zama, Japan, Jan. 31, 2020.

MODERNIZATION: Brent Tutor, additive manufacturing 

machinist, Rock Island Arsenal - Joint Manufacturing and 

Technology Center, Advanced and Additive Manufacturing 

Center of Excellence, assembles ventilator housing parts, 

April 9 at Rock Island Arsenal, Ill. (U.S. Army photo by 

Debralee Best)

REFORM: Tomoko Sako, a housing inspector for the 

Housing Division, Directorate of Public Works, U.S. Army 

Garrison Japan, checks her paperwork while doing an 

inspection inside a housing unit in the Sagamihara Family 

Housing Area, Japan, March 13, 2020.

BACK COVER: Mississippi National Guard Soldiers of the 

155th Armored Brigade Combat Team are hard at work as 

they continue to safely load equipment for transport and turnin of the Army Prepositioned Stock 5. (U.S. National Guard 

photos by Staff Sgt. Michael Williams)

READINESS: U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command 

Logistics Assistance Representative Galen Cajigal instructed 

four new maintainers on how to identify, inspect, and make 

necessary repairs on a CH-47F atf transmission filter. (U.S. 

Army photo by Katie Nelson)
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U.S. ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND

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

(AMC) delivers logistics, sustainment and materiel readiness from the installation to the 

forward tactical edge to ensure globally dominant land force capabilities.

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 synchronizes, integrates 

and operationalizes the capabilities of 10 major subordinate commands, 

providing installation and materiel readiness to meet current, future and 

contingency 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. The command leads the 

logistics and sustainment communities to execute distribution, redistribution 

and divestiture to efficiently build operational and strategic readiness, fill 

shortages, reduce excess and balance resources, enabling a Multi-Domain 

Operations-capable force. AMC is also in lock-step with Army Commands 

in modernization efforts. As Army Futures Command focuses on developing 

and fielding next-generation weapon systems, Army Materiel Command 

is simultaneously modernizing infrastructure and sustainment training, 

processes and skillsets to support future capabilities. 

AMC manages the Army’s installations, posts, camps 

and stations, where Soldiers and families not only live, 

but where they train, mobilize and deploy from, and 

where they conduct the day-to-day business of the 

Army. The command also leads, manages and operates 

the Army’s Organic Industrial Base (OIB). Consisting 

of 23 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 ensures the OIB is ready to sustain fielded 

systems, maintain pace with Army modernization efforts 

and postured to surge in support of combat operations. 

Through a 15-year OIB Modernization Plan, AMC is 

modernizing facilities, processes and people to bring the 

OIB into the 21st century, infuse industry best practices 

and refine human resource management structures to 

maximize the skills and capabilities of the workforce.

The command ensures Soldiers have the right parts, 

equipment and materiel where and when they need it. 

AMC is improving Equipment on Hand rates across 

the force, moving millions of pieces of equipment to 

the right units to increase readiness. In addition, AMC 

is optimizing its supply chain to infuse industry best 

practices to standardized processes, reduce risk with 

vendors, invest in organic manufacturing to offset 

vulnerabilities, and better adapt long-range plans to 

changes in the environment.

AMC is the Department of Defense executive agent for 

the chemical weapons stockpile and for 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 negatively 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.

AMC is also leading the way in data analytics and 

logistics information. Logistics data provides the 

decision support tools and data visualization Army 

decision-makers need to effectively support readiness and 

modernization initiatives. Simply put, it allows AMC to 

see itself.

Throughout every effort, the command is focused on the 

Secretary of the Army and Chief of Staff of the Army’s 

number one priority: People. The Army relies on its 

Soldiers, 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 global workforce of around 175,000 

military, 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 about 95 Army installations 

and 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. The 

command leads and directs sustainment warfighting 

functions from the installation to the battlefield to meet 

Army readiness requirements during competition, crisis 

and conflict. 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-materielcommand

/HQAMC

/photos/armymaterielcommand

ABOVE: A Dutch maintainer assigned to the 405th Army Field Support Brigade ground guides a vehicle into the Equipment 

Configuration Handling Area’s issue grid at Tapa Barracks, Estonia, during DEFENDER-Europe 21. The 405th AFSB’s Army Field 

Support Battalion-Benelux was responsible for the ECHA site and APS-2 issue at Tapa Barracks during the exercise. (U.S. Army 

photo by Rob Vankan)

OPPOSITE PAGE: A M1A1 Abrams tank is transported to a staging yard after being offloaded from the Alliance Norfolk at the Port 

of Shuaiba, Kuwait, Feb. 17, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. David Simon)

MISSION AND VISION

• Deliver logistics, sustainment 

and materiel readiness from the 

installation to the forward tactical 

edge to ensure globally dominant 

land force capabilities

• Operationalized to ensure Army 

materiel readiness for a globally 

dominant land force.
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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) 

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, 

HOW TO 

DO 

BUSINESS

WITH THE ARMY

U.S. Army Materiel Command relies 

on industry partnerships to deploy, 

equip and sustain the warfighter. 

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.

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 

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)
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• 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.

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)

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 

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@army.mil 

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.

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)
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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. 

HOW TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE ARMY:

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP: WHAT IS IT?

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.

ARMY OBJECTIVES:

• Improve Operational Efficiencies

• Lower Cost of Products and Services

• Accelerate Innovation

• Leverage Public-Private Investment

• Sustain Critical Skills and Capabilities

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 

– DoDI 4151.21

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)
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HOW TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE ARMY:

WHAT IS ARMS?

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.

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. 

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)

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.

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)
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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. 

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) – and five 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, 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% 

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 

Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas

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

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

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

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

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

Command. The MICC consists of two contracting 

support brigades, two field directorate offices, 30 

contracting offices and nine battalions. 

With a wealth of contracting expertise, ACC 

professionals are dedicated to providing the highest 

quality of contracting support to all their customers, 

whenever and wherever they are needed. A combat 

multiplier, ACC is doing its part to keep the Army strong.

HISTORY 

While military and Army contracting go back to the 

early days of the U.S., Army Contracting Command was 

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.

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

of the Army’s contract dollars on average. In fiscal year 

2020, ACC executed contract actions valued at more 

than $85 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 worldwide.

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 

FIND OUT MORE 

U.S. Army Contracting Command

4505 Martin Road

Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898

www.army.mil/acc

/ArmyContracting

@ArmyContracting

/company/u-s-army-contracting-command

/ArmyContractingCommand

ABOVE: 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. MICCFort 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)

OPPOSITE PAGE: Osvaldo Vela discusses Army contract opportunities with two local small business representatives during the Mission and Installation Contracting Command-Fort Sam Houston 

contracting office industry outreach event at the University of Texas at San Antonio Procurement Technical Assistance Center in San Antonio. The event provided contracting guidance, briefings and 

breakout and match-making sessions with MICC contracting personnel. Vela is a contract specialist with the MICC-Fort Sam Houston contracting office at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, 

Texas. (Photo by Ryan L. Mattox)
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U.S. ARMY MISSION AND INSTALLATION 

CONTRACTING COMMAND 

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

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

MICC is a one-star command made up of about 1,500 Soldiers and civilian 

members assigned to two contracting support brigades, two field directorate 

offices, 30 contracting offices and nine battalions that provide contracting 

support to the Army enterprise.

The MICC delivers ready, decisive and synchronized business solutions to the 

warfighter by acquiring equipment, supplies and services vital to the 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 around the world to 

procure goods and services in austere environments. Contracting brigades and 

battalions are strategically aligned to provide operational contract support 

to their respective corps or divisions when deployed. 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 

consulting services, to wired telecommunication and engineering services, 

contracted food services, advertising and transition services. The MICC 

ensures America’s Soldiers and their families have what is needed during and 

after their military service.

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

• MICC-Fort Bliss/919th 

Contracting Battalion – Fort 

Bliss, Texas

• MICC-Fort Carson/918th 

Contracting Battalion – Fort 

Carson, Colorado

• MICC-Fort Hood/901st 

Contracting Battalion – Fort 

Hood, Texas

• MICC-Fort Irwin – Fort Irwin, 

California

• MICC-Fort Polk – Fort Polk, 

Louisiana

• MICC-Fort Riley/923rd 

Contracting Battalion/ – Fort 

Riley, Kansas

• MICC-Joint Base LewisMcChord /902nd Contracting 

Battalion – Joint Base LewisMcChord, Washington

• MICC-Yuma Proving Ground – 

Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona

• 419th Contracting Support 

Brigade – Fort Bragg, North 

Carolina

• MICC-Fort Bragg/900th 

Contracting Battalion - Fort 

Bragg, North Carolina

• MICC-Fort Buchanan - Fort 

Buchanan, Puerto Rico

• MICC-Fort Campbell/922nd 

Contracting Battalion - Fort 

Campbell, Kentucky

ABOVE: From left, Maj. Timothy Roberts, 2nd Lt. Nathan 

Stricklin, 1st Lt. Andrew Verdes and Staff Sgt. John Reed 

speak with a vendor representative during a pre-inspection of 

acceptance of two dump trucks and four non-tactical vehicles 

at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. Roberts 

and Reed are assigned to the 902nd Contracting Battalion 

Contracting Detachment B Forward Contracting Element at 

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Stricklin and Verdes are 

assigned to 2nd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division from 

JBLM. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Riana 

Feemster)

• MICC- Fort Drum/925th Contracting Battalion - Fort 

Drum, New York

• MICC- Fort Jackson - Fort Jackson, South Carolina

• MICC- Fort McCoy - Fort McCoy, Wisconsin

• MICC- Fort Stewart/904th Contracting Battalion - Fort 

Stewart, Georgia

• Field Directorate Office - Fort Sam Houston -Joint Base 

San Antonio-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 - Joint Base LangleyEustis, Virginia

• MICC-Carlisle Barracks - Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

• MICC-Fort Benning - Fort Benning, Georgia

• MICC-Fort Eustis -Joint Base Langley-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 - Seaside, California

• MICC-West Point - West Point, New York

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION

ACC designated the MICC as its lead for installation 

readiness to provide the acquisition insights and ensure 

Army installations are capable of supporting current and 

evolving readiness and power projection requirements. 

Both uniformed and civilian members of the MICC 

played an integral role in the Army’s response to the 

national COVID-19 pandemic. As the ACC lead element 

for the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 response 

efforts, the MICC synchronized and integrated all 

contracting efforts across the Northern Command area 

of operations in support of the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency’s national level support construct 

of moving medical personnel to points of need around 

the country. 

Leading the MICC effort was the Fort Sam Houston 

Field Directorate Office, which served as the senior 

contracting official for U.S. Army North. ARNORTH 

serves as the Joint Force Land Component Command 

for all federal ground troops, including other service 

units serving on land as part of the DOD’s COVID-19 

response. The senior contracting official leveraged 

capabilities from the MICC’s two field directorates and 

two brigades as well as each of the ACC contracting 

centers to enable the rapid deployment and life support 

services for more than 3,500 medical professionals, 

augmenting hospital staffs and establishing multiple 

alternate care treatment facilities across 15 major cities 

nationwide all the while maintaining the installation and 

operational readiness needs of mission partners.

Contracting Soldiers from across the command also 

play a vital operational role in support of combatant 

commanders. MICC Soldiers and civilians serve as 

force providers in contingency contracting for Operation 

Freedom’s Sentinel, Operation Inherent Resolve, Atlantic 

Resolve and the NATO-led Resolute Support as well as 

multiple contingencies across the globe.

The MICC’s primary supported activities include the U.S. 

Army Installation Management Command, U.S. Army 

Forces Command, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine 

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

Evaluation Command, U.S. Army Reserve Command, 

U.S. Army Military District of Washington, U.S. Army 

Medical Command, U.S. Army Futures Command and 

U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

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, facilitating 

training for more than 100,000 students each year, and 

maintaining more than 14.4 million acres of land and 

170,000 structures. In fiscal 2020, the command executed 

almost 30,000 contract actions valued at more than 

$5.4 billion across the Army, including $2.5 billion to 

American small businesses. The command also managed 

more than 400,000 Government Purchase Card Program 

transactions in fiscal 2020 valued at an additional $801 

million.With a wealth of contracting expertise, MICC 

professionals are dedicated to providing the highest 

quality of contracting support to all of their mission 

partners, whenever and wherever needed. The responsive 

contracting solutions and oversight provided by the 

command serve as a force multiplier in ensuring the 

Army is ready to fight and win.

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

/army.micc 

/company/army-micc

/army-micc 

/photos/army_micc 
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U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMANDABERDEEN PROVING GROUND

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 15 contracting divisions with associate directors 

providing 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.

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.”

LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Aberdeen Proving 

Ground, Maryland

• Adelphi Division, Maryland

• Natick Division, Massachusetts

• Research Triangle Park Division, 

North Carolina

• Belvoir Division, Virginia

• Huachuca Division, Arizona 

• Orlando Division, Florida

• Tobyhanna Division, Pennsylvania 

• Joint COVID Response Division, 

Virtual

CORE COMPETENCIES

Comprehensive contracting, business 

advisory support and sustained 

expertise for:

• Research and Development

• Soldier Protection

• Chemical and Biological Defense

• Command, Control, 

Communications, Computers, 

Cyber Intelligence, Surveillance and 

Reconnaissance

• Test and Evaluation

• Sustainment

• Cybersecurity

• Installation Readiness

ABOVE: Norwegian Army Soldiers take a look at 1st 

Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment's radar system as 

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1-77 teach them how they operate 

during Operation Thunderbolt at Setermoen, Norway on June 

4, 2021. The Army Contracting Command-APG provides 

acquisition services for major commodities including radar 

systems and expertise in areas of contracting including 

foreign military sales. (U.S. Army photo by by Spc. Ryan 

Barnes)

FIND OUT MORE 

ACC-APG

6472 Integrity Court

APG North, MD 21005

https://acc.army.mil/

contractingcenters/acc-apg

U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMANDDETROIT ARSENAL

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.

LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Detroit Arsenal, 

Michigan

• Anniston Army Depot, Alabama

• Red River Army Depot, Texas

• Sierra Army Depot, California

• Watervliet Arsenal, New York

• Fort Belvoir, Virginia

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

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 4th Battalion, 6th Infantry 

Regiment, zero the M240L Machine Gun on their Mine 

Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle in preparation for the 

dry-fire exercise at Fort Bliss, Texas, on Feb. 5, 2021. Army 

Contracting Command-Detroit Arsenal procures systems, 

research and development, repair parts and services including 

MRAP vehicles. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Elijah Ingram)
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A Soldier assigned to 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, performs a function check on an AT-4 rocket launcher Oct. 26, 2021, for an upcoming Expert Infantryman Badge and 

Expert Soldier Badge qualification on Fort Stewart, Georgia. Army Contracting Command-New Jersey provides expertise in support of major weapons, armaments, ammunition systems, information 

technology and enterprise systems for Army organizations (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Summer Keiser)

U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND-ORLANDO

U.S. Army Contracting Command-Orlando (ACCOrlando) provides the full range of contracting products 

in direct support of a diverse customer base, with a focus 

on the warfighter.

INTRODUCTION

Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Army Contracting 

Command (ACC)-Orlando is a multi-billion dollar 

Training Contracting Center of Excellence.

ACC-Orlando’s vision is to be recognized by their 

stakeholders as the foremost contracting solutions center 

enabled by a world class workforce. Their mission 

remains to provide sound business advice and tailored 

contracting solutions to acquire products and services in 

support of the warfighter and their stakeholders.

ACC-Orlando is comprised of four Contracting 

Divisions, a COVID-19 Support Branch and a supporting 

staff consisting of Policy, Source Selection, Cost/Price, 

Contract Closeout, Systems, Business Operations, 

Personnel Resources, Contracting Operations, Property 

Accountability/Quality Assurance and Strategic 

Integration.

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, 

LOCATION

• Orlando, Florida

Sgt. Jeremy Seaman, squad leader in B. Co. 1-18 Inf. Regt., 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division (end), and his team test out a prototype for the Reconfigurable Virtual Collective 

Trainer – Ground during the Synthetic Training Environment Cross Functional Team’s User Assessment at Fort Riley’s Mission Training Complex April 22-26, 2019. Army Contracting CommandOrlando focuses on procuring a wide range of training and testing products and services, including system training devices, simulations and simulators.(U.S. Army photo by Margaret Ziffer)

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

U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMANDNEW JERSEY

U.S. Army Contracting Command-New Jersey (ACCNew 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 Department 

of Defense 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 the acquisition life cycle, including 

research and development, low rate initial production and 

full rate production.

ACC-NJ’s major customers include Joint Program 

Executive Office (JPEO) for Armaments and Ammunition; 

PEO Soldier; PEO Enterprise Information Systems; 

PEO Missiles and Space; PEO Command, Control and 

Communications-Tactical; U.S. 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 

FIND OUT MORE 

ACC-NJ

Building 1610

Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806

https://acc.army.mil/

contractingcenters/acc-nj

LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Picatinny Arsenal, 

New Jersey

• Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, 

New Jersey 

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.

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. The organization is comprised of 315 civilian and 

four military employees. 
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• 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 (PEO)-Assembled Chemical 

Weapons Alternatives 

• PEO-Enterprise Information Systems 

• Chief Information Officer of the Army 

• U.S. 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.

Army Contracting Command-Rock 

Island (ACC-RI) provides optimal 

worldwide procurement support to 

Soldiers, civilians and contractors from 

an 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-toface to provide optimal acquisition support.

The acquisition professionals working in the center’s four 

buying directorates handle the requirements associated 

with the Munitions and Industrial Base, Information 

Technology, Field Support and the Logistics Civil 

Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) – 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 

U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMANDROCK ISLAND

LOCATIONS

• Headquarters – Rock Island, Illinois

Crane Army Ammunition Activity employees remove explosives 

from retired 105 mm white phosphorus rounds. Army 

Contracting Command-Rock Island provides munitions and 

industrial base contracting support to organizations including 

Joint Munitions Command. (U.S. Army photo by Hayley Smith)

FIND OUT MORE 

ACC-Rock Island

3055 Rodman Avenue

Rock Island, IL 61299-8000

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

U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND-REDSTONE

INTRODUCTION

U.S. Army Contracting Command-Redstone 

(ACC-RSA) provides support to U.S. Army Materiel 

Command; U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command; 

Program Executive (PEO) Office Missiles and Space; 

Program Executive Office Aviation; U.S. Army Combat 

Capabilities Development Command Aviation & 

Missile Center; U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense 

Command; The U.S. Army Test, Measurement, and 

Diagnostic Equipment Activity, and U.S. Army Garrison 

Redstone Arsenal.

ACC-RSA also provides contracting support to several 

other program executive offices and program managers 

supporting the Army’s major acquisition programs.

LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Redstone Arsenal, 

Alabama

• Corpus Christi Army Depot, Texas

• Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia

• Letterkenny Army Depot, 

Pennsylvania

• Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado

FIND OUT MORE 

ACC-Redstone Arsenal

Building 5303

Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898

https://acc.army.mil/contractingcenters/acc-rsa

/ACCRSA 

RIGHT: Army Staff Sgt. Jason N. Bobo watches 

as a CH-47 Chinook prepares to land to provide 

transport for U.S. and Afghan soldiers after a key 

leader engagement in southeastern Afghanistan, 

Dec. 29, 2019 (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. 

Alejandro Licea)

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION

ACC-RSA’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. 

An international business enterprise, ACC-RSA awarded 

nearly 25,000 contracts in fiscal year 2021 valued at more 

than $23 billion. The organization accomplishes this with 

more than 900 military and civilian personnel.

BELOW: Caleb Baker, an engineering intern 

from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, 

demonstrates an “as-found” test conducted on 

a gas mask tester in the Protection Assessment 

Test System laboratory at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., 

April 28, 2021. The PATS lab, which is part of the 

U.S. Army Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic 

Equipment Activity, is responsible for ensuring 

every gas mask in the Department of Defense 

functions appropriately. (U.S. Army photo by 

Michelle Gordon)
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U.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 cross functional teams, 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 

Army Civilians, as well as nearly 8,000 contract employees, perform a wide 

variety of missions in support of the nation’s aviation and missile warfighters. 

With its expansive reach of logisticians, calibration technicians and expert 

maintenance personnel, AMCOM has a presence in 59 different locations 

across the CONUS, as well as 25 locations overseas. 

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

/company/ u-s-army-aviation-andmissile-command

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 field maintenance and training 

fleet management

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 maintenance pilots. ACLC also oversees 

five Fleet Management Expansion (FMX) sites. Each 

team provides maintenance and logistical support for 

U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command units at 

each location. 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.

The 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 U.S. 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.

ABOVE: Two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters hover over the skies of Spin Boldak, in the southern Kandahar province, Afghanistan, before flying away. A staple of transportation in Afghanistan, 

helicopters like these are used not only to transport troops in and out of hard-to-reach forward operating bases, but also as air ambulances. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Cory Sparks)

OPPOSITE PAGE: The 10th Army Air Missile Defense Command deployed, operated and fired live missiles within a tactical scenario, under Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe operational 

readiness evaluation criteria. (U.S. Army photo by Anthony Sweeney)
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AVIATION CENTER LOGISTICS COMMAND

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 materiel 

readiness 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 (USAACE) training 

mission. Since 2003, this mission has been essential with 

more than 600 helicopters in four distinctly different 

missions, design and series aircraft. In 2006, Fleet 

Management Initiative 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, more than 300 Army Civilians and 

more than 50 Soldiers provide maintenance, logistical 

and contract surveillance support, enabling TRADOC 

to train more than 62,800 Soldiers in initial entry and 

additional specialty skills annually.

LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Fort Rucker, 

Alabama

• Fort Benning, Georgia

• Fort Eustis, Virginia

• Fort Sill, Oklahoma

• Fort Huachuca, Arizona

FIND OUT MORE

USAACE and Fort Rucker

Bldg. 131

Fort Rucker, AL 36362

https://www.rucker.army.mil/tenants/aclc

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). 

The government team supports more than 225,000 

flight hours each year. At Fort Huachuca, Arizona, 

approximately 540 Soldiers are trained in UAS flight 

operations on 13 Shadow flight trainers and 18 Shadow 

equipment trainers. UAS students fly approximately 

4,500 hours annually. The ACLC oversees the logistical 

support provided by a $7 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 

maintenance for Patriot systems, Avengers, THAAD, 

C-RAMs, Howitzers, Multiple Launch Rocket Systems 

and RADAR systems used to support 86 courses for 

over 15,000 basic training Soldiers and 38,500 advanced 

individual training Soldiers annually. 

U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence AH-64 Apache helicopters take off at the beginning of the training day at Fort Rucker, Alabama, August 2, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Andy Thaggard)

CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT

LOCATION 

• Naval Air Station Corpus Christi – 

Corpus Christi, Texas

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Support current / future platforms 

and technologies that increase 

maneuverability, endurance, 

lethality and sustainability of Army 

aircraft

• 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

INTRODUCTION

Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) returns Army 

rotary wing aircraft and components to full service with 

uncompromising quality, at the lowest cost possible. 

CCAD supports Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, 

Department of Homeland Security, partner nations 

through the Department of State and other governmental 

organizations.

CAPABILITIES AND MISSION EXECUTION

CCAD leads the Army aviation accident investigation 

processes with subject matter expertise and reliable 

laboratory analysis. CCAD sends depot field teams 

anywhere in the world to assess, evaluate and repair 

forward deployed aircraft and components to include 

depot forward capabilities. The depot supports all 

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

A UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter is prepared for shipment at Corpus Christi Army Depot for an 800-mile journey to Wichita State 

University where researchers at the National Institute of Aviation Research (NIAR) will create a virtual model of the work horse of 

Army aviation. (U.S. Army photo by Lisa Simunaci)

Soldiers in their maintenance skills development with 

hands-on experience working shoulder-to-shoulder 

with the depot’s artisans. Designated as the Center of 

Industrial and Technical Excellence for rotary wing 

aircraft, CCAD supports the Apache, Black Hawk, 

Chinook and Pave Hawk helicopters; Unmanned 

Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and is the Army’s OEM for 

the modernized UH-60V. Concurrently, CCAD is 

modernizing to support depot operations far into the 

future.

CCAD artisan Paul Zaklukiewicz, Non-Destructive Tester applies a concentrated fluorescent oil 

penetrant to the aircraft component to help detect defects under black light. (U.S. Army photo 

by Ervey Martinez)
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LETTERKENNY ARMY DEPOT

Letterkenny Army Depot (LEAD) is the Air and Missile Defense and Long Range Precision Fires depot supporting 

systems for the Department of Defense, foreign partners and industry. 

INTRODUCTION

More than 30% of U.S. Army Future Command’s signature programs are within Letterkenny’s expertise. LEAD 

is uniquely poised from its proud history as the "capabilities based depot" to support the Echelons above Brigade 

enablers and the AimPoint Force initiative. Our workforce’s expertise supports many disciplines including: electrical, 

electronics, automotive, power generation, fabricators and engineering that will be required to support the breadth of 

variety in multi-domain operations. LEAD is located in central Pennsylvania with ease of access to major interstate 

routes, railways, airports and two major shipping ports.

The installation is home to PATRIOT missile maintenance. Other supported systems include: Extended Range Cannon 

Artillery, High-Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, Sentinel, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, Avenger and other 

weapons systems.

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 multi-acre, advanced RADAR test facility.

Christopher George, a welder at Letterkenny Army Depot, 

welds key areas of the aluminum cabin of an Extended Range 

Canon Artillery turret at LEAD on Dec. 8, 2020. The ERCA program at LEAD is currently developing a prototype for upgrades 

to the turrets that will transition into a fully functioning process 

in fiscal year 21. (U.S. Army photo by Dorie E. Heyer)

FIND OUT MORE 

Public Affairs Office 

Letterkenny Army Depot 

1 Overcash Avenue

Chambersburg, PA 17201-4150 

717-267-5482

www.letterkenny.army.mil 

/LetterkennyArmyDepot

@LEAD_Army_Depot

/company/letterkenny-army-depot

/lead_army_depot

CAPABILITIES AND MISSION EXECUTION

LEAD’s diverse skillset supports warfighter readiness 

as well as the depot’s modernization plan that enables 

mission success in over 150 major end item programs. 

LEAD places priority on employee-driven innovations 

that increase depot safety, efficiency and effectiveness.

LEAD’s capabilities are:

• Forward Deployable Teams

• Systems Integration 

• Radar test site with thermal chamber 

• Antenna array radar pattern testing 

• Hydraulics 

• Cable/harness (aircraft certified) fabrication and repair

• Fiber optics

• Diagnostic and Non-destructive testing 

• Precision measurement, including Blue Light Optical 

Scanning

• Full spectrum allied trades

• Computer Numeric Control Machining 

• J-STD-001 Soldering 

• 13+ weld certification 

Specific capabilities, services and equipment related to 

LOCATION 

• Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Refurbishment and maintenance 

support for Tactical Missile Air 

Defense Systems, their prime 

movers and power generators

• Rebuild, repair and modifications for 

ground mobility vehicles and other 

specialized vehicles and equipment

• Overhaul and repair of equipment 

and mobile repair teams for on-site 

maintenance assistance 

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) 

Missile Recertification

BMC4I are available at LEAD, including: 

• PATRIOT missile test site and component repair

• Circuit card testing and repair 

• Technical publications/Engineering design 

• Cold spray 

• 3D printing 

Justin Sites, electronic technician in the Directorate of Missile and Aerospace readiness, Letterkenny Army Depot, inspects the electrical components of a PATRIOT missile control section, Aug. 19, 

2020. (U.S. Army photo by Dorie E. Heyer)
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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.

INTRODUCTION 

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

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

of U.S. Army Materiel Command’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 

they need it, based on the Regionally Aligned Readiness and Modernization 

Model (ReARMM). ASC provides materiel management of major end items 

such as tanks, mine-resistant ambush-protected 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.

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

Soldiers prepare a vehicle for turn-in at the Modernization, Displacement, and Repair Site at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The MDRS is a single location dedicated to receive excess equipment 

from units. It is the one-stop-shop that receives, accounts for, repairs (if necessary), and conducts necessary onward transfers to gaining units, Army depots, or transfer to the Defense Logistics 

Agency for equipment disposition. (U.S. Army photo by Katie Nelson)

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 

Department of Defense, 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, redistribute 

and divest materiel to support the generation of 

trained and ready forces

• Logistics Assistance Program

- Global materiel management and distribution 

across the Army

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 (LCMCs) 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 

FIND OUT MORE 

1 Rock Island Arsenal

Bldg. 390, Basement NE

Rock Island, IL 61299-5000

www.aschq.army.mil/home

 /ArmySustainmentCommand

/ascpaohq

/photos/army_sustainment_command

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 involving 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.

Staff Sgt. Matthew Lee, wheeled vehicle mechanic, 401st Army Field Support Brigade, inspects 

oil levels of a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle during routine maintenance checks 

at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, April 30, 2021. Maintaining and preforming routine maintenance on 

vehicles ensures unit readiness and forward operating capability. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. 

Zoran Raduka)
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401ST ARMY FIELD SUPPORT BRIGADE

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 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 two Army Field Support Battalions 

(AFSBn) and a LOGCAP section 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 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, Army 

Prepositioned Stocks-5 (APS-5), support to Foreign 

Military Sales and life cycle management command 

reach-back support. The 401st traces its 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 the AMC 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. On Dec. 15, 2014 401st AFSB cased its 

colors in Afghanistan and relocated the headquarters 

to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

LOCATION 

• Headquarters – Camp Arifjan, Kuwait 

• Southwest Asia

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kenya Joiner, transportation officer in charge/contracting officer 

representative (COR), Army Field Support Battalion-Southwest Asia, and Eduardo Reyes, traffic 

management specialist COR and container yard Operations COR, provide daily oversight in 

the transportation and prep process at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, to ensure the equipment meets 

the necessary standards to be shipped and utilized in support of varying CONUS/OCONUS 

destinations. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan Taylor)

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The 402nd Army Field Support Brigade (AFSB)

integrates, synchronizes and delivers materiel enterprise 

capabilities to enable employment of ready forces and set 

the theater in support of joint force and Theater Army 

operations across the Indo-Pacific. On order, 402nd 

AFSB provides Defense Support to Civil Authorities.

INTRODUCTION 

The 402nd Theater AFSB supports U.S. Army Pacific. 

402nd AFSB subordinate organizations include one 

Divisional Readiness Battalion, one Theater AFSBn 

and three Logistics Readiness Centers. Through these 

organizations, the 402nd AFSB provides distributed 

installation logistics across nine sites in Alaska and 

Hawaii, while enabling power projection, to include 

execution of Mobilization Force Generation Installation 

support at three installations.

HISTORY

The 402nd AFSB began as a Logistics Support Element 

in Iraq in 2003 before transforming into a Theater AFSB 

in Iraq at Balad Airbase Oct. 16, 2006, then re-locating 

to Kuwait in 2011. It remained in the CENTCOM area 

of responsibility until it redeployed to its official home 

station at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, on Aug. 3, 2015.

CAPABILITIES AND MISSION EXECUTION

The brigade and battalion headquarters provide mission 

command of AMC entities and have operational 

control of Life Cycle Management Command logistics 

assistance/field support representatives (LAR/FSRs), 

who are highly trained subject matter experts across 

25 distinct skill sets and enable Army readiness. The 

402nd AFSB employs strategic sourcing vehicles to 

provide contract installation logistics, power projection 

and base camp services across the area of operation. 

Additionally, 402nd AFSB assists units with divestment 

and modernization of equipment.

Army Field Support Battalion-Alaska (AFSBn-ALK) is 

headquartered at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and 

provides planning and logistics support to U.S. Army 

Alaska (USARAK) at three sites in Alaska. There, the 

AFSBn has limited supply and maintenance capabilities 

that support Army unique missions on the joint base. As 

a Theater AFSBn, it deploys within its area of operation 

to provide general support through its LARs, FSRs and 

LOGCAP. AFSBn-ALK also provides mission command 

over LRC-Ft. Greely and LRC-Ft. Wainwright.

LRC-Ft. 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 operations.

LRC-Ft. Wainwright Alaska provides full spectrum 

logistics support, including power projection, under 

harsh arctic conditions and across vast distances to 

USARAK units, the garrison and tenant activities, and 

the Bilio Lake and Black Rapids Training Site, ensuring 

warfighters are properly sustained to fight and win the 

nation’s wars.

Army Field Support Battalion-Hawaii (AFSBn-HAW) 

provides distributed installation logistics across five 

sites in Hawaii (both on Oahu and the Big Island) while 

enabling power projection from the strategic support 

area, to include execution of Mobilization Force 

Generation Installation support. As a readiness AFSBn, 

AFSBn-HAW provides direct support to 25th Infantry 

Division and is able to deploy a Division Logistics 

Support Element, with LARs and FSRs, to support 

division operations during exercises and contingencies. 

Additionally, AFSBn-Haw provides mission command 

over LRC- Pohakuloa Training Area, which provides 

limited direct support to the Army garrison, located on 

the big island of Hawaii.

402ND ARMY FIELD SUPPORT BRIGADE

LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Fort Shafter, Hawaii

• Alaska

The Life Support Area utilized The Army’s Logistics Civil 

Augmentation Program in order to establish the structures and 

resources necessary to fully support Soldiers participating in 

the exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Katie Nelson)

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403RD ARMY FIELD SUPPORT BRIGADE

Soldiers with the 7th Transportation Brigade - Expeditionary under operational control of the 8th 

Theater Sustainment Command, download Army Preposition Stock from Japan in support of 

Theater Army and Joint Force exercises. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Martin)

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, Brigade Logistics Support Teams 

(BLSTs), and logistics support teams.

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 team, Logistics Assistance 

Representatives, are embedded with the Logistics 

Support Teams and elements to provide support to 

Soldiers at every echelon, ensuring equipment readiness.

HISTORY

The AMC Customer Service Office-Pacific opened in 

Seoul in 1966. It was renamed the Logistics Assistance 

Office-Far East (LAO-FE) in 1972. AMC Forward-Far 

East was later established in 1986 to coordinate all AMC 

activities in the Far East. Consolidated under AMC 

Forward-FE were entities including the Depot Support 

Activity Far East (DSAFE), LAO-FE, the LAP senior 

command representatives and others. AMC-Logistics 

Support Element-FE was established in 1995 to correct 

mission fragmentation.

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. The name of the 

command returned to AMC Forward-Far East in 2001. 

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 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. 

The 403rd assumed responsibility for LOGCAP 

operations in the Pacific, the watercraft mission in 

Yokohama, and AMC functions in Japan and Okinawa.

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 Army garrisons 

to the 403rd. 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.

LOCATIONS 

• Camp Henry, Korea 

• Far East and North East Asia

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LOCATIONS

• Headquarters – Joint Base LewisMcChord, Washington 

• Charleston, South Carolina

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)

INTRODUCTION 

The 404th AFSB executes mission command of 

subordinate units to integrate and synchronize AMC 

strategic capabilities in support of U.S. Northern 

Command, to include support to Defense Support of 

Civil Authorities for U.S. Army North, I Corps, and 

other Army and joint organizations 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. The 

mission was to provide the 3/2 Stryker Brigade Combat 

Team with a single point of entry to address both AMC 

and Acquisitions, Logistics and Technology integration 

and sustainment support. 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 

Stryker- Forward was to establish, train and combat 

certify all Stryker BLSTs.

On Aug. 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 and the 8th Theater 

Support Command.

On Oct. 16, 2008, the Brigade completed another step 

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

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 Aug. 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 Oct. 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; 

LRC-Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah; and LRCPresidio of Monterey in California. The 404th in 

turn gained eight other LRCs and AFSBn-Joint Base 

Charleston. However, effective Oct. 1, 2021, LRCPresidio of Monterey returned to the 404th AFSB.

Today, the 404th Army Field Support Brigade is 

comprised of two AFSBns, two combat training center 

LSTs and 13 LRCs.

The 404th Army Field Support 

Brigade (AFSB) is a mission-focused, 

modular organization designed to 

project logistics power to our expeditionary Army.

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405TH ARMY FIELD SUPPORT BRIGADE

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 is assigned to ASC and under the 

operational control of U.S. Army Europe and Africa 

(USAREUR-AF). 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-AF units and 

integrating AMC capabilities and enablers to deliver 

readiness to EUCOM and AFRICOM, maintaining 

Army Prepositioned Stock (APS) and executing worldclass 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 

LOCATIONS

• Headquarters – Kaiserslautern, 

Germany

• Mannheim, Germany

• Vilseck, Germany

• Livorno, Italy

• Eygelshoven, Netherlands

general support in Europe to assigned and rotational 

forces. The LRCs execute installation logistics operations 

in support of Installation Management Command. 

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.

AFSBns-Africa, Benelux, Mannheim and Germany are 

responsible for receipt, storage, maintenance, shipment 

and issue of APS and Operational Project equipment. It 

is capable of shipping equipment and deploying teams to 

forward sites for issue at Equipment Configuration and 

Handoff Areas.

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 USAREUR-AF 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 839thTransportation Battalion loads a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle onto cargo vessel Liberty Passion in support of an Army Preposition Stock move from the APS-2 site at Leghorn 

Army Depot, Italy, to a new APS site location. The mission was the responsibility of the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s Army Field Support Battalion-Africa with the 839th Trans. Bn. and multiple 

other units and organizations in support. (U.S. Army photo by Edward Salas) 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 there. AFSBnMannheim is responsible for nearly two Armored 

Brigade Combat Team’s worth of APS equipment, much 

of which is configured for combat for rapid deployment 

and issue.

The 405th AFSBn-Germany, headquartered at Rose 

Barracks in Vilseck, Germany, is responsible for 

providing mission command of APS operations in 

Dülmen, Germany. AFSBn-Germany is also responsible 

for providing mission command of AMC’s Logistics 

Assistance Program (LAP). LAP is operated by Logistics 

Assistance Representatives (LARs) 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-by-side with supported units in garrisons 

as well as in the field, and are deployed in support of 

A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All Terrain Vehicle, or M-ATV, is lowered into the hull of the Ocean Giant cargo vessel at the Port of Livorno in Italy. The 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s 

Army Field Support Battalion-Africa was responsible for prepping, preparing and moving over 1,300 M-ATVs from its Army Prepositioned Stock-2 site at Leghorn Army Depot to be shipped to other 

locations for other missions. (U.S. Army photo courtesy of the 839th Transportation Battalion)

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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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406TH ARMY FIELD SUPPORT BRIGADE

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

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.

CAPABILITIES AND MISSION EXECUTION

Four significant efforts highlighted the 406th AFSB’s 

ability to exceed expectations for logistical contingency 

support both in the continental U.S. 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 communities.

Second is the mission to support the activation and 

equipping of the first and second Security Force 

Assistance Brigades (SFABs) at Fort Benning, Georgia, 

and Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The command worked 

with Fort Benning's Logistics Readiness Center (LRC), 

Fort Bragg and Stewart's AFSBns, Department of the 

Army G-4, U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) 

G-4, 18th Airborne Corps G-4, AMC G3/4, ASC 

Support Operations, Tank-automotive and Armaments 

Command and Communications-Electronic Command 

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 is the 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 2nd Armored Brigade 

Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, 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.

Jeff Porter, a painter at the Fort Stewart Maintenance Paint Booth, finishes applying camouflage paint to a Palletized Load System vehicle, April 13. Once the painting process is complete, the vehicle 

will be shipped over to Europe as part of the European Defensive Initiative. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Corey Baltos) 

LOCATIONS

• Headquarters – Fort Bragg, North 

Carolina

• Fort Campbell, Kentucky

• Fort Drum, New York

• Fort Stewart, Georgia

Terry Stewart, a motor vehicle mechanic 

contracted with Army Field Support BattalionCampbell, center right, and Willie Cole, a small 

arms mechanic contracted with AFSBn-Campbell, 

right, demonstrate how they maintain equipment 

like this 105mm Howitzer to George LeFevre, 

operations safety manager, U.S. Army Materiel 

Command, center left, March 24 during an AMC 

Safety Program Assessment. Also pictured is 

Mark Blankenship (left), safety manager, Army 

Field Support Battalion-Campbell. (U.S. Army 

photo by Ethan Steinquest)

HISTORY 

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 (APS) 

Afloat program, located at Army Strategic Logistics 

Activity Charleston (ASLAC) in South Carolina, and 

support to Army special operations forces.

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, the 406th AFSB 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 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.

The real history of the 406th AFSB is the daily 

accomplishments of the command’s thousands of 

Soldiers, Army Civilians and contractors delivering 

anticipatory and responsive service to our supported 

customers. Throughout its history and into the future, 

406th AFSB provides “Steadfast Support” to ASC, 

AMC, the U.S. Army and the nation.

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407TH ARMY FIELD SUPPORT BRIGADE

The 407th Army Field Support Brigade (AFSB) 

synchronizes, integrates and delivers readiness and 

enterprise sustainment for Army and joint forces within 

its area of operations.

INTRODUCTION 

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 and 

through 12 Logistics Readiness Centers (LRCs).

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION

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 Army Civilians.

Army Field Support Battalion (AFSBn)-Carson in 

LOCATIONS

• Fort Hood and Fort Bliss, Texas

• Fort Carson, Colorado

• Fort Riley, Kansas

Soldiers tow equipment to the Modernization Displacement and Repair Site Dec. 2. After 

a month of operations, the 1st Cavalry Division has already unburdened commanders of 

approximately 4,000 pieces of rolling and non-rolling stock equipment, proving the modernized 

deliberate divestiture and redistribution operations at the MDRS are working. (U.S. Army photo 

by Sgt. 1st Class Kelvin Ringold)

Colorado provides direct support to the 4th Infantry 

Division. AFSBn-Bliss in Texas provides direct support 

to the 1st Armored Division. AFSBn-Riley in Kansas 

provides direct support to the 1st Infantry Division. 

AFSBn-Hood in Texas 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.

HISTORY

The 407th AFSB was provisionally stood up as Army 

Field Support Brigade-CONUS West (AFSB- CW) 

at Fort Hood, Texas in March 2005. 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. AFSBCW gained its first AFSBn when the logistics support 

element at Fort Carson, Colorado, was converted to an 

AFSBn. On Oct. 16, 2007, the 407th AFSB relinquished 

its provisional status and was activated at Fort Hood.

The 407th AFSB gained mission command of eight 

Directorates of Logistics, now known as LRCs, in 

October 2012. 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.

FIND OUT MORE 

https://www.aschq.army.mil/Units/407th 
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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).

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) and their 

Network Cross-Functional Team, other U.S. Army Materiel Command 

commands and industry partners, CECOM provides, integrates and 

sustains cutting-edge 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 expert Soldiers, 

civilians and contractors, CECOM’s mission is to deliver integrated 

C5ISR weapon systems, business systems, and medical sustainment to 

enable full spectrum combat operations at the point of need.

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-tothe-minute 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. When a special forces group needs their 

portable dental x-ray unit fixed, 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. 

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 

• Medical Logistics Management

ABOVE: U.S. Army Soldiers from the 307th Expeditionary Signal 

Battalion, 516th Signal Brigade out of Fort Shafter, Hawaii, and 40th 

ESB, 11th Corps Signal Brigade out of Fort Huachuca, Arizona, work 

together to establish satellite communication support for Exercise 

Forager 21 at Guam National Guard Headquarters July 17, 2021. 

Forager 21 is a U.S Army Pacific exercise designed to showcase 

mission readiness and utilize multi-domain capabilities in a joint 

environment in the Pacific Theater. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. 

Effie Mahugh)

OPPOSITE PAGE: A Soldier helps set up a tactical command post 

to test communications in Germany, July 8, 2019. (U.S. Army photo 

by Sgt. Patrick Jubrey)

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

CECOM’s subordinate organizations are: 

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

AMLC serves as the Army’s lifecycle manager for 

medical materiel, delivering integrated sustainment and 

data management to enable health services in support 

of operational Army units and Joint Forces worldwide. 

It delivers medical materiel readiness through integrated 

medical material distribution, forward positioned stocks, 

and data management to sustain health services.

Central Technical Support Facility (CTSF): CTSF 

execute the Army Interoperability Certification testing 

and integration of LandWarNet/ Mission Command 

capabilities serving U.S. and multi-national forces by 

providing configuration management, engineering 

services, & scalable system of system environments. 

The CTSF provides strategic and central testing and 

certification for interoperability engineering and 

maintains configuration control for all operationalthrough tactical-level IT/national security systems. 

Integrated Logistics Support Center (ILSC): 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): 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): 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 support for the warfighter. 

U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering 

Command (USAISEC): USAISEC provides systems 

engineering, installation, integration, implementation 

and evaluation support for communications and IT 

systems in support of the warfighter. USAISEC supports 

the Program Executive Office 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. 1, 1962, at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. It was 

designated the Communications-Electronics Command 

in 1981, and was re-designated as the CECOM Life 

Cycle Management Command in 2005. CECOM 

relocated to Aberdeen Proving Ground as part of 

the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure, or BRAC, 

legislation. 

FIND OUT MORE 

U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command

6585 Surveillance Loop

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005

www.cecom.army.mil

/CommunicationsElectronicsCommandCECOM
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U.S. ARMY MEDICAL LOGISTICS COMMAND

U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command (AMLC) serves as the Army’s 

lifecycle manager for medical materiel, delivering integrated sustainment and 

data management to enable health services in support of operational Army 

units and joint forces worldwide. Their 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 U.S. 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.

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

Soldiers from the 551st Medical Company (Logistics) and the 627th Hospital Center unload tri-walls of medical supplies as they arrive at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, in support of 

COVID-19 relief efforts. (U.S. Army photo by C.J. Lovelace)

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)

U.S. ARMY MEDICAL MATERIEL AGENCY

ABOVE: Biomedical equipment specialist Willie Kendricks conducts depot-level maintenance at Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pennsylvania, on a ventilator as the Army supports COVID-19 response 

efforts worldwide. Kendricks is employed by the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency, a direct reporting unit of Army Medical Logistics Command. (U.S. Army photo by Ellen Crown)

U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency (USAMMA) 

delivers medical materiel readiness, synchronizing and 

integrating strategic sustainment, supply support and 

maintenance capabilities to enable global health care 

operations.

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 depot 

level, 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.

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

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

BELOW: 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)
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U.S. ARMY MEDICAL MATERIEL CENTER – EUROPE

The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe 

(USAMMC-E) is the executive agent responsible 

for directing the operations of a Theater Lead Agent 

for Medical Materiel (TLAMM) for U.S. European 

Command, U.S. African Command and U.S. Department 

of State activities.

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION

USAMMC-E is located in Germany and is a direct 

reporting unit to Army Medical Logistics Command. 

USAMMC-E also provides MOS proficiency training, 

overseas deployment training (National Guard and Army 

Reserves), and pre-deployment training to deploying 

units.

USAMMC-E supports more than 1,200 Army, Navy, 

Air Force and Department of State hospitals, clinics, 

embassies and field units. USAMMC-E maintains 

a warehouse inventory of more than 5,400 different 

items and a catalog of more than 53,000 items. The 

USAMMC-E team includes approximately 270 

personnel, including military, civilians, contractors and 

foreign nationals.

LOCATION

• Pirmasens, Germany 

• U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern, 

Germany

CORE COMPETENCIES

•Acquisition, storage and distribution 

of medical materiel

• Medical maintenance

• Optical fabrication

RIGHT: A Soldier from the 7th Mission Support 

Command works in the warehouse at the 

U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe in 

Germany in support of COVID-19 response 

efforts. (U.S. Army photo by C.J. Lovelace)

FIND OUT MORE

MCMR-MCZ

APO AE 09138

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

/ US-Army-Medical-Materiel-Center-EuropeUSAMMCE-190248934346374

BELOW: Spc. Blaine Malave, an optician, mixes 

a tint for application on a set of lenses in the U.S. 

Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe's optical 

fabrication lab. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Marc 

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

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)

skin decontamination and Potency and Dated (P&D) 

items for the Medical Equipment Set, 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 USAMMC-K team includes approximately 150 

personnel, including U.S. and Republic of Korea military, 

local Korean civilians, and Army Civilians. Unique to 

USAMMC-K, is the assigned 563rd Medical Logistics 

Company, from the 65th Medical Brigade, which 

provides just over 50% of the workforce.

U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea 

(USAMMC-K) serves as U.S. Forces Korea’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 stands ready to “Fight Tonight” alongside 

our 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 (MCDM) 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 counter 

measures include pretreatment, treatment, antidotes 

FIND OUT MORE

USAMMC-K, Unit 15479

APO AP 96260-5479

011-82-54-970-8365

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

/usammck
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TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT

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

A subordinate organization of CECOM, TYAD has 

served the U.S. since 1953.Today, TYAD 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 nearly 

$3 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 fullspectrum logistics support for sustainment, overhaul and 

LOCATION 

• Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania

Tobyhanna Army Depot fabricates cables for integration into major C5ISR systems, installation kits and various cable assemblies. The depot provides full-service engineering support and uses 

specialized equipment to meet customer specifications and ensure quality standards. (U.S. Army photo by Thomas Robbins)

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.

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION

The Army has designated Tobyhanna as its Center 

of Industrial and Technical Excellence for command, 

control, communications, computers, intelligence, 

surveillance and reconnaissance (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.

C5ISR Readiness

TYAD believes in excellence in supporting warfighter 

readiness, in creating sustainable and innovative 

stakeholder partnerships in order to be the clear choice 

as the C5ISR provider. This requires the planning, 

development, implementation and advancement of 

project management principles, improving operations 

management processes, and maintaining a competitive 

cost structure through strategic partnerships with supply 

chain partners.

Shape the Future

TYAD believes in driving a collaborative, innovative 

approach to supporting the emerging requirements of 

the future force. Shaping the future requires TYAD 

to identify and secure sustainable future workload, 

implement technology to ensure operational readiness, 

modernize infrastructure and update skill sets to match 

the future workload requirements, and improve processes 

to increase efficiencies and reduce costs.

Invest in People 

TYAD believes in developing an agile and innovative 

workforce devoted to teamwork and service before 

self. The organization is committed to fostering an 

environment of safety, quality, trust and mutual respect. 

We lead through adversity with courage, integrity, and 

compassion.

Strategic Communications

TYAD believes in promoting the capabilities and 

accomplishments of Tobyhanna Army Depot within, 

across and beyond the enterprise. It is the depot’s 

responsibility to strengthen and maintain relationships 

with community leaders and organizations to sustain the 

military value of the organization.

TOP: Achievements in maintenance and sustainment operations for Team Tobyhanna’s AN/

TSC-167 Satellite Transportable Terminal Depot Maintenance Program secured the 2020 

Secretary of Defense Maintenance Awards Program, Robert T. Mason Award and the Army 

Chief of Staff Logistics Excellence Awards Program, Army Award for Maintenance Excellence. 

(U.S. Army photo by Thomas Robbins)

FIND OUT MORE 

Tobyhanna Army Depot

11 Hap Arnold Boulevard

Tobyhanna, PA 18466

www.tobyhanna.army.mil

 /TeamTobyhanna

@teamtobyhanna

 /photos/teamtobyhanna/ 

BOTTOM:Multi-skilled technical assistance repair teams, technicians and engineers at Tobyhanna Army Depot provide engineering design, interoperability testing, configuration management, network system integration, and technical support for various SATCOM network systems 

and equipment. (U.S. Army photo by Thomas Robbins)
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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. 

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, 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 

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

ABOVE: Col. Varman Chhoeung, left, commander of U.S. Army Garrison Presidio of Monterey, raises the first vertical wall of 

the Lower Stilwell housing development with Ted Lim of The Michaels Organization LLC, the Army’s commercial partners in 

developing and overseeing military housing on the Monterey Peninsula, at the Ord Military Community, Calif., Sept. 8. (U.S. Army 

photo by Winifred Brown)

FIND OUT MORE

U.S. Army Installation Management Command

2405 Gun Shed Road

Fort Sam Houston, TX 78130

https://home.army.mil/imcom

@ArmyIMCOM

/us-army-installation-management-command

@InstallationMgt

/photos/imcom

and Family readiness. IMCOM enables the Army to 

provide and deploy trained and ready Soldiers around the 

world while caring for their families 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 U.S. Army 

Materiel Command). 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.

Sgt. Samantha Schultz moments after competing in the 2020 Summer Olympics Games in 

Tokyo Japan, Aug. 6, 2021. Schultz is a Soldier-athlete in the Army’s World Class Athlete 

Program. (U.S. Army photo by Brittany Nelson)

Digital Garrison app provides

one-stop for information

The U.S. Army Digital 

Garrison app, launched 

August 2020, is a onestop information source 

for Army communities. 

It securely delivers 

information and facilitates 

access to a full range of 

installation quality-of-life 

services using informationage technology. Digital 

Garrison puts real-time 

information into the hands 

of Soldiers, families and 

civilians, and keeps military 

communities connected, a 

key part of readiness and 

resiliency. The free app may 

be downloaded from app 

stores. (U.S. Army photo by Joshua Rojas)
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U.S. ARMY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMAND

U.S. Army Environmental Command (USAEC), 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 

USAEC, a subordinate command of IMCOM, is 

headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam 

Houston, Texas. The USAEC 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, USAEC’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 

• Provides technical and operational environmental 

expertise

• Evaluates and transfers best management practices 

and technologies to enhance Army environmental 

stewardship

• Identifies and analyzes emerging environmental trends 

and defines impacts on Army installations

• Manages and executes the Army’s Cleanup Program 

• Identifies mission risk due to environmental issues and 

develops enterprise solutions to mitigate risks

• Assesses Army installation environmental performance 

worldwide and provides technical assistance to correct 

liabilities

• Manages, assimilates, analyzes and communicates 

environmental information 

• Conducts environmental planning to support critical 

senior leader decisions on stationing, fielding of new 

weapons systems and military construction on Army 

installations.

The USAEC staff includes 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 

U.S. Army Environmental Command supports installation management of natural resources, such as this stream habitat survey where data is collected to determine how a culvert should be placed, 

whether stream restoration is necessary, and how well fish are surviving in the habitat. Many endangered species’ habitats are threatened by rising sea levels and changing climate patterns. (U.S. 

Army photo by Scott T. Sturkol)

LOCATION

• Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam 

Houston, Texas

FIND OUT MORE

U.S. Army Environmental Command

2455 Reynolds Road, Building 2266

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234

https://aec.army.mil

@usaec

support of Army readiness and sustainability. 

USAEC works with installations to develop, implement 

and maintain programs for the conservation, utilization, 

and rehabilitation of natural resources on 13.5 million 

acres spread across 140 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 226 federally endangered species on 170 

installations, as well as two candidate species on 16 

installations, which could impact Army missions. 

USAEC 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. USAEC 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.

ABOVE: USAEC identifies potential environmental impacts of new weapons systems to use as 

part of the analyses for the Environmental Impact Statement, and identifies potential mitigation 

measures to reduce impacts if needed. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Carson Petry)

BELOW: One of USAEC’s National Defense Center for Energy and Environment (NDCEE)

projects allows Army team members to test for the presence of threatened and endangered 

species on installations without interacting with the species. Surface water samples can be 

tested for species DNA. USAEC serves as the NDCEE program manager. (U.S. Army photo by 

Troy Darr)
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U.S. ARMY INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT 

COMMAND DIRECTORATES

LEFT: U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria firefighters helped clean out a destroyed house in Altenahr during the last week of July 2021. This followed devastating floods that impacted the village and 

surrounding area. (U.S. Army photo by Alex Richter)

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.

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. 

IMCOM-Pacific Army garrisons are located in Alaska, 

Hawaii, Japan, Marshall Islands and South Korea.

FIND OUT MORE 

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

/IMCOMPAC

RIGHT: Students in the Basic Military Mountaineering Course wait their turn to cross the swiftly flowing, 38-degree water of Phelan Creek on Aug. 18, 2021. The 15-day course takes place at the Black 

Rapids Training Site of the Northern Warfare Training Center in central Alaska. (U.S. Army photo by Eve Baker)

ABOVE: U.S. Army Garrison Daegu earned the prestigious U.S. Army Pacific Command Exceptional Organization Safety Award for the third time in four years – a testament to the safety-first mindset 

that permeates the workforce and has been widely adopted at all levels by the military community in South Korea. The USAG Daegu Safety Office efforts resulted in a 50% reduction in recordable 

accidents during fiscal year 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Randall Stillinger)

IMCOM-READINESS

IMCOM-Readiness, based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, supports Forces Command and Army Reserve Command. 

The installations are 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.

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. 

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 first time and makes 

Soldiers out of them.

FIND OUT MORE 

https://home.army.mil/imcom
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ABOVE: An explosive handler at McAlester Army Ammunition Plant carefully transfers magazine-stored energetics, and ensures 

that the overall quality and reliability of the ammunition stockpile is maintained. (U.S. Army Photo by MCAAP)

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.

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

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.

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

/JointMunitionsCommand

@umunitions

/company/joint-munitionscommand

/jointmunitionscommand

/JointMunitionsCommand

JMC Storage and Distribution 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

• 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 19 military personnel, more than 

5,400 Army Civilian personnel and more than 5,900 

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 to support 

combatant commander requirements.

TOP: Ammo boxes are moved from transport pallet to containers on Blue Grass Army Depot's 

primary out-loading platform. (U.S. Army photo by Mark Henry)

MIDDLE: A contractor employee at Iowa Army Ammunition Plant labels a 155mm artillery round 

on the artillery paint line. (U.S. Army photo by JMC)

BOTTOM: Crane Army Ammunition Activity renovates MK84 bombs by replacing degraded ther-

mal coating. This saves valuable taxpayer dollars and ensures warfighters always have quality 

munitions. 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 CAAA)
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ANNISTON MUNITIONS CENTER

LOCATION 

• Anniston, Alabama

An ANMC Munitions Division employee loads a 20-foot container of munitions for relocation to another site within the Joint Munitions Command munitions enterprise. (U.S. Army photo by Mark 

Cleghorn)

Anniston Munitions Center (ANMC) provides timely 

and accurate receipt, storage, surveillance, inventory, 

maintenance, issue and demilitarization of conventional 

ammunition in support of joint warfighters.

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION

• Receipt – storage – surveillance – inventory – issue of 

missiles and conventional ammunition

• Maintenance, missile maintenance and testing

• Demilitarization/recycling

• Strategic contingency outload

• Supply chain support

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 

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 

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

and control of Blue Grass Army Depot 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 governmentowned, government-operated installation.

STATISTICS & FACILITIES

In fiscal year 2020, ANMC had a payroll of 

approximately $14 million. ANMC is housed on more 

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

igloos, and has a storage capacity of 2 million square 

feet.

BLUE GRASS ARMY DEPOT

Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD) provides 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. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION

• 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.

HISTORY

BGAD is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and is 

a 15,000-acre, or 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 

LOCATION

• Richmond, Kentucky

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 Act. 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 2020, BGAD had a payroll of $71 million. 

BGAD is housed on nearly 15,000 acres with more than 

1,220 buildings, more than 900 earth-covered magazines 

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

feet. It also has more than 170 miles of roadway, 101 

miles of fencing and 41 miles of railroad.

A BGAD Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems project maintenance team member provides 

the finishing touches on a fixture that will later be inserted into a modified P150 container. (U.S. 

Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Rebecca Wood)

FIND OUT MORE

Blue Grass Army Depot

431 Battlefield Memorial Hwy.

Richmond, KY 40475

(859) 779-6941

https://www.bluegrass.army.mil

/Bluegrassarmydepot

/BGADPAO

An ammo container is being transported for placement on a rail car on BGAD's primary outloading platform. (U.S. Army photo by Mark Henry)
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CRANE ARMY AMMUNITION ACTIVITY

LOCATION 

• Crane, Indiana

A CAAA employee loads munitions for shipment to the warfighter. CAAA stores approximately $9.8 billion worth of ammunition and provides quality munitions to warfighters on time, every time. Crane 

Army 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)

Crane Army Ammunition Activity (CAAA) produces, 

maintains, distributes, stores and demilitarizes joint 

conventional munitions.

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION

• Munitions shipping and logistics

• Munitions and munitions-related maintenance, 

renovation and production

• Demilitarization

• Quality assurance specialist (ammunition surveillance) 

(QASAS) program and quality tests

• Machine shop

• Chemical laboratory

• Engineering

• Container repair

HISTORY

Naval Ammunition Depot Crane, now Naval Support 

Activity Crane, was established in 1941. In 1977, 

ammunition operations at Crane were transferred 

to the Army in response to the Single Manager for 

Conventional Ammunition creating Crane Army 

FIND OUT MORE 

(812) 854-5371

http://www.crane.army.mil

/CraneArmyAmmo

@CraneArmyAmmo 

/Crane Army Ammunition Activity

Ammunition Activity on NSA 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. CAAA is a 

government-owned, government-operated activity.

STATISTICS & FACILITIES

In fiscal year 2020, CAAA had a payroll of $72 

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.

HAWTHORNE ARMY DEPOT

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.

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION

• Storage of conventional ammunition

• Demilitarization

• Storage of Department of Defense 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

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 

LOCATION

• Hawthorne, Nevada

Hawthorne Army Depot. The current contractor is SOC 

Nevada LLC.

STATISTICS & FACILITIES

In fiscal year 2020, HWAD government staff had 

a payroll of $2.5 million. Contractor statistics are 

considered proprietary and are therefore unavailable. 

HWAD is housed on more than 147,000 acres. The depot 

has more than 400 administrative and storage buildings, 

more than 1,950 earth-covered magazines, more than 970 

above ground magazines, more than 150 open storage 

locations (Y-Sites), six loading/shipping docks and three 

pads. HWAD also owns its own water rights, is selfsustaining 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

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 

by Sheila Viani)
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HOLSTON ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT

LOCATION 

• Kingsport, Tennessee

A contractor employee for Holston Army Ammunition Plant works with coated composition C-4 

before it’s packaged and shipped to the customer. (U.S. Army photo by HSAAP)

Holston Army Ammunition Plant (HSAAP) 

manufactures a wide range of explosives for Department 

of Defense. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION

• 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

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 

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

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 

re-designated the Holston Army Ammunition Plant in 

1963 and has continued operations through present day. 

HSAAP is a government-owned, contractor-operated 

installation. The current contractor is BAE Systems.

STATISTICS & FACILITIES

In fiscal year 2020, HSAAP government staff had a 

payroll budget of $2.9 million. Contractor statistics are 

considered proprietary and are therefore unavailable. 

HSAAP is housed on more than 6,000 acres with 400 

buildings and more than 120 igloos, with explosive 

storage capacity of more than 202,900 square feet. A contractor employee for Holston Army Ammunition Plant prepares explosives on a charging 

table to be bagged and placed into a drum. (U.S. Army photo by HSAAP)

IOWA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT

Iowa Army Ammunition Plant (IAAAP) produces 

and delivers component assembly and medium- and 

large-caliber ammunition items for the Department of 

Defense, using modern production methods in support of 

worldwide operations. 

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION

• Tank High Explosive and training round Load, 

Assemble and Pack (LAP)

• 40mm high-velocity family

• Insensitive munitions

• Artillery LAP

• Mortar prop charges/ignition cartridges/LAP

• Blank salute rounds

• Missile assembly

• Warheads

• M112 demo block and Mine-Clearing Line Charge

• Test fire ranges and sites development

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 government-owned, 

contractor-operated installation in 1951. The plant was 

LOCATION

• Middletown, Iowa

re-designated in 1963 as the Iowa Army Ammunition 

Plant. 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. IAAAP is a government-owned, 

contractor-operated installation. The current contractor is 

American Ordnance.

STATISTICS & FACILITIES

In fiscal year 2020, IAAAP government staff had 

a payroll of $2.6 million. Contractor statistics are 

considered proprietary and are therefore unavailable. 

IAAAP is housed on more than 19,000 acres with more 

than 400 buildings, 271 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 more than 140 miles of roads 

and 102 miles of railroad track.

Contractor employees at IAAAP prepare 155 mm artillery rounds to be filled as a part of the load, assemble and pack operation. (U.S. Army photo by JMC)

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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LAKE CITY ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT

LOCATION 

• Independence, Missouri

A contractor employee at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant inspects 7.62mm linked ammunition. (U.S. Army photo by JMC)

Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP) provides 

quality small-caliber munitions to the joint warfighter.

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION

• 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 medium-caliber links

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. 

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 highspeed, 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 in the 1990s. After the 

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

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. The current operating 

contractor is Winchester Olin.

STATISTICS & FACILITIES 

In fiscal year 2020, LCAAP government staff had a 

payroll budget of $3.4 million. Contractor statistics are 

considered proprietary and are therefore unavailable. 

LCAAP is housed on more than 3,900 acres with more 

than 170 buildings, 81 magazines, 17 warehouses, more 

than 10 igloos and a storage capacity of more than 

637,000 square feet.

LETTERKENNY MUNITIONS CENTER

Letterkenny Munitions Center (LEMC), located on 

Letterkenny Army Depot (LEAD), conducts regional 

and contingency distribution of munitions, precisionguided munitions maintenance, and munitions 

demilitarization in support of all Department of Defense 

and international partners to provide readiness to the 

joint warfighter.

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION

• Munitions distribution

• Precision-guided munitions maintenance

• Munitions demilitarization

• Non-destructive testing

• Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence (CITE) 

for surveillance, receipt, storage, issue, testing and 

repair for the Army Tactical Missile System and 

Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System

HISTORY

Letterkenny Army Depot 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 

LOCATION 

• Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

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 CITE for surveillance, receipt, storage, issue, testing 

and repair for the ATMS and GMLRS. LEMC is a 

government-owned, government-operated installation. 

STATISTICS & FACILITIES

In fiscal year 2020, LEMC had a payroll budget of $33 

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

Its facilities include more than 15 explosive operating 

buildings, 902 igloos, 10 storage magazines, 26 rail docks 

and 2.3 million square feet of storage capacity.

A technician repairs an Army Tactical Missile System at Letterkenny Munitions Center. LEMC’s capital investment and military construction projects will facilitize and modernize LEMC’s precisionguided munitions maintenance capabilities. (U.S. Army photo by LEMC)

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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MCALESTER ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT

LOCATION 

• McAlester, Oklahoma

Explosives operators prepare MK 84 general-purpose bomb bodies on the production line at MCAAP. (U.S. Army photo by MCAAP)

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 of the U.S.

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION

• Logistics support

• Demilitarization/disposal

• Renovation

• Mobile ammunition renovation, inspection and 

demilitarization team

• Safety and environmental protection

• Assists with research and development

• Mobile railroad maintenance team

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 DepotMcAlester 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, Department of Defense issued a directive 

FIND OUT MORE

McAlester Army Ammunition Plant

1 C Tree Road

McAlester, OK 74501-9002

(918) 420-6591

www.mcaap.army.mil

/MCAAP

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 Base Realignment and 

Closure Act 2005 actions, MCAAP acquired the Sensor 

Fused Weapon and missile warhead production mission 

from Kansas Army Ammunition Plant. Today, MCAAP 

is a unique, major multi-mission installation with all 

normal base functions. MCAAP is a government-owned, 

government-operated installation.

STATISTICS & FACILITIES 

In fiscal year 2020, MCAAP had a payroll budget of 

$151 million. MCAAP is housed on more than 44,900 

acres with more than 2,800 buildings, including more 

than 2,260 earth-covered magazines, 163 storage 

warehouses and storage capacity of 8.8 million square 

feet.

PINE BLUFF ARSENAL

Pine Bluff Arsenal (PBA) provides America’s joint 

warfighters with specialized ammunition, smoke and 

Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear defense 

capabilities through expert manufacturing, storage and 

logistics.

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION

• Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence (CITE) 

for chemical and biological defense equipment and for 

smoke ammunition

• AMC’s designated surety laboratory for shelf-life 

extension and production lot testing of various 

individual and collective protection end items

• Chemical materiel surveillance program

• Critical manufacturing capabilities for decontamination 

products, individual and collective protection items 

• Critical manufacturing capabilities of white/red 

phosphorus and pyrotechnic ammunition

• Load, assemble and pack of illuminating and infrared 

mortars and projectiles

• Development and production of specialty ammunition 

products

• Advanced textile manufacturing and design support

• Machining and fabrication capabilities

LOCATION

• Pine Bluff, Arkansas

An employee from PBA's directorate of ammunition operations conducts a timed test on M18 

green smoke grenades. (U.S. Army photo by Rachel Selby) FIND OUT MORE

Pine Bluff Arsenal

10020 Kabrich Circle

Pine Bluff, AR 71602

(870) 540-3000

http://www.pba.army.mil

/AmericasArsenal

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 CITE for Chemical and Biological Defense 

Equipment. In 2017, PBA received its second designation 

from the Secretary of the Army, designating 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. PBA is a government-owned, government-operated 

arsenal.

STATISTICS & FACILITIES

In fiscal year 2020, PBA had a payroll budget of $63 

million. PBA is housed on more than 13,490 acres 

with over 670 buildings, more than 270 earth-covered 

magazines and more than 5,000 acres of developable 

land.

A textile production worker with PBA's directorate of chemical and biological defense operations 

sews on an integrated footwear system. The IFS is a Gore-certified item. (U.S. Army photo by 

PBA)
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QUAD CITY CARTRIDGE CASE FACILITY

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.

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION

QCCCF has manufacturing capabilities for brass and 

steel cartridge cases ranging from 40mm through 

155mm.

HISTORY 

A 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 Base Realignment and 

Closure Act of 2005, this capability was 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 

LOCATION 

• Rock Island, Illinois

An explosive operator with the energetic manufacturing department prepares a steel cartridge 

for packaging at QCCCF at the U.S. Army’s Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Ill. (U.S. Navy 

photo by Matthew Poynor)

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

in 2011 and named the Quad City Cartridge Case 

Facility. From 2011-2014, the facility produced brass 

cartridge cases in support of Department of Defense 

production requirements. Due to decreased procurements 

for brass cartridge cases and a surplus of 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 had been reactivated. The QCCCF is 

a government-owned, government-operated facility.

FACILITIES

The QCCCF is located at the Rock Island Arsenal. The 

facility occupies 170,000 square feet of space.

A consulting engineer is shown inspecting a CNC machined cartridge case. The machining 

step is critical to final interface of the case within the gun weapon system at QCCCF at the U.S. 

Army’s Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois. (U.S. Navy photo by Matthew Poynor)

RADFORD ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT

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.

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION

• Manufacturing propellant

• Manufacturing propellant ingredients

• Chemical, metrology and ballistics labs

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 

LOCATION

• Radford, Virginia

A RFAAP employee feeds solvent propellant into a cutting machine during production. (U.S. Army Photo by RFAAP)

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. RFAAP is a government-owned, contractoroperated installation.

STATISTICS & FACILITIES

In fiscal year 2020, RFAAP government staff had a 

payroll budget of $2.6 million. Contractor statistics are 

considered proprietary and are therefore unavailable. 

RFAAP is housed on more than 6,800 acres with 1,297 

Active Facilities/Buildings, 214 magazines/igloos with a 

storage capacity of 441,000 square feet. RFAAP houses 

13 commercial tenants.

FIND OUT MORE

Radford Army Ammunition Plant

Constitution Road

Radford, VA 24141

(540) 731-5785

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

/Radford-Army-Ammunition-Plant

/Radford_AAP
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SCRANTON ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT

Scranton Army Ammunition Plant (SCAAP) 

manufactures large-caliber metal projectiles and mortar 

projectiles for the joint warfighter.

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION

• Multiple, long-stroke vertical-hydraulic forge press lines

• In-house metallurgical testing

• In-house metrology and calibration

• 120 hydraulic tracer and CNC lathes

• In-house end-to-end production processes

• Multiple, fully-automated paint lines

• Small-batch to large-quantity manufacturing

• Multiple 20,000-pound-per-hour heat-treat furnaces that 

austenitize, quench and temper

• Full-service machine shop with heavy industrial 

machining capability

• Small-batch heat treat system that can austenitize, 

quench and temper

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 

LOCATION 

• Scranton, Pennsylvania

Projectiles exit the furnace at SCAAP. This is one step in the heat-treat transformation process, which transforms a metal tube into a projectile case. (U.S. Army photo by Dori Whipple)

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-Ammunition-Plant

the operating contractor. In 2006, General Dynamics 

assumed operation of the facility. In November 2019, 

Medico Industries became the operating contractor. 

SCAAP is a government-owned, contractor-operated 

installation.

STATISTICS & FACILITIES

In fiscal year 2020, SCAAP government staff had a 

payroll budget of $700,000. Contractor statistics are 

considered proprietary and are therefore unavailable.

SCAAP is located on 15.3 acres consisting of several 

buildings with a manufacturing capacity of 495,000 

square feet.

TOOELE ARMY DEPOT

LOCATION 

• Tooele, Utah

A TEAD employee maneuvers a Terex loader to move a container from a stack of milvans 

loaded with ammunition onto a flatbed for transport. (U.S. Army photo by TEAD)

Tooele Army Depot (TEAD) provides warfighter 

readiness and operational reach through superior 

ammunition logistics from production to destruction.

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION

• Global munitions logistics support

• Storage and surveillance of munitions

• Distribution of munitions

• Maintenance and modification of munitions

• Demilitarization of munitions

• Engineering

• Machining, fabrication, assembly and repair

• Performance testing of munitions and explosives

• Equipment automation

• Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence (CITE)

for Ammunition Peculiar Equipment

HISTORY

Built in 1942, Tooele Army Depot was originally named 

the Tooele Ordnance Depot, 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 

FIND OUT MORE

Tooele Army Depot

1729 Main Street

Tooele, UT 84074

(435) 833-2854

www.tooele.army.mil

/TooeleArmyDepot

storage mission from Pueblo Army Depot in Colorado 

in 1988. Following Base Realignment and Closure 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 2020, TEAD had a payroll budget of $46 

million.TEAD is located on more than 43,000 acres 

with more than 1,380 buildings and has a storage capacity of 2.7 million square feet.

TEAD’s ammunition equipment directorate provides unique services in the areas of ammunition 

equipment prototype design, storage, installation, development, testing and fielding. TEAD's 

Ammunition Peculiar Equipment expertise supports demilitarization, renovation, modification, 

modernization and normal maintenance of conventional-type ammunition, as well as equipment 

used in the disposal of chemical munitions. (U.S. Army photo by TEAD)
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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.

INTRODUCTION

SDDC provides integrated and synchronized Global Deployment and 

Distribution capabilities to the point of need, delivering innovative 

transportation solutions to the right place at the right time, every time. 

Whenever and wherever Soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast 

Guardsmen are deployed, SDDC is involved in planning and executing 

the surface delivery of their equipment and supplies.

As both the Army Service Component Command to U.S. Transportation 

Command (USTRANSCOM) and a major subordinate command to 

U.S. Army Materiel Command, SDDC connects and synchronizes 

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 to the joint warfighter.

SDDC's active-duty force is manned, equipped and trained, and 

geographically positioned to ensure warfighting readiness. They provide 

surface mobility options to ensure strategic readiness, instill confidence 

PRIMARY LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Scott Air Force Base, 

Illinois

• Birmingham, Alabama

• Sunny Point, North Carolina 

• Concord, California

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Books, ships and tracks shipments 

and unit moves, and conducts port 

operations for surface movements 

worldwide

• Assists organizations with planning 

for force 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

ABOVE: Logisticians and transporters from SDDC’s 598th Transportation Brigade and the 21st Theater Sustainment Command offload of equipment at the port in Gdansk, Poland, July 8, 2021. (U.S. 

Army photo by Spc. Katelyn Myers)

in our Allies and mission partners, deter our enemies, 

and support warfighting requirements to the point of 

need. With five active-duty transportation brigades and 

their subordinate battalions located throughout Europe, 

Asia, the Pacific and the continental U.S., these units do 

not need to deploy to support Combatant Commanders 

because they are already there, ready to deliver readiness 

and lethality.

The Transportation Engineering Agency, Scott Air 

Force Base, Illinois, provides the DOD with expert 

transportation engineering, policy guidance, research and 

analysis. As a subordinate organization within SDDC, 

TEA also functions as part of the USTRANSCOM Joint 

Distribution Process Analysis Center (JDPAC) and is 

made up of analysts, engineers, transportation specialists, 

and others who all work together to execute the mission. 

TEA encompasses everything from the Programs for 

National Defense to deployability of national forces.

SDDC's U.S. Army Reserve force, the Deployment 

Support Command, provides SDDC with an integrated 

Total Force capability that is critical to sustaining our 

readiness. Half SDDC's strength and power resides in the 

DSC, and the integration of SDDC's active and Reserve 

components is a primary capability that enables mission 

readiness.

The DSC brings significant capability to the fight 

and supports SDDC operations by providing four 

Reserve transportation brigades and an Expeditionary 

Rail Center. Operationally controlled by SDDC and 

headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, 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 hostnation 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. 

• 840th Transportation Battalion, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

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. 

• 834th Transportation Battalion, Concord, 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. 

• 841st Transportation Battalion, Charleston, South 

Carolina. 

• 842nd Transportation Battalion, Beaumont, Texas. 

• 688th Rapid Port Opening Element, Joint Base 

Heavy equipment belonging to III Corps is staged at the port to be loaded onto railcars for 

redeployment to Fort Hood. (U.S. Army photo by Johnathon Orrell)
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MILITARY SURFACE DEPLOYMENT AND 

DISTRIBUTION COMMAND Continued

A Humvee drives up the ramp of the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command’s USNS Fisher at U.S. 

Naval Base Guam for EXERCISE Forager 21. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Karleshia Gater

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 

(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. 

• 839th Transportation Battalion, Livorno, Italy. 

• 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. 

• 836th Transportation Battalion, Yokohama, 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

MILITARY OCEAN TERMINAL CONCORD

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.

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)

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

LOCATION

• Concord, California
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MILITARY OCEAN TERMINAL SUNNY POINT

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)

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.

Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU) is SDDC’s East Coast strategic ammunition port, and is Department 

of Defense’s primary ammunition seaport supporting the European, African and Middle Eastern areas of operation. 

LOCATION

• Southport, North Carolina

FIND OUT MORE 

Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point

6280 Sunny Point Road 

Southport, NC 28461

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) 
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U.S. ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE 

AND ARMAMENTS COMMAND

Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) is compromised of 

organizations that focus on Soldier and ground systems throughout their life 

cycles. TACOM develops, acquires, fields, and sustains Solider and ground systems 

for America’s military. If a Soldier wears it, drives it or shoots it, TACOM develops, 

provides or sustains it. 

INTRODUCTION

TACOM's vision is to be the Army’s preeminent ground and support system 

provider, fully integrated as part of the Army’s materiel integrator, U.S. 

Army Materiel Command (AMC). TACOM aims to understand the Army’s 

operational capabilities and resourcest to develop and deliver flexible and 

responsive support. This support enables Army readiness and its ability to 

respond rapidly to supported unit issues and always follow up.

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION

TACOM, a major subordinate command reporting directly to AMC 

since 1967, is one of several commands responsible for management of 

commodities – assigned weapons and support systems – throughout their life 

cycles. The command is a member of a greater materiel enterprise, which 

includes the program executive offices for assigned weapons and support 

systems, and U.S. Army Futures Command (AFC). The relationships between 

TACOM and these strategic partners unite all the organizations that focus on 

Soldier and ground systems for America’s military. 

TACOM’s Organic Industrial Base comprises two arsenals and three 

depots, which are directly under the command of its commanding general, 

and includes oversight of Joint Systems Manufacturing Center-Lima, a 

government-owned and contractor-operated facility. Each arsenal and depot 

is designated by the Secretary of Defense as a Center of Industrial and 

Technical Excellence, each one a reflection of recognized core competencies. 

PRIMARY LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Detroit Arsenal, 

Michigan

• Integrated Logistics Support 

Center, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan

• Materiel Systems Organization, 

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: At Anniston Army Depot, a team leader in the Final 

Drive Branch, prepares to transport a bin of overhauled M1 

final drives. (U.S. Army photo by Mark Cleghorn)

In addition to its organic industrial base, TACOM 

includes two major business centers: 

Integrated Logistics Support Center (ILSC): 

Headquartered at Detroit Arsenal, ILSC has three 

directorates that manage the center’s field support, 

logistics and industrial base operations as well as its 

business operations. The center’s three readiness and 

sustainment directorates and its subordinate product 

support integration directorates align their organizational 

structures to support the system portfolios of our partner 

program executive offices (PEOs): PEO Soldier; Joint 

PEO Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear 

Defense; PEO Aviation, PEO Combat Support and 

Combat Service Support; PEO Ground Combat Systems. 

The Materiel Systems Organization (MSO): MSO 

includes several systems-focused functional areas, 

including small-business programs, competition 

management, industrial base and acquisition 

synchronization, and materiel release. 

TACOM works with Army Contracting CommandDetroit Arsenal, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities 

Development Command (CCDC), Ground Vehicle 

Systems Center; U.S. Army CCDC Armaments Center; 

CCDC Soldier Center; CCDC Chemical Engineering 

Center; CCDC Biological Center and AFC Next 

Generation Combat Vehicle-Cross Functional Team.

FIND OUT MORE 

U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command

6501 E. 11 Mile Road

Detroit Arsenal, MI 48397-5000

https://www.tacom.army.mil

https://www.army.mil/TACOM

/USArmyTACOM

@USArmyTACOM

/company/USArmyTACOM

A welder at Tank-automotive and Armament Command’s Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois works to help RIA-JMTC meet its Performance to Promise goals. 

Gen. Edward Daly, commanding general Army Materiel Command, discussed P2P priorities during his quarterly review at TACOM’s Headquarters at Detroit Arsenal, Michigan Nov. 4. (U.S. Army 

photo by Scott Wakefield)

The command also provides support at 52 locations 

around the world including:

• Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 

• Fort Benning, Georgia

• Fort Bragg, North Carolina

• Fort Hood, Texas 

• Fort Lee, Virginia

• Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri

• Fort Sill, Oklahoma

• Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington

• Natick, Massachusetts

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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FIND OUT MORE 

Anniston Army Depot

7 Frankford Ave. 

Anniston, AL 36201

https://www.anad.army.mil

/AnnistonArmyDepot

/AnnistonArmyDepot

/photos/annistonarmydepot

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT

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. 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

• Artillery overhaul/repair 

• Small arms overhaul/repair 

• Bridging systems overhaul/repair 

• Overhaul/repair of locomotives, rail equipment and 

non-tactical generators 

• Worldwide support 

At Anniston Army Depot, a team leader in the Final Drive Branch, 

prepares to transport a bin of overhauled M1 final drives. (U.S. Army 

photo by Mark Cleghorn)

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 the 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.” Unique to Anniston are its Computer-Aided 

Manufacturing, Manufacturing/Fabrication, Nichols 

Industrial complex, Powertrain Flexible Maintenance 

Facility, Powertrain Transmission Facility, Small Arms 

Repair Facility, Towed Howitzer Overhaul Facility, 

Turbine Engine Facility and Upholstery Shop. 

LOCATION

• Anniston, Alabama

U.S. ARMY JOINT SYSTEMS MANUFACTURING 

CENTER – LIMA

The Joint Systems Manufacturing Center – Lima 

(JSMC) is an Army, government 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 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 for U.S. and allied nations; 

hull structures 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, weld 

fixtures supporting more than 100,000 pounds, and over 

1.6 million square feet of manufacturing floor space.

A welder fabricates the upper structure of a Stryker Combat Vehicle at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center-Lima. (U.S. Army photo by Brian Hahn)

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION

The highly skilled workforce at JSMC executes full 

spectrum manufacturing, fabricating combat vehicles 

and components from plate steel through assembly, and 

then complete automotive testing and final acceptance. 

The core competency of the plant is fabrication and 

assembly of heavy combat vehicles. This is executed 

using innovative plate processing methods including laser, 

plasma, and water jet cutting operations, and advanced 

welding processes such as friction stir and robotic welding, 

using specialty materials such as armor steel, titanium, 

stainless steel, aluminum and composites. With the 

facilities state of the art machining, inspection, multimedia blasting, and paint operations, JSMC is able to 

deliver the most lethal, maneuverable, and survivable 

equipment available to the warfighter.

LOCATION

• Lima, Ohio

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

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 80 years 

of service to America’s armed 

forces. Designated as the Center 

for Industrial and Technical 

Excellence for Tactical Wheeled 

Vehicles, Bradley Fighting Vehicle 

System, Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS), Small 

Emplacement Excavator (SEE), rough terrain forklift and 

a multitude of secondary items, the depot also oversees 

the remanufacture of road wheels and tracks for various 

vehicle systems.

RRAD was established in 1941 as an ammunition 

storage depot. Because of 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 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.

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION

RRAD employees conduct full spectrum maintenance 

operations on supported platforms at its Texas facility. 

Whether the requirement is for depot overhaul, 10/20 

maintenance, or Inspect and Repair Only as Necessary 

programs, the RRAD team performs work to the 

standards specified by customers. RRAD experts also 

travel beyond the depot gates to augment or establish 

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)

maintenance and logistics programs in support of the 

joint warfighter and national military strategic partners. 

RRAD has more than 1,400 buildings and structures 

with over eight million square feet of floor space to 

accommodate repair/overhaul. The depot’s multiskilled workforce 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.

FIND OUT MORE

Red River Army Depot

100 James Carlow Dr.

Texarkana, TX 75507-5000

https://www.redriver.army.mil

/RRADTX

@RRAD_TX

/RedRiverArmyDepot1941

warfighter requirements emanating from all of the joint 

services. RIA-JMTC’s business model to support any 

weapon system allows the manufacture of parts from 

raw material to finished product within a single facility. 

Located on a 946-acre island in the Mississippi River 

between Illinois and Iowa, RIA has more than 3 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. 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. 

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 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 the facilities of RIAJMTC 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 sector 

today.

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION

RIA-JMTC functions as a shop with facilities possessing 

the technical expertise and equipment to provide fullservice 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 

Temperature is key when working with metal. This Rock Island Arsenal-Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center artisan pulls metal out of a furnace to cool before being flattened by a hammer. 

RIA-JMTC is a vertically-integrated metal manufacturer capable of taking raw material and bringing it to a finished product all under one roof. Rock Island Arsenal-Joint Manufacturing and Technology 

Center develops, manufactures and delivers readiness to the warfighter through both conventional and advanced manufacturing processes.(U.S. Army photo by Hayley Smith)

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL - JOINT 

MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER

LOCATION

• Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois

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 (SIAD) provides a unique readiness 

platform to the Army and joint force. 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.

INTRODUCTION

Designated as a Center for Industrial and Technical 

Excellence for all Petroleum and Water Systems, and 

Operational Project Stocks, the depot offers an enterprisewide competitive solution to logistics challenges and fills 

a critical void in materiel and equipment management 

nearing the end of its first life. These unique operations 

provide a readiness and operational value to the 

Department of Defense through management and 

controlled redistribution of this equipment.

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION 

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 cycle center for 

combat and non-combat vehicles. SIAD supports similar 

functions for Organizational Clothing and Individual 

Equipment (OCIE) and Central Management Office 

(CMO) to receive, identify, classify, receipt/record 

clothing for multiple agencies such as the Program 

Execution Office, the CMO, the Defense Logistics 

Agency, and the 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.

SIERRA ARMY DEPOT

A Sierra Army Depot employee moves medical equipment by forklift while preparing the equipment for forward deployment in conjunction with U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency as part of the U.S. 

Army's proactive response to Coronavirus Disease 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Doug Magill)

LOCATION

• Herlong, California

FIND OUT MORE

Sierra Army Depot

74 Currant Street

Herlong, CA 96113

www.sierra.army.mil

/SierraArmyDepot

@TACOMSIAD

WATERVLIET ARSENAL

Watervliet Arsenal (WVA) provides manufacturing, 

engineering, procurement and quality assurance for 

cannons, mortars and associated materiel throughout the 

acquisition life cycle. 

INTRODUCTION

Established in 1813, WVA is the Army’s oldest, 

continuously active arsenal.

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.

WVA’s workforce is highly skilled in all facets of cannon 

manufacturing including, rotary forging, heat treatment, 

surface coating, composite fabrication, milling, turning, 

boring, grinding and inspection.

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION

The arsenal supports 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. WVA 

is also home to Combat Capabilities Development 

Command Benét Laboratories, whose mission includes 

the development of arsenal products and technology for 

future weapon systems. The co-location of research, 

design, development, engineering and manufacturing 

provides customers with quick, seamless transition from 

concept design through prototyping to production. 

WVA readily offers a full complement of modern 

manufacturing and laboratory equipment, along with a 

highly trained staff of scientists, engineers, technicians 

and machinists. 

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 is currently incorporating 

new technologies and advanced manufacturing into 

its production lines to ensure America’s Warfighters 

continue to have the very best cannon and mortar 

systems in the world.

LOCATION

• Watervliet, New York

FIND OUT MORE

Watervliet Arsenal

1 Buffington Street

Watervliet, NY 12189-4050

https://www.wva.army.mil

/WatervlietArsenal

@Watervliet_Army

A look from inside the quarter-mile long 'Big Gun Shop' that was originally built to produce 16-inch seacoast and battleship guns in 1889 at Watervliet Arsenal. New machines in the 'Big Gun Shop' will 

increase cannon production capacity at the arsenal. (U.S. Army photo by Matthew Day)
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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 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 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.

USAFMCOM is comprised of five directorates, each serving a distinct 

– but equally vital – task within both Army finance and information 

systems support.

Army Financial Services (AFS): 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. 

LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Indianapolis, Indiana 

(co-located with DFAS)

• 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 SystemArmy Finance – Fort Lee, Virginia 

• USAFMCOM DMPOs – 49 locations in 

the U.S. and Japan

ABOVE: Spc. Domingo Perez-Lopez, 395th Financial Management 

Support Unit financial management specialist, logs in simulated 

captured currency using a financial management tactical platform, or 

FMTP, during Diamond Saber at Fort McCoy, Wis., Aug. 14, 2021. 

(U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

OPPOSITE PAGE: From left to right, Spencer Powell, Joyce Dean, 

Eddra Peoples, Cynthia Price and Scott Ferge, U.S. Army Financial 

Management Command systems accountants, talk through a 

problem during the Army’s mock fiscal yearend closeout at the Maj. 

Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center July 19. (U.S. Army photo by 

Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

The directorate 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.

The AFS Accounting Division provides oversight for 

DFAS’ accounting and reporting that impacts the 

Army financial statements, as well as Army audit 

initiatives. 

The E-Commerce Division develops, fields, trains 

and sustains electronic commerce capabilities in 

cooperation with the U.S. Treasury, Federal Reserve 

Banks, credit unions and commercial banks. These 

systems include the EagleCash and EZpay stored 

value cards, as well as financial systems for processing 

electronic international and domestic payments and 

collections. The E-Commerce Division also manages 

the Army banking program.

The Operational Support Team, conducts predeployment FC operations and resource management 

training to Reserve and National Guard FC 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 helps prepare them for multi-domain 

operations during large scale combat operations by 

providing external technical evaluations.

The Finance Oversight and Operations Division 

performs oversight of the Army’s service provider 

for disbursing and entitling operations, manages 

disbursing and entitling operations conducted by 

Army organizations, manages the Army network 

of civilian pay customer service representatives, 

and coordinates with the DOD and national service 

providers on the execution of disbursing and 

entitlement functions. 

The Budget Analysis Division provides administrative 

control and technical oversight directed by the Army 

Budget Office, and the Army Lead Defense Travel 

Administrators provide annual permission-level 

reviews, provide the Army Defense Travel System Tier 

2.5 help desk support, and create and maintain all 

DTS Army training course material.

System Support Operations (SSO): SSO's mission 

is to provide headquarters-level FC domain systems 

support, end 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 business 

process subject matter expertise to the end user for the 

General Funds Enterprise Business System, GFEBSSensitive Activities and the Global Combat Support 

System-Army finance portion. 

SSO facilitates governance over FC requirements 

impacting the FC ERPs and shepherds functional 

improvements through the system development 

and deployment process in conjunction with the 

Army Shared Services Center and respective project 

management offices. 

SSO 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 

and GFEBS-SA transactional and data analytics 

capabilities; and supporting all end users in Army’s 

financial statement audit endeavors and the ASSC 

and the GFEBS PMO in the System and Organization 

Controls audits.

Business Process Management (BPM): BPM's 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 
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FIND OUT MORE

U.S. Army Financial Management Command

8899 East 56th Street

Indianapolis, IN 46249

https://www.usafmcom.army.mil

/USAFMCOM

@USAFMCOM

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 

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 (ARC): 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 (MPO): 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. 

Scott Ferge, U.S. Army Financial Management Command systems accountant, checks off a 

list during the Army’s mock fiscal yearend closeout at the Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal 

Center July 19. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

U.S. ARMY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

COMMAND Continued
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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.

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 readiness.

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 

PRIMARY LOCATIONS 

• Headquarters – Redstone Arsenal, 

Alabama

• New Cumberland, Pennsylvania

• Fort Belvoir, Virginia

• Fort Bragg, North Carolina 

• Saudi Arabia 

ABOVE: Team members from a Huntsville-based defense 

industry contractor, SES-i, who refurbished these two UH-60 

Black Hawk helicopters for Afghanistan under a U.S Army 

Security Assistance Command foreign military sales case, 

prepare to upload the helicopters into an Antonov AN-124, 

at the airfield in Huntsville, AL, 26 April 2019. (U.S. Army 

photo by Richard Bumgardner)

OPPOSITE PAGE: Soldiers of Bravo Company, 449th 

Aviation Support Battalion, Texas Army National Guard, 

and members of the Royal Jordanian air force inspect 

components of a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter during 

joint training at a base outside of Amman, Jordan in July 

2017. Jordan’s most recent aircraft foreign military sales 

purchase – a Black Hawk that will be upgraded to transport 

the royal family – will complement Jordan's existing Royal 

Squadron fleet of Black Hawks. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. 

Margaret Ziffer)

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 U.S. Army Military Assistance 

Group, also USASAC subordinate organizations, operate 

out of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Both offices provide on-theground support to our Saudi allies.

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.

FIND OUT MORE 

U.S. Army Security Assistance 

Command

4402 Martin Road

Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 

https://www.usasac.army.mil

 /USASAC

@USASAC

/company/us-army-securityassistance-command

/U.S. Army Security Assistance 

Command
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U.S. ARMY MILITARY ASSISTANCE GROUP

The U.S. Army Military Assistance Group (USA-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.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Stovell, left, and his brother Staff Sgt. Daryl Stovell, right, ask questions from their Kingdom of Saudi Arabian students at a training site in Saudi Arabia. The Stovell 

brothers, along with about a hundred other training instructors, are deployed to support the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command's Military Assistance Group (MAG), tasked with training and 

advising the Saudi Ministry of Interior security forces. Called USA-MAG, the Department of Defense program teaches Saudi security forces how to defend their country's critical infrastructure sites like 

ports, airports, bridges, oil pipelines and refineries. (U.S. Army photo by Richard Bumgardner)

INTRODUCTION

USA-MAG (formerly called Facilities Security ForcesTraining Advisor Group, or FSF-TAG) was restructured, 

transitioning from the administrative control of U.S. 

Army Central Command to USASAC in 2015. 

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. 

USA-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 USA-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 USA-MAG in 2015 speaks to the continued 

commitment of U.S.-Saudi relations. USA-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://www.army.mil/usa-mag

LOCATION

• Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

OFFICE OF THE PROGRAM MANAGER- SAUDI 

ARABIAN NATIONAL GUARD MODERNIZATION 

PROGRAM

The Office of the Program ManagerSaudi Arabian National Guard 

Modernization Program (OPMSANG) is a USASAC subordinate 

organization that provides advice 

and assistance in modernizing the 

Kingdom’s Ministry of the National 

Guard (MNG).

U.S. Army Col. John DiGiambattista, right, former program 

manager of the Office of the Program Manager-Saudi Arabian 

National Guard Modernization Program, confers with Prince 

(Maj. Gen.) Nayif Bin Majid Al Saud, chief, Directorate of 

Education and Training, Ministry of the Riyadh. (U.S. Army 

photo by Jerome Mapp)

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, 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

LOCATION

• Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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USASATMO’s ability to employ active duty and 

Reserve component Soldiers, along with 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.

U.S. ARMY SECURITY ASSISTANCE TRAINING 

MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION

LOCATION

• Fort Bragg, North Carolina 

Sgt. 1st Class Carlos Roderte, one of two mobile training 

team Soldiers from U.S. Army Security Assistance 

Command’s Security Assistance Training Management 

Organization (SATMO), out of Fort Bragg, N.C., provides 

instruction to Czech soldiers during an Army Basic Instructor 

Course, held in Vyskov, Czech Republic. The goal of 

the course is to provide a group of highly trained NCO 

instructors, that can open and lead the Czech Instructor 

Sergeant Major Course, at the Military Academy in Vyskov. 

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Amanda Henderson)

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 SAT training partner nation soldiers.

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION

USASATMO supports security assistance requirements 

with military personnel, 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. 

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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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 

(CTIC) 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.

The Recovered Chemical Materiel Directorate provides centralized management and direction 

to the Department of Defense for the assessment and disposal of recovered chemical warfare 

materiel in a safe, environmentally sound manner. RCMD Project Manager William Jackson 

briefs Pine Bluff Arsenal Director of Risk Management and Regulatory Affairs Kevin Dorman 

and PBA Director of Business Operations and Planning Mr. Mark Lumpkin on the mission to 

destroy chemical warfare materiel recovered during environmental remediation efforts at PBA. 

(U.S. Army photo by Rachel Selby)

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.

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

ABOVE: Blue Grass Chemical Activity toxic materials handlers guide the last of the H overpacked projectiles into an enhanced 

on-site container for delivery to the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant for demilitarization. (U.S. Army photo by 

Jana Feltz)
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capabilities to provide trusted business intelligence 

and analytic decision support tools needed to optimize 

Army Strategic Support Area effectiveness.

Installation Readiness Office – Provides capabilities 

to improve enterprise strategy development and 

execution in support of installation, Soldier, civilian 

and family readiness.

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 to 

optimize Army Strategic Support Area effectiveness.

Life Cycle Support Division – Enables the transition 

to sustainment across Product Support development 

and execution through the standardization of Product 

Support Analysis and Logistics Product Data; 

acquisition and logistics software tools; and ensuring 

adequate logistics product support is available for 

systems to soon be fielded or transitioned to the Army 

Materiel Command.

TOP: 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) 

BOTTOM: March 3, 2021, Transportation officials said the peak moving season is about six weeks away. Because of this, they are asking military personnel and their Families to start preparing their 

move now. The Logistics Data Analysis Center's Installation Readiness Office provides capabilities to improve enterprise strategy development and execution in support of installation, Soldier, civilian 

and family readiness. (U.S. Army photo by Eric Pilgrim)

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. 

INTRODUCTION

An AMC separate reporting activity, LDAC, formerly the Logistics 

Support Activity, 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 will provide materiel 

solutions to assist senior leader decision making, while improving Army 

readiness.

CAPABILITIES & MISSION EXECUTION

To accomplish its mission, LDAC has reorganized into the following 

functionally diverse areas:

Data Management Division – Provides a centralized activity for 

integral authoritative logistics data that allows the Army to operate its 

automated logistics systems, yield data integration services and improve 

data quality across the Army enterprise.

Strategic Readiness Division – Provides functional equipping, 

supply and maintenance subject matter expertise associated with 

the development, delivery and sustainment of logistic solutions and 

LOCATION 

• Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Decision Analysis Support

• Data Management and Quality

• Data Governance and Policy

• Tool Development

ABOVE: A contract worker directs a vehicle as it is 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)

FIND OUT MORE

Logistics Data Analysis Center

3305 Redeye Road

Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898

https://logsa.army.mil

/AMC.LDAC
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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.

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. 

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

Soldiers work together during a Leadership Tactical Course group task, in one of the Contracting Operational Readiness Exercise-21 (CORE-21) events, on Camp Bullis in San Antonio, Texas, April 

21, 2021. CORE-21 focused on acquisition support and prepared Soldiers to execute their skillsets in a contingency environment by accomplishing two parallel efforts that focused on Army Reserve 

Sustainment Command’s Logistics Civil Augmentation Program and Contingency Contracting Battalions. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Briana Polar).

HISTORY

The ARSC was created in 2007 from existing 

individual mobilization augmentee positions assigned 

to the AMC enterprise, DCMA and 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

Army Master Sgt. Roger Hamilton, with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), zeros his M16 rifles during an 

M16 qualification course on Camp Bullis in San Antonio, Texas, April 26, 2021. The M16 weapons qualification is part of the 

Contracting Operational Readiness Exercise that validates Soldiers through different events that tests Army Warrior tasks and 

skills and prepares them to deploy within the coming months and next fiscal year. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Larissa Peterson).
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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.