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AMC was established on 8 May 1962 and was activated on 1 August of that year as a major field command of the U.S. Army. Lieutenant General Frank S. Besson, Jr., who directed the implementation of the Department of Army study that recommended creation of a "materiel development and logistics command", served as its first commander.
United States Army Materiel Command (AMC) Size: 7,700 civilian, 250 military, TBD contractors (as of 1996) [1] Garrison/HQ: Redstone Arsenal Other military installations Corpus Christi Army Depot Letterkenny Army Depot Fort Novosel Army Aviation Center: Website: www.amcom.army.mil: Commanders; Current commander: MG Lori L. Robinson: Notable ...
As a subordinate element of the newly formed United States Army Materiel Command (AMC), ECOM encompassed the Signal Research and Development Laboratories, the Signal Materiel Support Agency, the Signal Supply Agency and its various procurement offices, and other Signal Corps logistics support activities. ECOM was fragmented in January 1978 on ...
The United States Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), [2] and its subordinate Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC), [3] headquartered at the Detroit Arsenal [4] in Warren, Michigan, is part of the United States Army Materiel Command (AMC). The entire complex that houses TACOM's headquarters is located on what is known as the ...
Army garrisons are communities that provide many of the same types of services expected from any small city. IMCOM is a major subordinate command of U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC). [1] IMCOM is headquartered at Fort Sam Houston. [2]
Location of headquarters United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) GEN Andrew P. Poppas: Fort Liberty, North Carolina: United States Army Futures Command (AFC) GEN James E. Rainey : Austin, Texas: United States Army Materiel Command (AMC) GEN Charles R. Hamilton- vacant due to suspension: Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
In 2006, the 389th Army Band was designated AMC Band and moved to Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. In 2008, the AMC Acquisition Center became part of the new Army Contracting Command, itself a major subordinate of the AMC. From February 2012 to September 2014, RDECOM was led by a civilian commander, Dale Ormond, before returning to military command.
Army security assistance was elevated to Major Subordinate Command status on 1 November 1975 when the U.S. Army International Logistics Command (USAILCOM) was formed at Headquarters, U.S. Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command (DARCOM, formerly AMC, re-designated AMC in 1984), Alexandria, Virginia.