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The U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) is the primary provider of materiel to the United States Army. The Command's mission includes the management of installations, as well as maintenance and parts distribution. AMC operates depots; arsenals; ammunition plants; and other facilities, and maintains the Army's prepositioned stocks, both on land and ...
In April 1986 the Logistics Assistance Office-Far East (LAO-FE) was established as an Army Materiel Command (AMC) Forward presence in the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM); in July 1987 LAO-FE was renamed AMC-FE with the mission of providing oversight of AMC activities in the PACOM Area of Responsibility (AOR) and serving as the AMC focal point for logistics and readiness issues in support of US ...
Besson was the first Commander of the Army Materiel Command, formed in 1962 during a major army reorganization. During his command, the mammoth logistical organization, with an annual budget exceeding $14 billion and an inventory of $21 billion, employed more than 160,000 civilian personnel, in addition to its military complement of 14,000.
1.1 Field activities. 1.2 Other agencies. 1.3 Other DOD components. ... U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Department ...
Forward impetus: The impetus of supply should be from the rear, and combat unit commanders should be spared having to deal with logistical details while still being in control of their logistics. Mobility : Logistics should facilitate the rapid movement of both combat and logistical units in support of operations.
A military exercise, training exercise, maneuver (manoeuvre), or war game is the employment of military resources in training for military operations.Military exercises are conducted to explore the effects of warfare or test tactics and strategies without actual combat.
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From October 2002 thru May 2003, the Command supported Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, moving over 15,000,000 square feet (1,400,000 m 2) of cargo, operating from 16 seaports and power projection platforms worldwide. Throughout the 1990s the Command worked continuously to reengineer its Household Goods Moving Program.