6-551: Materiel Command may refer to: United States Army Materiel Command Army Materiel Command (Denmark) Air Force Materiel Command , current major command of the United States Air Force Air Materiel Command , former command of the USAF and USAAF Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
12-600: A "materiel development and logistics command", served as its first commander. AMC operates depots; arsenals; ammunition plants; and other facilities, and maintains the Army's prepositioned stocks, both on land and afloat. The command is also the Department of Defense Executive Agent for the chemical weapons stockpile and for conventional ammunition. AMC is responsible within the United States Department of Defense for
18-545: 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. It 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
24-559: The business of selling Army equipment and services to allies of the United States and negotiates and implements agreements for co-production of U.S. weapons systems by foreign nations. AMC is currently headquartered at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama , and has operations in approximately 149 locations worldwide including more than 49 American States and 50 countries. AMC employs upwards of 70,000 military and civilian employees. AMC
30-526: The title Materiel Command . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Materiel_Command&oldid=823404182 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages United States Army Materiel Command The U.S. Army Materiel Command ( AMC )
36-461: Was located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia between 2003 and 2005 before being relocated to Alabama by the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission . From 1973 to 2003, AMC was headquartered in a building at 5001 Eisenhower Avenue in Alexandria, Virginia , and prior to 1973, it was headquartered at what is now Reagan National Airport . Between January 1976 and August 1984, AMC was officially designated
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