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U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) is the primary provider of
materiel Materiel (; ) refers to supplies, equipment, and weapons in military supply-chain management, and typically supplies and equipment in a commercial supply chain context. In a military context, the term ''materiel'' refers either to the specif ...
to the
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. 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 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.Megan Cotton (June 6, 2019) Ensuring Readiness for Strategic Support: Strategic Power Projection
/ref> The command is also the
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Executive Agent for the
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stockpile and for conventional ammunition. AMC is responsible within the
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for 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.


Locations

AMC is currently headquartered at Redstone Arsenal in
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, and has operations in approximately 149 locations worldwide including more than 49 American States and 50 countries. AMC employs of upwards of 70,000 military and civilian employees. AMC was located at
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between 2003 and 2005 before being relocated to Alabama by the
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. From 1973 to 2003, AMC was headquartered in a building at 5001 Eisenhower Avenue in
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, and prior to 1973, it was headquartered at what is now
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. Between January 1976 and August 1984, AMC was officially designated the United States Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command (commonly referred to as DARCOM).


Commanders


Major subordinate commands

* United States Army Contracting Command *
United States Army Sustainment Command United States Army Sustainment Command (ASC) is the primary provider of logistics support to units of the United States Army. It is a major subordinate command of United States Army Materiel Command (AMC). Four types of command authority can be d ...
*
United States Army Aviation and Missile Command The United States Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) develops, acquires, fields and sustains aviation, missile and unmanned aerial vehicles. AMCOM is primarily responsible for lifecycle management of army missile, helicopter, unmanned gro ...
* United States Army Communications-Electronics Command,Alexandria Soller, U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) (February 26, 2019) Staying ahead of modernization requirements, ensuring readiness
/ref> * United States Army Chemical Materials Activity *
Joint Munitions Command The Joint Munitions Command (JMC) is the latest in a series of commands since World War II that have managed the ammunition plants of the United States. Since 1973, those commands have been headquartered on Rock Island Arsenal. Brigadier Genera ...
Tony Lopez (AMC) (September 21, 2018) JMC Commander promoted to Brigadier General
/ref> *
United States Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command The United States Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), and its subordinate Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC),
*
United States Army Security Assistance Command The United States Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) – the 'Army's Face to the World' - implements security assistance programs, including Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of defense articles and services to eligible foreign governments. I ...
* United States Army Medical Logistics Command * United States Army Financial Management Command, formerly a direct reporting unit of the Department of the Army, is now subordinate to AMC, effective 1 Oct. 2019 *
United States Army Installation Management Command The United States Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM) is a support formation of the United States Army responsible for the day-to-day management of Army installations around the globe. Army garrisons are communities that provide many o ...
, formerly a direct reporting unit of the Department of the Army, will now be part of AMCArmy News Service (11 Feb 2019) Installation Management Command to realign under Army Materiel Command
/ref>Wendy Brown, U.S. Army Garrison Japan Public Affairs (March 11, 2019) U.S. Army Garrison Japan Soldiers don Army Materiel Command patch
/ref> *
Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) is the Army Service Component Command of the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) and is a major subordinate command to Army Materiel Command (AMC). This relationship links USTRANSC ...
*See also:
United States Army Medical Materiel Agency The United States Army Medical Materiel Agency (USAMMA), a subordinate unit of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) at Fort Detrick, Maryland, serves as the U.S. Army's executive agent for strategic medical acquisition and ...
(an LCMC)


Formerly subordinate commands

* CCDC (formerly
United States Army Research, Development and Engineering Command The Combat Capabilities Development Command, (DEVCOM, aka CCDC) (formerly the United States Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM)) is a subordinate command of the U.S. Army Futures Command. RDECOM was tasked with "creating, ...
) completed its transfer to
United States Army Futures Command The United States Army Futures Command (AFC) is a United States Army command, designed as a public-private initiative, that runs modernization projects for the Army. It is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and was first commanded by General John M ...
on 3 February 2019, which operates research and development engineering centers; Army Research Laboratories supports the centers' activities.


Other commands

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Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives The Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (PEO ACWA) is responsible for the safe and environmentally sound destruction of chemical weapons stockpiles stored at the Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky and the U.S. Army Pueb ...


See also

Comparable organizations U.S. Armed Forces systems commands *
Marine Corps Systems Command Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) is the acquisition command of the United States Marine Corps, made up of Marines, sailors, civilians and contractors. As the only systems command in the Marine Corps, MCSC serves as Head of Contracting Authori ...
*
United States Navy systems commands The systems commands, abbreviated as SysCom or SYSCOM, are the materiel agencies of the United States Department of the Navy, responsible for the design, construction, and maintenance of military systems such as ships, aircraft, facilities, and wea ...
** Naval Sea Systems Command **
Naval Air Systems Command The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) provides materiel support for aircraft and airborne weapon systems for the United States Navy. It is one of the Echelon II Navy systems commands (SYSCOM), and was established in 1966 as the successor to the ...
**
Naval Information Warfare Systems Command The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM), based in San Diego, is one of six SYSCOM Echelon II organizations within the United States Navy and is the Navy's technical authority and acquisition command for C4ISR (Command, Contr ...
**
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) is the United States Navy's engineering systems command, providing the Navy and United States Marine Corps with facilities and expeditionary expertise. NAVFAC is headquartered at the Washi ...
**
Naval Supply Systems Command The Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) is the United States Navy's supply command, providing the Navy and United States Marine Corps with supplies, services, and quality-of-life support. Headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, the NAVS ...
* Air Force Materiel Command *
Space Systems Command Space Systems Command (SSC) is the United States Space Force's space development, acquisition, launch, and logistics field command. It is headquartered at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California and manages the United States' space launch ...


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