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United States Army Materiel Command

January 01, 1970

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. 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.

U.S. Army Materiel Command
Active1962–present
Country United States
Branch United States Army
TypeArmy Command
RoleDevelops, maintains, and supports materiel capabilities for the Army[1]
Sizemore than 60,000 military and civilians
Garrison/HQRedstone Arsenal
Motto(s)If a Soldier shoots it, drives it, flies it, wears it, communicates with it, or eats it – AMC provides it.
MarchArsenal for the Brave[2]
WebsiteAMC — The Army's Materiel Integrator www.army.mil/info/organization/unitsandcommands/commandstructure/amc/
Commanders
Current
commander		LTG Christopher Mohan (acting)[3]
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Jimmy J. Sellers
Notable
commanders		Frank S. Besson, Jr.
Ferdinand J. Chesarek
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

AMC operates depots; arsenals; ammunition plants; and other facilities, and maintains the Army's prepositioned stocks, both on land and afloat.[4]

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 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 edit

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 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.[5] Between January 1976 and August 1984, AMC was officially designated the United States Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command (commonly referred to as DARCOM).[6]

Commanders edit

 
General Charles R. Hamilton assumes command of AMC from General Edward M. Daly on 16 March 2023.
No. Commander[7] Term
Portrait Name Took office Left office Term length
1
 
General
Frank S. Besson Jr.		2 April 196210 March 19696 years, 342 days
2
 
General
Ferdinand J. Chesarek		10 March 19691 November 19701 year, 236 days
3
 
General
Henry A. Miley Jr.		1 November 197012 February 19754 years, 103 days
4
 
General
John R. Deane Jr.		12 February 19751 February 19771 year, 355 days
5
 
Lieutenant General
George Sammet Jr.[8]		1 February 19771 May 197789 days
6
 
General
John R. Guthrie		1 May 19771 August 19814 years, 92 days
7
 
General
Donald R. Keith		1 August 198129 June 19842 years, 333 days
8
 
General
Richard H. Thompson		29 June 198413 April 19872 years, 288 days
9
 
General
Louis C. Wagner Jr.		13 April 198727 September 19892 years, 167 days
10
 
General
William G.T. Tuttle Jr.		27 September 198931 January 19922 years, 126 days
11
 
General
Jimmy D. Ross		31 January 199211 February 19942 years, 11 days
12
 
General
Leon E. Salomon		11 February 199427 March 19962 years, 45 days
13
 
General
Johnnie E. Wilson		27 March 199614 May 19993 years, 48 days
14
 
General
John G. Coburn		14 May 199930 October 20012 years, 169 days
15
 
General
Paul J. Kern		30 October 20015 November 20043 years, 6 days
16
 
General
Benjamin S. Griffin		5 November 200414 November 20084 years, 9 days
17
 
General
Ann E. Dunwoody		14 November 200828 June 20123 years, 227 days
18
 
General
Dennis L. Via		28 June 201230 September 20164 years, 94 days
19
 
General
Gustave F. Perna		30 September 20162 July 20203 years, 276 days
20
 
General
Edward M. Daly		2 July 202016 March 20232 years, 257 days
21
 
General
Charles R. Hamilton		16 March 202322 March 20241 year, 6 days
-
 
Lieutenant General
Christopher Mohan
Acting		22 March 2024Incumbent27 days

Major subordinate commands edit

Formerly subordinate commands edit

Other commands edit

See also edit

Comparable organizations U.S. Armed Forces systems commands

Notes edit

  1. ^ "U.S. Army Materiel Command". Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  2. ^ "U.S. Army Materiel Command Band". U.S. Army Materiel Command. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  3. ^ Severi, Misty (23 March 2024). "Four-star Army general suspended after pressuring panel over unfit officer - Washington Examiner". Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  4. ^ Megan Cotton (June 6, 2019) Ensuring Readiness for Strategic Support: Strategic Power Projection
  5. ^ "AMC in the Seventies: a decade of celebration, change". army.mil. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Records of the United States Army Materiel Command". archives.gov. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  7. ^ Army.mil – AMC Former Commanders
  8. ^ Note: Sammet's was listed as commanding general of U.S. Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command despite his retirement 89 days later.
  9. ^ Alexandria Soller, U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) (February 26, 2019) Staying ahead of modernization requirements, ensuring readiness
  10. ^ Tony Lopez (AMC) (September 21, 2018) JMC Commander promoted to Brigadier General
  11. ^ Elizabeth Behring (AMC) (May 10, 2019) Ensuring Readiness for the Strategic Support Area: Munitions Readiness
  12. ^ TACOM Public Affairs (May 31, 2019) Gen. Perna gets update on Soldier and ground systems readiness efforts
  13. ^ Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner, U.S. Army Financial Management Command (Oct. 31, 2019) Bennett takes command of realigned USAFMCOM
    • Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner, U.S. Army Financial Management Command (Oct. 23, 2019) Bennett to command USAFMCOM
  14. ^ Army News Service (11 Feb 2019) Installation Management Command to realign under Army Materiel Command
  15. ^ Wendy Brown, U.S. Army Garrison Japan Public Affairs (March 11, 2019) U.S. Army Garrison Japan Soldiers don Army Materiel Command patch

References edit

External links edit

  • Official website
  •   Media related to United States Army Materiel Command at Wikimedia Commons

January 01, 1970
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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 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 U S Army Materiel CommandAMC Shoulder Sleeve InsigniaActive1962 presentCountry United StatesBranch United States ArmyTypeArmy CommandRoleDevelops maintains and supports materiel capabilities for the Army 1 Sizemore than 60 000 military and civiliansGarrison HQRedstone ArsenalMotto s If a Soldier shoots it drives it flies it wears it communicates with it or eats it AMC provides it MarchArsenal for the Brave 2 WebsiteAMC The Army s Materiel Integrator www wbr army wbr mil wbr info wbr organization wbr unitsandcommands wbr commandstructure wbr amc wbr CommandersCurrentcommanderLTG Christopher Mohan acting 3 Command Sergeant MajorCSM Jimmy J SellersNotablecommandersFrank S Besson Jr Ferdinand J ChesarekInsigniaDistinctive unit insignia AMC operates depots arsenals ammunition plants and other facilities and maintains the Army s prepositioned stocks both on land and afloat 4 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 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 Contents 1 Locations 2 Commanders 3 Major subordinate commands 4 Formerly subordinate commands 5 Other commands 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksLocations editAMC 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 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 5 Between January 1976 and August 1984 AMC was officially designated the United States Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command commonly referred to as DARCOM 6 Commanders edit nbsp General Charles R Hamilton assumes command of AMC from General Edward M Daly on 16 March 2023 No Commander 7 Term Portrait Name Took office Left office Term length1 nbsp GeneralFrank S Besson Jr 2 April 196210 March 19696 years 342 days 2 nbsp GeneralFerdinand J Chesarek10 March 19691 November 19701 year 236 days 3 nbsp GeneralHenry A Miley Jr 1 November 197012 February 19754 years 103 days 4 nbsp GeneralJohn R Deane Jr 12 February 19751 February 19771 year 355 days 5 nbsp Lieutenant GeneralGeorge Sammet Jr 8 1 February 19771 May 197789 days 6 nbsp GeneralJohn R Guthrie1 May 19771 August 19814 years 92 days 7 nbsp GeneralDonald R Keith1 August 198129 June 19842 years 333 days 8 nbsp GeneralRichard H Thompson29 June 198413 April 19872 years 288 days 9 nbsp GeneralLouis C Wagner Jr 13 April 198727 September 19892 years 167 days 10 nbsp GeneralWilliam G T Tuttle Jr 27 September 198931 January 19922 years 126 days 11 nbsp GeneralJimmy D Ross31 January 199211 February 19942 years 11 days 12 nbsp GeneralLeon E Salomon11 February 199427 March 19962 years 45 days 13 nbsp GeneralJohnnie E Wilson27 March 199614 May 19993 years 48 days 14 nbsp GeneralJohn G Coburn14 May 199930 October 20012 years 169 days 15 nbsp GeneralPaul J Kern30 October 20015 November 20043 years 6 days 16 nbsp GeneralBenjamin S Griffin5 November 200414 November 20084 years 9 days 17 nbsp GeneralAnn E Dunwoody14 November 200828 June 20123 years 227 days 18 nbsp GeneralDennis L Via28 June 201230 September 20164 years 94 days 19 nbsp GeneralGustave F Perna30 September 20162 July 20203 years 276 days 20 nbsp GeneralEdward M Daly2 July 202016 March 20232 years 257 days 21 nbsp GeneralCharles R Hamilton16 March 202322 March 20241 year 6 days nbsp Lieutenant GeneralChristopher MohanActing22 March 2024Incumbent27 daysMajor subordinate commands edit nbsp United States Army Contracting Command nbsp United States Army Sustainment Command nbsp United States Army Aviation and Missile Command nbsp United States Army Communications Electronics Command 9 nbsp United States Army Chemical Materials Activity nbsp Joint Munitions Command 10 11 nbsp United States Army Tank automotive and Armaments Command 12 nbsp United States Army Security Assistance Command nbsp United States Army Medical Logistics Command nbsp 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 13 nbsp United States Army Installation Management Command formerly a direct reporting unit of the Department of the Army will now be part of AMC 14 15 nbsp Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command See also United States Army Medical Materiel Agency an LCMC Formerly subordinate commands editCombat Capabilities Development Command or CCDC formerly United States Army Research Development and Engineering Command completed its transfer to United States Army Futures Command on 3 February 2019 which operates research and development engineering centers Army Research Laboratories supports the centers activities Other commands editProgram Executive Office Assembled Chemical Weapons AlternativesSee also editComparable organizations U S Armed Forces systems commands Marine Corps Systems Command United States Navy systems commands Naval Sea Systems Command Naval Air Systems Command Naval Information Warfare Systems Command Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Naval Supply Systems Command Air Force Materiel Command Space Systems CommandNotes edit U S Army Materiel Command Archived from the original on 21 February 2013 Retrieved 22 May 2012 U S Army Materiel Command Band U S Army Materiel Command Retrieved 25 September 2013 Severi Misty 23 March 2024 Four star Army general suspended after pressuring panel over unfit officer Washington Examiner Retrieved 24 March 2024 Megan Cotton June 6 2019 Ensuring Readiness for Strategic Support Strategic Power Projection AMC in the Seventies a decade of celebration change army mil Retrieved 7 April 2018 Records of the United States Army Materiel Command archives gov 15 August 2016 Retrieved 7 April 2018 Army mil AMC Former Commanders Note Sammet s was listed as commanding general of U S Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command despite his retirement 89 days later Alexandria Soller U S Army Communications Electronics Command CECOM February 26 2019 Staying ahead of modernization requirements ensuring readiness Tony Lopez AMC September 21 2018 JMC Commander promoted to Brigadier General Elizabeth Behring AMC May 10 2019 Ensuring Readiness for the Strategic Support Area Munitions Readiness TACOM Public Affairs May 31 2019 Gen Perna gets update on Soldier and ground systems readiness efforts Mark R W Orders Woempner U S Army Financial Management Command Oct 31 2019 Bennett takes command of realigned USAFMCOM Mark R W Orders Woempner U S Army Financial Management Command Oct 23 2019 Bennett to command USAFMCOM Army News Service 11 Feb 2019 Installation Management Command to realign under Army Materiel Command Wendy Brown U S Army Garrison Japan Public Affairs March 11 2019 U S Army Garrison Japan Soldiers don Army Materiel Command patchReferences edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the United States ArmyExternal links editOfficial website nbsp Media related to United States Army Materiel Command at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title United States Army Materiel Command amp oldid 1215340609, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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