U.S. Army Materiel Command

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U.S. Army Materiel Command’s Summary

The U.S. Army Materiel Command is the Army Command responsible for materiel readiness, to include technology, acquisition support, materiel development, logistics power projection, and sustainment.

AMC was established on May 8, 1962 and was activated on August 1 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 is headquartered in Fort Belvoir, Va., and is located in about 149 locations worldwide, including 45 states and 38 countries. Manning these organizations is a work force of about 50,000 military and civilian employees, many with specialties in weapons development and logistics.

Under the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure AMC headquarters is relocating to Redstone Arsenal, Ala. Forward operations were activated in late 2007 and the command is expected to be fully relocated by 2010.

U.S. Army Materiel Command’s Specialties:

AMC handles diverse missions that reach beyond the Army. AMC manages the multi-billion dollar 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 also provides numerous acquisition and logistics services to the other components of the DOD and to many other government agencies.