The United States Army Sustainment University (formerly Army Logistics University ) is the Army's center of sustainment training for Department of Defense military and civilian personnel pursuing Professional Military Education (PME) and other associated training in military logistics and sustainment. The Army Sustainment University (ASU) has two campuses. The Somervell Campus at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia , delivers sustainment leader education for Quartermaster , Ordnance , and Transportation Soldiers and civilians. The Adams Campus at Fort Jackson, South Carolina , includes the Soldier Support Institute , which delivers Adjutant General and Financial Management leader education. ASU is a subordinate command to the United States Army Combined Arms Support Command , and is located at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia . The current President of Army Sustainment University is Ms. Sydney A. Smith, Senior Executive Service.
81-421: The Somervell Campus of ASU at Fort Gregg-Adams includes three colleges and an academy, all of which offer instruction for military and civilian logistics leaders. The Logistics Leaders College (LLC) conducts Professional Military Education for Officers ranging from Second Lieutenants to Colonels. The Logistics Basic Officer Leader Course (LOG BOLC) for Quartermaster, Ordnance, and Transportation Second Lieutenants;
162-472: A cooperative effort with TRADOC as primary combat developer and the Army Materiel Command (AMC) as the primary materiel developer. The Logistics Center assumed responsibility for the development, testing, integration, and dissemination for logistics concepts, doctrine and systems, the design of management systems, the control of management characteristics as they affected logistical support,
243-493: A master's degree in logistics. In August 1987, ALMC was redesignated as the U.S. Army Logistics Management College . ALMC offered courses in logistics leader development, acquisition management, integrated logistics support planning, materiel management, disposal operations management, installation logistics management, environmental management, hazardous materials handling, financial management, decision risk analysis, and quantitative analytical techniques. On 1 October 1991, ALMC
324-512: A serious congestion of the railroad system in the winter of 1917–18. By that time shortages in clothing, hospital equipment, and other supplies were causing hardships in Army camps, and it was charged by some that the lack of adequate clothing and shelter was responsible for an epidemic of pneumonia sweeping through the camps. General Sharpe was held responsible by many for a large share of the supply crisis that had developed. These developments stirred
405-780: A widespread uneasiness that led to a Congressional hearing on the conduct of the war. In the end the General Staff took complete control of supplies and the Office of the Director of Purchase and Storage in the Purchase, Storage, and Traffic Division was erected on the foundation of the Quartermaster Corps. On December 15, 1917, a War Council was formed (as distinct from the Council of National Defense ) consisting of
486-601: Is a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and is located at Fort Gregg-Adams , Virginia. Subordinate to CASCOM is the Sustainment Center of Excellence (SCoE), which oversees and coordinates the five sustainment branches of the Army ( Adjutant General Corps , Finance Corps , Ordnance Corps , Quartermaster Corps , Transportation Corps ) and the Army Sustainment University . The commander of CASCOM
567-461: Is dual-hatted as the head of SCoE. The CASCOM commander also serves as the commander of Fort Gregg-Adams. CASCOM provides Training and Leader Development, and develops concepts , doctrine , organizations, lifelong learning, and materiel solutions, to provide sustainment in support of a campaign quality Army with joint and expeditionary capabilities. CASCOM is responsible for training more than 180,000 students annually through 541 courses taught by
648-483: Is the enduring evolution of this effort. On 10 October 1994, CASCOM was reorganized. The combat developments, doctrinal concepts, proponency, evaluation and standardization, and training developments functions at the Quartermaster, Ordnance and Transportation branch schools were centralized at CASCOM headquarters. The branch schools were now focused on branch-specific instruction. In addition, CASCOM headquarters
729-601: The Chief of Staff of the United States Army Tasker H. Bliss , the Secretary of War Newton D. Baker , his Assistant and some subordinates amongst whom were Quartermaster General Henry Granville Sharpe and Chief of Ordnance William Crozier . The War Council was to oversee and coordinate all matters of supply and to plan for the more effective use of the military power of the nation. While serving on
810-461: The Department of State and Department of Homeland Security , provided transportation, temporary housing, medical screening and general support for Afghan evacuees at military facilities across the country. The CASCOM commander, on 27 April 2023, redesignated Fort Lee as Fort Gregg-Adams after two African American officers Lt. Gen. Arthur J. Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams . The name change
891-652: The III Corps of the Union Army, held the office between February 6, 1897, and his retirement on February 3, 1898. The last quartermaster general of the 19th century was Marshall I. Ludington , who assumed the office on February 3, 1898, three months before the Spanish–American War . Ludington had served as a division quartermaster for the Army of the Potomac. He was criticized for the general unpreparedness of
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#1732793266558972-534: The Logistics Branch . The 2005 BRAC legislation brought significant change to CASCOM. A key part of BRAC was the consolidation of sustainment training at Fort Lee. The Ordnance Mechanical Maintenance School (OMMS) at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland , and the Ordnance Munitions and Electronic Maintenance School (OMEMS) at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama , were relocated to Fort Lee, along with
1053-587: The Office of the Chief of Army Field Forces in 1952, the Army began to evaluate the effects of scientific developments on Army doctrine, and also began evaluating development requirements for new weapons. Ten years later, in 1962, the Army activated the 4-star U.S. Army Combat Development Command (CDC) at Fort Belvoir, Virginia with responsibilities for integrating the Army's research and development functions. Additionally, two subordinate organizations were created within
1134-786: The Sustainment Center of Excellence (SCoE) was established at CASCOM to oversee and coordinate the functions of the five sustainment branches: Ordnance, Quartermaster, Transportation, Finance, and Adjutant General. The CASCOM commander is dual-hatted as the commander of SCoE. As part of the creation of the SCoE, the Army Logistics Management College (ALMC) became the Army Logistics University (ALU) where professional development training takes place for logistics officers, warrant officers, non-commissioned officers,and civilians. 11 September 2011 signaled
1215-610: The Sustainment Unit One Stop portal. Shoulder Sleeve Insignia . Description: A shield-shaped embroidered item blazoned as follows: Argent, a torch of knowledge enflamed Or, the torch base Argent (Silver Gray), between five mullets Azure; all within a 1⁄8 inch (0.32 cm) red border. Overall dimensions are 2+3⁄8 inches (6.0 cm) in width by 3 inches (7.6 cm) in length. Distinctive Unit Insignia . Description: A gold color metal and enamel device 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 inches (2.9 cm) high overall, on
1296-841: The United States Army . Quartermaster General of the United States Army The Quartermaster General of the United States Army is a general officer who is responsible for the Quartermaster Corps , the Quartermaster branch of the U.S. Army . The Quartermaster General does not command Quartermaster units, but is primarily focused on training, doctrine and professional development of Quartermaster soldiers. The Quartermaster General also serves as
1377-776: The "father of the Quartermaster Corps". From 1860 to the end of the century, the quartermaster general office was held by officers who served in the American Civil War . Brigadier General Joseph E. Johnston held the position from June 28, 1860, until his resignation on April 22, 1861. Johnston was appointed a full general in the Confederate States Army on August 31, 1861. Adhering to the ideology of states' rights , quartermasters of each Confederate state exercised considerable autonomy from their national quartermaster general. Within their jurisdictions, these Confederate officers exercised powers equivalent to
1458-775: The 4-star Combat Developments Command was disestablished and its subordinate organizations were reorganized. Within TRADOC, three lower level, 2-star major subordinate 'integrating centers' were created: the Logistics Center (which replaced the PALSG at Fort Lee), the Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, and the Administrative Center at Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN . Materiel development became
1539-522: The 49th Quartermaster General and Commandant of the Quartermaster School at Fort Lee, Virginia from 11 August 2005 to 26 October 2007. Brigadier General Jesse R. Cross: Brigadier General Jesse R. Cross served as the 50th Quartermaster General and Commandant of the Quartermaster School at Fort Lee, Virginia from 26 October 2007 to 22 November 2010. Jesse Cross Brigadier General Gwen Bingham: Brigadier General Gwen Bingham served as
1620-404: The 51st Quartermaster General and Commandant of the Quartermaster School at Fort Lee, Virginia from 22 November 2010 to 30 August 2012. Brigadier General Gwen Bingham became the first female to serve as Quartermaster General and the first female African American Quartermaster Corps General. She assumed command of the Quartermaster Corps from Brigadier General Jesse Cross on November 23, 2010. Bingham
1701-508: The 52nd Quartermaster General and Commandant of the Quartermaster School at Fort Lee, Virginia from 14 June 2013 to 9 June 2014. He currently serves as the Director for Logistics, Engineering and Security Cooperation (J4), U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii. John E. O'Neil IV Brigadier General Ronald Kirklin Brigadier General Ronald Kirklin served as the 53rd Quartermaster General and Commandant of
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#17327932665581782-536: The 55th Quartermaster General and Commandant of the Quartermaster School at Fort Lee, Virginia from June 2018 to 29 May 2020. McBride was appointed as the interim commander of the US Army Combined Arms Command / Sustainment Center of Excellence on 23 August 2018. Douglas M. McBride Jr. Brigadier General Michelle K. Donahue: Michelle K. Donahue became the Army's 56th Quartermaster General May 29, 2020 through June 22, 2022. Donahue pinned on
1863-518: The ALMC curriculum expanded again to include correspondence courses and use of accredited instructors in off-campus modes. In September 1958, logistics research and doctrine were added as part of the mission of ALMC. On 1 August 1962, ALMC was placed under the command of the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC). Under AMC, new emphasis was placed on instruction in management of research and development, acquisition management, and on integration of all phases of
1944-771: The Army Editor of the Year Award winner and winner of the Most Improved Publication continues as a valuable source for sustainers. The origin of ALMC was a 12-week Army Supply Management Course established on 1 July 1954 at Fort Lee, Virginia (now Fort Gregg-Adams). The course was established as a Class II Activity of the Quartermaster General , but with direct control exercised by the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (DCSLOG) at
2025-441: The Army civilian cohorts. From July to December 2021, ALU directly supported Operation Allies Welcome at Fort Gregg-Adams with the reception of Afghan refugees. On 1 May 2023, Army Logistics University was renamed Army Sustainment University with campuses at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia (Somervell Campus) and Fort Jackson, South Carolina (Adams Campus). This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of
2106-576: The Army strove to improve supply chain performance. Some CASCOM commanders went on to become commanders at AMC. In the early 1990s, multi-functional training for Army Captains was advanced by the creation of the Combined Logistics Officers Advanced Course (CLOAC) at the Army's Logistics Management College (ALMC) at Fort Lee, which included company command multifunctional leadership and staff training. The Logistics Captains Career Course at Army Sustainment University
2187-543: The Army's Sustainment Warfighting Function. The U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM) at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia, had its origins in a 1950 Project VISTA study, which, among other recommendations, proposed that the Army set up a separate and independent command to formulate and test new concepts. With the establishment of the Combat Developments Group (CDG) within the Headquarters of
2268-634: The Army's enlisted forces, this sustainment training for the NCO backbone of the Army keeps America's Army supplied and maintained on time. ASU provides support to the Army Sustainment Professional Bulletin , a primary source of information on past, present, and future sustainment trends, initiatives, and operations for sustainers around the world. Formerly known as the Army Logistician , this four-time Secretary of
2349-667: The CDC; the Combat Service Support Group (CSSG) at Fort Lee, Virginia, and the Combined Arms Support Group at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas . For the first time, the Army began to integrate the development of tactics, doctrine, and organization with the materiel designed to support them; all part of the effort to functionalize the structure of the support services. In further support of this reform, separate branch agencies were organized for each of
2430-620: The Civil War, succeeded Ingalls and served from July 1, 1883, to June 16, 1890. Richard Napoleon Batchelder , quartermaster for II Corps of the Union Army and a recipient of the Medal of Honor , succeeded Holabird. He held the office between June 26, 1890, and July 27, 1896. Another brevet brigadier general who had served as quartermaster for II Corps, Charles G. Sawtelle, succeeded Batchelder. He served between August 19, 1896, and February 16, 1897. George H. Weeks, who served as quartermaster with
2511-569: The Civil War. Meigs served throughout the war and retired on February 6, 1882. Contemporaries such as U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and many historians have given Meigs's work in keeping the Union Army adequately and timely supplied considerable credit for the Union victory. From February 13, 1882, to February 23, 1882 Daniel H. Rucker was quartermaster general, an appointment intended to honor his many years of military service. At
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2592-660: The Combined Arms Center. Subsequently. the Soldier Support Center was disestablished and the Soldier Support Institute was moved to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, following closure of Fort Benjamin Harrison due to the 1991 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) legislature. Following Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm in 1991, the relationship between CASCOM and the Army Materiel Command (AMC) became increasingly important as
2673-747: The Combined Logistics Captains Career Course (CLC3) in March 1999, CLC3 became ALMC's premiere course. On 1 August 1992, ALMC became an affiliate of the Defense Acquisition University (DAU), a consortium of schools established to raise the level of professionalism in the Department of Defense acquisition workforce. In September 2002, ALMC received formal accreditation as a non-degree-granting occupational education institution, recognized by
2754-721: The Commanding General, U.S. Army Quartermaster Center and School , Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia and the traditional Quartermaster Corps . The office of the Quartermaster General was established by resolution of the Continental Congress on 16 June 1775, but the position was not filled until 14 August 1775. Perhaps the most famous Quartermaster General was Nathanael Greene , who was the third Quartermaster General, serving from March 1778 to August 1780. The first Quartermaster General to serve in
2835-466: The Continental Army, acting as the prime supplier and businessmen for dealing with civilians, operated and repaired supply lines, which included the roads which they traveled upon, was responsible for transporting troops and furnished all the supplies needed to establish camps when the troops got there. Upon the establishment of the position, Congress authorized George Washington to appoint
2916-584: The Council on 18 December 1917, General Sharpe was required to delegate all his administrative duties to an acting chief Quartermaster designated by the Secretary of War Newton D. Baker to be George Washington Goethals . Baker fired three of the five officers appointed to the War Council on that day. In June 1918, General Sharpe was relieved from duty with the War Council and assigned to the command of
2997-477: The Department of the Army (DA) level. On 1 May 1956, the U.S. Army Logistics Management Center (ALMC) was established under the operational control of the Department of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics. Shortly thereafter, five new functional courses in management of requirements, procurement, distribution, maintenance, and property disposal were added to the curriculum. In September 1956,
3078-580: The Indian scouts, and for such infantry and members of the Hospital Corps in the field campaigns as may be required to be mounted; pays for all incidental expenses of the military service which are not provided by other corps. In 1907 James B. Aleshire was named Quartermaster General; he would retire in 1916 with the rank brigadier general . Aleshire was notable for combining the formerly separate Quartermaster, Subsistence and Pay Departments to create
3159-647: The Logistics Captains Career Course (LOGC3); key functional courses like the Support Operations Course; and pre-command courses that prepare Lieutenant Colonels and Colonels to command logistics formations are conducted by the Logistics Leaders College. The College of Applied Logistics and Operational Studies (CALOS) conducts functional education and training of military and civilian students in
3240-679: The Ordnance, Quartermaster and Transportation schools, Soldier Support Institute and Army Sustainment University . The establishment of the Sustainment Center of Excellence under CASCOM does not eliminate the duties and responsibilities of CASCOM Headquarters. CASCOM is a major subordinate element of the Training and Doctrine Command which trains and educates Soldiers and Civilians, develop and integrates capabilities, concepts and doctrine, and executes functional proponency to enable
3321-688: The Personnel and Administrative Services Agency, while the Quartermaster and Ordnance Agencies were re-designated the Supply and Maintenance Agencies, respectively. In 1969, the MP agency was transferred to the Combat Support Group. CSSG became the Personnel and Logistics Systems Group (PALSG) in 1971, with few essential changes. With the creation of the 4-star U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) —a new major Army command—in March 1973,
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3402-534: The Quartermaster Corps, Aleshire replaced centralized purchasing with a decentralized system that saved time and money by enabling department, division, and unit quartermasters to procure supplies locally. Sharpe succeeded his friend and was named the 24th Quartermaster General on September 16, 1916; his term in office was to end on July 21, 1918. His appointment predated the entry of the United States to World War I by seven months. The Quartermaster Corps and
3483-718: The Quartermaster School at Fort Lee, Virginia from 9 June 2014 to 10 June 2016. Ronald Kirklin Brigadier General Rodney D. Fogg Brigadier General Rodney D. Fogg served as the 54th Quartermaster General and Commandant of the Quartermaster School at Fort Lee, Virginia from 10 June 2016 to 12 June 2018. Fogg served as the Commanding General of the Combined Arms Support Command and Sustainment Center of Excellence, CASCOM, Fort Lee, Virginia. Rodney D. Fogg Brigadier General Douglas M. McBride: Brigadier General Douglas M. McBride, Jr. served as
3564-445: The Quartermaster's Department, furniture. Text-books, papers, and equipment for post schools, reading matter for post libraries, wagons, ambulances, carts, saddles, harness, water supply, sewerage, plumbing, illuminating supplies, and heating for all military posts and buildings. The Department is also charged with the duty of transporting, by land and water, troops, munitions of war, equipments, and all articles of military supplies from
3645-544: The Southeastern Department. The following month he was appointed a major general in the line of the Army, with rank from July 12 and officially ceased to be Quartermaster General. In 1940 Edmund B. Gregory was appointed as the Army's Quartermaster General, advancing from colonel directly to major general. In 1945 he was promoted to lieutenant general, the first Quartermaster Officer to attain this rank. As Quartermaster General during World War II, he oversaw
3726-502: The U.S. Army for the Spanish–American War but he had inherited the general state of unpreparedness of the army, which had been given meager funds and kept small during the long period of relative peace that followed the Civil War. Ludington succeeded in improving the supply situation of the U.S. Army to an adequate state in a matter of months after the start of the war. He was promoted to major general on April 12, 1903, and retired
3807-521: The U.S. Army was Thomas Mifflin of Pennsylvania. The position of Quartermaster General originated in the Continental Army , under order of Congress. On 16 June 1775, 2 days after the birth of the Army , Congress ordered the creation of both a Quartermaster General and a Deputy Quartermaster General. During this period Quartermasters General would be act like chiefs of staff for the commanders of
3888-506: The U.S. Department of Education. ALMC graduated over 30,200 students in Fiscal Year 2002. In January 2006, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) established a permanent teaching team at ALMC. The first class of sixty-one students graduated on 19 April 2006. On 2 July 2009, Army Logistics Management College became the Army Logistics University with the dedication of ALU's new $ 100 million university campus.This change
3969-463: The Union quartermaster general. Georgia quartermaster general Ira Roe Foster is, perhaps, the best example of a Confederate quartermaster exercising considerable power over both production and supply within his state. Brigadier General Montgomery C. Meigs succeeded Johnston on May 15, 1861. Meigs was born in Augusta, Georgia but his family was from Philadelphia and he adhered to the Union during
4050-767: The United States to the militia of the several States and Territo ries. It also transports the property for other Executive Departments on requisitions, payments therefor being made by the respective Depart ments to the carriers upon accounts forwarded through the Quarter master-general's Office for that purpose. This Department prepares the necessary plans and constructs all buildings at military posts, such as barracks, quarters, storehouses, hospitals, etc., builds wharves, constructs and repairs roads for military purposes, builds all necessary military bridges, provides, by hire or pur chase, grounds for military encampments and buildings; contracts for all horses for cavalry, artillery, and for
4131-561: The War Department generally were unprepared for World War I. The supply bureaus within the Quartermaster Corps were eager to procure and ship as quickly as possible the enormous quantities of supplies for which they were responsible. However, their uncoordinated procurement due to the Sharpe-Aleshire decentralization resulted in excessive and unbalanced railway shipments that overtaxed port facilities and finally developed into
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#17327932665584212-685: The areas of joint, multi-national, operational, and strategic level logistics; operations research systems analysis (ORSA) education for the Army's officers and civilian interns entering the ORSA career field; and acquisition and contracting education for both acquisition career field officers and civilians, and non-contracting professionals in the area of operational contracting support. The Intern Logistics Studies Program (iLog) prepares civilian interns for future leadership positions in Army logistics. The Technical Logistics College (TLC) conducts Professional Military Education for Quartermaster, Ordnance, and Transportation Warrant Officers/Chief Warrant Officers at
4293-503: The authority of LOGC and, subsequently, the Combined Arms Support Command. In 1990, the 'integration center' structure was terminated with the creation of two new subordinate 'umbrella' commands within TRADOC. The Logistics Center at Fort Lee and the Soldier Support Institute (a subordinate organization under the Soldier Support Center at Fort Benjamin Harrison) merged to form the new Combined Arms Support Command on 2 October 1990. The Combined Arms Command (CAC) at Fort Leavenworth replaced
4374-505: The basic and advanced levels. As our technical sustainment experts in the field, Warrant Officer education and training remain highly specialized and detailed. Instruction at the Logistics Non-commissioned Officer Academy (LNCOA) includes Professional Military Education for all Quartermaster, Ordnance, and Transportation Non-Commissioned Officers at the Staff Sergeant and Sergeant First Class levels, attending their advanced and senior leader courses. As logistics branches make up 30-40 percent of
4455-422: The consolidated U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps . He named his classmate and subordinate, Henry Granville Sharpe , the father of consolidation . Sharpe and Aleshire succeeded at eliminating the unwieldy centralized control of the army supply system that had grown up after the end of the American Civil War . In addition to creating administrative departments at his headquarters to manage the day to day operations of
4536-406: The development, procurement and distribution of billions of dollars worth of equipment and supplies. Gregory also supervised the training of thousands of quartermaster soldiers. In addition, he had responsibility for over 900,000 civilian personnel employed by contractors to produce supplies, equipment, ammunition and vehicles for the war effort. On July 30, 1999, Major General Hawthorne L. Proctor
4617-406: The end of his brief tenure, Rucker retired. Rufus Ingalls , a brevet brigadier general and quartermaster for all Union Army forces during the Siege of Petersburg succeeded Rucker. Ingalls also had a brief tenure in office, serving between February 23, 1883, and July 1, 1883, when he also retired. Samuel B. Holabird , who was chief quartermaster of the Union Department of the Gulf during much of
4698-464: The end of the BRAC process. In July 2021, the CASCOM commander, as the commander of Fort Lee, was tasked to support Operation Allies Refuge , with a goal of helping Afghan evacuees transition to a new life in the United States at the conclusion of the war in Afghanistan. Post leaders assembled a group called "Task Force Eagle," which spent the next four months supporting OAR. The Department of Defense , through U.S. Northern Command , and in support of
4779-560: The first African American Quartermaster Corps General. Major General Terry E. Juskowiak: Major General Scott G. West served as the 47th Quartermaster General and Commandant of the Quartermaster School at Fort Lee, Virginia from 11 July 2001 to 16 May 2003. Brigadier General Scott G. West: Brigadier General Scott G. West served as the 48th Quartermaster General and Commandant of the Quartermaster School at Fort Lee, Virginia from 16 May 2003 to 11 August 2005. Brigadier General Mark A. Bellini: Brigadier General Mark A. Bellini served as
4860-407: The first Quartermaster General. He picked a man from amongst his aides-de-camp, Maj. Thomas Mifflin. Mifflin, an experienced merchant from Philadelphia, proved to be a prime choice, being reappointed several times to the position. They eventually promoted Mifflin to a colonel in order to retain him in his position. Fifteen officers held the office of quartermaster general in the United States Army in
4941-438: The interest of improved branch direction and 'esprit de corps' within each of the branches. With this re-establishment, each of the chiefs (ex. Quartermaster General , Chief of Ordnance , Chief of Transportation ) became the commander of their respective schools and the lead proponent for their branch within the Army. Initially, subordinate to TRADOC, by the early-mid 1990s, these branch chiefs/school commandants would fall under
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#17327932665585022-466: The life cycle of materiel. On 21 July 1970, a new four-story brick academic building called Bunker Hall was dedicated on Fort Gregg-Adams (formerly Fort Lee and became the center of ALMC. In March 1973, the Department of the Army approved establishment of two cooperative degree programs between ALMC and the Florida Institute of Technology . These cooperative programs use the instruction received during military programs to award transfer credit towards
5103-438: The logistics center for the U.S. Army. In the summer of 2009, on its 40th anniversary, Army Logistician was renamed Army Sustainment Magazine In 2018, ALU re-organized and combined the three separate Basic Officers Leadership Courses (BOLC) for the Ordnance, Quartermaster, and Transportation Branches into a combined Logistics Basic Officer Leadership Course (LOG BOLC) in the ongoing effort to improve multi-functionality among
5184-439: The movement of the Army Transportation School from Fort Eustis, Virginia to Fort Lee. The Soldier Support Institute, with the Finance School and Adjutant General School, remained at Fort Jackson, South Carolina . As part of this movement, the Ordnance Museum moved to Fort Lee and was reorganized as the Ordnance Training Support Facility (OD TSF) . Subsequent to BRAC, and the establishment of TRADOC's Center of Excellence model,
5265-745: The next day. At the close of the 19th century, in an annual report for Congress, the Quartermaster General defined his duties as follows. Under existing laws the Quartermaster's Department, under the direction of the Secretary of War, provides the Army with military stores and supplies requisite for its use, such as clothing and equipage, tents, band instruments, tableware and mess furniture, equipments for post bakeries, fuel, forage, stationery, lumber, straw for bedding for men and animals, all materials for camp, and for shelter for troops and stores, furniture for barracks, such as bunks, benches, chairs, tables, lockers, heating and cooking stoves for use in public barracks and quar ters, tools for mechanics and laborers in
5346-495: The nineteenth century. The first, John Wilkins Jr., was a major general. Two colonels, James Mullany and George Gibson , jointly held the office between April 29, 1816, and April 14, 1818. On May 8, 1818, Thomas Jessup became the Quartermaster General, and he remained in the position until 1860. As a combat veteran, Jessup understood the importance of support to front line soldiers and instituted many enduring practices and policies. Because of his reforms, historians often call Jessup
5427-424: The officer ranks. In October 2020, the Logistics Non-Commissioned Officers Academy (LNCOA) was selected to develop Sustainment Common Core education across the Ordnance, Quartermaster, and Transportation Senior Leaders Courses (SLC). In February 2021, the ALU Board of Directors was established to enable logistics enterprise governance of Logistics Officer, Warrant Officer, Non-commissioned Officer, and Department of
5508-437: The organization of logistics units, the career development of logistics personnel, and the conduct of exercises and command post exercises. Training exercises, such as the Logistics Exercise (LOGEX) would continue to be a major activity at the LOGC over the next two decades. Additionally, in 1975, TRADOC instructed the Logistics Center to establish a mission capability in force restructuring, the importance of which has continued to
5589-446: The place of purchase to the several armies, garrisons, posts, and recruiting places. Under act of Congress amending section 1661, Revised Statutes, for arming and equipping the militia, this Department supplies quarter: master stores, clothing, and equipage to the militia of the several States and Territories, and transports the same to said States and Territories. It also furnishes transportation for ordnance and ordnance stores issued by
5670-535: The present. In 1983, TRADOC designated the LOGC commander as the TRADOC Deputy Commanding General for Logistics, with the upgrading of the billet to a 3-star rank. With this increased authority, Lieutenant General Robert Bergquist set out to enhance the position of Combat Service Support with TRADOC by promoting the concept of multifunctionalism. This concept became a key part of the new doctrine developed by TRADOC, known as AirLand Battle , and multifunctionalism became an enduring concept of Army sustainment. LOGC began
5751-400: The process by creating Forward Support Battalions which ended the ad hoc practice of assigning forward area support coordinators (FASCOS) to brigade combat teams. The success of this initiative led to the subsequent redesign of logistics support commands and units at the division and echelons-above-division level. In the early and mid-1980s, the technical service chiefs were 'brought back' in
5832-773: The rank of brigadier general during a promotion ceremony June 24 at the Army Women's Museum. Brigadier General Michael B. Siegl: Brigadier General Michael B. Siegl is the 57th and current United States Army Quartermaster General and Commandant of the United States Army Quartermaster School. Siegl is the first Asian American Quartermaster Corps Commandant and general. Siegl was promoted to brigadier general in September 2022. United States Army Combined Arms Support Command The U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM)
5913-520: The technical services (Quartermaster, Ordnance, Transportation, Adjutant General, Chaplain, Civil Affairs, Medical Service, and Military Police) and operated as tenants at bases where their respective schools were located. Each one had responsibility for combat development and doctrine for their respective branch. Additionally, within each branch school, separate departments of combat development and doctrinal expertise existed. The Judge Advocate General and Finance Schools were added in 1964, while Civil Affairs
5994-481: Was brought by as part of the restructuring of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command's (TRADOC) school system, the concurrent 2005 Base and Realignment (BRAC) decision to move the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps and Transportation Corps to Fort Lee, and the creation of the Sustainment Center of Excellence . The occasion was marked by speeches by Congressman Randy Forbes and Deputy Commanding General of TRADOC, Lieutenant General David Valcourt , who described ALU as
6075-461: Was named the 46th Quartermaster General. He was the first African-American to hold the position. Twelve officers held the office of quartermaster general in the United States Army in the twenty-first century. Major General Hawthorne L. Proctor: Major General Hawthorne L. Proctor served as the 46th Quartermaster General and Commandant of the Quartermaster School at Fort Lee, Virginia from 30 July 1999 to 11 July 2001. Brigadier General Proctor became
6156-621: Was promoted to brigadier general in April 2011. She was promoted to major general in 2013. In 2014 Bingham became the first female officer to serve as Commanding General of the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Life Cycle Management Command, in Warren, Michigan. In 2016, Bingham was promoted to lieutenant general, and became the 14th U.S. Army assistant chief of staff for installation management (ACSIM). Gwen Bingham Brigadier General John E. O'Neil IV Brigadier General John E. O'Neil IV served as
6237-512: Was realigned, with three deputy commanding generals (dual-hatted branch chiefs) with responsibility for Combat Developments, Training Development, and Automation. Due to the 1998 BRAC decision, the Women's Army Corps Museum at Fort McClellan, Alabama closed and moved to its new location as the newly rebranded Army Women's Museum in a much expanded facility in May 2001. The director of this new museum
6318-672: Was recommended by the Commission on the Naming of Items of the Department of Defense as part of the renaming of military assets which were associated with the Confederate States of America. The naming of Fort Gregg-Adams is notable as it is the first time since 1900 where a fort has been named after a service member who is still alive. To provide a central location for Sustainment unit focused information on training, doctrine, lessons learned and force structure CASCOM has created
6399-556: Was the Army's first female branch museum director. It joined the Quartermaster Museum which has been operating at Fort Lee since 1954. By 2004, CASCOM's horizons had been expanded to include Joint, Interagency, and Multifunctional (JIM) concepts. The scope of the Functional Area (FA) 90 (multifunctional logistician) program was expanded and strengthened. The FA90 field will continue to grow and, in 2009, became
6480-597: Was transferred to the Combat Arms Group. In a 1966 reorganization, the CSSG at Fort Lee assumed responsibility for developing all support elements for the Army in the field. Five CSSG directorates were combined into three: Personnel and Administration; Program and Budget; and Doctrine, Organization, Materiel and Evaluation. The Finance and Adjutant General agencies remained collocated at Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN, with their respective schools and they combined to form
6561-474: Was transferred under the newly established U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command based at Fort Gregg-Adams (formerly Fort Lee), VA. In June 1992, ALMC began a program to prepare Captains and First Lieutenants in the Ordnance , Quartermaster , Transportation , Aviation , and Medical branches, to become Company Commanders and staff positions in multifunctional logistics and sustainment battalions. Renamed
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