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4 unusual facts about Army Materiel Command


Harry Diamond Laboratories

In a 1962 Army reorganization, DOFL was assigned directly to the Army Materiel Command (AMC) as a corporate laboratory; in 1963, its name was officially changed to Harry Diamond Laboratories (HDL).

Jimmy D. Ross

He served as the Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Materiel Command, from 1984 to 1986 and the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Depot System Command, from 1986 to 1987.

LOGCAP

The LOGCAP contract was recompeted in late 1996, with Army Materiel Command (AMC) taking over management of the program from USACE (although USACE has retained the support requirements for the Balkans Peninsula continuously since that date).

Paul J. Kern

From October 2001 to November 2004, he served as Commanding General of the United States Army Materiel Command.


Larry D. Wyche

His most recent assignment was as the US Army Materiel Command's (AMC's) Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics and Operations.

MIM-46 Mauler

On 16 September 1963 the Army Materiel Command asked the Aviation and Missile Command to study adapting the Navy's AIM-9 Sidewinder missile as the basis of a short-range anti-aircraft system.

The Cohen Group

Paul J. Kern, who served as the Commander of the Army Materiel Command and the Senior Adviser for Army Research, Development and Acquisition


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Jeff Mellinger

Army Materiel Command headquarters relocated from Virginia to Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville, Alabama, in 2011.