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Encyclopedia > Quartermaster Corps

The Quartermaster Corps is a combat service support branch of the United States Army. Quartermaster units provide management and provisioning of supplies, except for ammunition and medical supplies; field services, such as laundry, shower and graves registration (mortuary affairs); and aerial delivery support (parachute packing, rigging of air-dropped supplies, etc.). The officer in charge of the branch for training and doctrine purposes is the Quartermaster General, usually a Major General. The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ...


Quartermaster companies and battalions are normally attached to Corps and similar organizations; the Quartermaster General does not have command authority over these units. Divisions and smaller units have support battalions which combine functional areas from the Army Transportation Corps, Army Quartermaster Corps, Army Ordnance Corps, and the Army Medical Service Department.


Quatermaster organizations include field service, general supply, petroleum supply and petroleum pipeline, airborne delivery (rigger), water, and mortuary affairs units.


The US Army Quartermaster Corps is in charge of training and doctrine for food services as well.


The US Army Quartermaster Center and School is located at Fort Lee, Virginia, near Petersburg. Fort Lee is the name of two places in the United States of America: Fort Lee, New Jersey Fort Lee, Virginia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... State nickname: Old Dominion Other U.S. States Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Governor Mark R. Warner Official languages English Area 110,862 km² (35th)  - Land 102,642 km²  - Water 8,220 km² (7. ... Several places in the United States of America have the name Petersburg: Petersburg, Illinois Petersburg, Indiana Petersburg, Iowa Petersburg, Michigan Petersburg, Nebraska Petersburg, Ohio Petersburg, Virginia Petersburg, West Virginia Slight variations appear in the names of: Petersburgh, Alaska Petersburgh, New York Saint Petersburg, Russia Saint Petersburg, Florida Petersburg is also...


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Quartermaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (336 words)
Quartermaster is a term usually referring to a military unit which specializes in supplying and provisioning troops, or to an individual who does the same.
The Quartermaster is assisted by the Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS) and a staff of storemen.
The QM, RQMS and storemen are drawn from the regiment or corps in which they work, not from the Royal Logistic Corps, which is responsible for issuing and transporting supplies to them.
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