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The United States Army Materiel Command (AMC) has a long history. This article shows its structure at various points in time.

The U.S. Army Materiel Command oversees 10 major subordinate commands (MSC) and two separate reporting activities (SRA).[1][2][3] See: Current structure.

1960s

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For pre-AMC units, see pre-AMC units organization article. For a history of AMC planning, see AMC#History.

United States Army Materiel Command

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The United States Army Materiel Command was provisionally established on 8 May 1962.

AMC was assigned the following units as MSCs on 2 May 1962, and all were officially activated on 1 August 1962:

Commodity commands

Functional commands

All commands

In 1965:

In 1966:

In 1967:

1970s

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In 1970:

Commodity commands

In 1972:

Commodity commands

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In 1975:

Commodity commands

Functional commands

Direct reporting units

United States Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command

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For a history of DARCOM's formation, see #Army Materiel Acquisition Review Committee.

U.S. Army Materiel Command was redesignated Materiel Development and Readiness Command (DARCOM) on 23 January 1976.

AMC to DARCOM reorganizations:

In 1976:

In 1977:

In 1978:

All reorganizing was complete by 1 January 1978:

Structure

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Development commands

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Readiness commands

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Centers redesignated as commands

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Full structure

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All development and readiness commands

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Function commands and centers (U.S. Army omitted)

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In 1979:

1980s

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In 1980:

Development and readiness commands

Functional commands

In 1981:

Development and readiness commands

Functional commands

In 1983:

Development and readiness commands

Functional commands

Fate of DARCOM commands by 1 August 1984:

  • July 1979 - Missile Command (MICOM) reestablished; merging MIRADCOM and MIRCOM
  • September 1980 - NARADCOM redesignated Natick Research and Development Laboratories (NLABS)
  • October 1980 - Tank-Automotive Command (TACOM) reestablished
    • October 1980 - Both TARADCOM and TARCOM inactivated
  • 1981 - Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) reestablished; merging CORADCOM and CERCOM
  • July 1983 - Armament, Munitions and Chemical Command (AMCCOM) formed
    • December 1983 - Both ARRADCOM and ARRCOM inactivated
  • March 1984 - Aviation Systems Command (AVSCOM) and Troop Support Command (TROSCOM) reestablished
    • AVRADCOM merged into AVSCOM
    • TSARCOM divided up
  • March 1984 - MERADCOM redesignated Belvoir Research and Development Center (BRDC)

United States Army Materiel Command

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DARCOM was redesignated U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) on 1 August 1984.

The final separated commodity command, ERADCOM, was provisionally redesignated U.S. Army Laboratory Command (LABCOM) in July 1985, marking the end of the DARCOM era.

In 1984:

In 1985:

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In 1988:

1990s

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In 1991:

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In 1995:

In 1998:

2000s

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In 2001:

In 2004:

Major subordinate commands (might be incomplete)

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In 2007:

Major subordinate commands (might be incomplete)

2010s

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In 2018:

Major subordinate commands (might be incomplete)

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Separate reporting activities (may not be accurate)

2020s

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In 2024:

Major subordinate commands

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Separate reporting activities

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Major Subordinate Commands | AMC website".
  2. ↑ "AMC Organization Chart" (PDF). amc.army.mil. September 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "AMC Organization Chart" (PDF). amc.army.mil. 12 April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Contractors Guide to the US Army Materiel Command". google.com/books. October 1973. pp. 6 / pdf p. 15. Retrieved 31 October 2025. US Army Armament Command (___enter___); US Army Aviation Systems Command (___enter___); US Army Electronics Command (___enter___); US Army Missile Command (___enter___); US Army Tank-Automotive Command (___enter___); US Army Test and Evaluation Command (___enter___); US Army Troop Support Command
  5. 1 2 "Chemical Materials Activity Fact Sheet" (PDF). cma.army.mil. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025. In July 2012, the Agency was redesignated from a major subordinate command to an AMC Separate Reporting Activity and renamed the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity.
  6. ↑ Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner, U.S. Army Financial Management Command (Oct. 31, 2019) Bennett takes command of realigned USAFMCOM
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