Prior to retirement from the U.S. Army on 1 October 2004, Command Sergeant Major Ball served as the CSM, Theater Sustainment Command, (Now 916th Sustainment Brigade) at the National Training Center, (NTC) Fort Irwin, CA. This newly formed Brigade level command was formed to replicate the Theater opening capability for brigade sized units entering training […]
In 1965, Major General Joe M. Ernst was commissioned as a Quartermaster Officer through the Reserve Officers Training Corps at Texas A&M University. Following the Quartermaster officers basic Course, he deployed to Vietnam for 15 months. Following his service in Vietnam, Major General Ernst returned to San Antonio Texas to begin his civilian career and […]
by Josh | Aug 5, 2022 General Thompson had five years enlisted service prior to receiving a direct commission. As a Second Lieutenant, Quartermaster, in 1969. A career logistician, he commanded the Headquarters company, 329th Supply and Service Battalion, the 520th Maintenance… by Josh | Aug 5, 2022 General Mahan was commissioned as a Quartermaster […]
Early in 1981 the Army implemented The New Manning System. This system contained two parts: the COHORT (cohesion, operational readiness and training) Unit Movement System and the U.S. Army Regimental System (USARS). Initially the regimental system was limited to the Combat Arms (Infantry, Field Artillery, Air Defense, Armor, Aviation & Cavalry). The intent of USARS […]
COL Patterson was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army Quartermaster Corps upon graduation from Virginia State University, Petersburg Virginia. COL Patterson served as Commander, Defense Contract Management Agency, Maryland, a Brigade-Level Acquisition Support Command; as Commander, Defense Contract Management Agency Baltimore, a Brigade-Level Acquisition Command; Commander, Defense Contract Management Agency Baltimore-Manassas, a […]
Quartermaster Professional Bulletin – Summer 1990 New Cumberland Army Depot (NCAD), PA, participated in the U.S. Army’s Operation Dragon Tail recently by delivering supplies directly from the wholesale level to awaiting soldiers on the ground at Fort Bragg, NC. “This is the first time an airborne operation was conducted by the depot,” said Chief Warrant […]
Brigadier General Vuley entered the U.S. Army as a Regular Army Officer in June 1952 upon graduation from the U.S Army ROTC program at the University of Vermont. He served as an Infantry rifle platoon leader and company commander during the Korean War with the 45th Infantry Division. He was awarded the Silver Star, Combat […]
As the Command Sergeant Major of the US Army Garrison Fort Lee, Command Sergeant Major Seay, expertly led, trained and provided exceptional leadership to more than 250 Soldiers and four First Sergeants. She was immensely valuable to the $1.3 billion transformation of the installation due to Base Realignment and Closure Law of 2005. She had […]
Col. James H. Caruthers, Q.M.C.The Quartermaster Review May-June 1945 Part I of Colonel Caruthers’ Travelogue closed with a description of the Channel crossing on D+1. This concluding installment covers the following days of action and the reduction of Fortress Brest. June, 1944During the first week the First Army and V Corps quartermaster (who landed on […]
Service Units in the Combat Zone An overview of African-American Quartermaster, Transportation, Air Defense, Medical, Chemical and Engineer units that were involved in combat during World War Two African-Americans in the U.S. Army U.S. Army Center of Military History
Over in peaceful Arlington, across the historic Potomac, he rests – our Soldier Unknown – his last fight fought, his last journey ended. Within hallowed stone his tired body sleeps, safe for all time, but his lofty spirit quickens with the years in the responsive hearts of all Americans, symbol of sacrifice and of service. […]
Harold P. GodwinThe Quartermaster Review May-June 1945 Looking at today’s trim, well-fitted GIs, a soldier of World War I must wonder, when he remembers the day he was bundled into his serviceable but none-too-snappy uniform, with its peasant brogans and its wind-up puttees, how it is possible to turn out the well-dressed soldier of today, […]
CW5 Brown enlisted in the Army in July 1976 and served honorably for 30 years. He attended basic training and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Later he was selected to become a Quartermaster Warrant Officer and graduated from the Warrant Officer Candidate Course in 1987, as a Property Accounting Technician. CW5 Brown […]
By CAPTAIN JOHN V. ROWAN, Q. M. C. The Quartermaster Review – 1928 Overview of Military Construction with emphasis on WWI CONSTRUCTION is one of the oldest arts in the world. The builder has truly marked the progress of civilization by his noble works. For instance, from the ancient on thru the middle ages to […]
