Quartermaster Corps
The Quartermaster Corps is a combat service support (CSS) branch of the United States Army. It is also one of three U.S. Army logistics branches, the others being the Transporation Corps and the Ordnance Corps.
Functions
The function of the Quartermaster Corps is to provide the following support to the Army:
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- general supply (except for ammunition and medical supplies)
- mortuary affairs (formerly graves registration)
- subsistence (food service)
- petroleum & water
- field services
- aerial delivery (parachute packing, air item maintenance, aerial delivery, rigging and sling loading.)
- shower, laundry, fabric/light textile repair
- materiel and distribution management
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| ► | Introduction |
| ► | History |
| ► | Functions |
| ► | Former Functions |
| ► | Quartermaster Units |
| ► | Quartermaster Military Occupational Specialties |
| ► | Quartermaster General / School |
| ► | Quartermaster Corps in the Media |
| ► | External links |
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