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Prior to December 2020 the Department of Defense issued military ID cards utilizing a color-coded system the consisted of Department of Defense (DD) Form 2, for retirees; the DD Form 2765, [4] for privileged veterans; and the DD Form 1173-1. Until the CAC was phased in, starting in late 2003, the DD Form 2, in branch-specific variants, served ...
First United States Army – U.S. Army Training, Readiness, and Mobilization Command formation at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois. Third United States Army – United States Army Central command formation headquartered at Shaw AFB. Fifth United States Army – United States Army North command formation at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.
The Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System (RAPIDS) is a United States Department of Defense (DoD) system used to issue the definitive credential within DoD. RAPIDS uses information stored in the DoD Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) when providing these credentials. Used together, these two systems are ...
MIL-STD-1168. The MIL-STD-1168 is a set of standard codes used to identify munitions (ammunition, explosives and propellants). It was designed to replace the previous confusing Ammunition Identification Code (AIC) system used by the United States Army Ordnance Department . The purpose of lot numbering ammunition items and creation of ammunition ...
The officer-only Logistics branch of the United States Army was introduced as part of the creation of a Logistics Corps encompassing the three long-established functional logistics branches of Quartermaster, Ordnance, and Transportation. [ 1] Established on 1 January 2008, all Active, Reserve, and National Guard Ordnance, Quartermaster and ...
At the end of basic training, the card's balance would be converted into cash, and paid back to the soldiers. [1] The project was a great success, because it eliminated the need for bases to keep cash on hand, and saved soldiers approximately $125,000 a year in banking fees. [3] A U.S. Army soldier refills his EagleCash card at a kiosk in May 2007.
Hawthorne Army Depot (HWAD) is a U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command ammunition storage depot located near the town of Hawthorne in western Nevada in the United States. It is directly south of Walker Lake. The depot covers 147,000 acres (59,000 ha) or 226 sq. mi. and has 600,000 square feet (56,000 m 2) storage space in 2,427 bunkers.
Anniston Army Depot ( ANAD) is a major United States Army facility for the production and repair of ground combat vehicles, overhaul of Small Arms Weapon Systems and the storage of chemical weapons, a.k.a. the Anniston Chemical Activity. The depot is located in Bynum, Alabama . The Department of the Army established the site in 1940, buying ...