Training and Doctrine Command has responsibility for basic and individual training
centers, service schools, and the combat development process. Although service
schools have responsibility for the analysis and development of TOE and the production
of field manuals, assistance is provided to them by TRADOC's three functional centers--
the Combined Arms Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; the Logistics Center, Fort Lee,
Virginia; and the Personnel Center, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.
b. Forces Command. Forces Command (FORSCOM) has incorporated all of
the active Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard (ARNG) forces under its
control. Its primary mission is combat readiness. Forces Command efforts, therefore,
are devoted solely to training and readiness of operational combat and support forces
CONUS. To assist the FORSCOM commander in the accomplishment of his mission,
the three remaining CONUS Army Headquarters--First Army, Fort Meade, Maryland;
Fifth Army, Fort Sam Houston, Texas; and Sixth Army, Presidio of San Francisco,
California--have been given the task of commanding reserve units assigned to them and
supervising the training and readiness for the ARNG units in their geographical areas of
responsibility.
c. United States Army Materiel Command. The US Army Materiel Command
(AMC) is concerned with design; development, procurement, distribution, and support of
modern, reliable combat and support materiel for the Army. Installations containing
depots are in the AMC chain of command.
d. United States Army Health Services Command. The US Army Health
Services Command (HSC) consolidated all medical supervisory functions from the
Office of The Surgeon General (TSG) and CONUS armies under its direct command. It
directs and supervises medical centers (MEDCEN), Area Dental Laboratories (ADL),
Area Medical Laboratories (AML), US AMEDD Activities (MEDDAC), US AMEDD
Dental Activities (DENTAC), and the Academy of Health Sciences (AHS). It provides
health services in CONUS, commands health services organizations, provides
professional education and training, conducts medical combat development activities,
reviews and evaluates non-medical materiel to determine existence of health hazards,
and studies possibilities for improving the organization and management of health care
worldwide.
e. United States Army Information Systems Command. The United States
Army Information Systems Command (USAISC) has worldwide responsibilities for
engineering, installing, operating, and maintaining the Army portion of the Defense
Communications System. It provides communications electronics (C-E) facilities for
Army installations including air traffic control.
f. Military Traffic Management Command. The Military Traffic Management
Command (MTMC) is responsible for managing freight, passenger, and personal
property traffic of Department of Defense (DoD) agencies and services. This includes
the management and operation of military-owned land transportation vehicles and the
operation of common-user ocean terminals assigned to the Army.
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