US Military Logistics

US Military Logistics related pages

• US Army designations – how to interpret a military unit name
• Unit Identification Code – UIC
• NATO Stock Number (National Stock Number) – NSN
• Management Control Number – MCN
• NATO Supply Group (National Supply Group) – NSG/FSG
• NATO Supply Classification (National Supply Code/Classification)- NSC/FSC
• NATO Item Identification Number (National Item Identification Number) – NIIN
• Names, Numbers and Nomenclatures – good introduction
• Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms – DoD dictionary
• US Military Abbreviations

See the US military logistics category for more.

Related analyses

• US Military Equipment in Afghanistan
• US Military Equipment in Iraq

Tools

• US Military Logistics/cvs2html.py – python script to convert logistics CSV database into a collection of HTML military units
• US Military Logistics/merge-in-fgsc.py – python script to split out the first two and four characters of the NSN code

Documentation

• Milstrip_2004_all_CH1.pdf – uniform manual on the requisitioning, issuing, lateral redistribution, returning, and disposing of DoD material.
• US Army pamplet 708-1.pdf – This document primarily explains the Federal Supply Classification code (FSC), used to index US Government supplies, in particular, US Military Equipment. The code is 4 alpha-numeric characters and may form the first 4 characters of the National (NATO) Stock Number (NSN)
• Supplytraininghandbook.doc – good overview and detail of the various logistics codes used
• Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms – DOD Dictionary

See Also

• Unit Identification Code

External Links

• http://logtool.net/html/02USA_1identify.php – excellent
• http://www.acronynfinder.com – Acronym Finder
• http://www.perscom.army.mil/ – PERSCOM Online
• http://www.defenselink.mil/ – Defense Link
• http://www.janes.com/ – Jane’s Information Group
• http://www.adpa.org/ – National Defense Industrial Assn.
• http://www.sole.org/ – Society of Logistics Engineers
• http://www.amc.army.mil/ – Army Materiel Command (AMC)
• http://www.redstone.army.mil/ – AMCOM -Redstone Arsenal
• http://www.ausa.org/ – Association of the US Army (AUSA)
• http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/ – Army Center for Military History
• http://www.atsc.army.mil/ – Army Training Support Ctr
• http://www.monmouth.army.mil – CECOM
• http://www.dtic.mil/ – Defense Technical information Ctr
• http://www.defenselink.mil/faq/pis – DoD Addresses
• http://www.hqda.army.mil/ – HQDA WEB
• http://www.ria.army.mil – Installation & Services Activity
• http://www.tradoc.army.mil/ – TRADOC
• http://www.army.mil/ – U.S. Army
• http://thearmylink.iwarp.com/ – U.S. Army Links
• http://www.adtdl.army.mil/atdls.htm – Army Doctrine & Training Digital Library
• http://www.almc.army.mil/alog/index.asp – Army Logistician
• http://www.hqda.army.mil/logweb/sitemap/sitemap.htm – ODCSLOG
• http://www.armytimes.com/ – Army Times
• http://www.defensenews.com – Defense News
• http://www.usapa.army.mil – Electronic Publications & Forms
• http://www.gsa.gov/ – GSA Homepage
• http://www.logsupport.com/ – Logistics Support
• http://www.almc.army.mil/ – Army Logistics Mgmt College
• http://www.afms1.belvoir.army.mil/ – U.S. Army Force Mgmt School (USAFMSA)
• http://www.atrrs.army.mil/ – Army Training Rqmts and Resources System
• http://dodimagery.afis.osd.mil/ – Defense Automated Visual Information System
• https://www.us.army.mil – The Army Portal
• http://www.dtic.mil/jv2020/ – Joint Vision 2020
• http://www.army.mil/armyvision/default.htm – The Army Vision
• http://www-tradoc.monroe.army.mil/tpubs/pamndx.htm – TRADOC Pamphlets
• http://www.usafmsardd.army.mil – TO&E Index
• http://www.hrc.army.mil/ – Enlisted Evaluation and Records Center (EREC)
• http://www.lee.army.mil – Fort Lee Home Page
• http://www.quartermaster.army.mil/pwd/downloads.html – Petroleum & Water
• http://www.quartermaster.army.mil/adfsd – Aerial Delivery & Field Services
• http://www.quartermaster.army.mil/mac – Mortuary Affairs
• http://www.cascom.army.mil – U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command
• http://www.qmmuseum.lee.army.mil/history/vignettes/ – Quartermaster Museum
• http://www.hrc.army.mil – QM Officer Branch, PERSCOM
• http://www.hrc.army.mil – QM Enlisted Branch, PERSCOM
• http://www.dla.mil – Defense Logistics Agency
• http://www.supply.dla.mil – Defense Logistics Support Command
• http://www.dlis.dla.mil – Defense Logistics Information Service
• http://www.us.army.mil – Army Knowledge On Line
• http://call.army.mil – Center for Army Lessons Learned
• http://www.desc.dla.mil – Defense Energy Support Center (DESC)
• http://www.dscp.dla.mil – Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia (DSCP)
• http://www.dscr.dla.mil – Defense Supply Center, Richmond (DSCR)
• http://www.dscc.dla.mil – Defense Supply Center, Columbus (DSCC)
• http://www.drms.dla.mil – Defense Reutilization & Marketing (DRMS)
• http://www.ddc.dla.mil – Defense Distribution Center (DDC)
• http://www.hqda.army.mil/logweb – Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics
• http://www.lia.army.mil – Logistics Integration Agency (LIA)
• http://www.aafes.com – AAFES Online