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	Ordnance Corps
		The Chief of Ordnance serves as the Regimental Commander, while the Office Chief of Ordnance serves as his operational headquarters for the Ordnance Corps.
		During the War between the States, the Ordnance Corps was seriously tested since its installations were primary targets for operations on both sides.
		In both Korea and Vietnam, the Ordnance Corps provided materiel supply and maintenance, characteristic of its tradition of "service to the line, on the line, on time," and was active in the development of rockets, guided missiles and satellites.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/ordnance.htm (541 words)

	Army - The Irish Defence Forces (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Corps is equipped with armour to carry out its role of reconnaissance, making first contact with an enemy and providing security to the infantry in offensive and defensive operations.
		The responsibility for the procurement and maintenance of all ordnance equipment is vested in the Ordnance Corps and encompasses a spectrum of equipment ranging from anti-aircraft missiles and naval armament to the uniforms worn by military personnel.
		Ordnance Corps personnel continue to serve in overseas missions and are an essential component of missions involving troops.
	www.military.ie /army/army_corps.htm (912 words)

	Ordnance Corps
		The origins of the Ordnance Corps lie in the ordnance unit of the pre-state military Haganah, that was established in 1941 and labored to obtain, provide and service weapons and ammunition in underground conditions.
		The Ordnance Corps was reorganized in the years preceding the 1956 Sinai Campaign, when it was decided to incorporate the Armored Corps and maintenance systems into the Ordnance Corps.
		Despite the fact that the Ordnance Corps is not a combat army, 23 of its soldiers were awarded the Medal of Valor in Israel's wars for their bravery, and courage under fire.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Society_&_Culture/ordnance.html (772 words)

	Indian Army : Our Identity
		The original corps motto of the Ordnance corps was "Usa Tela Tananti" found in the arms of the board of Ordnance.
		Army Ordnance Corps was awarded the Colours by the Vice President of India Shri GS Pathak on 08 December 1970 at AOC Centre Secunderabad.
		The Ordnance colour is a scarlet silken flag with the Ordnance crest in the center and surrounding it is a wreath of Ashoka Leaves and Lotus flowers.
	indianarmy.nic.in /ariden1.htm (1105 words)

	ARMY Article: Ammunition Forward:The U.S. Ordnance Corps at Kunu-Ri, Korea, March 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Also taking part in the action were ordnance headquarters staff personnel who, instead of remaining in their rear-echelon posts in relative safety, threw their lot in with the troops on the front line.
		For I Corps, ammunition was shipped north by rail along the west coast Pyongyang-Sinuiju line (the latter on the mouth of the Yalu river and the Korean-Manchurian border) to an intermediate point, Sinanju, which was the location of ammunition supply point (ASP) 17 as well as the advance I Corps command post.
		Harbert's high regard for his Ordnance Corps troops was revealed in the spring of 1951 when the Eighth Army developed its troop rotation policy.
	www.ausa.org /www/armymag.nsf/(all)/4C11F1735BC1072C85256B67005C7EB9?OpenDocument (5367 words)

	Warrant Officer - Insignia History - Ordnance Corps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The use of the "shell and flame" by the Ordnance Corps dates back to 1832; it is considered to be the oldest branch insignia of the Army.
		In 1835 the shell and flame was used on a button for members of the Ordnance Corps, and the design had been used in various items worn on the uniform since it was first adopted.
		The regimental insignia for the Ordnance Corps was approved on 25 March 1986.
	www.1800goguard.com /warrantofficer/warrant_history_wohistory_91.html (432 words)

	Army Ordnance Corps
		The history of the Army Ordnance Corps can be traced back to the Board of Ordnance, which originated in the 15th century and existed till 1855.
		The logistics function of the Army Ordnance Corps involves the mechanics of provisioning and procuring of all stores required to raise and maintain an efficient and effective fighting Army.
		Ordnance is also responsible for Ammunition Management for the complete range of Munitions from a pistol bullet to a Bofors Shell and all Missiles.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/india/aoc.htm (988 words)

	Æ Aeragon - Ordnance
		Ordnance is defined as any military material such as ammunition, weapons, equipment and combat vehicles.
		Ordnance can also be a division of a military branch that procures and uses those items, such as the Ordnance Corps.
		The Ordnance Corps developed a new type of fuze, called the Proximity Fuze, by successfully shrinking down the tube-type radio so that it would fit into the nose of a projectile.
	www.aeragon.com /o (3359 words)

	Ordnance Corps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ordnance Corps, Redstone, AL The mission of the Ordnance Corps is to Arm and Fix the Force.
		Ordnance officers are highly skilled leaders, supervisors and managers of large numbers of soldiers as well as an enormous inventory of equipment and supplies.
		The Ordnance Corps develops officers who are experts in specific commodity areas and provides them an in-depth knowledge of and experience in multi-functional logistics.
	webpages.marshall.edu /~fox27/ROTC/ORDNANCE.HTM (269 words)

	Army Ordnance Corps
		A cross-section of the items kept there would be, heavy machinery of all types, wireless equipment and spares, engines and their spare parts, tent age, all kinds of clothing and equipment, besides a host of other items whose necessity and value can only appreciated by the fighting soldier at the front lines.
		The logistics function of the Corps involves the mechanics of provisioning and procuring of all stores required to raise and maintain an efficient and effective fighting Army.
		The Corps is also responsible for ammunition management for the complete range of munitions from a pistol bullet to a missile.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /LAND-FORCES/Army/Corps-Ordnance.html (438 words)

	Electronic Computers Within The Ordnance Corps, Introduction
		No comprehensive history of electronic computers within the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps had previously been compiled and for this reason the sources for this monograph were many and varied.
		Throughout the Ordnance Corps the digital computer is the one most widely used for the various Ordnance applications.
		The importance of automatic computers to the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps is well illustrated by the extensive used of various types of computers at Ordnance Corps installations.
	ftp.arl.mil /~mike/comphist/61ordnance (1402 words)

	Ordnance Corps
		The purpose of the Ordnance Corps is to support the development, production, acquisition, and sustainment of Weapon Systems, Ammunition, Missiles, and Ground Mobility Materiel during Peace and War in order to provide Combat Power for the US Army.
		The Ordnance Corps is the largest branch in the Army with approximately 134,000 soldiers, both the Active and Reserve Components, working in diverse myriad of assignments around the world.
		Ordnance soldiers are trained in the repair and management of tank-automotive/ground mobility materiel, missile materiel, and ammunition materiel, to include Explosive Ordnance Disposal for the Army.
	www.fightingknights.com /od.html (1650 words)

	OD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Description: The purpose of the Ordnance Corps is to develop, produce, acquire, and support weapon systems, ammunition, missiles, and ground mobility materiel during peace and war in order to provide combat power of the U.S. Army.
		The long range goal of the Ordnance Corps is to develop fully qualified Branch officers who are experts in specific commodities and have experience in both field service support and materiel development/wholesale level support.
		As Ordnance officers progress through their careers, they will be members of the total Ordnance Corps commissioned officer inventory capable of fulfilling the Ordnance Corps purpose.
	www.uwsp.edu /rotc/Branches/od1.htm (491 words)

	Corps 3
		The corps was granted the right to use the "Royal" prefix on 12 July 1947 and this allowed the use of the "garter" in the design of the badge.
		On 1 June 1921 it was re-designated as the New Zealand Corps of Signals.
		The Corps was disbanded on 29 July 1977 and all personnel were absorbed into the new unisex Army.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-badges/nz-corps3.htm (852 words)

	ORDNANCE CORPS
		Symbolism of Regimental Insignia: The crossed cannons are representative of the Ordnance Corps' early relationship to the Artillery.
		The cannoneer's belt, which encircles the flaming bomb and crossed cannons, is embossed with the words "ORDNANCE CORPS U.S.A." and represents the traditional association between munitions and armament.
		In 1835, the Ordnance Corps had a red plume the same as Artillery.
	pirate.shu.edu /~collinjo/armysvc/ORD/ORD.htm (422 words)

	Chapter 2 - History of the Occupation
		All members of both Corps, both old and new, rose to the challenge and took it in stride.The first contingent of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) with its embedded Service Corps and Canadian Ordnance Corps component, concentrated at Camp Valcartier and sailed for England in October 1914.
		In 1924, the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps re-examined its operating procedures and developed a standardized way of doing business, a set of procedures that remained in force for 15 years until the onset of WW II forced a re-evaluation.
		The first Ordnance unit mobilized during WW II was dispatched to England in the autumn of 1939 and units and reinforcements continued to flow overseas in an ever-increasing number throughout the war.
	www.dnd.ca /admmat/logbranch/handbook/Volume7/chap2_e.htm (5707 words)

	New Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In Canada the Corps was organized 1 July 1903 as the Ordnance Stores Corps, redesignated in 1907 as The Canadian Ordnance Corps (Go 194-1907), and was given royal approval in 1919 by King George V to incorporate the prefix “Royal” into its designation for outstanding service performed during World War 1.
		The non-permanent active militia component of the Corps was organized by General Orders on 1 April 1912 and to differentiate between the permanent active militia and the non-permanent active militia a new shoulder badge was adopted for that component simply by the deletion of the letter “P”.
		A Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps Band was first formed in Ottawa on 11 January 1935, when fifteen bandsmen of both the Permanent and Non-Permanent Force assembled at the Morris Building for their firs rehearsal under the direction of the Director of Music, Mr A Cronsdale.
	members.shaw.ca /rcoc-pacific/history.htm (6224 words)

	Electronic Computers Within The Ordnance Corps, ENIAC
		It was responsible for design, procurement, distribution, and maintenance of ordnance materiel for the Army Ground Forces, the Army Air Force, and, in some categories the Navy.
		In September 1942 the Chief of Ordnance granted permission to operate a computing branch at the Moore School as a substation of Aberdeen Proving Ground.
		Feltman who secured the support of the Ordnance Department and continually stimulated the Moore School of Electrical Engineering of the University of Pennsylvania to further their efforts with respect to aids to computation.
	ftp.arl.mil /~mike/comphist/61ordnance/chap2.html (4684 words)

	Junior Leaders Battalion - Royal Army Ordnance Corps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In the mid 1925, it moved from Aldershot to the Ordnance Depot at Hilsea in Portsmouth, which was the Training Establishment.
		In 1940, just before commencement of the Second World War, the Royal Army Ordnance Corps Boy’s Wing moved back to Aldershot, as the Ordnance Depot Hilsea was loaned to the Americans for the duration of the Second World War.
		The Ordnance Depot Hilsea was handed back to the British in 1946, when it once more became the Depot and Training Establishment.
	www.juniorleadersraoc.co.uk (786 words)

	Part 16 - Army Ordnance Department & Corps Badges 1896 - 1918 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The introduction of the new undress cap for other-ranks of the infantry and some corps in 1874 resulted in a new type of badge, which after the reorganisation of the army in 1881 became the main identification of most units.
		In July 1896, Queen Victoria approved the War Office recommendation that, of the arms of the Board of Ordnance, the shield of arms, but not the crest nor supporters of the motto, be incorporated into the badge of the Army Ordnance Department (AOD) and Corps (AOC).
		It was considered that the Army Ordnance Department and Corps should be granted the privilege of the use of the arms of their ancestors as the main motif of their emblem.
	free.hostdepartment.com /o/ordnance/16.htm (271 words)

	Combat Support in Korea: PART VI Ordnance Corps
		The role of the ordnance armored maintenance platoon was to repair or evacuate any equipment that failed and, on call, to move back through the armor and last infantry regiment to service or evacuate equipment.
		The commander of X Corps (Lt.Gen. Edward M. Almond) has asked two of the regimental commanders of the division about their ordnance support and they had told him that the company might as well have stayed in Japan: the units of their regiments never saw it and they did not feel it was supporting them.
		An ordnance officer was present and asked the battalion commander to go with him immediately to the truck company to inspect the trucks and find out what was necessary to put them back in shape.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/korea/22_1_6.htm (5617 words)

	Juno Beach Centre - The Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
		In February of that year another corps, the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, was created to maintain all mechanical, electrical, and technical equipment, including all tanks and other fighting vehicles.
		Army formations such as divisions or corps were supplied from depots in Canada or the United Kingdom through Ordnance Field Parks, which carried everything from spare parts to spare vehicles and artillery pieces.
		Although Ordnance is usually discussed in reference to weapons and ammunition, the RCOC also provided some of the comforts which made life bearable for soldiers in wartime, whether that meant mosquito netting in the Mediterranean theatre or sporting goo ds like footba ll uniforms and baseball equipment for periods of recreation.
	www.junobeach.org /e/4/can-tac-sup-ord-ep.htm (609 words)

	Ordnance Corps Officer
		The Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps is one of the largest supply organisations in Australia and is responsible for a very wide range of logistics tasks not only supporting the Army but also the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force.
		The Corps is concerned with providing supply chain management, warehousing and issuing all the Army's equipment.
		The Corps is also responsible for the demolition and disposal of explosives, salvage of battle-damaged equipment, re-packing of parachutes, provision of laundry facilities for hospitals and troops in the field when required and many other ancillary support services.
	www.defencejobs.gov.au /careers_explorer/Army162.html (2101 words)

	Patches of assorted AMF Units
		On 1.12.1942 it absorbed the Mechanical Engineering Branch of the AAOC, subsequently all unit tradesmen responsible for the maintenance of electrical or mechanical equipment were transferred to the AEME with the exception of personnel serving in workshop units of the RAE, Aust.
		Raised on 1.8.1937 as a Corps of the Citizen Military Forces, and was granted the title 'Royal' in 1948.
		Corps advised LHQ in January 1943 that this unit was wearing the colour patch of Headquarters 2nd Aust.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-badges/patches/asstd.htm (3543 words)

	Organsation of other units (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Royal Army Ordnance Corps is one of the oldest corps in the army, it can trace its origins to the Office of Ordnance administered by the crown in the 15th century and the Board of Ordnance established after the restoration in 1683.
		Formally established as the RAOC in 1918 by the amalgamation of the Army Ordnance Department and Army Ordnance Corps.
		The 31 Victoria Crosses won by the Corps, including a double VC and one recipient of both the VC and the Iron Cross, bear testimony to the motto and the character and ideals of the men and women who wear the badge.
	www.btinternet.com /~ian.a.paterson/orgothers.htm (2022 words)

	Juno Beach Centre - The Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
		The RCOC was responsible for procuring all of the material goods required by the army, from weapons to clothing to mechanical transport (MT, or motor vehicles).
		Although Ordnance is usually discussed in reference to weapons and ammunition, the RCOC also provided some of the comforts which made life bearable for soldiers in wartime, whether that meant mosquito netting in the Mediterranean theatre or sporting goods like football uniforms and baseball equipment for periods of recreation.
		The importance of something so completely taken for granted today cannot be underestimated in a context where men could go for days on end without even taking their boots off.
	www.junobeach.org /e/4/can-tac-sup-ord-e.htm (645 words)

	Local Ordnance Corps Association recruiting members (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In the spirit of the old Uncle Sam campaign to get young and old to join the Army, the local chapter of the Ordnance Corps Association is looking for new members from all over the Arsenal and the community to join its ranks.
		For example, Wright explained, there are several people who might have “grown up” in the Ordnance Corps but are now working as a contractor or in another area on post.
		There is a large population of retirees that have deep roots stemming from the Ordnance Corps.
	www.redstone.army.mil /pub_affairs/archive/2001/02Feb2001/articles/0207101094932.html (498 words)

	United States Army Ordnance Corps Association
		On behalf of the Chief of Ordnance, and the President of the United States Army Ordnance Corps Association, I would like to welcome you to our World Wide Web Site.
		We are excited to announce we have enhanced your online experience with many improvements over our old web site, and added some additional features we think will be beneficial to you.
		The Ordnance Corps Association Congratulates the following Winners of The LTG and Mrs.
	www.usaoca.org (131 words)

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