U.S. Army

Quartermaster Corps

The Quartermaster Corps feeds, fuels, clothes, equips, and buries the Army. From the Red Ball Express racing supplies across France to MREs in every rucksack to dignified transfers at Dover, QM sustains the force from first meal to final salute. Armies that can't sustain themselves lose. The Quartermaster Corps makes sure the Army never runs out of anything.

"Supporting Victory" Est. 1775

EST. JUNE 16, 1775

Army Quartermaster Corps

Feed · Fuel · Clothe · Equip · Bury the Dead

III · II · IV

FUEL · CLOTHE · BURY

Thomas Mifflin was appointed the first Quartermaster General on June 16, 1775 — the same day as Washington's appointment. The Quartermaster Corps feeds, fuels, clothes, equips, and buries the Army. Every meal, every gallon of fuel, every uniform, every repair part, and every military funeral is a QM mission. The Quartermaster Corps also operates the Army's mortuary affairs program — recovering, identifying, and returning fallen soldiers to their families. Armies that can't sustain themselves lose. The Quartermaster Corps makes sure the Army never runs out of anything. Read more

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World War II — Feeding the Global Force 1941 – 1945

FRANCE · AUG–NOV 1944

Red Ball Express

The Supply Line That Won the War

Express · Truck Route

Trucks · One Way Loop

Tons/Day Delivered

AFRICAN-AMERICAN DRIVERS

When Patton's Third Army outran its supply lines racing across France, the Quartermaster Corps improvised the Red Ball Express — a one-way truck loop from Normandy beaches to the front lines that delivered 12,500 tons of supplies daily. Over 6,000 trucks ran 24 hours a day on dedicated highways. Roughly 75% of the drivers were African-American soldiers — segregated units doing the most critical logistics work of the European campaign. Without the Red Ball Express, the Allied advance would have stopped cold. Read more

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MORTUARY AFFAIRS

WWII Graves Registration

The Dead Were Never Abandoned

Registration Companies

American Dead Processed

American Cemetery

EVERY SOLDIER HOME

Graves Registration companies followed the combat units — recovering, identifying, and burying American dead, often under fire. Over 400,000 American dead were processed during WWII. After the war, families were given the choice to have their soldiers returned home or buried in overseas American cemeteries. The Normandy American Cemetery holds 9,388 graves. Every headstone, every identification, every notification was a Quartermaster mission. The dead were never abandoned. Read more

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Sustaining the Force Korea to Present

Petroleum & Water Operations

Class III — The Army Runs on Fuel

Inland Pipeline System

PURIFICATION · ROWPU

A modern armored division burns over 600,000 gallons of fuel per day in combat. The Quartermaster Corps operates the Army's petroleum distribution system — from theater fuel terminals to forward area refueling points. QM petroleum soldiers build tactical pipeline systems, operate fuel tanker convoys, and manage bulk fuel storage across combat theaters. QM also operates water purification units — ROWPU systems that turn any water source into potable water. Without fuel, nothing moves. Without water, nothing survives. QM delivers both. Read more

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Field Feeding & The MRE

Class I — 1.3 Billion Rations Since 1981

Meal Ready to Eat

K-Rations · Predecessors

The Quartermaster Corps has fed the Army from salt pork and hardtack to C-Rations to K-Rations to the MRE. Over 1.3 billion MREs have been produced since 1981. QM manages the entire Class I supply chain — field feeding, dining facility operations, and combat rations. The food science research that created the MRE's three-year shelf life was a QM innovation. 92G Food Service Specialists — the Army's cooks — serve under the Quartermaster Corps. Hot chow in a combat zone is the most important morale factor in the Army. Read more

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DOVER AFB · DPAA

Mortuary Affairs

Dignified Transfer — The Last Mission

Mortuary Affairs MOS

AFB · Port Mortuary

POW/MIA Accounting

REVERENCE · RESPECT

Mortuary Affairs is the Quartermaster Corps' most sacred mission — recovering, identifying, and returning fallen service members to their families with dignity, reverence, and respect. Every dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base is managed by Mortuary Affairs professionals. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency works to recover and identify the 81,600 Americans still missing from previous wars. 92M Mortuary Affairs Specialists perform the duty that no one else can. They bring them home. Every single one. Read more

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Fort Gregg-Adams & QM School

Home of the Quartermaster Corps

Fort Gregg-Adams, VA

Sustainment CoE

COMBINED ARMS SUPPORT

Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia — formerly Fort Lee — is the home of the Quartermaster Corps and the Combined Arms Support Command. Every QM soldier trains here, from 92A Automated Logistical Specialists to 92Y Unit Supply Specialists to 92M Mortuary Affairs. The QM Museum preserves 249 years of logistics history — from Washington's supply wagons to modern distribution operations. The Quartermaster Corps remains the oldest sustainment branch in the Army. Read more

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249

Years of Service

Class I

III · II · IV

81,600

Still Missing

Sustain

The Force