The Defense Electronics Supply Center, Columbus (DSCC), is one of three Inventory Control Points of the

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. The major organization on base is known as DLA Land and Maritime.

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(DFAS) is also a major tenant on base. The base has been affected several times by the United States

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program. It is located in the

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suburb of

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. The DSCC has a historical marker. The base was opened in 1918.

History

DSCC has served in every major military engagement since

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. In 1917, the site was a combination of swamp land and farmland. America's production effort in World War I reached a climax in 1918, when transportation lines to ports of embarkation for men and materials were filled to capacity. This site was advantageous because it afforded immediate access to three important railroad lines. The U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps made the first purchase of land, , to construct a government military installation in April, 1918. Warehouse construction began in May of that year, and by August, six warehouses were receiving material for storage. Those warehouses are still in use today. The lull between World War I and

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reduced center operations to mostly reconditioning and sale of the stockpiles which had been needed earlier to ensure the nations defense. During World War II the center became the largest military supply installation in the world. In December 1942, an additional were purchased. With more than 10,000 civilian employees, it played a large part in the overall war effort. Some of the warehouses were turned into secured barracks to house prisoners of war. Amidst the wars, the conflicts and humanitarian relief efforts, the installation has continuously worked to establish direct and fast moving supply lines to support American armed forces in all parts of the world. The installation's operational activities were assigned to the U.S. Army Supply and Maintenance Command in July 1962. The following year, it became the Defense Construction Supply Center under what is now known as the

DCSC/DESC merger

Defense Supply Center Columbus (DLA) from the North 1

DSCC was formed from the 1993 Base Realignment and Closure Commission which ordered merger of the former: *Defense Construction Supply Center (DCSC) in

*Defense Electronics Supply Center (DESC) in

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Decisions made during BRAC 95 further refined the transition toward total weapons systems management. DSCC was renamed and reorganized in January 1996.

Gallery

File:Defense Supply Center Columbus East 1.jpg File:Columbus Depot Historical Marker 1.jpg, Columbus Depot Historical Marker File:DFASDSCC.JPG, Main buildings as viewed from

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External links

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