The Quartermaster Center and School is a subordinate command of the

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and is located at

Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia Fort Lee (formerly Fort Gregg-Adams), in Prince George County, Virginia is a United States Army post and headquarters of the United States Army Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM)/ Sustainment Center of Excellence (SCoE), the U.S. Army Qua ...

. The school is operated by the 23rd Quartermaster Brigade and it's subordinate units. The school began on March 1, 1910 at the Philadelphia Depot under BG James B. Aleshire with a 14-week course. The school was moved to Schuylkill Arsenal, Penn. in 1928. During World War II, the facilities at Schuylkill Arsenal became too overcrowded even after expanding into vacant buildings in the nearby community. So on Oct. 6, 1941 the school moved to Camp Lee, Virginia.

Insignia

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia is a buff rounded lozenge, 2 inches by 3 inches with a blue torch with blue flames and a crossed blue key and sword. The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the Quartermaster Training Command on 7 Nov 1956. On 24 Nov 1975 the insignia was amended to reverse the colors of the insignia. Distinctive unit insignia is a buff shield with a pointed flat top. It is divided by a thick diagonal blue line with white accents. The upper division contains the Liberty Bell and the lower division the Lamp of Knowledge upon a closed book. The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the Quartermaster Corps School on 16 Dec 1929.

Flag

The flag for the U.S. Army Quartermaster Center and School is buff with an aquamarine fringe. The device of the School is centered on the flag.

Quartermaster Generals / Commandants

Current Subordinate Units

References

External links

United States Army Quartermaster Corps
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