A Supply Corps is a branch of a country's military which is in charge of

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and

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procurement to the armed forces. The term is also used by private

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s but on a much rarer basis. In the

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, each branch of service has its own supply corps. The

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refers to the organization as the

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while the

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operates a group known as the

Navy Supply Corps The Navy Supply Corps is the United States Navy staff corps concerned with supply, logistics, combat support, readiness, contracting, and fiscal matters. Duties Commissioned officers in the Supply Corps practice a variety of disciplines, includi ...

. In most militaries, the Supply Corps are considered staff officers meaning that they have no command authority over troops in the field or ships at sea. In the modern age, however, some logistics commands (such as Commander Naval Logistics Forces

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) have such a forward deployed manpower base that they are considered equal to front line combat units. The supply corps are responsible for supply logistics for combat and non-combat missions. e.g., securing supplies, materials and equipment required by for combat units.

History

The U.S. Navy Supply Corps was established by an act of congress in 1795 for the purpose of procuring supplies for military operations.

References

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