OD Leadership

Mission

The Ordnance Corps develops expert professionals who keep the Army ready and lethal. Through world-class training and innovation in Maintenance, Ammunition, EOD, and Explosive Safety, we deliver the capabilities that sustain the Warfighter and enable victory across all operational domains.

Vision

Build a Network of Maintenance Capabilities, build the Future Technician, and Cultivate the Workforce we need for the Army of 2030-2040.

Highlights

Sustainment News

Army Sustainment

Getting Small to Win Big: Equipping the LSB to Fight and Win in LSCO

By MAJ Sean McLachlan | November 25, 2025
Soldiers from a combat logistics platoon in the General Support Company, 225 Light Support Battalion rig an S-MET for CLI resupply operations during unit training during Salaknib at Fort Magsaysay, Luzon, Philippines, April 2025. (Photo Credit: MAJ Sean McLachlan).

Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) rotation 25-01 offered a sobering glimpse into the logistical realities of future conflict in the Indo-Pacific.

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Army Sustainment

Lethal Logisticians: The Need for Sustainment Soldiers to Master Basic Combat Skills

By CSM John Oldroyd | November 25, 2025
1SG Ronaldo Branch, the 414th Signal Company first sergeant, Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade, fires an M4 Carbine during a stress shoot in Provider Stakes, April 3, 2019, on Fort Stewart, Georgia. (Photo Credit: SGT Elizabeth White).

Sustainment Soldiers must receive comprehensive training in basic combat skills to meet the evolving demands of modern warfare. Historically, support units have been vulnerable when forced to engage in direct combat, as demonstrated by examples from the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Iraq War, and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War.

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