The Ordnance Corps mission is complex and multi-faceted, providing munitions, maintenance, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) support to generate and maintain combat power and to provide protection to Army, Joint, Intergovernmental, Interagency and Multinational Forces. This support begins at the very inception of operations and continues, unabated, until operations are complete.
Generates/regenerates combat power and preserves the capital investment in weapons systems and equipment; directly provides equipment serviceability and operational readiness to commanders
Provides the correct type and quantity of munitions from the industrial base to the tactical point of need, directly providing the lethality to combat operations
Provides integrated protection and support to forces, civil authorities and critical infrastructure, facilitating decisive operations and providing operational commanders freedom of action