1795 - The U.S. Navy Office of Purveyor of Supplies is established. This is officially recognized as the Navy Supply Corps Birthday.
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1795 - The U.S. Navy Office of Purveyor of Supplies is established. This is officially recognized as the Navy Supply Corps Birthday.
When I was younger, I never appreciated the role of supplies in wargames; I simply wanted to focus on tactics and fighting. Now, I have a much deeper appreciation of the strategic importance of supply lines and access to resources. Happy birthday NSC.
I just saw this on today's event:
http://www.navalhistory.org/
It contains an article published in the December 1927 issue of Proceedings magazine entitled “A New Job for the Supply Corps”.