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In the past, the two engineer commands (ENCOMs) have assumed the role of theater engineer, but primarily in support of the Army Service Component Command (ASCC) headquarters. Although a recent 416th ENCOM commander and a majority of his staff as well as the commander of the 412th ENCOM have deployed to Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom, the ENCOM has been a 226-Soldier headquarters that has not had conditions set for the mobilization of an entire ENCOM since Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, due to its large size and rank structure. That moniker has been relegated to the era of your legacy ENCOM. The purpose of this article is to show: a) The unprecedented change that is occurring to both ENCOMs, as driven by a Department of the Army (DA) Initiative. b) The command and control of units for which the ENCOMs are now responsible in generating forces to support the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). c) The evolution in support to the geographic combatant commanders (GCC). d) The leadership role that the ENCOMs are playing in the transformation of the Regiment while at war.

This is a broad historical sweep of the role of the U.S. Army Armament, Munitions and Chemical Command in operation Desert Shield/Storm. This command was responsible for the distribution of all the conventional ammunition used by American forces during the Gulf War. It was also responsible for the management of materiel including Chemical Defensive Equipment for all American troops. The command had the responsibility of shipping materiel and ammunition into the theater of operation and deployment of personnel and repair parts and equipment.... AMCCOM, Operation Desert Shield/Storm (ODS) Southwest Asia (SWA) Deployment, Materiel, Ammunition, Logistics, Procurement, Shipping.