Army Logistics University
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United States Army Combined Arms Support Command
The U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command , a major subordinate command of the Training and Doctrine Command , is located at Fort Lee, Virginia...
, is located at Fort Lee, Virginia
Fort Lee, Virginia
Fort Lee is a census-designated place in Prince George County, Virginia, United States. The population was 7,269 at the 2000 census.Fort Lee is a United States Army post and headquarters of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command / Sustainment Center of Excellence , the U.S. Army Quartermaster...
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The Army Logistics University (ALU) officially opened its doors on July 2, 2009, continuing actions directed under the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure
Base Realignment and Closure
Base Realignment and Closure is a process of the United States federal government directed at the administration and operation of the Armed Forces, used by the United States Department of Defense and Congress to close excess military installations and realign the total asset inventory to reduce...
Law. The ALU received its genesis from the Army Logistics Management College (ALMC). The ALU will be the premier lifelong learning center for the Army's professional military, civilian, joint, interagency, multinational, and intergovernmental partners within the Sustainment community. The university will provide a world-class research and student center, a state-of-the-art enterprise education management system, expanded partnerships with universities and colleges, and progressive degree programs.
The ALU consolidates over 200 courses that were formerly offered by five Army logistics schools to educate Sustainment leaders. The new organization comprises three distinct colleges. The Army Logistics Management College, the Logistics Leader College, and the Technical Logistics College, and a consolidated Logistics Noncommissioned Officer Academy. All of these organizations have a different focus, but share the same mission to provide professional military education and key functional training to the Army's Sustainers: Civilians, Officers, Warrant Officers and NCOs.
The ALU will continue the ALMC tradition of educational excellence, serving all branches of military service, the Defense Logistics Agency
Defense Logistics Agency
The Defense Logistics Agency is an agency in the United States Department of Defense, with more than 26,000 civilian and military personnel throughout the world...
, as well as other US Government agencies, and international officers. Sustainment leaders around the world will look to Fort Lee and the ALU for their sustainment reach back and education.