MAJ GEN PRADEEP BHALLA VSM LAYING WREATH AT AMAR JAWAN JYOTI ON THE OCCASION
235TH ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS DAY
Army Ordnance Corps is responsible for providing complete military hardware to the fighting troops except ration and fuel. The Corps has an illustrious historic past spanning more than two and a quarter centuries with outstanding achievements, particularly in the field of inventory management. Inherent source of pride for AOC is the professional manner in which men and women of the Corps, both civilians and combatants have proved their mettle both during war and peace. Functions of AOC involve Provisioning, Procurement, Receipt, Warehousing, Accounting and Issue of an inventory of over 4 lakh items. As materials manager of the Indian Army, the AOC is perhaps one of the largest logistic organisations in the world, in terms of size, value and diversity of inventory, customer base and the geographical extent of the supply chain.
On 08 April 2010 on the occasion of 235th anniversary, the Corps expresses deep gratitude to all the veterans whose contributions will always be cherished. The Corps salutes the martyrs of the Battle of Kangla Tongbi where a small band of AOC personnel defended the Ord Depot and fought the might of Japanese Army in the Imphal Sector during the Second World War. The professional skills imbibed alongwith soldierly attributes by the AOC personnel have shown discernible results and acknowledged by the field commanders in all past and post independence wars and operations.
In recognition of their contribution to the nation the Corps personnel have been awarded one Mahavir Chakra, three Vir Chakras, one Kirti Chakra, six Shaurya Chakras, 21 PVSMs, 36 AVSMs, 85 Sena Medlas, 79 VSMs, two Raksha Padaks, 32 Mention in Despatches, five unit citations and 950 commendation cards. In addition, the Corps personnel have also excelled in the field of adventure and sports. AOC has the distinction of having 3 Arjuna Awardees. The sportsmen of the Corps represented the country in various international competitions including Olympics.
Today with advancement in Warfare, the Corps is busy automating its complete inventory, enhancing user satisfaction, providing transparency and supplying the best value added products to the soldier in battlefield.
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