From the 1975 annual report's Preface: The US Army Armament Command (ARMCOM) was established on 1 July 1973 at Rock Island, IL, to bring together all weapons and munitions under one command for the management of armament from initial research and development, through testing, production and fielding, additional improvements and modifications, to eventual obsolescence and demilitarization. The management of a commodity from the beginning through the end of its life cycle is not a new idea, but implementing this idea for all Army armament was a new concept. The first ARMCOM Annual Report of Major Activities for FY 1974 was a history of the formation of ARMCOM and told of the many problems encountered in centralizing the management of weapons and munitions under one command. This second ARMCOM Annual Report of Major Activities for FY 1975 attempts to explain how ARMCOM functioned and accomplished its mission after the problems of the reorganization were resolved.

Annual History Collection United States Army Armament Command - ARMCOM

Volume I. Mission, Functions and Organization -- Personnel, Training, and Force Development -- Plans and Analysis -- Security -- Management Information Systems -- Legal -- Historical Activities -- Small Business -- Safety -- Equal Employment Opportunity Program -- Joint Conventional Ammunition Coordinating Group -- Installation and Services -- Transportation and Traffic Management -- Procurement and Production -- Comptroller -- Plant Operations -- Production at Army Ammunition Plants - Refer to Classified Annex to ARMCOM Annual Report of Major Activities, FY 1975 - pp. 587-592 -- Maintenance - Refer to Classified Annex to ARMCOM Annual Report of Major Activities, FY 1975 - pp. 593-658 -- Materiel Management -- Volume II. Research, Development, and Engineering -- Product Assurance -- Armament Systems -- Systems Analysis -- Project Manager for Cannon Artillery Weapons Systems -- Project Manager for Vehicle Rapid Fire Weapon Systems -- Project Manager for Demilitarized of Chemical Materiel -- Project Manager for Safeguard Munitions -- Project Manager for Selected Ammunitions - Refer to Classified Annex to ARMCOM Annual Report of Major Activities, FY 1975 - pp. 1393-1417 -- Glossary -- Appendix A.