Ordnance Corps (Ireland)

Irish Army Ordnance Corps
Irish: An Cór Ordanáis
Badge of the Irish Ordnance Corps
Country Ireland
BranchArmy
TypeOrdnance
RoleMilitary logistics
Bomb disposal
CBRNe defence
Part of Defence Forces
Websitewww.military.ie/en/who-we-are/army/army-corps/ordnance-corps/
Insignia
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AbbreviationORD

The Ordnance Corps (ORD) (Irish: An Cór Ordanáis) is a combat support corps of the Irish Army, a branch of the Defence Forces, that has logistical and operational responsibility for military ordnance in Ireland. The logistical role of the Army Ordnance Corps is to provide technical support to the Defence Forces for the procurement, storage, distribution, inspection, maintenance, repair and disposal of all items of ordnance equipment. The operational role of the Ordnance Corps is to train personnel for and provide the state's bomb disposal capability.[1]

  1. ^ "The Ordnance Corps". Defence Forces Ireland. Retrieved 13 July 2015.