Transportation Corps

United States Army Transportation Corps
Transportation Corps Branch Insignia
Active31 July 1942 – Present[1][2][3]
Country United States of America
Branch United States Army
Garrison/HQFort Gregg-Adams, Virginia, U.S.
Motto(s)One and Done[4]
Corps colorsBrick Red and Golden Yellow Piping
EngagementsAmerican Revolutionary War
American Indian Wars
Seminole Wars
Mexican War
American Civil War
Red River War
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Invasion of Grenada
Invasion of Panama
Persian Gulf War
Somali Civil War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Bosnian War
Kosovo War
War in Afghanistan
War in Iraq
Commanders
Chief of TransportationBG Beth A. Behn
Regimental Chief Warrant OfficerCW5 John L. Zabler
Insignia
Transportation Corps Regimental Unit Crest

The Transportation Corps is a combat service support branch of the U.S. Army. It is responsible for the movement of personnel and material by truck, rail, air, and sea. It is one of three U.S. Army logistics branches, the others being the Quartermaster Corps and the Ordnance Corps. The Corps was established in its current form on 31 July 1942, with predecessor services dating back to the American Civil War. The Transportation Corps is currently headquartered at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia. The officer in charge of the branch for doctrine, training, and professional development purposes is the Chief of Transportation (CoT) and Commandant of the US Army Transportation School, currently held by BG Beth A. Behn. The Corps's motto is "Nothing Happens Until Something Moves" (https://transportation.army.mil/).

  1. ^ "War Department General Orders No. 38, 1942" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Title 10 USC, Sections 3063 and 3064" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Department of the Army, General Orders No. 19, 1978" (PDF).
  4. ^ GovernmentBookTalk