Munitions Board
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The Munitions Board was a U.S. defense agency responsible for coordinating the procurement, production, and allocation of military supplies and equipment among the armed services.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Army and Navy Munitions Board | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States defense agency ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateDissolved | 1961 ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1947 ⓘ |
| formedBy | National Security Act of 1947 ⓘ |
| hasChairman |
Stuart Symington
ⓘ
Thomas S. Gates Jr. ⓘ Wilfred J. McNeil ⓘ |
| hasRole |
allocation of military equipment
ⓘ
allocation of military supplies ⓘ coordination of logistics policies ⓘ coordination of military procurement ⓘ coordination of military production ⓘ elimination of duplicate procurement among services ⓘ industrial mobilization planning ⓘ standardization of military items among services ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Pentagon
ⓘ
surface form:
The Pentagon
|
| historicalContext |
early Cold War military buildup
ⓘ
post–World War II defense reorganization ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| legalBasis |
National Security Act of 1947
ⓘ
amendments to the National Security Act ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mandate |
to coordinate procurement of munitions for all armed services
ⓘ
to coordinate wartime and mobilization requirements with industry ⓘ to prepare integrated programs of military procurement ⓘ to promote economy and efficiency in military supply ⓘ to supervise execution of approved procurement programs ⓘ |
| operatedUnder |
United States Secretary of Defense
ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of Defense
|
| parentAgency | Department of Defense ⓘ |
| partOf | Office of the Secretary of Defense ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Munitions Board
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Army and Navy Munitions Board
|
| relatedTo |
Joint Chiefs of Staff
ⓘ
Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ⓘ Research and Development Board ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Defense Supply Agency
ⓘ
surface form:
Defense Logistics Agency
Defense Supply Agency ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Army and Navy Munitions Board