3330 B Ave. Phone: (804) 734-6048 Fax: (804) 734-6037 Staff Duty: (804) 734-6002 Website: www.49thgrp.army.mil
Military Entrance Processing Station
The 49th Quartermaster Group was reactivated on June 4, 1993, as the only active duty petroleum and water group headquarters in the active Army. It is a Forces Command unit and consists of Headquarters Company, a Petroleum Pipeline and Terminal Operating Battalion, a multifunctional Combat Sustainment Support Battalion and a Quartermaster Detachment. The group headquarters and the headquarters company are located on B Avenue between Mahone Ave and 34th Street. Due to their unique mission capabilities, units of the 49th Group have been called up to support U.S. forces in Haiti, Oklahoma City, Honduras, Bosnia, Afghanistan and several other locations. The Group also participated in missions such as Bright Star (Egypt), Roving Sands (Texas), Hubu-Sakusem (Japan), CTC Rotations (JRTC & NIC), ULCHI Focus Lens (Korea), Lucky Sentinel (Kuwait/Qatar), Joint Task Force Katrina (Louisiana) and Joint Task Force Rita (Mississippi). Currently, more than 90 percent of the unit has served in direct support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Noble Eagle. Units of the 49th Quartermaster Group are frequently called to support operations all over the world.
A state-of-the-art, purpose-built facility, the Fort Lee Military Entrance Processing Station opened its doors in November 2004. The Fort Lee MEPS is one of a network of 65 MEPS located nationwide and in Puerto Rico. The U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command is the vital link between recruiting and training today’s Armed Forces. The command’s motto, “Freedom’s Front Door,” symbolizes it’s mission of determining the physical, mental, and moral qualifications of every member of the armed services. There is no other door. Knocking on and walking through “Freedom’s Front Door” isn’t easy. While the door is open to everyone, only qualified applicants succeed. Thousands of new service members proudly walk through that door each year to fill the ranks of our nation’s Armed Forces. A separate Department of Defense agency, USMEPCOM is comprised of two geographical sectors and staffed with personnel from all military services. The mission of USMEPCOM and the Fort Lee MEPS is to process individuals for enlistment or induction into the armed services, based on DoD-approved peacetime and mobilization standards.
2011 Mahone Ave. Phone: (804) 765-4180 Fax: (804) 765-4190 Website: www.mepcom.army.mil/meps/fortlee/index.html
530th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Building 9203 Mahone Avenue Phone: (804) 734-6254 530th HHC: (804) 734-6892 16th QM Company: (804) 734-6133 54th QM Company: (804) 734-6931 108th QM Company: (804) 765-3200 109th QM Company: (804) 734-6923 111th QM Company: (804) 734-6884 612th Movement Control Team: (804) 734-6127
The 530th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion is a multifunctional logistic battalion. The 530th CSSB is located on Mahone Avenue between B Avenue and Division Road. The Battalion provides command and control of assigned and attached units and distribution management assets for, conducting logistics (supply, maintenance, transportation and services) support. It supports customers by providing or coordinating to provide all classes of supply, maintenance and services to Support Brigades and reinforcing support to Brigade Combat Teams as directed by the Sustainment Higher Headquarters. The Battalion is capable of accepting multiple types of logistical units from all components (USAR, ARNG and AC). The battalion is comprised of five active units: a headquarters company, one field services company providing laundry, shower, and clothing repair (16th), one mortuary affairs company (111th), one petroleum supply company (108th), one movement control team (612th). These units deploy world wide to support the Army’s requirements.
Defense Commissary Agency
Building P-11200 1300 E Ave. Website: www.commissaries.com Phone: (804) 734-8000 (caller directed to dial the 5 digit extension of the DeCA staffer they are contacting) The Defense Commissary Agency operates a worldwide chain of more than 250 commissaries providing groceries to military personnel, retirees and their families in a safe and secure shopping environment. Commissaries originated in 1825 when the Army began selling goods to officers at cost, to provide a convenient, low-cost alternative to buying from civilian merchants. On July 1, 1867, the modern era of American military commissaries began once Congress authorized enlisted men to make such purchases. Thereafter, commissary sales took place at every Army post. After 1909, each service developed its own commissary system. In 1991, the services’ independent commissary systems were all consolidated into one agency and DeCA assumed full direction and control of all military commissaries. Today, commissaries are considered a cornerstone of the military’s quality of life for nearly 12 million authorized commissary patrons around the globe. Whether stationed in a high cost of living urban area in the United States or at an isolated post overseas, military families are able to afford that taste of home by buying their favorite foods at affordable prices. Shoppers save an average of 31.1 percent on their purchases compared to commercial prices – savings worth about $3,400 annually for a family of four. Authorized patrons purchase items at cost plus a 5 percent surcharge,
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