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tanks over long distances). ASC battalions suitably equipped in
consonance with the terrain and formation profile are an integral part of

Divisions and Corps.

22. Army Ordinance Corps (AOC): AOC is responsible for procurement,

provisioning, maintaining and replenishing all war-like stores for field
formations and units. They also maintain ammunition depots at selected

locations to ensure timely replenishments in any operations.

23. Army Medical Corps (AMC): AMC is perhaps one of the most

important service units whose primary responsibility is the management
of casualties in operations. They maintain an effective casualty

evacuation chain starting from the battle frontline right up to the Base

Hospitals and Command Hospitals. AMC is mandated to be the
custodian of the health and hygiene-related issues of the field force.

24. Army Dental Corps (ADC): ADC has just broken away from the AMC

owing to the widening scope of providing dental cover to the large field
force and its families.

25. Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (EME): EME is
responsible for repair, recovery and maintenance of the entire arms,

equipment and vehicles that are held in the Army inventory.
Accordingly, they plan, forecast, procure and provision necessary spares

and parts essential for the tasks.

26. Corps of Military Police (CMP): Also referred to as PROVOST, the

CMP has important functions in regulating, monitoring and
orchestrating the movement of combat forces over large distances. The

CMP is also responsible for ensuring discipline and facilitating essential

policing functions.

27. Army Postal Service (APS): APS is responsible for the complete range
of postal activities to include mail management, philatelic activities and

postal life insurance. APS officers are on deputation from the Indian