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Quartermaster officers are responsible for making sure equipment, materials and systems are available and functioning for missions. More specifically, the quartermaster officer provides supply support for soldiers and units in field services, aerial delivery, and material and distribution management.

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  • EINQUARTIERUNG

    Wojciech Kossak, quartering (Quartermaster), circa 1893

  • Siegelmarke General Quartiermeister W0285515

    Seal of prussian General Quartermaster

  • US Army Quartermaster branch insignia

    Branch Insignia as worn by Quartermaster Officers

  • Taito

    CWO Yitshak Taito, Rasar of IDF Officers' Academy

  • 150625-N-XM324-031- U.S. Navy sailor takes navigational bearing aboard USS Fitzgerald

    A U.S. Navy quartermaster taking a bearing in 2015.

  • 150902-N-XF387-351 - SN Ana Motapalomares records bearings

    A U.S. Navy quartermaster recording bearings in 2015.

  • US Navy 081015-N-2456S-051 Quartermaster 3rd Class Colin Lalor plots ship's course and speed while standing watch as quartermaster of the watch on the bridge of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

    A U.S. Navy quartermaster plots the ship's position in 2007.

  • Seaman send Morse code signals

    U.S. Navy quartermasters have many diverse responsibilities. Here, a U.S. Navy quartermaster sends morse code signals in 2005.

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