Combined Logistics Command Explained

Unit Name:Republic of China Combined Logistics Command
聯合後勤司令部
Dates:1 June 1946 to 1 April 1950 (joint service headquarters)
1 March 2002 (the Department of Defense Combined Logistics Command) to 28 December 2012.
Role:Logistics
Size:130,000 (2008 est.)
Command Structure:Republic of China Armed Forces
Colors:Blue & Gold
Identification Symbol Label:Flag

The Combined Logistics Command was a division of the Republic of China Ministry of Defence. It was established in 1946, formerly known as Joint Service Headquarters, then referred to as the Combined Logistics Headquarters, responsible for the ROC military complement, insurance, transport, health and ordnance. In 2012 the original unit of the Combined Logistics Command and the Army Warranty Command were reorganized into the .[1] The camel symbols used by the Combined Logistics Command were moved to the Ministry of Defense's Armaments Bureau for continued use.[2]

In the past various other departments were under the Combined Logistics Command, including the financial balance (Finance Department Jurisdiction), the printing plant (Measured Department Jurisdiction), plant managements, the national arsenal (Production Department Jurisdiction), the Operations Branch, outpatient centres, and the Cemetery Administration Martyrs Management Group (Business Department Jurisdiction).

In 2002, it was reported that the CLC had exported small arms made in Taiwan to unnamed countries.Web site: Combined logistics command admits to weapons exports - Taipei Times. 24 December 2002.

List of Commanders

Notes and References

  1. 軍聞社. 28 December 2012. 聯勤今裁編降旗 後勤幹部昂然迎接新挑戰. zh.
  2. 青年日報. 22 December 2012. zh. 吳有明感謝榮退幹部 肯定貢獻.