Military & Security Affairs

The 167th Theater Sustainment Command (TSC) was organized and Federally recognized on January 3, 1921 as Company M, 4th Infantry, Alabama Army National Guard in Birmingham, Alabama. Today, the 167th is a multi-component unit with a National Guard flag, composed of Active Duty, Active Guard-Reserve (AGR) and traditional Guardsmen located at Fort McClellan, Alabama.

The mission of the 167th Theater Sustainment Command (TSC) is to provide centralized mission command for operational level sustainment of active component forces responding to Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) or Homeland Defense (HD) contingencies in the U.S. Northern Command area of responsibility. Assigned to the Army Service Component Command (USARNORTH), the command participates in multiple annual exercises, (Vibrant Response, Ardent Sentry, Vigilant Shield, Warfighter, Defense Coordinating Office Certification Exercises and multiple Vigilant Guards) and coordinates sustainment of contingency operations ranging from presidential inaugurations, U.N. General Assembly meetings and political conventions to complex catastrophes such as hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires and man-made disasters.

The Fort McClellan Army National Guard Training Center provides Year-Round Training Facilities, Ranges and Maneuver Areas for the National Guard, Reserves, Active Component, Federal, and State Agencies to Support the Integrated Training Strategy (ITS) including:

• Support of Ongoing and Proposed Missions for Using Units and Activities
• Academic Facilities for Regional Schools and Supporting Activities
• Facilities That House Simulation Systems and Other Specialized Training
• Administrative, Logistical, and Operational Support as Required by Using Units and Activities
• Mobilization Planning and Support
• Mission Command of Eglin Training Site
• Mission Command of Redstone Training Site
• Mission Command of Decatur Regional Training Site

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is committed to having an emergency response community prepared for and capable of responding to all-hazards events.

The CDP identifies, develops, tests, and delivers training to state, local, and tribal emergency response providers. We provide on-site and mobile training at the performance, management, and planning levels. We facilitate the delivery of training by the training partners of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

In June 1998, the Center for Domestic Preparedness opened its doors as a training CDP-B&B-4.7.2016-Tim W. Irvin-03center for the nation’s emergency responders. The CDP’s interdisciplinary resident and nonresident training courses promote greater understanding among the following diverse responder disciplines: Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Services, Fire Service, Governmental Administrative, Hazardous Materials, Healthcare, Law Enforcement, Public Health, Public Safety Communications, and Public Works.

Anniston Army Depot is a U.S. Army maintenance center and munitions storage site occupying more than 25 square miles of land. The installation has more than 15,000 acres of woodland; 3.5 million square feet of maintenance and production buildings; 419,029 square feet of administrative buildings; and 6.8 million square feet of storage buildings – with room to expand.

Possibly the nation’s most diversified defense resource – Anniston Army Depot offers scenic splendor as well as unlimited natural resources. From its origin in 1941 as a storage depot, Anniston Army Depot has transformed into a state-of-the-market maintenance facility and is most often recognized for its heavy combat vehicle, small arms weaponry and locomotive expertise. ANAD is the Department of Defense’s Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence (CITE) for combat vehicles (minus Bradley), assault bridging, artillery, small caliber weapons and locomotives, rail equipment and non-tactical generators