It is responsible for explosives safety, logistics engineering, transportability, training, depot/garrison doctrine, demilitarization technology, supportability, reliability, technical assistance and career management.
DAC also supports all aspects of ammunition operations and activities from development through disposal.
DAC developed the Army's oldest civilian career program, which became the Quality Assurance Specialist (Ammunition Surveillance) or QASAS.
[citation needed] In 1971, the organization was officially named Department of the Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command Ammunition Center.
[citation needed] This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army