Direct Reporting Units (Army)

Definition/Scope: Direct Reporting Units (DRU) is Army organizations that provide broad general support to the Army in a single, unique discipline and exercise authorities as specified in regulation, policy, delegation, or other issuance (throughout). They are an Army organization comprised of one or more units with institutional or operational support functions, designated by the Secretary of the Army, normally to provide broad general support to the Army in a single, unique discipline not otherwise available elsewhere in the Army. DRUs report directly to a HQDA principal and/or ACOM and operate under authorities established by the SA. The DRU’s are: The United States Military Academy (USMA) West Point, N.Y., United States Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM) Arlington, VA, United States Army Network Enterprise Technology Command/9th Signal Command (Army) (NETCOM/9th SC(A)) Fort Huachuca, AZ, United States Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) Fort Belvoir, VA, United States Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) Arlington, VA, United States Army Criminal Investigation Command (USACIDC) Fort Belvoir, VA, United States Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States Army Military District of Washington (MDW) Fort McNair, Washington D.C., United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Washington, D.C., United States Army Reserve Command (USARC) Fort McPherson, GA, and United States Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC) Fort Belvoir, VA.

Acronym:

DRU

Broader Terms:

Army Reserve Command

Narrower Terms:

7th Army Reserve Command
9th Regional Readiness Command
Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command
Network Enterprise Technology Command
U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command/9th Signal Command (Army)
US Army Acquisition Support Center
US Army Corps of Engineers
US Army Criminal Investigation Command
US Army Installation Management Command
US Army Intelligence and Security Command
US Army Medical Command
US Army Military District of Washington
US Army Reserve Command
US Army Test and Evaluation Command
US Military Academy

Related Terms:

Army Service Component Command