1st Sustainment Brigade (United States)
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| Active | February 15, 2007 - Present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Type | Sustainment Brigade |
| Size | brigade |
| Part of | 1st Infantry Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Riley, Kansas |
| Motto | Sustain to Victory |
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The 1st Sustainment Brigade is a sustainment brigade of the United States Army based at Fort Riley, Kansas. It provides logistics support to the 1st Infantry Division.
Activated in 2007, the unit is a modular brigade capable of a variety of actions. Though assigned to the 1st Infantry Division on a permanent basis, it is capable of independent operations and taking on subordinate units to fulfill large scale sustainment operations for the United States Army.
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[edit] Organization
The 1st Sustainment Brigade is composed of several subordinate units, in addition to its Headquarters and Headquarters Company. These include a special troops battalion and the 541st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, as well as the 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion and the 168th Brigade Support Battalion.[1] Only the 541st CSSB is headquartered at Fort Riley while the remainder are from other army installiations. Thanks to the brigade's modular design, it is also capable of gaining additional subordinate units upon deployment to a theatre of operations.[2]
[edit] History
The 1st Infantry Division Support Command (DISCOM) traces its origins to World War I, where in 1917, the Division Trains were formed to support the newly formed 1st Infantry Division. In 1921, the Division trains were consolidated into the Special Troops, 1st Infantry Division. After World War I, the Special Troops deployed to Fort Riley, Kansas . Three of the DISCOM's former subordinate battalions, the 101st Forward Support Battalion and 201st Forward Support Battalions, and the 701st Main Support Battalion, served in World War I, but with different divisions.[2]
These units deployed back to Germany to support the 1st Infantry Division during World War II, and participated in all eight campaigns credited to the 1st Infantry Division. In 1955, the Division and its support organizations returned to Fort Riley, Kansas.[3]
In 1965, the division deployed to the Republic of South Vietnam, as a part of the Vietnam War buildup. DISCOM units supported the Division in all of the eleven campaigns it participated in while deployed to South Vietnam .[3]
After Vietnam, the DISCOM underwent many changes. The Division Material Management Center (DMMC) was established, and the Finance and Personnel Services Companies (PSC) were reorganized into battalion commands. In 1990, the DISCOM deployed again, this time to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Desert Storm.[3]
In 1996, the DISCOM, deployed to Europe for a third time and consisted of the 101st FSB at Fort Riley, Kansas, the 201st FSB in Vilseck, Germany, the 701st MSB in Kitzingen, Germany, and the Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), also in Kitzingen.[3]
In 2003, the DISCOM was deployed to Turkey in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom I. The DISCOM simultaneously supported peacekeeping operations in the Balkins and deployed a logistics task force to support Operation Iraqi Freedom I throughout Iraq. In 2004, the DISCOM redeployed to Southwest Asia in Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II. In addition to the organic DISCOM units, the 225th Forward Support Battalion from Hawaii and the 230th Support Battalion from North Carolina deployed to support logistical operations for Task Force Danger. Finally, in 2005, the DISCOM redeployed to Germany to reconstitute and prepare for future contingency operations. The DISCOM was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation for its contributions during Operation Iraqi freedom II.[3]
As of January 2006, the DISCOM consisted of the 201st FSB in Vilseck, Germany, the 701st MSB in Kitzingen, Germany, the 299th FSB in Schweinfurt Germany, the 601st Aviation Support Battalion (ASB) in Katterbach, Germany, and the Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), also in Kitzingen. Over the months between January 2006 and July 2006 the 601st re-flagged as the 601st Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) and returned to Fort Riley, the 701st was inactivated, the 299th was task organized to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT) in preparation for another deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom, and the 201st was task organized under the 3rd BCT and later deactivated. The DISCOM HHC was re-deployed to Fort Riley Kansas in August 2006 to build the 1st Sustainment Brigade.[3]
For a brief period, the DISCOM gained administrative control over the 97th Military Police Battalion, the 541st CSSB, the Band, and the 101st Military Intellegence Battalion. The 101st was in-activated in December 2006, the 541st and 97th were deployed and task organized away from the DISCOM. [3]
The 1st Sustainment Brigade (1st SB) was activated on the 15th of February 2007 at 10:00 AM local time at Fort Riley, Kansas.[4] It is a scalable tailorable Sustainment Brigade, with a mission statement of: Plans, synchronizes, monitors, and executes distribution operations. Conducts sustainment operations within assigned area of operation. Conducts Theater Opening and/or Theater Distribution operations when directed. Provides support to joint, interagency, and multinational forces as directed.[2]
The 1st Sustainment Brigade provides a full spectrum support including: configuring for, distributions and retrogrades to and from maneuver BCTs, other support brigades, and to joint interagency and multinational elements as directed. The 1st SB supports Early Entry Operations or Hub operations with augmentation, providing postal, replacement, and casualty operations as well as essential personnel services and Trial Defense Services on an area basis.[2] The brigade is assigned as the sustainment unit of the 1st Infantry Division, however it can also operate independently, being assigned other units and other missions independent of the division.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ 1st Infantry Division: Units, 1st Infantry Division staff. Retrieved 03-30-2008
- ^ a b c d 1st Infantry Division Homepage: 1st Sustainment Brigade, United States Army. Retrieved 03-29-2008
- ^ a b c d e f g 1st Infantry Division: 1st Sustainment Brigade, United States Army. Retrieved 03-28-2008
- ^ US Army Public Affairs, United States Army. Retrieved 03-29-2008
- ^ 1st Infantry Division Homepage: 1st Sustainment Brigade, 1st Infantry Division staff. Retrieved 03-28-2008
