| 300th Sustainment Brigade | |
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300th Sustainment Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia |
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| Active | 19 April 2008 - Present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Type | Sustainment Brigade |
| Role | Sustainment |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) |
| Garrison/HQ | Grand Prairie, TX |
| Nickname | Black Horses |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Col. Tracy Thompson |
The 300th Sustainment Brigade is a Major Subordinate Command (MSC) of the 4th Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC) and one of only eight of its kind in the Army Reserve. This unit is one of the latest additions in the Army Transformation process for the 4th ESC, and manage a peacetime dowtrace that has command and control of approximately 3,500 Army Reservists located throughout the Texas area, and its Soldiers support diverse missions that are logistical in nature.[1]
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The 300th Sustainment Brigade mission is to plan, coordinate, synchronize, monitor, and control Logistics Operations within an assigned area of responsibility. The Brigade also coordinates Host Nation Support (HNS) and contracting, as well as providing support to joint, interagency, and multinational forces as directed.[1]
The 300th Sustainment Brigade's history began on June 26th, 1945 as the 300th Transportation Group. The unit activated on June 29th, 1945 in France, and was inactivated in France on November 22nd, 1945. The 300th was redesignated as the 300th Transportation Corps Service Group on December 2nd, 1946 and allotted to the Organized Reserves. On December 12th, 1946 the unit was activated in Baltimore, Maryland. During that timeframe, the Organized Reserves became the Army Reserve on July 9th, 1952. The unit inactivated on August 29th, and during inactivation was redesignated as the 300th Transportation Group on April 3rd, 1959. The unit changed locations several more times to include Fort George Meade, Maryland on November 1st, 1960; Andrew Air Force Base, Maryland on May 20th, 1964; and Butler, Pennsylvania on January 31st, 1968. The 300th moved from Butler, Pennsylvania on September 18th, 2009 where it was redesignated and activated as the first Army Reserve Sustainment Command in the state of Texas. An activation ceremony was held on April 19th, 2008 in Grand Prairie at the Armed Forces Reserve Complex.[2]
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