Sustainment Brigades were created as part of the early 21st century transformation of the United States Army from a division-based structure to a brigade-based army.
Mission
The sustainment brigade is a flexible headquarters that is task organized to support unified land operations and command subordinate sustainment organizations. It is task organized with a combination of combat sustainment support battalions and functional logistics battalionsArmy Techniques Publication 4-93, April 2016 It is a multifunctional headquarters that integrates and employs sustainment units while planning and synchronizing sustainment operations. The sustainment brigade supports Army forces at the tactical and operational levels, providing support to brigade combat teams (BCTs), multifunctional and functional support brigades, deployable, self-contained division and corps headquarters, and other units operating in its assigned support area. The brigade is primarily concerned with the continuous management and distribution of stocks, human resources support, execution of financial management support, and allocation of maintenance in the AO to provide operational reach to maneuver commanders.
Variants There are two Sustainment Brigade variants: Division Sustainment Brigades (DSB) and Echelon-Above-Division (EAD) Sustainment Brigades.
Division Sustainment Brigade provides baseline sustainment units, planning, and synchronization within the Division support area. It consistent of standardized Division Sustainment Support Battalion, Division Sustainment Special Troops Battalion, and may be augmented by modular Combat Sustainment Support Battalions depending upon the mission.Army Field Manual 4-0, July 2019 Echelon-Above-Division Sustainment Brigades are modular in nature assigned to an Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC) and task organized to operate in the Corps and/or Theater areas.
Echelon Above Division (EAD) Sustainment Brigades Unit Patch Component Headquarters16th Sustainment BrigadeActive DutyBaumholder, Germany17th Sustainment BrigadeNevada Army National GuardLas Vegas, Nevada55th Sustainment BrigadeReserveFort Belvoir, Virginia77th Sustainment BrigadeReserveFort Dix, New Jersey89th Sustainment BrigadeReserveWichita, Kansas90th Sustainment BrigadeReserveNorth Little Rock, Arkansas96th Sustainment BrigadeReserveSalt Lake City, Utah111th Sustainment BrigadeNew Mexico Army National GuardRio Rancho, New Mexico300th Sustainment BrigadeReserveGrand Prairie, Texas304th Sustainment BrigadeReserveMarch Air Force Base, California321st Sustainment BrigadeReserveBaton Rouge, Louisiana518th Sustainment BrigadeReserveRaleigh, North Carolina528th Sustainment Brigade (Special Operations) (Airborne)Active DutyFort Bragg, North Carolina
Divisional Sustainment Brigades Shoulder Sleeve Insignia Unit Component Headquarters Former unit name Former shoulder sleeve insignia 1st Cavalry Division Sustainment BrigadeActive DutyFort Cavazos, Texas4th Sustainment Brigade1st Armored Division Sustainment BrigadeActive DutyFort Bliss, Texas15th Sustainment Brigade1st Infantry Division Sustainment BrigadeActive DutyFort Riley, Kansas1st Sustainment Brigade2nd Infantry Division Sustainment BrigadeActive DutyCamp Humphreys, South Korea501st Sustainment Brigade3rd Infantry Division Sustainment BrigadeActive DutyFort Stewart, Georgia3rd Sustainment Brigade4th Infantry Division Sustainment BrigadeActive DutyFort Carson, Colorado43rd Sustainment Brigade10th Mountain Division Sustainment BrigadeActive DutyFort Drum, New York10th Sustainment Brigade25th Infantry Division Sustainment BrigadeActive DutySchofield Barracks, Hawaii45th Sustainment Brigade28th Infantry Division Sustainment BrigadeOhio Army National GuardSpringfield, Ohio371st Sustainment Brigade29th Infantry Division Sustainment BrigadeNorth Carolina Army National GuardGreensboro, North Carolina113th Sustainment Brigade34th Infantry Division Sustainment BrigadeIllinois Army National GuardChicago, Illinois108th Sustainment Brigade35th Infantry Division Sustainment BrigadeTennessee Army National GuardChattanooga, Tennessee230th Sustainment Brigade36th Infantry Division Sustainment BrigadeTexas Army National GuardDallas, Texas36th Sustainment Brigade38th Infantry Division Sustainment BrigadeIndiana Army National GuardKokomo, Indiana38th Sustainment Brigade40th Infantry Division Sustainment BrigadeCalifornia Army National GuardLong Beach, California224th Sustainment Brigade42nd Infantry Division Sustainment BrigadeNew York Army National GuardNew York, New York369th Sustainment Brigade82nd Airborne Division Sustainment BrigadeActive DutyFort Bragg, North Carolina82nd Sustainment Brigade101st Airborne Division Sustainment BrigadeActive DutyFort Campbell, Kentucky101st Sustainment Brigade
References
External links "Sustainment Units at the Institute of Heraldry"
See also Reorganization plan of United States Army Coats of arms of U.S. Support Battalions