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593rd Sustainment Brigade
The 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command (593rd ESC) is a Sustainment Command of the United States Army. History The 593d Expeditionary Sustainment Command (593d ESC) was originally the 1350th Engineer Base Depot Brigade, activated 1 August 1944, for service in World War II and constituted 7 August 1944. The brigade was inactivated on the islands of Leyte and Luzon in the Philippines on 20 May 1946. It was reactivated as the 593d Engineer Base Depot in Guam on 16 December 1948. Following a series of reactivations and redefinitions, it participated in 14 campaigns in Vietnam from 1966 to 1972 as the 593d General Support Group assigned as HQ Qui Nhon Sub Area Command of the 1st Logistics Command, earning its second Meritorious Unit Commendation and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm. Inactivated in April 1972, it was again activated on 21 March 1973, as the 593d Area Support Group at Fort Lewis. The Group was immediately responsible for many post-support missions criti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Corps (United States)
The I Corps is a corps of the United States Army headquartered in Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. It is a major formation of United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) and its current mission involves administrative oversight of army units in the Asia-Pacific region, including the Pacific Pathways program. Activated in World War I in France, the I Corps oversaw US Army divisions as they repelled several major German offensives and advanced into Germany. The corps was deactivated following the end of the war. Reactivated for service in World War II, the corps took command of divisions in the south Pacific, leading US and Australian Army forces as they pushed the Japanese Army out of New Guinea. It went on to be one of the principal leading elements in the Battle of Luzon, liberating the Philippines. It then took charge as one of the administrative headquarters in the occupation of Japan. Deployed to Korea at the start of the Korean War, the corps was one of three corps th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Logistics Command
The 1st Theater Sustainment Command (1st TSC) is a major subordinate unit of United States Army Central at Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States. History The 1st Logistical Command was activated as a planning headquarters in October 1950 at Fort McPherson, Georgia. During the Berlin Crisis of 1961, the new unit deployed to France to organize the base Logistics Command, which was responsible for the supervision of seven depots and area port operations in western and southwestern France. On August 11, 1962, the 1st Logistical Command returned to the United States where it was reassigned to III Corps at Fort Hood, Texas. Once at Fort Hood, the 1st Logistical Command resumed training and participated in a wide range of logistical missions. Vietnam War Background As early as 1962, the need for a centralized U.S. logistical organization in South Vietnam was foreseen by Commander U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group, Vietnam, Lieutenant General Paul D. Harkins. The proposal was disap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sustainment Commands Of The United States Army
Sustain is a parameter of musical sound in time. Sustain may also refer to: * ''Sustain'' (album), a 2007 album by ska punk band Buck-O-Nine * ''Sustain'' (composition) a 2018 orchestral composition by American composer Andrew Norman * Sustained (law), a ruling to disallow the question, testimony, or evidence, issued by a judge in the law of the United States of America * SUSTAIN (military), a concept in airborne warfare * Sustainment (military), an aspect of logistics ** Sustainment (United States military) *** Principles of sustainment, US Army doctrine *** Sustainment Brigade, a type of US Army unit * USS ''Sustain'' (AM-119), an ''Auk''-class minesweeper See also * * * Sustainability * Sustainer (other) * SustainUS SustainUS is a non-profit, nonpartisan (American organizations), nonpartisan, youth-led advocacy group in the United States. Its goal is to improve youth participation and youth empowerment as it relates to advancing sustainable development. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
62nd Medical Brigade (United States)
The 62nd Medical Brigade, (formerly the 62nd Medical Group) of the United States Army is a unit of the Army Medical Department (United States), Medical Department, assigned to I Corps (United States), I Corps and stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington (U.S. state), Washington. Currently, the brigade is commanded by Colonel Sabrina Thweatt, the first woman in the history of the US Army to command a medical brigade. The command sergeant major is Michael P. Morrill. The commander's mission statement for the success of the brigade is the following: Organize, train, equip, deploy, and command and control medical forces in support of global contingencies. Provide full and direct force health protection operations in support of forces engaged in full spectrum operations. Most recently, the brigade has served as the Task Force Medical-Afghanistan headquarters and was pivotal to the US Government response to the COVID-19 pandemic. History World War II The Headquarters and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
53rd Transportation Battalion
The 53rd Transportation Battalion (Movement Control) is assigned to the 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command at JBLM, Washington . The structure of the battalion has shifted over time with the deployment of units and reassignment to the 593rd ESC. Today the Battalion includes the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment (HHD), six Movement Control Teams (70th, 99th, 271st, 384th, 612th, and 622nd), and two Inland Cargo Transfer Companies (155 and 567). The battalion also has administrative control of four Engineer Dive Detachments (74th, 86th, 511th, and 569th). Since 2001, the battalion has experienced a near constant rotation of units into and out of the CENTCOM area of responsibility with the headquarters and subordinate units deploying to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kuwait as part of Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom The Iraq War (), also referred to as the Second Gulf War, was a prolonged conflict in Iraq lasting from 2003 to 2011. It began wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
