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Composition of a US Army Division Sustainment Support Battalion (DSSB)

Source: The DSSB is organic to a Division Sustainment Brigade (DSB). The DSSB and its subordinate units move and displace to maintain pace with the DSB and division headquarters. The DSSB commands and controls all organic, assigned, and attached units and conducts support operations in the Division area of operations(AO). As directed by the DSB commander, the DSSB performs maintenance, transportation, supply, and distribution. DSSBs have the following organic units permanently assigned *Composite supply company *Composite truck company *Support maintenance company. Other capabilities are task organized by the division commander based on support requirements. The DSSB synchronizes and executes logistics support to BCTs and multifunctional support brigades attached to the division and non-divisional units operating in the division AO. The division sustainment support battalion is employed using various task-organizations as shown in figure below. The division sustainment support battalion is a renamed combat sustainment support battalion. It is organic to division sustainment support brigades assigned to divisions. The division sustainment support battalion and its subordinate units must be able to move and displace at the pace of large-scale combat operations. The division sustainment support battalion commands and controls all organic, assigned, and attached units. As directed by the division support brigade commander. Division sustainment support battalions organic to division sustainment brigades supporting divisions have an organic composite supply company, composite truck company, and support maintenance company. Other capabilities are task organized by the division commander in accordance with requirements. The division sustainment support battalion synchronizes and executes logistics support to BCTs and multifunctional support brigades attached to the division. Division sustainment support battalion conducts: *Maintenance *Transportation *Supply *Field services *Distribution Current Active Duty DSSB's see also:
Sustainment Brigades in the United States Army 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 organiz ...


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Reorganization plan of United States Army The reorganization plan of the United States Army was implemented from 2006 to 2016 under the direction of the Brigade Modernization Command. This effort formally began in 2006 when General Peter Schoomaker (the 35th Chief of Staff of the United S ...
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Coats of arms of U.S. Support Battalions Coats of arms of U.S. Support Battalions are heraldic emblems associated with units in the US Army. By Army regulation, all regiments, and some other units, of the US Army organized under a table of organization and equipment are authorized a coat o ...
* FM 3-90.5 Combined Arms Battalion APR 2008 * FM 3-90.6 Brigade Combat Team SEP 2010 * ATP 4-90 Brigade Support Battalion APR 2014 * ATP 4-93 Sustainment Brigade AUG 2013 * ATP 4-94 Theater Sustainment Command JUN 2013 * FM 4-95 Logistics Operations APR 2014


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"Sustainment Units at the Institute of Heraldry"
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