10th Sustainment Brigade (United States)

The 10th Sustainment Brigade is a sustainment

Sustainment Brigade

As part of the early 21st century transformation of the United States Army from a division-based structure to a brigade-based army; the Division Support Commands, Corps Support Groups, and Area Support Groups are being inactivated or transformed to Sustainment Brigades As part of the early 21st...

brigade

Brigade

A brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of two to five battalions, plus supporting elements depending on the era and nationality of a given army and could be perceived as an enlarged/reinforced regiment...

of the United States Army

United States Army

The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...

. It provides logistical support to the 10th Mountain Division and is located on Fort Drum

Fort Drum

Fort Drum is a United States Army base in New York near the Canadian border.Fort Drum may also refer to:*Fort Drum, Florida, a nearly-uninhabited town in the United States*Fort Drum , Philippines...

in Northern New York State.

Origins

The soldiers of the 10th Division Support Command (DISCOM) can trace their heritage directly back to the Alpine Infantrymen and their pack mules that formed the Mountain Medical, Quartermaster

Quartermaster

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, and Ordnance Maintenance Battalion

Battalion

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s which supported the US 10th Infantry Division during World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. The Division Trains, as they were called, were organized and assigned to the 10th Infantry Division on 14 June 1957 and activated in Germany On 1 July 1957.

When the Division

Division (military)

A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions typically make up a corps...

was officially reactivated as the 10th Mountain Division on 13 February 1985 at Fort Drum

Fort Drum

Fort Drum is a United States Army base in New York near the Canadian border.Fort Drum may also refer to:*Fort Drum, Florida, a nearly-uninhabited town in the United States*Fort Drum , Philippines...

, New York, the Division Trains found a new home. Redesignated as the 10th Division Support Command, the headquarters element organized with the 10th Supply and Transportation Battalion, the 10th Medical Battalion, and the 710th Maintenance Battalion (which became the 10th Forward Support Battalion, the 210th Forward Support Battalion, and the 710th Main Support Battalion respectively), all committed to supporting the Mountain soldiers in this new Light Infantry Division. On 16 August 1987, the 548th Supply and Services Battalion was moved from Fort McClellan

Fort McClellan

Fort McClellan, originally Camp McClellan, was a United States Army post located adjacent to the city of Anniston, Alabama. During World War II, it was one of the largest U.S. Army installations, training an estimated half-million troops...

, Alabama, and was assigned to the Fort Drum Garrison. On 16 November 1993, the battalion was reorganized as the 548th Corps Support Battalion and became part of the 10th DISCOM.

Gulf War

Since its reactivation, the 10th DISCOM has deployed in support of multiple operations, both in the United States and abroad. In September 1990, the 548th CSB deployed to Southwest Asia for Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, providing critical combat service support to units operating in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

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and Iraq

Iraq

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Hurricane Andrew

In August, 1992 elements of the 10th DISCOM deployed to Florida in support of Hurricane Andrew

Hurricane Andrew

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Relief Operations, providing desperately needed supply, maintenance, and medical support to the general public and government agencies involved in the reconstruction of south Florida and the Gulf States.

Operation Restore Hope

In December, 1992 the 10th DISCOM deployed again, this time to Somalia

Somalia

Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...

in support of Operation Restore Hope. The ranks and responsibilities of the Muleskinners grew dramatically as they sustained, maintained, and cared for several rotations of Division soldiers while supporting humanitarian assistance to the local population.

Operation Uphold Democracy

In September 1994, the 10th DISCOM was called upon again and deployed with the Division to Haiti

Haiti

Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...

in their traditional role as providers and sustainers, while also supporting humanitarian operations as part of Operation Uphold Democracy

Operation Uphold Democracy

Operation Uphold Democracy was an intervention designed to remove the military regime installed by the 1991 Haitian coup d'état that overthrew the elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide...

The Balkans

In August 1999, elements of the 10th DISCOM deployed to the Balkans

Balkans

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in support of peacekeeping operations as part of Task Force Eagle in Bosnia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

. In November 2001, elements from the DISCOM deployed to Kosovo

Kosovo

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in support of Task Force Falcon

Task Force Falcon

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.

Since October 2001, 10th DISCOM units have repeatedly deployed to both Afghanistan

Afghanistan

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and Iraq

Iraq

in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Various units have provided support to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), the 3rd Infantry Division, and the newly constituted Afghan National Army

Afghan National Army

The Afghan National Army is a service branch of the military of Afghanistan, which is currently trained by the coalition forces to ultimately take the role in land-based military operations in Afghanistan. , the Afghan National Army is divided into seven regional Corps. The strength of the Afghan...

. During this period, the 10th DISCOM Headquarters itself deployed to Afghanistan for OEF IV to serve as the Joint Logistics Command-180.

Upon their return the 10th DISCOM began a transformation to meet new army requirements. The 10th DISCOM became the 10th Sustainment Brigade, with direct Training and Readiness Authority (TRA) over the newly formed 10th Sustainment Brigade Troops Battalion (SBTB) and the 548th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (CSSB).
10th Sustainment Brigade's latest deployment was to Iraq for OIF 09-11. The subordinate units of 10th Sustainment Brigade supplied logistical support to most Army units in Iraq, returning to the United States in October of 2009.

Units

10th Sustainment Brigade
- 10th Sustainment Brigade Troops Battalion
- 63rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Battalion
- 548th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion
- 91st Military Police Battalion
- 7th Engineer Battalion

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