The 501st 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

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 of the United States Army

United States Army

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. It provides logistical support to the 2nd Infantry Division.

History

The history of the 501st Corps Support Group began with the activation of the 501st Quartermaster Battalion

Battalion

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. The Battalion was activated on 29 July 1944 in England. On 28 October, the Battalion was moved to France and later Germany where it earned campaign participation streamer with inscription for the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater. The 501st returned to the United States on 18 July 1945 where it was stationed at Camp Lee, Virginia

Virginia

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.

On 20 February 1950, the 501st Quartermaster Battalion joined the Eighth United States Army in Korea. For its action in the Korean War

Korean War

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 the 501st earned a Meritorious Unit Commendation

Meritorious Unit Commendation

The Meritorious Unit Commendation is a mid-level unit award of the United States military which is awarded to any military command which displays exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service, heroic deeds, or valorous actions....

, a Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation

Presidential Unit Citation (Korea)

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, and campaign participation streamers for the second Korean Winter, Korean Summer-Fall 1952, Third Korean Winter, and Korean Summer 1953.

On 21 February 1958, the unit was inactivated in the Republic of Korea. It was redesigned on 7 April 1966 as the 501st Field Depot and activated 1 June 1966 at Granite City Army Depot, Illinois

Illinois

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. The 501st Field Depot performed duty with the United States Army Pacific on 8 February 1967 when it was stationed in Thailand

Thailand

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. The 501st Field Depot was inactivated in Thailand on 20 December 1968.

On 16 April 1986 the 501st Support Group was designated the 501st Support Group (Corps) at Yongsan, Korea. On 28 February 1991 the 501st Support Group (Corps) moved to Camp Red Cloud

Camp Red Cloud

Camp Red Cloud is a United States Army camp located in the city of Uijeongbu, between Seoul and the Korean Demilitarized Zone . The installation was renamed after Medal of Honor recipient Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr...

, Korea. On 13 October 2006 it became the 501st Sustainment Brigade and moved south to Camp Carroll

Camp Carroll

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, near the city of Daegu.

Subordinate units

• 501st Special Troops Battalion
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company (Camp Carroll)
• 194th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (Formerly the 194th Maintenance Battalion)
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company (Camp Humphreys)
  • 46th Transportation Company Camp Stanley
    Camp Stanley
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  • 61st Maintenance Company (Camp Stanley)
  • 348th Quartermaster Company (Camp Humphreys)
  • 520th Maintenance Company (Camp Humphreys)
• 498th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (Formerly the 227th Maintenance Battalion)
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company (Camp Carroll)
  • 551st Inland Cargo Transport Company (Camp Carroll)
  • 595th Maintenance Company (K-16/Seoul Airbase)
• 94th Military Police Battalion (Yongsan Garrison)
  • 188th Military Police Company (Camp Carroll, Walker, Henry)
  • 557th Military Police Company (Camp Humphreys, Long, Eagle)
  • 55th Military Police Company (Camp Casey)
  • 142nd Military Police Company (Yongsan Garrison)
  • 249th Military Police Detachment (Camp Humphreys)