3rd Sustainment Brigade (United States)

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3rd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade
Sustainment
SizeBrigade
Part of 3rd Infantry Division
Garrison/HQFort Stewart, Georgia
Motto(s)"Heart of the Rock"
DecorationsPresidential Unit Citation
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia
Former shoulder sleeve insignia

The 3rd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade is a

sustainment brigade of the United States Army headquartered at Fort Stewart, Georgia. The 3rd Sustainment Brigade is responsible for providing logistical support to the 3rd Infantry Division
, however the modular nature of the brigade means that it takes on other roles while deployed.

Though its lineage dates back to 1957, the unit was not designated as a separate unit until 2005. The 3rd Sustainment Brigade has served three tours in

Operation Iraqi Freedom
, its first tour being the initial invasion and securing of the country, followed by a second tour of duty as logistics support for units around Baghdad, and finally as the multinational division supply lines in the northern division of the country.

The Brigade left for a planned nine-month deployment to Afghanistan in late November 2012.

Organization

The 3rd Sustainment Brigade has a permanent organization of two attached battalions, however this number can be changed when the unit is deployed in a theater of operations. These permanent attachments include the

Headquarters and Headquarters Company
(HHC). Under non-deployment circumstances, the HHC of the Brigade would, in turn, be directly subordinate to the 3rd Infantry Division.

History

Battle plan for the Iraq War, with the 3rd SB supporting the 3rd Infantry Division's attack in the southern region of the country.

The unit was constituted 1 July 1957 in the regular army as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 3rd Infantry Division Trains, and activated at

Headquarters and Headquarters Company and Band, 3rd Infantry Division Support Command.[1] On 21 May 1972, the unit was re-organized and re-designed as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry Division Support Command.[1] It was deployed to as part of the Cold War buildup, should hostilities arise in the region with the Soviet Union. Though the unit was placed on alert constantly, it never saw action during its time in the region, which lasted from its activation until 1991.[2]

In the fall of 2002, the Division Support Command deployed in support of

Operation Iraqi Freedom I, earning the Presidential Unit Citation along with the rest of the 3rd Infantry Division.[1] The Brigade and its division had spearheaded the invasion into the nation of Iraq, supporting the four brigades as they pushed through southern Iraq and into the capital of Baghdad. After the initial invasion and capture of Baghdad, the brigade remained in the city, supporting the 3rd Infantry Division as the unit conducted counterinsurgency and infrastructure activities in the area. It returned home to Fort Stewart in August 2003.[2]

The Division Support Command was renamed the Division Support Brigade and deployed to Iraq in the fall of 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III, leading coalition troops in control of the Baghdad area. Under Multinational Division, Baghdad. It returned home again in January 2006.[2] The Division Support Brigade was reorganized as the 3rd Support Brigade on 15 June 2005, and re-designated as the 3rd Sustainment Brigade on 21 April 2006.[3]

In 2007, the Brigade saw its third deployment to Iraq during the Iraq War, relieving the

16th Sustainment Brigade.[6] Since its return, the brigade participated in an intramural soccer tournament at Fort Benning, something many of its members enjoyed doing, even while deployed.[7]

In late November 2012 the Brigade deployed to Afghanistan for its first tour in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.[8]

In September 2014, the brigade deployed a sixth time to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, to support sustainment and retrograde operations in seven middle eastern countries.[9]

In October, 2017, the brigade and Special Troops Battalion headquarters deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, to support Operation Resolute Support, taking on the role of the 3rd Infantry Division Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade. During their planned 9-month tour they will oversee all logistics operations inside Afghanistan.[10]

Honors

Unit Decorations

Ribbon Award Year Notes
Presidential Unit Citation 2003 for service in
Operation Iraqi Freedom
 The Meritorious Unit Commendation 2010 for service in Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation New Dawm The Meritorious Unit Commendation 2012 for service in Operation Enduring Freedom

Campaign streamers

Conflict Streamer Year(s)
Iraq War
Operation Iraqi Freedom I
 2002–2003
Iraq War
Operation Iraqi Freedom III
 2004–2006
Iraq War
Operation Iraqi Freedom V
 2007–2008

References

  1. ^ a b c d e 3rd Infantry Division Homepage: 3rd Sustainment Brigade Archived 25 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine, 3rd Infantry Division Staff. Retrieved 21 February 2008
  2. ^ a b c 3rd Infantry Division: History Archived 3 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine 3rd Infantry Division Staff. Retrieved 21 February 2008
  3. ^ 3rd Sustainment Brigade Archived 10 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine, The Institute of Heraldry, United States Army. Retrieved 21 February 2008
  4. ^ Sustainment Brigade Hands off Q-West Mission Archived 5 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Staff Sgt. Carlos Lazo, DefendAmerica.mil. Accessed 21 February 2008
  5. ^ 3rd ID preps for third deployment, Daisy Jones, coastalcourier.com Staff Writer. Retrieved 03-15-2008.
  6. ^ 16th Sustainment Brigade Press Release[permanent dead link], 16th Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs Office. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  7. ^ Lowers, Gaelen. 3rd Sustainment out kicks 1/9 FA Archived 26 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine, 3rd Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  8. ^ Staff (3 December 2012). "The Army as of Nov 21". Army Time.
  9. ^ "3rd Sustainment Brigade assumes sustainment mission in Kuwait". DVIDS. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Providers Take over Sustainment Mission for Operation Freedom's Sentinel". DVIDS. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

External links

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