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45th Sustainment Brigade (United States)
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The 45th Sustainment Brigade is a sustainment
brigade
of the United States Army
based at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The 45th SB is directly subordinate to the 8th Theater Sustainment Command
.
• 524th Support Battalion (Combat Service)http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Heraldry/ArmyDUISSICOA/ArmyHeraldryUnit.aspx?u=4550
• 303rd Ordnance Battalion (EOD)http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Heraldry/ArmyDUISSICOA/ArmyHeraldryUnit.aspx?u=4017
• 125th Finance Battalionhttp://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Heraldry/ArmyDUISSICOA/ArmyHeraldryUnit.aspx?u=3575
• Special Troops Battalion
Elements of the regiment separated on December 1, 1943, and received new destinations. The Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment became HHD, 45th Quartermaster Group.
The Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions (Mobile) respectively, Companies A through M were re-designated as the 346 1st through 247 2dd Quartermaster Truck Companies. The Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 45th Quartermaster Group, then deactivated at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey on November 26, 1945.
On March 30, 1966, the Group was designated as headquarters and Headquarters Company, 45th Support Group. Activation followed on May 4, 1966, at Fort Lee, Virginia. The Group was deactivated on December 15, 1970, at Fort Lewis, Washington. On September 15, 1972 the 45th Support Group saw its latest activation at Fort Shafter, Hawaii.
In August 1986, the 45th Support Group was reorganized to include command and control of the 7th Maintenance Battalion, the 124th Transportation Battalion, the 84th Engineer Battalion (Combat Heavy), the 29th Engineer Battalion (Topographic) and the 125th Finance Battalion.
On October 16, 1993, the 45th Support Group was re-designated as the 45th Corps Support Group (Forward), the 7th Maintenance Battalion was re-designated as the 17th Corps Support Battalion, and the 124th Transportation Battalion was re-designated as the 524th Corps Support Battalion. Other subordinate units consisted of the 84th Engineer Battalion, 125th Finance Battalion, and the 29th Engineer Battalion.
The 45th Corps Support Group (Forward) was re-designated at the 45th Sustainment Brigade on 11 January 2006 in conjunction with the Army's Transformation Campaign Plan with assigned units of a Special Troops Battalion (STB), the 524th Support Battalion (Corps) and the 17th Support Battalion (Corps).
On July 7, 2006, the 45th Sustainment Brigade deployed to Q-West, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. A milestone was achieved when command authority was transferred from one sustainment brigade to another in a Transfer of Authority ceremony on 29 August 2006. This marked the first of such a transfer in the history of the United States Army.
On January 2009, the 45th Sustainment Brigade deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Today, the 45th Sustainment Brigade consists of the following units:
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...
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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...
based at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The 45th SB is directly subordinate to the 8th Theater Sustainment Command
8th Theater Sustainment Command
The 8th Theater Sustainment Command , as the senior Army logistics command in the PACOM Area of Responsibility , provides command and control of all assigned, attached and OPCON units; trains, equips and tailors forces, as required; plans and generates expeditionary CS/CSS capability; and provides...
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Organization
The 45th Sustainment Brigade is composed of four battalions.• 524th Support Battalion (Combat Service)http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Heraldry/ArmyDUISSICOA/ArmyHeraldryUnit.aspx?u=4550
• 303rd Ordnance Battalion (EOD)http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Heraldry/ArmyDUISSICOA/ArmyHeraldryUnit.aspx?u=4017
• 125th Finance Battalionhttp://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Heraldry/ArmyDUISSICOA/ArmyHeraldryUnit.aspx?u=3575
• Special Troops Battalion
Special Troops Battalion
A Special Troops Battalion is an organic unit of a modular brigade, Division , corps or higher echelon United States Army organization...
History
The 45th Sustainment Brigade was originally constituted on May 1, 1936, in the Regular Army as the 45th Quartermaster Regiment (Truck). It was initially activated on May 9 1942, at the Oakland sub-port of embarkation, California, as the 45th Quartermaster Truck Regiment.Elements of the regiment separated on December 1, 1943, and received new destinations. The Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment became HHD, 45th Quartermaster Group.
The Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions (Mobile) respectively, Companies A through M were re-designated as the 346 1st through 247 2dd Quartermaster Truck Companies. The Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 45th Quartermaster Group, then deactivated at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey on November 26, 1945.
On March 30, 1966, the Group was designated as headquarters and Headquarters Company, 45th Support Group. Activation followed on May 4, 1966, at Fort Lee, Virginia. The Group was deactivated on December 15, 1970, at Fort Lewis, Washington. On September 15, 1972 the 45th Support Group saw its latest activation at Fort Shafter, Hawaii.
In August 1986, the 45th Support Group was reorganized to include command and control of the 7th Maintenance Battalion, the 124th Transportation Battalion, the 84th Engineer Battalion (Combat Heavy), the 29th Engineer Battalion (Topographic) and the 125th Finance Battalion.
On October 16, 1993, the 45th Support Group was re-designated as the 45th Corps Support Group (Forward), the 7th Maintenance Battalion was re-designated as the 17th Corps Support Battalion, and the 124th Transportation Battalion was re-designated as the 524th Corps Support Battalion. Other subordinate units consisted of the 84th Engineer Battalion, 125th Finance Battalion, and the 29th Engineer Battalion.
The 45th Corps Support Group (Forward) was re-designated at the 45th Sustainment Brigade on 11 January 2006 in conjunction with the Army's Transformation Campaign Plan with assigned units of a Special Troops Battalion (STB), the 524th Support Battalion (Corps) and the 17th Support Battalion (Corps).
On July 7, 2006, the 45th Sustainment Brigade deployed to Q-West, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. A milestone was achieved when command authority was transferred from one sustainment brigade to another in a Transfer of Authority ceremony on 29 August 2006. This marked the first of such a transfer in the history of the United States Army.
On January 2009, the 45th Sustainment Brigade deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Today, the 45th Sustainment Brigade consists of the following units:
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company
- Special Troops Battalion
- 524th Combat Service Support Battalion
- 303rd Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
- 125th Finance Battalion