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The men and women of 5th SFAB donned their brown berets for the first time in a ceremony at JBLM's Iron Mike statue, circa July 2019. 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade (5th SFAB) is a security force assistance brigade in the United States Army based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
At a ceremony on 22 November 2021, 22 CSB assumed Command and Control of 51st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, co-located at JBLM. COL Charles D. (Dean) Smith and CSM Lisa M. Gandy assumed command of the brigade, both having served in the brigade previously.
Joint Base Lewis–McChord is a training and mobilization center for all services and is the only Army power projection base west of the Rocky Mountains in the Continental United States. Its geographic location provides rapid access to the deepwater ports of Tacoma , Olympia , and Seattle for deploying equipment.
Subordinate to the Theater Sustainment Command and/or Expeditionary Sustainment Command, it is a vital component in the planning and execution of deployment, redeployment and distribution operations. The battalion exercises control of between four and ten movement control teams, which are assigned to key areas or transportation nodes.
It was also announced that the 4th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment would join the brigade and that 1st Battalion, 229th Aviation would move from Fort Hood to JBLM. Joint Base Lewis-McChord held a flag ceremony on 1 August 2011 to signify the movement of the headquarters of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade from Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
The event is free and open to the public. There will be food, an auto show, carnival rides and entertainment. Surprise — JBLM’s popular Freedom Fest won’t happen on July 4.
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During the deployment, soldiers of the brigade worked closely with Iraqi police forces and United States Navy forces to operate the facilities. [18] On 2 June 2009, the brigade cased its colors and transferred command of Task Force Bucca to the 89th MP Brigade Tactical Actions Center. The brigade redeployed to Joint Base Lewis-McChord in mid ...