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Logistics branch insignia, represented by elements from the Quartermaster (key) and Transportation (ship's wheel) branch insignia, Ordnance regimental insignia (cannon), and Combined Arms Support Command distinctive unit insignia (stylized star).
AMC was established on 8 May 1962 and was activated on 1 August of that year as a major field command of the U.S. Army. Lieutenant General Frank S. Besson, Jr., who directed the implementation of the Department of Army study that recommended creation of a "materiel development and logistics command", served as its first commander.
The United States Army Sustainment Command (ASC) is the primary provider of logistics support to units of the United States Army. It is a major subordinate command of United States Army Materiel Command (AMC). Four types of command authority can be distinguished: [1] COCOM – combatant command: unitary control (not further delegatable by the ...
21st Theater Sustainment Command: Inactive: 24th Transportation Battalion: 7th Sustainment Brigade: Inactive: 25th Movement Control Battalion: U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center – Korea: Camp Carroll, South Korea: 31st Transportation Battalion: 24th Infantry Division (United States) Will Kaserne, Germany: Inactive: In 1957, reflagged from the ...
The Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), commonly referred to as an "ESC", is a United States Army logistics headquarters. Sustainment is "the provision of logistics, financial management, personnel services, and health service support necessary to maintain operations until successful mission completion."
The command is a modular organization tailored to meet specific requirements of the theater. It will command one or more sustainment commands. When serving in a joint environment where the army is the dominant service, the TSC could provide core elements of a single, joint logistics command and control capability. [1]
With the increase of Army forces in I Corps from early 1968 and the progressive reduction of Marine forces there in 1969, the command began to take over the logistics function there with the Army assuming full control by July 1970. [3]: 216–7 In 1970 the command was merged into USARV and on 15 June the command was disestablished. [4]
The 8th Theater Sustainment Command (8th TSC), as the senior Army logistics command in the United States Pacific Command's Area of Responsibility (AOR), provides command and control of all assigned and attached and units under its operational control (OPCON); trains, equips and tailors forces, as required; plans and generates expeditionary combat support/combat service support (CS/CSS ...