1st Sustainment Brigade (United States)
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The 1st Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade is a sustainment brigade of the United States Army based at Fort Riley, Kansas. It provides logistics support to the 1st Infantry Division.
1st Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade | |
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Active | 15 February 2007 – present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Army |
Type | Sustainment Brigade |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | 1st Infantry Division |
Garrison/HQ | Fort Riley, Kansas |
Motto(s) | Sustain to Victory |
Commanders | |
Current commander | COL Charles Montgomery[1] |
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Activated in 2007, the unit is a modular brigade capable of a variety of actions. Though assigned to the 1st Infantry Division on a permanent basis, it is capable of independent operations and taking on subordinate units to fulfill large scale sustainment operations for the United States Army.
Formed from the Division Support Command of the 1st Infantry Division, the Brigade carries the lineage and honors of the division dating back to World War I campaigns as early as 1917. Having also seen action in World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Gulf War, the brigade has numerous awards and decorations from its previous designation. The brigade has also seen three tours in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.