16th Sustainment Brigade (United States)

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 16th Sustainment Brigade


caption=16th Sustainment Brigade
dates=July 16, 2007 - Present
country=United States
allegiance=21st Theater Sustainment Command and USAREUR
branch=United States Army
type=Sustainment Brigade
role= Sustainment
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garrison=Bamberg, Germany
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nickname= Knights
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motto= "Deeds not words. Knight's pride."
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subordinate_units= 16th STB, 391st CSB, 18th CSB
commander1= Col. Martin B. Pitts
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notable_commanders=The 16th Sustainment Brigade is a sustainment brigade of the United States Army.

Mission Statement

The 16th Sustainment Brigade when deployed provided sustainment operations to units operating in MND-N and distribution support to units in MND-NE; assists MNC-I in setting the conditions for the repositioning of units throughout Iraq; supported equipment retrograde operations in MND-N; and provides mayoral services and force protection to all Q-West forces; all in support of transitioning to a stable and self-reliant Iraq.

History

The 16th Sustainment Brigade was constituted Oct. 29, 1965, as the 16th Corps Support Group and activated Dec. 10, 1965, in the Dominican Republic. On Oct. 25, 1968, the unit was inactivated at Fort Benning, Ga., and re-designated Sept. 16, 1987, in Germany.On May 1, 2002, the 16th CSG was re-aligned to include the 181st Transportation Battalion located at Turley Barracks in Manheim, Germany, and the 485th Corps Support Battalion, located on Hutier Kaserne, to increase their combat service support capabilities.In March 2003, the 16th CSG and its battalions deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom where it provided logistical support to include direct support maintenance, transportation and supply support to all units in the theater.The 485th CSB established base camp operations in Kuwait and then assumed the role of convoy support operations at CSC Peterbilt and Kenworth before relocating to FLB Dogwood and finally to Al Taji Military Base before returning to Germany in 2004. Commanding and controlling over 3000 logistical Soldiers, Team 16 armed, fueled, fixed, moved and sustained Combined Joint Task Force 7 forces for a year during combat and stability operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom.The 181st Transportation Battalion established base camp operations in Kuwait at Camp New York, Camp New Jersey, Camp Pennsylvania and Camp Udari before crossing the berm into Iraq to establish convoy support operations at Cedar, Bushmaster, Dogwood, Taji and Anaconda. The battalion’s assets played an important role in not only local-haul but also long-haul missions carrying every class of supply.In addition to Operation Iraqi Freedom, the 16th CSG has also participated in operations in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Kosovo. In January 2007, the lineage and honors were designated to be transferred to the 16th Sustainment Brigade. On July 16, 2007, the 16th Sustainment Brigade was activated in Warner Barracks, U.S. Army Garrison Bamberg, Germany, composed of the 16th Special Troops Battalion, Bamberg; the 391st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Bamberg; and the 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Grafenwoehr.In July 2008, the brigade deployed to Iraq and provides sustainment, combat support, and force protection operations in supports of Multi-National Division-North through expert life support and logistical operations.

References

* [http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Sustain/16SustainmentBrigade.htm The Institute of Heraldry: 16th Sustainment Brigade]
* [http://www.16sustainment.army.mil The 16th Sustainment Brigade website]
* [http://www.bamberg.army.mil/sites/local/ Warner Barracks, Bamberg, Germany]
* [http://www.21tsc.army.mil The 21st Theater Sustainment Command]