An expeditionary sustainment command (ESC), stylized "Sustainment Command (Expeditionary)", is a logistics headquarters in the United States Army. The concept of sustainment is as follows: the provision of logistics, financial management, personnel services, and health service support necessary to maintain operations until a mission is successfully completed.
Organization An expeditionary support command is organized with one or more sustainment brigades, transportation brigades, or movement control battalions An ESC holds command and control over all assigned and attached units, as directed by the theater sustainment command.
In 2019, the Army had three active component and six reserve ESCs, which totaled nine in the Army. Each active ESC is located together with a corps. A brigadier general leads an expeditionary sustainment command.
An ESC is made up of 74 military occupational specialties (MOS) and 40 branches and sections. As such, it is important to communicate well during planning, as to allow leaders and soldiers to identify tasks for military occupations. This guideline applies to joint training events as well.
Expeditionary sustainment commands
Unit Patch Type Headquarters3rd Corps Sustainment CommandActiveFort Bragg (NC)4th Expeditionary Sustainment CommandReserveJoint Base San Antonio (TX)13th Armored Corps Sustainment CommandActiveFort Hood (TX)19th Expeditionary Sustainment CommandActiveCamp Henry (South Korea)103rd Expeditionary Sustainment CommandReserveDes Moines (IA)135th Expeditionary Sustainment CommandNational GuardBirmingham (AL)143rd Expeditionary Sustainment CommandReserveOrlando (FL)184th Sustainment CommandNational GuardLaurel (MS)310th Expeditionary Sustainment CommandReserveIndianapolis (IN)311th Expeditionary Sustainment CommandReserveLos Angeles (CA)316th Expeditionary Sustainment CommandReserveCoraopolis (PA)364th Expeditionary Sustainment CommandReserveMarysville (WA)451st Expeditionary Sustainment CommandReserveWichita (KS)593rd Corps Sustainment CommandActiveJoint Base Lewis-McChord (WA)
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