304th Sustainment Brigade (United States)

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304th Sustainment Brigade
304th Sustainment Brigade.svg
304th Sustainment Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
ActiveFebruary 2006-present
CountryUnited States
Branch United States Army Reserve
Type Sustainment Brigade
SizeBrigade
Part of 311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary)
Garrison/HQ March Air Reserve Base, CA
Motto(s)Bridge the Gap, Sustain the Force
Engagements Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom
Commanders
Current
commander
COL James Osowski
Notable
commanders
COL Chris Barra, COL Jon Blatt, COL Robin Jones, COL Scott Swanson

The 304th Sustainment Brigade is a sustainment brigade of the United States Army Reserve. It is headquartered at March Air Reserve Base near Riverside, California.

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Originally the 304th Corps Materiel Management Center, the unit became the 304th Support Center and received a distinctive unit insignia in August 2005. It then was transformed into a Sustainment Brigade in February 2006, and received its shoulder sleeve insignia in March 2006.

Subordinate Units

The brigade is made up of the following units: [1]

Operation Iraqi Freedom

The Brigade deployed to support Operation Iraqi Freedom in late 2008. The brigade relieved the 55th Sustainment Brigade and supported Multi-National Division North and Baghdad. [2]

Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Inherent Resolve

in January, 2020, the 304th Brigade Headquarters, Headquarters Company and Special Troops Battalion were activated and deployed to Camp Arifjan Kuwait in support of logistical Operations throughout the Southwest Asia area of operations. The 304th SB replaced the 77th SB during the COVID pandemic while supporting operations in Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, Jordan Syria Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar. The Unit fell in under the 311th ESC and the 1st TSC while in Kuwait.

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References

  1. "311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary)". U.S. Army. 10 November 2018.
  2. "US Army Reserve Organization Page". Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012.