402nd Support Brigade (United States)

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402nd Army Field Support Brigade
AMC shoulder insignia.svg
Active2006 - present
Country United States
Branch United States Army
Type Support brigade
Role Support
Size Brigade
Garrison/HQFort Shafter, Hawaii
Motto(s)Readiness Power Forward
Commanders
Current
commander		COL Matthew T. Amsdell
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Luis Ortiz Escalera
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia 402 AFSB DUI.jpg
Former SSI 2006-2010 402SupportBdeSSI.jpg

The 402nd Army Field Support Brigade is a support brigade of the United States Army. The Brigade was activated on 16 October 2006 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. In 2010, the unit took over responsibility for Army Field Support Battalions (AFSBn) in Kuwait and Qatar from the 401st AFSB. The headquarters moved to Hawaii in 2015 to provides support to US Army Pacific and US Indo-Pacific Command. [1]

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Insignia

The Distinctive Unit Insignia is a round bottom shield divided into thirds white, red and blue. The white top section contains a gold sword and 7 gold stars. The blue section a gold lightning bolt and the red section a gold globe. Above and below is a blue ribbon containing the motto "Readiness Power Forward." [2]

Former Commanders

FromToCommander [3]
2006COL John (Jack) O'Connor
20062007COL George (Rob) R.C. Sorensen
20072008COL Robert P. Sullivan
20082009LTC (P) Ronald F. Fizer
20092010COL Brian R. Haebig
20102011COL Lawrence W. Fuller
20112012COL John S. Laskodi
20122013COL John D. Kuenzli
20132014COL James D. Kinkade
20142015COL Robert A. Dawson
20152017COL Anthony L. McQueen
20172019COL John C. Brookie
20192021COL Anthony T. Walters
20212023COL Erik C. Johnson
20232025COL Courtney Sugai
2025presentCOL Matthew T. Amsdell

References

  1. ↑ "Unit Lineage". Army Sustainment Command. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  2. ↑ "402D SUPPORT BRIGADE". US Army Institute of Heraldry. December 11, 2006. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  3. ↑ "A History of Command". Army Sustainment Command. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
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