451st Expeditionary Sustainment Command

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451st Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC)
451st ESC SSI.png
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia [1] [2]
ActiveSeptember 2011 - Present
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png United States
Branch United States Department of the Army Seal.svg United States Army
Type Sustainment Command (Expeditionary)
Part of 79th Sustainment Support Command
Reserve Center1LT Lanny J. Wallace Army Reserve Center Wichita, Kansas
MottoSustain with Excellence
Commanders
Commanding OfficerBG Brandi Peasley
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Annette Brandenburg-Bethany

The 451st Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC) is a subordinate command of 79th Sustainment Support Command. [3]

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History

The Army Reserve officially placed the 451st ESC in a two-year "carrier status" to allow the Army Reserve the necessary time to recruit soldiers, equip the unit and begin training to meet its activation date. [4] Located in Wichita, Kansas the 451st ESC activated on 16 September 2011, becoming the newest ESC in the Army Reserve. In October 2012, the 451st took command and control of multiple Army Reserve units throughout the Midwest. The unit deployed to the CENTCOM area of responsibility in support of contingency operations in 2016.

Organization

The command is a subordinate unit of the 79th Theater Sustainment Command. As of December 2025 the command consists of the following units: [5]

References

  1. Wichita Army Reserve sustainment command receives new shoulder patch, 7 January 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. Institute of Heraldry. 451st Sustainment Command
  3. "451st Expeditionary Sustainment Command - Home (US Army Reserve)". Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  4. http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/48752637-us-army-reserve-to-begin-building-new-unit-in-wichita-kansas Archived 15 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine U.S. Army Reserve to Begin Building New Unit in Wichita, Kansas
  5. "Our units". 451st Expeditionary Sustainment Command. Retrieved 21 December 2025.