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The transportation platoon, led by a platoon leader and platoon sergeant, provides motor transport support as part of the BSB's distribution management process. [7] In armored or Stryker BCTs, the platoon will have four truck squads, while those operating with infantry BCTs will have three squads. While the transportation platoon can be used to ...
Defining itself as "Chicago's Brigade" the 108th Sustainment Brigade has developed into a highly diverse and capable force to execute both state directed and federal missions. The brigade headquarters deployed to Iraq after mobilizing in mid-July 2019 and provided logistics training to the Iraqi Army at Camp Taji . [ 1 ]
The transportation platoon managed the reception of 73 C-17s, 32 C-130s, 10 C-5s, and 4 L-100s, as well as a variety of commercial aircraft. The MCT supervised the offload of over 3250 short tons consisting of 460 pallets and ISU containers, 500 pieces of rolling stock and over 1000 passengers.
Operating as part of a transportation battalion or CSSB, it consists of a headquarter platoon, four HET platoons, and a maintenance platoon. Vehicle compliment includes 96 HET systems, each comprising a M1070 truck tractor and M1000 semitrailer. The company is also equipped with medium equipment trailers design to transport loads 60 tons or less.
A Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (CSSB) is a combat service support battalion of the United States Army.A CSSB can be attached to a sustainment brigade to support the brigade combat teams and support brigades assigned to a corps with maintenance, transportation, supply, field services, and distribution functions.
The 296th Brigade Support Battalion (296th BSB) is a battalion of the United States Army composed of four companies that support the operations of the 1/2 ID SBCT. The companies are Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), Alpha Company (A Company), Bravo Company (B Company), and Charlie Company (C Company).
457th Transportation Battalion 457th Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion (Motor) 189th Transportation Detachment (Trailer Transfer Platoon) 203rd Transportation Company (Cargo Transfer) 322nd Transportation Company (Support Maintenance) 353rd Transportation Company (Medium Truck) 825th Transportation Detachment (Tactical Water Distribution)
From January until September 2017, 407th Brigade Support Battalion (led by LTC Elizabeth H. Curtis) deployed to Kuwait and Iraq as a part of Task Force Falcon (led by COL J. Patrick Work) in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. They played a critical role in the advise and assist efforts that led to the liberation of Mosul on 20 July 2017.