35th Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade explained

Unit Name:35th Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade
Dates:2007 - Present
Country:United States
Branch:United States Army National Guard
Type:Sustainment Brigade
Garrison:Chattanooga, TN
Garrison Label:Headquarters
Nickname:Old Hickory Volunteers (Special Designation) [1]
Identification Symbol Label:Distinctive Unit Insignia

The 35th Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade (former 230th Sustainment Brigade) is a sustainment brigade of the Tennessee Army National Guard, which is assigned to the 35th Infantry Division.[2]

The Brigade formed in 2005, and gradually over three years assumed the responsibility of the inactivating long-time TN ARNG 196th Field Artillery Brigade based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In July 2008 the 196th Field Artillery Brigade cased its colors, and it formally inactivated in September 2008.[3]

The 1st Battalion, 181st Field Artillery, located at the Chattanooga Armory, was transferred from the 196th FA Brigade to the 230th Sustainment Brigade. The Brigade also includes the 176th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion based at Johnson City, which has participated in Joint Task Force East rotations in Romania and Bulgaria. The other subordinate battalion within the Brigade is the 30th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion.The 30th CSSB consisted of the following:

In 2011 HHC, 230th Sustainment Brigade deployed to Kuwait where it assisted with the drawdown from Iraq.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Special Designation Listing. United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. 14 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100609010028/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/spdes-123-arng.html. 9 June 2010 . live.
  2. Web site: The Institute of Heraldry: 230th Sustainment Brigade . 22 May 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110610162552/http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Heraldry/ArmyDUISSICOA/ArmyHeraldryUnit.aspx?u=4638 . 10 June 2011 . dead .
  3. Web site: Lauren Gregory . Chattanooga Losing Guard Brigade . . 12 July 2008 . 16 October 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081011145627/http://timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/12/chattanooga-losing-guard-brigade/ . 11 October 2008 . dead . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: National Guard News - National Guard helps British Withdraw from Iraq . 25 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111108154355/http://www.ng.mil/news/archives/2011/05/052711-Iraq.aspx . 8 November 2011 . dead . dmy-all .