Division Sustainment Support Battalion Explained

Composition of a US Army Division Sustainment Support Battalion (DSSB)

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The DSSB is organic to a Division Sustainment Brigade (DSB). The DSSB and its subordinate units move and displace to maintain pace with the DSB and division headquarters. The DSSB commands and controls all organic, assigned, and attached units and conducts support operations in the Division area of operations(AO). As directed by the DSB commander, the DSSB performs maintenance, transportation, supply, and distribution.

DSSBs have the following organic units permanently assigned

• Composite supply company
• Composite truck company
• Support maintenance company.

Other capabilities are task organized by the division commander based on support requirements. The DSSB synchronizes and executes logistics support to BCTs and multifunctional support brigades attached to the division and non-divisional units operating in the division AO. The division sustainment support battalion is employed using various task-organizations as shown in figure below. The division sustainment support battalion is a renamed combat sustainment support battalion. It is organic to division sustainment support brigades assigned to divisions. The division sustainment support battalion and its subordinate units must be able to move and displace at the pace of large-scale combat operations. The division sustainment support battalion commands and controls all organic, assigned, and attached units. As directed by the division support brigade commander. Division sustainment support battalions organic to division sustainment brigades supporting divisions have an organic composite supply company, composite truck company, and support maintenance company. Other capabilities are task organized by the division commander in accordance with requirements. The division sustainment support battalion synchronizes and executes logistics support to BCTs and multifunctional support brigades attached to the division.

Division sustainment support battalion conducts:

• Maintenance
• Transportation
• Supply
• Field services
• Distribution

Current Active Duty DSSB's see also: Sustainment Brigades in the United States Army

Unit Patch	Unit Crest	Battalion	Type	Supported Division	Location	Component
		129th Support Battalion^[2] ^[3] ^[4]	Division Sustainment Support Battalion (HEAVY)	101st Airborne	Fort Campbell, KY	Active Duty
		142nd Division Sustainment Support Battalion^[5] ^[6]	Division Sustainment Support Battalion (HEAVY)	1st Armored	Fort Bliss, TX	Active Duty
		189th Support Battalion^[7] ^[8]	Division Sustainment Support Battalion (HEAVY)	82nd Airborne	Fort Liberty, NC	Active Duty
		194th Support Battalion^[9] ^[10]	Division Sustainment Support Battalion (HEAVY)	2nd Infantry	Camp Humphreys, KO	Active Duty
		524th Support Battalion^[11] ^[12]	Division Sustainment Support Battalion (HEAVY)	25th Infantry	Schofield Barracks, HI	Active Duty
		541st Support Battalion^[13]	Division Sustainment Support Battalion (HEAVY)	1st Infantry	Fort Riley, KS	Active Duty
		548th Support Battalion^[14] ^[15]	Division Sustainment Support Battalion (HEAVY)	10th Mountain	Fort Drum, NY	Active Duty
		553d Support Battalion^[16] ^[17] ^[18]	Division Sustainment Support Battalion (HEAVY)	1st Cavalry	Fort Cavazos, TX	Active Duty
		68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion^[19] ^[20]	Division Sustainment Support Battalion (HEAVY)	4th Infantry	Fort Carson, CO	Active Duty
		87th Support Battalion^[21] ^[22]	Division Sustainment Support Battalion (HEAVY)	3rd Infantry	Fort Stewart, GA	Active Duty
		728th Division Sustainment Support Battalion	Division Sustainment Support Battalion (HEAVY)	28th Infantry	Fort Indiantown Gap, PA	ArNG
		1347th Division Sustainment Support Battalion	Division Sustainment Support Battalion (HEAVY)	34th Infantry	Bloomington, MN	ArNG
		169th Division Sustainment Support Battalion	Division Sustainment Support Battalion (LIGHT)	35th Infantry	Olathe, KS	ArNG
		372nd Division Sustainment Support Battalion	Division Sustainment Support Battalion (HEAVY)	36th Infantry	Dallas, TX	ArNG
		519th Division Sustainment Support Battalion	Division Sustainment Support Battalion (LIGHT)	38th Infantry	Terre Haute, IN	ArNG
		746th Division Sustainment Support Battalion	Division Sustainment Support Battalion (LIGHT)	40th Infantry	Van Nuys, CA	ArNG

See also

• Reorganization plan of United States Army
• Coats of arms of U.S. Support Battalions
• FM 3-90.5 Combined Arms Battalion APR 2008
• FM 3-90.6 Brigade Combat Team SEP 2010
• ATP 4-90 Brigade Support Battalion APR 2014
• ATP 4-93 Sustainment Brigade AUG 2013
• ATP 4-94 Theater Sustainment Command JUN 2013
• FM 4-95 Logistics Operations APR 2014

External links

• "Sustainment Units at the Institute of Heraldry"

Notes and References

1. Web site: July 2019. ADP 4.0 Sustainment. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200404104648/https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/ARN18450_ADP%204-0%20FINAL%20WEB.pdf . 2020-04-04 .
2. Web site: CurrentOps.com. 129th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion. 2021-04-25. currentops.com. en.
3. Web site: 129th CSSB conducts C-IED Training. 2021-04-25. DVIDS. en.
4. Web site: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 129th Support Battalion Lineage and Honors U.S. Army Center of Military History (CMH). 2021-04-26. history.army.mil.
5. Web site: CurrentOps.com. 142nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion. 2021-04-25. currentops.com. en.
6. Web site: 142nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion. 2021-04-25. www.globalsecurity.org.
7. Web site: CurrentOps.com. 189th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion. 2021-04-25. currentops.com. en.
8. Web site: Brooks. Drew. 82nd paratroopers return from 9-month deployment. 2021-04-25. The Fayetteville Observer. en.
9. Web site: CurrentOps.com. 194th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion. 2021-04-25. currentops.com. en.
10. Web site: 194th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Org Day. 2021-04-25. DVIDS. en.
11. Web site: Schofield Soldiers from 524th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Troops Prepare to Depl. 2021-04-25. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. en-US.
12. Web site: 524th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200808142958/https://currentops.com/unit/us/army/524-cssb . 2020-08-08 .
13. Web site: CurrentOps.com. 541st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion. 2021-04-25. currentops.com. en.
14. Web site: CurrentOps.com. 548th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion. 2021-04-25. currentops.com. en.
15. Web site: 548th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion. 2021-04-25. www.globalsecurity.org.
16. Web site: CurrentOps.com. 553rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion. 2021-04-25. currentops.com. en.
17. Web site: 553 SPT History. live. 2021-04-25. 1cda.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20181118164107/https://1cda.org/history/history-553cssb/ . 2018-11-18 .
18. Web site: Capt. Neisha Bailey and 1st Sergeant Dameion Baylor remove the old 602 Maintanence[sic] Company guidon and install the new B Company guidon during the 553rd Division Sustainment Support Battalion conversion ceremony April 16 at Fort Hood.]. 2021-04-25. DVIDS. en.
19. Web site: CurrentOps.com. 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion. 2021-04-25. currentops.com. en.
20. Web site: 68th CSSB supports rail ops, NTC rotation. 2021-04-25. www.army.mil. en.
21. Web site: CurrentOps.com. 87th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion. 2021-04-25. currentops.com. en.
22. Web site: 87th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion. 2021-04-25. home.army.mil.