| 528th Sustainment Brigade (Special Operations) (Airborne) | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 1 November 1995 – present |
| Country |  United States of America |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Type | Special Operations Support |
| Role | 528th SBSO(A)'s mission is to ensure sustainment, signal, military intelligence, and combat health service support Army special operations forces (ARSOF) around the globe. |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:SpecialForces_Badge.svg){kind=icon} 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Liberty, North Carolina |
| Nickname(s) | Sentinels |
| Motto(s) | "We Support to the Utmost" |
| Decorations | |
| Website | Official website |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Andrew Lynch |
| Insignia | |
| Brigade beret flash | &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:US_Army_528th_Support_Battalion_Flash.png) |
| 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) shoulder sleeve insignia, worn by all subordinate units[1] | &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:United_States_Army_Special_Forces_SSI_(1958-2015).png) |
| Former combat service identification badges | &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:528th_Sustainment_Bde_CSIB.png) |
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The 528th Sustainment Brigade (Special Operations) (Airborne), 528th Sustainment Brigade (SO) (A), or 528th SB (SO) (A) was activated on 16 December 2008, as part of the overall United States Army Special Operations Forces logistics transformation. The brigade replaced the Special Operations Support Command (Airborne) (SOSCOM) as combat service support and combat health support unit for all Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) units under the 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) (1st SFC).[2]
Per the U.S. Army Field Manual No. 4-0, the 528th Sustainment Brigade (SO) (A) sets operational support conditions in order to enable Army Special Operations Forces (ARSOF) operations. Key tasks include providing tailored logistics management, limited aerial delivery, unique ARSOF surgical capability, signal, military intelligence and command and control of assigned, adjacent, and mission aligned elements. The 528th Sustainment Brigade (SO) (A) is organic to the operational employment of the 1st SFC (two-star operational HQ) and is considered part of the deployed force structure when an ARSOF led special operations JTF is employed. Serve as the lead component for support for 1st SFC with respect to conducting ARSOF logistics, medical, communications and military intelligence operations. The 528th Sustainment Brigade (SO) (A) primary purpose of fulfilling global operational requirements of emerging requirements.[3]
- ^ 528th Sustainment Brigade (SO) (A) Patch Change Ceremony, Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, by SGT Vance Williamson, dated 5 April 2017, last accessed 9 July 2019
- ^ 528th Sustainment Brigade, Special Operations (Airborne) Archived 20 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine, soc.mil, last accessed 13 December 2020
- ^ Department of the Army. "Field Manual No. 4-0 31 July 2019" (PDF). pp. Para 2-154. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
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