82nd Sustainment Brigade

82nd Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade
82nd Airborne Division shoulder sleeve insignia worn by the sustainment brigade's paratroopers
Active16 March 2006 – present
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Army
TypeSustainment brigade
RoleSustainment
SizeBrigade
Part of82nd Airborne Division
Garrison/HQFort Liberty, North Carolina
Motto(s)Supporting Freedom[1]
EngagementsOperation Desert Storm
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan
Commanders
Current
commander		COL Robert J. Rowe
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia
Unit flash

The 82nd Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade is a sustainment brigade of the United States Army based at Fort Liberty, North Carolina. It provides logistical support to and is part of 82nd Airborne Division.[2]

Formed out of the Division Support Command of the 82nd Airborne Division, the brigade has a long history of supporting the 82nd Airborne Division in numerous contingencies throughout the world. The sustainment brigade supported the division in operations including Operation Just Cause, Operation Urgent Fury, Operation Power Pack and Operation Desert Storm. Recently, the brigade has seen multiple deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The brigade's mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan came to an end when responsibility was handed to the 101st Sustainment Brigade during a ceremony at Bagram Airbase on 2 December 2010. For the first time since the Global War on Terror began in 2001, with the exception of Delta Detachment, 82nd Finance, all the elements of the 82nd Sustainment Brigade were home in Fort Bragg. Since then, the 82nd Sustainment Brigade has once again been called upon to assist in OEF Afghanistan by establishing and controlling CENTCOM Materiel Recovery Element (CMRE) operations. On 21 May 2015, the brigade realigned back under the 82nd Airborne Division and became the 82nd Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade.[3]

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  3. ^ "82nd Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade, Past, Present, and Future". www.army.mil. 26 May 2015. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2021.