Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command | |
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Active | 15 February 1965–Present |
Country | United States of America |
Allegiance | United States Army |
Branch | Transportation |
Type | Army Service Component Command |
Part of | United States Army Materiel Command and United States Transportation Command |
Garrison/HQ | Scott Air Force Base, Illinois |
Nickname(s) | Surface Warriors |
Motto(s) | Deliver Readiness and Lethality |
Commanders | |
Commander | MG Lance G. Curtis |
Deputy to the Commander | Kristina M. O'Brien |
Deputy Commanding Officer | Colonel David P. Key |
Chief of Staff | Colonel Shari R. Bennett |
Command Sergeant Major | Command Sergeant Major Randy Brown |
Insignia | |
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The Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) is the Army Service Component Command of the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) and is a major subordinate command to Army Materiel Command (AMC).[1] This relationship links USTRANSCOM's Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise and AMC's Materiel Enterprise. The command also partners with the commercial transportation industry as the coordinating link between DOD surface transportation requirements and the capability industry provides.