FORT HOOD, Texas - The 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) is scheduled to host a Memorial Wreath Laying Ceremony at Hildner Field at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 26, as part of the unit’s 49th Birthday Week celebration.
Media is invited to the Wreath Laying Ceremony with the option of participating in a follow on cake cutting reception.
Media members interested in attending the ceremony please RSVP no later than 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, with Staff Sgt. Jason Thompson, 13th SC(E) Public Affairs, at 254-618-8916 or jason.d.thompson68.mil@mail.mil. Gate time for the ceremony will be 9:15 on Friday at the Marvin Leath Visitor’s Center designated media parking lot.
The 13th SC(E) is celebrating the unit's 49th birthday during the week of Sept. 25-27.
The 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) was activated at Ford Hood as the 13th Support Brigade in September 1965. As the nation's involvement in Vietnam was increasing, this brigade was formed and tasked with training technical services units to assume combat service support missions in Southeast Asia.
The command continued to evolve due to increased missions and changing roles, and, along with similar units, was redesignated as the 13th Support Command (Corps) in 1980, then as the 13th Corps Support Command (COSCOM) in March 1989. As part of Army Transformation, the 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) was reflagged in its current configuration on Feb. 16, 2006.
The command’s primary missions are to provide command and control of assigned, attached and operational control (OPCON) units, and to plan for and provide sustainment (supply, maintenance, and field services), distribution, and health service support for full spectrum operations.
Date Taken: | 09.24.2014 |
Date Posted: | 09.24.2014 17:07 |
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Location: | FORT HOOD, TX, US |
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