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371st Sustainment Brigade (United States)
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The 371st Sustainment Brigade is an Ohio Army National Guard
sustainment
Brigade
. It is based out of Springfield
and Newark
, Ohio. It is the new and larger incarnation of the 371st Corps Support Group, which had been based at Kettering, Ohio. As a Corps Support Group it was in charge of Reception, Staging, Onward movement and Integration operations for much of Kuwait
during Operation Iraqi Freedom 1.
The 371st assumed its Sustainment Brigade title and structure in September 2006 when it more than doubled in size from its CSG status.
The unit deployed during Hurricane Katrina
Relief efforts when it was based out of Kiln, Mississippi
during September 2005.
s and two units of detachment
size. The headquarters 371st Support Group was realigned in 1962 as the 371st Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Group, with three Automatic Weapons (AW) battalions and one Aerial Target Detachment.
In 1972, the 371st ADA Group was reorganized into the Headquarters 371st Support Group, consisting of two Maintenance Battalions, one Transportation Battalion and two separate units of which one being a Forward Signal Platoon
and the other an Aerial Target Detachment. The Crypto Section of the HHG 371st Support Group was sent to Fort Monmouth
, New Jersey
for AIT training during Annual Training in 1972 and 1973. The Logistics Section received MOS training at Fort Lee, Virginia
during Annual Training in 1972 as well. The remainder of the unit was sent to Camp Perry
, Ohio
as the control headquarters.
HHC 371st Support Group had been on State Duty three times prior to 2002, beginning with September 1966 when a riot erupted in Dayton
. The unit was the command headquarters for the period 1–7 September. In November 1967 a disturbance erupted at Central State University
in Xenia
and the group headquarters assumed operational control during this period. In May 1969, a tornado
struck Kettering and the unit was employed as the control element for this period.
In December 1974, another reorganization affected the 371st Support Group. A change to the Mission Task Organization and Equipment (MTOE) deleted the Crypto section. The 371st Support Group participated in LOGEX-1974 at Camp Picket, Virginia
. The unit performed in such a manner that the evaluator recommended the unit be given credit for the technical portion of the unit's ATT. This was acceptable to Fifth U.S. Army. In October 1974, the Group successfully completed the tactical portion of the ATT. This was administered by the Ohio Area Command (Troop Command).
Annual Training in 1975 and 1976 was conducted at Camp Grayling, Michigan and AT-1978 at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas in the ALTAS area. HHC Support Group participated in a series of CPX's in October 1976–1978 conducted by the 75th Maneuver Command.
Several reorganizations within the State left the Headquarters with one Maintenance Battalion (consisting of three maintenance companies and two transportation companies), one Transportation Battalion (consisting of two transportation companies, and one Military Police
(MP) company, one water purification detachment, and one signal detachment), and one Supply and Service Battalion (consisting of one Maintenance company, three MP companies, and one field service company).
From 1979 to 1982, the Group performed annual training at Fort Bragg
, North Carolina
in a one-on-one partnership with the 46th Support Group as well as undergoing its own field training evaluations. In 1983, the Group participated in two major exercises, Lifeline and LOGEX as well as AT at Camp Grayling
, Michigan
.
In training year (TY) 1984 (October 1983), the Group participated in the major, multi-branch of service exercise Bold Eagle-84 at Eglin Air Force Base
in Florida. This was a six week exercise performed entirely in the field. The unit was awarded the prestigious Eisenhower Trophy for Training Year 1984 for its participation in Bold Eagle.
The unit returned to Fort Bragg in 1985 and 1986 for annual training as well as participating in a COSSTAR exercise at Fort Riley
, Kansas
in March 1985. In 1986, the headquarters coordinated the hauling of hay by the transportation companies to the drought-stricken areas of North and South Carolina
.
In 1987, the unit went to Camp Grayling
and in 1988 the unit was on year-round training. The unit participated in MOUT training (urban warfare) at Camp Perry, Ohio in 1989, and Camp Perry in 1990. During these years, the unit participated in several exercises and planning trips to the Aleutian Islands and Kodiak, Alaska
.
Beginning in August 1990, seven of the Group's Units, three transportation, three MP, and the water purification detachment were mobilized for Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. The headquarters became command and control for the mobilization and activation of these units, as well as for their homecoming and reconstitution back to the reserve status. Annual trainings from 1992 through 1994 were spent at Camp Grayling
, Michigan
in addition to participation in numerous exercises such as LOGEX in Virginia, and Yama Sakura in Japan.
Ohio Army National Guard
The Ohio Army National Guard is a part of the United States National Guard and a reserve component of the United States Army. It is also a component of the organized militia of the state of Ohio, which also includes the Ohio Naval Militia, the Ohio Military Reserve and the Ohio Air National Guard...
sustainment
Sustainment Brigade
As part of the early 21st century transformation of the United States Army from a division-based structure to a brigade-based army; the Division Support Commands, Corps Support Groups, and Area Support Groups are being inactivated or transformed to Sustainment Brigades As part of the early 21st...
Brigade
Brigade
A brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of two to five battalions, plus supporting elements depending on the era and nationality of a given army and could be perceived as an enlarged/reinforced regiment...
. It is based out of Springfield
Springfield, Ohio
Springfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Clark County. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Mad River, Buck Creek and Beaver Creek, approximately west of Columbus and northeast of Dayton. Springfield is home to Wittenberg...
and Newark
Newark, Ohio
In addition, the remains of a road leading south from the Octagon have been documented and explored. It was first surveyed in the 19th century, when its walls were more apparent. Called the Great Hopewell Road, it may extend to the Hopewell complex at Chillicothe, Ohio...
, Ohio. It is the new and larger incarnation of the 371st Corps Support Group, which had been based at Kettering, Ohio. As a Corps Support Group it was in charge of Reception, Staging, Onward movement and Integration operations for much of Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
during Operation Iraqi Freedom 1.
The 371st assumed its Sustainment Brigade title and structure in September 2006 when it more than doubled in size from its CSG status.
The unit deployed during Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
Relief efforts when it was based out of Kiln, Mississippi
Kiln, Mississippi
Kiln is a census-designated place in Hancock County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area...
during September 2005.
History of the 371st Support Group
The Headquarters 371st Support Group was originally formed in November 1947 as the Headquarters 371st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group, consisting of two AAA battalionBattalion
A battalion is a military unit of around 300–1,200 soldiers usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel...
s and two units of detachment
Detachment
Detachment, also expressed as non-attachment, is a state in which a person overcomes his or her attachment to desire for things, people or concepts of the world and thus attains a heightened perspective.-Importance of the term:...
size. The headquarters 371st Support Group was realigned in 1962 as the 371st Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Group, with three Automatic Weapons (AW) battalions and one Aerial Target Detachment.
In 1972, the 371st ADA Group was reorganized into the Headquarters 371st Support Group, consisting of two Maintenance Battalions, one Transportation Battalion and two separate units of which one being a Forward Signal Platoon
Platoon
A platoon is a military unit typically composed of two to four sections or squads and containing 16 to 50 soldiers. Platoons are organized into a company, which typically consists of three, four or five platoons. A platoon is typically the smallest military unit led by a commissioned officer—the...
and the other an Aerial Target Detachment. The Crypto Section of the HHG 371st Support Group was sent to Fort Monmouth
Fort Monmouth
Fort Monmouth was an installation of the Department of the Army in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The post is surrounded by the communities of Eatontown, Tinton Falls and Oceanport, New Jersey, and is located about 5 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. The post covers nearly of land, from the Shrewsbury...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
for AIT training during Annual Training in 1972 and 1973. The Logistics Section received MOS training at Fort Lee, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
during Annual Training in 1972 as well. The remainder of the unit was sent to Camp Perry
Camp Perry
Camp Perry is a National Guard training facility located on the shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio near Port Clinton. In addition to its regular mission as a military training base, Camp Perry also boasts the largest outdoor rifle range in the world...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
as the control headquarters.
HHC 371st Support Group had been on State Duty three times prior to 2002, beginning with September 1966 when a riot erupted in Dayton
Dayton
Dayton is a city in Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States.Dayton may also refer to:-United States:*Dayton, Alabama*Dayton, California, in Butte County*Dayton, Lassen County, California*Dayton, Idaho*Dayton, Indiana...
. The unit was the command headquarters for the period 1–7 September. In November 1967 a disturbance erupted at Central State University
Central State University
Central State University, commonly referred to as "C-State", is a historically black university located in Wilberforce, Ohio, United States. It is the only public HBCU in Ohio.-History:...
in Xenia
Xenia, Ohio
Xenia is a city in and the county seat of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio 21 miles from Dayton and is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area...
and the group headquarters assumed operational control during this period. In May 1969, a tornado
Tornado
A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider...
struck Kettering and the unit was employed as the control element for this period.
In December 1974, another reorganization affected the 371st Support Group. A change to the Mission Task Organization and Equipment (MTOE) deleted the Crypto section. The 371st Support Group participated in LOGEX-1974 at Camp Picket, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. The unit performed in such a manner that the evaluator recommended the unit be given credit for the technical portion of the unit's ATT. This was acceptable to Fifth U.S. Army. In October 1974, the Group successfully completed the tactical portion of the ATT. This was administered by the Ohio Area Command (Troop Command).
Annual Training in 1975 and 1976 was conducted at Camp Grayling, Michigan and AT-1978 at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas in the ALTAS area. HHC Support Group participated in a series of CPX's in October 1976–1978 conducted by the 75th Maneuver Command.
Several reorganizations within the State left the Headquarters with one Maintenance Battalion (consisting of three maintenance companies and two transportation companies), one Transportation Battalion (consisting of two transportation companies, and one Military Police
Military police
Military police are police organisations connected with, or part of, the military of a state. The word can have different meanings in different countries, and may refer to:...
(MP) company, one water purification detachment, and one signal detachment), and one Supply and Service Battalion (consisting of one Maintenance company, three MP companies, and one field service company).
From 1979 to 1982, the Group performed annual training at Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg (North Carolina)
Fort Bragg is a major United States Army installation, in Cumberland and Hoke counties, North Carolina, U.S., mostly in Fayetteville but also partly in the town of Spring Lake. It was also a census-designated place in the 2010 census and had a population of 39,457. The fort is named for Confederate...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
in a one-on-one partnership with the 46th Support Group as well as undergoing its own field training evaluations. In 1983, the Group participated in two major exercises, Lifeline and LOGEX as well as AT at Camp Grayling
Camp Grayling
Camp Grayling, near Grayling, is located primarily in Crawford County, Michigan, and spreads over three counties. Camp Grayling is the main training facility for the Michigan National Guard and is the largest National Guard training facility in the nation....
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
.
In training year (TY) 1984 (October 1983), the Group participated in the major, multi-branch of service exercise Bold Eagle-84 at Eglin Air Force Base
Eglin Air Force Base
Eglin Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 3 miles southwest of Valparaiso, Florida in Okaloosa County....
in Florida. This was a six week exercise performed entirely in the field. The unit was awarded the prestigious Eisenhower Trophy for Training Year 1984 for its participation in Bold Eagle.
The unit returned to Fort Bragg in 1985 and 1986 for annual training as well as participating in a COSSTAR exercise at Fort Riley
Fort Riley
Fort Riley is a United States Army installation located in Northeast Kansas, on the Kansas River, between Junction City and Manhattan. The Fort Riley Military Reservation covers 100,656 acres in Geary and Riley counties and includes two census-designated places: Fort Riley North and Fort...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
in March 1985. In 1986, the headquarters coordinated the hauling of hay by the transportation companies to the drought-stricken areas of North and South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
.
In 1987, the unit went to Camp Grayling
Camp Grayling
Camp Grayling, near Grayling, is located primarily in Crawford County, Michigan, and spreads over three counties. Camp Grayling is the main training facility for the Michigan National Guard and is the largest National Guard training facility in the nation....
and in 1988 the unit was on year-round training. The unit participated in MOUT training (urban warfare) at Camp Perry, Ohio in 1989, and Camp Perry in 1990. During these years, the unit participated in several exercises and planning trips to the Aleutian Islands and Kodiak, Alaska
Kodiak, Alaska
Kodiak is one of 7 communities and the main city on Kodiak Island, Kodiak Island Borough, in the U.S. state of Alaska. All commercial transportation between the entire island and the outside world goes through this city either via ferryboat or airline...
.
Beginning in August 1990, seven of the Group's Units, three transportation, three MP, and the water purification detachment were mobilized for Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. The headquarters became command and control for the mobilization and activation of these units, as well as for their homecoming and reconstitution back to the reserve status. Annual trainings from 1992 through 1994 were spent at Camp Grayling
Camp Grayling
Camp Grayling, near Grayling, is located primarily in Crawford County, Michigan, and spreads over three counties. Camp Grayling is the main training facility for the Michigan National Guard and is the largest National Guard training facility in the nation....
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
in addition to participation in numerous exercises such as LOGEX in Virginia, and Yama Sakura in Japan.