135th Expeditionary Sustainment Command

July 2015 July 2015 135th Expeditionary Sustainment Command 135th Expeditionary Sustainment Command SSI.png Shoulder Sleeve Insignia US United States 25px Alabama Army National Guard 25px United States Army National Guard Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) 25px 1st Theater Sustainment Command Birmingham, Alabama Reserve Center Sustaining Freedom Transportation Corps Colors Army Meritorious Unit Commendation Operation Enduring Freedom MG Jerry Martin 100px Distinctive Unit Insignia 200px 135th Sustainment Command Flag The 135th Expeditionary Sustainment Command (135 ESC) is an independent major command (MACOM) of the Alabama Army National Guard, and until 2014 was a subordinate unit of the 167th Theater Sustainment Command. It is one of two Expeditionary Sustainment Commands assigned to the National Guard, the other unit is the 184th Sustainment Command assigned to the Mississippi Army National Guard. Mission The mission of the 135th Expeditionary Sustainment Command is to provide Command and Control of all assigned, attached, and operationally controlled units. The 135th ESC provides sustainment planning, guidance, and support to forces in an area of operation.http://alguard.state.al.us/Units/135thESC/default.aspx 135th ESC Homepage 3 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120217165528/http://www.alguard.state.al.us/Units/135thESC/default.aspx 17 February 2012 dead dmy-all Subordinate Units 731st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (731st CSSB), Tallassee, AL Operation Enduring Freedom The 135th ESC mobilized for Operation Enduring Freedom from its home station in Birmingham, Alabama on 30 October 2009. Their mission in Afghanistan was to coordinate supply and logistics in the Afghan theater.135th ESC Shipping out soon While in Afghanistan the unit will supply more than 200 forward operating bases, supply more than 1 million cases of bottled water per month and food for more than 210,00 meals per day. The command conducted pre-mobilization training at Ft. Hood, TX, in November and December 2009.Division West trains 135th ESC for Afghanistan The 135th took command of Joint Sustainment Command - Afghanistan from the U.S. Army Reserve 143rd ESC in early December 2009.http://www.usar.army.mil/arweb/newsandmedia/storiesfromthefront/Pages/143rdESC_Afghanistan.aspx Army Reserve Command Moves All U.S. Troops, Supplies into Afghanistan 3 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20100213102932/http://www.usar.army.mil/arweb/newsandmedia/storiesfromthefront/Pages/143rdESC_Afghanistan.aspx 13 February 2010 dead dmy-all The 135th ESC turned over control of Joint Sustainment Command - Afghanistan to the 184th ESC on 17 October 2010.National Guard takes control of major U.S. command in Afghanistan. References 135