310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command

President-elect John F. Kennedy wrote in his "Sports Illustrated" magazine an article "The Soft American" in December 1961: "Thus, in a very real and immediate sense, our growing softness, our increasing lack o More

Army Reserve officers Lt. Col. Shane Cater and Maj. Kyle "Dutch" Dietrich, both deployed to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait with the 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), hiked 50 miles in 15 hours and six minutes ar More

President Theodore Roosevelt directed all Marine lieutenants and captains to complete 50 miles in less than 20 hours over no more than three days in his December 1908 Executive Order No. 989. Roosevelt overcame More

President John F. Kennedy reached back to President Theodore Roosevelt’s Executive Order No. 989 after Marine Commandant Gen. David M. Shoup sent it over to his commander-in-chief with a memorandum about curren More

Spc. Bobby Scott (second from right), a petroleum supply specialist with the 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command and a Mooresville, Ind., native, shares information with fellow soldiers about his "Dukes of More

Sgt. Ian Howe, a multichannel transmission radio operator from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, a More

Command Sgt. Maj. Bill Wyllie, the command sergeant major for the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, talks to a group of soldiers during a More

Spc. Matthew Keeler, a public affairs specialist with the 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, and a Ridley, Pa., native, has covered stories from U.S. convoys to Ira More

Col. Scottie D. Carpenter, (left), chief of staff of the 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), an Orlando, Fla., native, and Col. Douglas C. Carpenter, (right), chief of staff of the 310th Sustainment Comm More

Service members and civilians joined the battle of awareness against cancer at the Relay For Life at Holt Stadium, JBB, Iraq, March 26, at noon and did not end until noon the next day. The purpose of the relay More

Command Sgt. Maj. Stanley Richards, (left), senior enlisted leader of the 13th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, and a Phenix City, Ga., native, and Lt. Col. Anthony Bohn, (right), commander of the 13th Com More

Pfc. Jessica Weston, an ammunition specialist with 2nd Platoon, 8th Ordnance Company, 749th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command and a New York, More

(Left to right) Airmen 1st Class Jeff Newman, a passenger terminal representative with the 56th Movement Control Team, 53rd Movement Control Battalion, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and a Buffalo, More

Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Cordell, the non-commissioned officer in charge of military intelligence with the 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditonary) and members of his core workout group with the 103rd ESC take a b More

Capt. Noah Siple, the commander of Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, and a native of Caldwell, Idaho, washes a Mine Resista More

Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Stoltie, communications and services division helpdesk non-commissioned officer- in- charge with the 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, and a Fort Wayne, Ind., native, is a cycl More

The 3rd Special Troops Battalion handed over their authorities to the 77th Special Troops Battalion, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, at the transfer of authority ceremony Apri More

The honor guard, made up of soldiers from the 3rd Sustainment Brigade and the 77th Sustainment Brigade, presents arms at the transfer of authority ceremony April 9 at the Morale, Welfare and Recreation building More

Sgt. Don Hollis, a generator mechanic with the 238th Support Maintenance Company, 352nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command and a San Antonio, More

Soldiers with the 238th Support Maintenance Company, 352nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command stand at ease in formation awaiting the arrival More

Iraqi workers use a forklift to hoist a repaired container onto a truck to be delivered April 23 after its repair at the container repair yard on Joint Base Balad. Due to the CRY closing in May, these sets of c More

The 275th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion color guard stands in place with the unfurled battalion colors, officially marking the end of 394th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 77th Sustainment Brigade, More

Pastel eggs were handed out to the attendees of the Easter sunrise service April 24 at Holt Stadium on Joint Base Balad, Iraq.

Wounded warriors wait to exit the aircraft while service members wait to greet the combat veterans in support of Operation Proper Exit April 25, at Sather Air Base, Iraq. These veterans are returning to Iraq to More

Staff Sgt. Shannon Hively, the assistant non-commissioned officer in charge of the logistics section for Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 77th Sustainment Brig More

Tech. Sgt. Shawn McVay, the cargo non-commissioned officer-in-charge for the 37th Movement Control Team, 53rd Transportation Battalion, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command and a St. Louis, Mo., native, tigh More

Senior Airman William Wilson Jr., a movement control team member, with the 37th Movement Control Team, 53rd Transportation Battalion, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, and a Republic of Trinidad and Toba More

Maj. Dale Nelson, a chaplain with the 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, stays fit by taking advantage of the workout equipment at the gym on Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Nelson is proactive in staying fit by More

First Lt. Richard Rodriguez, a contracting officer representative with the Navy Petroleum Detachment, Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group, warms up May 3 before the spin class on Contingency Operating Ba More

Sgt. Kris Acuña and Spc. Amy Acuña walk back from the dining facility to where their containerized housing unit is located on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq. (Photo by: Sgt. Lisa S. McCampbell)

A convoy that delivered mail and civilian employees to isolated Habur Gate waits beside the newly night-capable helicopter pads May 6, Ibrahim Khalil compound, Iraq.

Sgt. Brian Christman, an occupational therapy assistant with the 98th Medical Combat Stress Control Detachment and Sgt. 1st Class Zack, the military therapy dog on Joint Base Balad paid a visit to the 310th Exp More

The 370th Transportation Company, 275th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command finishes unloading equipment and prepares to make the journey from More

Working by just a single flashlight, Sgt. Jose Garza, a truck commander with the 370th Transportation Company, 275th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainme More

Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Runnels, the command sergeant major of the 14th Transportation Battalion and Gen. Chiarelli May 22 in Boston holding the home base that service members of the 53rd Transportation Battali More

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Michael Carr, the Army watercraft master and electronic warfare officer with the 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, conducts his daily physical training May 24 at the outdoor pool More

Several service members participated in the Memorial Day 5K run, May 27, in memory of those who fought and lost their lives for America's freedoms. The run was hosted by the 20th Engineer Brigade and was in mem More

Service members and civilian contractors get set to race self-made boats made of duct-tape and plastic water bottles May 29 at the boat regatta at the JBB outdoor swimming pool. Twenty-one boats were entered in More

Staff Sgt. Tony Cox, a convoy escort team commander and a Redmond, Ore., native, receives a Purple Heart Medal from Lt. Col. Phil Appleton, the commander of the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 77th Susta More

Staff Sgt. Evan Kreakie, an operations non-commissioned officer for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, and a Hicksville, Ohio native, trains hard for the 1,000 pound More

Spc. John Jodsaas, a .50-caliber machine gunner and native of Missoula, Mont., performs radio checks June 5, before his team from Company B, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 163rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Sustainment More

Brig. Gen. Thaffer H. Al-Zubaidi (retired), a civilian contractor in the General Ammunition Command, Ammunition and Ammunition Requisitions Follow-up Section, demonstrates how the 120mm cartridge goes inside o More

Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Rucinski, an essential personnel services non-commissioned officer with the 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command and a Twin Harbors, Minn., native, works in his room to put the finishing More

Spc. Pedro Heredia, a medic for Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, and a native of Baker City, Ore., walks through the 3rd B More

Capt. John Qualls (right), a personnel officer with the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, and a native of Heppner, Ore., discusses busines More

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thomas McClelland, a knowledge management technician with the 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command and a Fishers, Ind., native, puts all his effort into finishing his set of pull-ups More

A memorial dedicated to a fallen soldier, Cpl. Kevin Jones with the 51st Transportation Company, has been refurbished and will be displayed back at the unit’s home station in Mannheim, Germany. A smaller replic More

Soldiers of the 77th Sustainment Brigade work with civilian contractors and local nationals to organize incoming equipment at Joint Base Balad's amnesty day, June 20 at the Old Bridge Park, Joint Base Balad, Iraq.

A heavy-duty loader stacks containers filled with equipment of the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command. The 3rd Battalion is in the final pha More

Combat veterans arrive in Iraq to participate in Operation Proper Exit June 26. Seven veterans spent a week in country touring bases, talking and sharing their story with troops and revisiting the location they More

Sgt. Jason King, a Blackfoot, Idaho, native, stands next to the logo of the Personal Security Detachment of Golf Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sus More

Sgt. Derrick T. Felch, a mechanic with the 68th Transportation Company, 749th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, and a native of Bismarck, N. More

Soldiers with 2nd Platoon, 8th Ordnance Company, 749th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, share their musical talents on Contingency Operatin More

Two airmen prepare to help wounded veterans into the Joint Medical Clinic as part of Operation Proper Exit June 29 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Operation Proper Exit provides service members who were injured duri More

Capt. Max Arvidson (left), from Parma, Idaho, and the commander of Foxtrot Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, places staff sergean More

Spc. Crystal Gregan, a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle driver and gunner assigned to Golf Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Comman More

Mechanics with the 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command are keeping the wrench turning and keeping the 310 ESC's wheels rolling. They have serviced several wheeled vehicles and generaters that were deemed no More

Sgt. 1st Class Tim Vandervlugt, the non-commissioned officer in charge of the personnel section for the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, More

Staff Sgt. Steven Waddell, an operations non-commissioned officer and the load master for the 89th Transportation Company, 275th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditiona More

Staff Sgt. Karl Johnson, a medic for A Company, and a native of Vancouver, Wash., receives the Purple Heart medal from Maj. Jason Lambert, the executive officer for Alpha Company 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Re More

Sgt. Richard Chance, a soldier with Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, receives the Combat Infantryman Badge from 3rd Battal More

Sgt. Christian Delgado (right), a Personal Security Detachment gunner for the 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command and a native of Queens, N.Y., demonstrates breathing using a compr More

An engine from a Heavy Equipment Transporter awaits repairs inside the automotive section of the 238th Support Maintenance Company on Joint Base Balad, Iraq. HETs, originally designed to haul tanks, are now tas More

Sgt. Suzanne Samson, an administrative assistant for the directorate of logistics, and a New York City native, and Staff Sgt. Shemeka Gulley, a logistical non-commissioned officer in charge, and a Jacksonville, More

First Lt. Thomas Raterman, executive officer of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, and a Columbus, Ohio, native, conducts a meeting via cell phone July 12 at Cam More

Lt. Col. John Hickey, the commander of the 4th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, and an Alexandria, Va., native, handed off the ceremonial key and micro More

Air Force Capt. Lawrence Bullock, detachment commander with the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, and Army Master Sgt. Jennifer Bullock, the comptroller noncommissioned officer-in-charge with the 4th More

Vehicles line the staging area as preparations are made to depart the Convoy Support Center on Contingency Operation Base Adder, Iraq, July 20. The soldiers of the 4th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Sustainment More

Sgt. 1st Class Bruce Earley, the support operations branch noncommissioned officer-in-charge for the 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command and a Wells, N.Y., native, spends time eating lunch with his daughter More

Col. Stephen L. Shea, director of the 14th Human Resources Sustainment Center, currently deployed to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, and the keynote speaker, presents the Adjutant General’s Corps Regimental Association a More

Sgt. 1st Class Karl Baum, La Grande, Ore., stands in front of the Delta Company guidon at Contingency Operating Base Speicher. Baum is the operations non-commissioned officer for D Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th More

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Tiffany Rahming, a supply technician for the 565th Quartermaster Company, 749th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, an More

Pfc. Marisol S. Elenes, a petroleum supply specialist with the 68th Transportation Company, 749th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command and a nat More

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Powers, the non-commissioned officer in charge of the medical section for 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, a native More

(Left to Right) Sgt. Forest Davidson, a senior mechanic for the 305th Quartermaster Company, 352nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, and a More

Sgt. Joe Slaughter, a human resource specialist, assistant unit movement officer and a paralegal specialist with 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment More

Sgt. Victor Pamplona (left), a Maui, Hawaii, native; Sgt. Juan Montelongo, a Pocatello, Idaho, native; and Spc. Chad Mitschelen, also a Pocatello native, all Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle crewmen with More

Capt. Shawn Reiss, an Idaho Falls, Idaho, native and the commander of Golf Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, stands in front of h More

Staff Sgt. Benjamin Zucker, an Olympia, Wash., native and the combatives non-commissioned officer in charge with the 4th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, wrestles with an opponent A More

Pfc. Zachary Smith, a chaplain’s assistant with 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regt., 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, a native of La Center, Ky., shows off his favorite duck ca More

(Pictured left to right) Capt. Jock Johnson, chaplain for3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regt. from Heppner, Ore., and Silverton, Ore., native Lt. Col. Phillip Appleton, 116th Cav. Regt. commander, bow their heads More

Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion Signal Company conduct physical readiness training while deployed to Victory Base Complex, Iraq. The 25th Inf. Div. HHBN mandated More

Sgt. Jeffrey Miracle, a military policeman for the 223rd Military Police Company detached to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expedi More

Vehicles line the staging area as preparations are made to depart the convoy support center on Contingency Operation Base Adder, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Angiene L. Myers)

Soldiers of the Special Troops Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, work together to reinforce bunkers around the STB area of operations on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq.

Maj. Bob Patton, the chaplain for 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, of Portsmouth, Va., leads soldiers of Task Force-183 in a prayer prior t More

Command Sgt. Maj. John Wood, the senior enlisted leader for 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 163rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command from Belgrade, Mont., cases his More

Sgt. Scott Sortore, a native of Colorado Springs, Colo., places MILVAN containers full of reusable equipment in a line waiting to be transported to Kuwait.

Staff Sgt. Shawn Beazley, a senior mechanic with Task Force 183, 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, and a Blackstone, Va., native, performs a More

Transfer of authority ceremony, Aug. 25, 2011, at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The ceremony marked the official transfer of control over ensuring goods make it safely across northern Iraq from the fatigued and road- More

Sgt. Corey Blankenship, a human resources non-commissioned officer with 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, a native of Corbin, Ky., works More

Sgt. Jonathan Patterson, a medic with 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, and a native of Barbourville, Ky., looks through photos sent fro More

1st Lt. Paul Phillips, seen with Master Sgt. Chet Marcus, at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, was set for life as an Army Reservist. The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 altered his course as a Reservist toward one of active duty.

Spc. Linwood Johnson, a supply specialist with the Special Troops Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, and a Richmond, Va., native, sprints across an open field with his More

Capt. Daniels Mays (left), commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, and a native of Harrodsb More

Spc. Rebecca Smith, a Falls Church, Va., native and a motor transport operator with the 68th Transportation Company, 749th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sust More

Pfc. Micah J. Mason looks down from his gunner’s turret during a convoy escort mission with his father in northern Iraq on Sept. 15. Both soldiers, natives of London, Ky., are members of the 1st Battalion, 149t More

Soldiers with the 1st Brigade, 8th Cavalry Regiment load bunk beds, mattresses and wall lockers from the 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command’s container yard onto a truck in order to transport the furnishin More

(From left) Spc. Aaron Hagan, a 24-year-old native of Union, Ky.; Spc. Chris Sons, a 23-year-old native of Irvine, Ky.; Spc. Andrew Zalla, a 22-year-old native of Independence, Ky.; and 1st Lt. Joshua Bailey, a More

Sgt. 1st Class Aileen Lynn-Cason, an operations non-commissioned officer for the 7th Sustainment Brigade, talks to her husband Staff Sgt. John Cason, an operations non-commissioned officer for the 89th Transpor More