User:Sephiroth storm/19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command

The 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command is a Sustainment Command of the United States Army. Its mission is to support Eighth United States Army in maintaining the Korean Armistice and deterrence of North Korean aggression against the Republic of Korea (ROK)

History
The 19th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) was first constituted on 24 November 1965 as the 19th General Support Command and activated on 1 January 1966 in the Republic of Korea. After several unit reorganizations, on 16 December 2005, the unit, named the 19th Theater Support Command was re-designated the 19th sustainment Command (Expeditionary), becoming the first Theater Support Command in the Army to transform into a Sustainment Command. It is the only theater-committed, forward-deployed ESC in the Army.

Armistice
The mission of the 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command is maintaining the Armistice and deterrence of North Korean aggression against the Republic of Korea. Should deterrence fail, the 19th Expeditionary Support Command's mission would be to support Noncombatant Evacuation Operations; transitions to wartime posture; conduct of Reception, Staging and Onward Movement of deploying US forces; and performing Army Support to Other Services (ASOS) in support of operations on the Korean peninsula. On order, it would also conduct redeployment operations. The Command also provides logistical support to Eighth United States Army. 19th ESC is the largest forward-deployed multi-component ESC in the U.S. Army, and assists and coordinates the collective efforts of individual subordinate commands and units located throughout the Republic of Korea. The Command Reserve Components remain at the ready to deploy during contingency situations and are located in Des Moines, Iowa.

19th ESC participates in the yearly Ulchi-Freedom Guardian and Key Resolve exercises. In 2016, 19th ESC executed an exercise, a reception, staging and onward movement exercise from Busan to Pyeongtaek. 19th ESC employed air, sea, and land assets to safely transport more than 50 containers and 45 vehicles using road and railroad assets.

Structure
The 19th ESC is composed of Joint Service US Forces and KATUSA's. The current Commanding General of 19th ESC is Brigadier General John P. Sullivan. The Command Sergeant Major is Command Sergeant Major Joe M. Ulloth.

Subordinate units to the 19th ESC include the 501st Sustainment Brigade and the Material Support Center - Korea, and the 64th MP Battalion. MSC-K consists of three tactical battalions (the 25th Transportation Battalion, the 6th Ordnance Battalion, and the 498th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion), the Korean Service Corps Battalion, and the theater's maintenance and supply Industrial Base.