Soldiers of 371st Sustainment Brigade
return home following deployment to Southwest Asia
Story by Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Video by Sgt. Andrew Kuhn, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
About 280 Soldiers from the 371st Sustainment Brigade, headquartered in Springfield, Ohio, return home from a nearly yearlong deployment in support of operations in Southwest Asia. It was emotional moment for many, especially members of the Duly family.
Photos by Staff Sgt. Michael Carden, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (03/10/18) — The Ohio National Guard welcomed home about 280 Soldiers from the 371st Sustainment Brigade, headquartered in Springfield, as they returned from a nearly yearlong deployment in support of operations in Southwest Asia at First Christian Church.
The brigade headquarters managed sustainment operations in support of security cooperation, joint exercises and training in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR). Army sustainment brigades manage and supervise the flow of logistics — procurement, maintenance and/or transportation of things such as supplies, services, equipment, ammunition and personnel — throughout a military area of operations (AO).
The brigade handled numerous responsibilities, including oversight of millions of dollars in contracts to provide basic life support services to U.S. personnel serving overseas, management of Soldiers in subordinate units working in more than 10 different countries, and processing and delivering all incoming mail throughout CENTCOM, which totaled more than 11 million pounds during the brigade’s deployment.
