4th Expeditionary Sustainment Command
| 4th Expeditionary Sustainment Command | |
|---|---|
Shoulder sleeve insignia | |
| Active | 16 Jan 1952 - 20 Jan 1954 15 Jun 1958 - 23 Jun 1967 21 Dec 1975 - 15 Sep 2007 16 Oct 2008 - Present |
| Country | United States of America |
| Branch | United States Army Reserve |
| Role | Sustainment |
| Part of | 377th Theater Sustainment Command |
| Garrison/HQ | San Antonio, Texas |
| Battle honours | Operation Enduring Freedom |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Brigadier General Tomika M. Seaberry |
| Notable commanders | Brigadier General Kevin F. Meisler, Major General Susan E. Henderson, Major General Luis R. Visot, Major General Les J. Carroll, Brigadier General Norman B. Green |
The 4th Expeditionary Sustainment Command (4th ESC) is a subordinate command of 377th Theater Sustainment Command. The 4th ESC is located in San Antonio, Texas. The command comprises 54 subordinate units and has command and control of more than 6,500 Army Reserve soldiers throughout Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and New Mexico. The 4th ESC provides trained and ready forces in support of global contingency operations. On order, the 4th ESC is prepared to deploy and provide command and control to all assigned, attached, and operationally controlled units and will provide sustainment planning, guidance and support to forces in the area of operations.
Mission
Functions as an operational command post for a Theater Sustainment Command (TSC), providing operational-level sustainment support. Leads, plans, coordinates, synchronizes, monitors, and controls operational-level logistics within an assigned area of operations.[1]
Organization
The command is a subordinate unit of the 377th Theater Sustainment Command. As of December 2025 the command consists of the following units:[2]
- 4th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, at Joint Base San Antonio (TX)
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, at Joint Base San Antonio (TX)
- 644th Transportation Company (Medium Truck) (Palletized Load System), in Houston (TX)
- 25th Quartermaster Detachment (TM A), in Denton (TX)
- 90th Quartermaster Detachment (TM B), at Joint Base San Antonio (TX)
- 90th Sustainment Brigade, in North Little Rock (AR)
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, in North Little Rock (AR)
- 46th Quartermaster Detachment (TM B), in North Little Rock (AR)
- 112th Quartermaster Detachment (TM A), in North Little Rock (AR)
- 315th Quartermaster Detachment (Petroleum Liaison), in Broken Arrow (OK)
- 495th Transportation Company (Inland Cargo), in Jonesboro (AR)
- 316th Quartermaster Battalion (Petroleum Supply), in Okmulgee (OK)
- Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, in Okmulgee (OK)
- 327th Transportation Detachment (Movement Control) (Area), in Stillwater (OK)
- 418th Transportation Detachment (Trailer Transfer Point), at Fort Sill (OK)
- 481st Transportation Detachment (Movement Control) (Area), in Bartlesville (OK)
- 600th Transportation Detachment (Trailer Transfer Point), in Miami (OK)
- 883rd Quartermaster Company (Petroleum Support), in Broken Arrow (OK)
- 910th Quartermaster Company (Petroleum Support), in Ardmore (OK)
- 348th Transportation Battalion (Terminal), in Houston (TX)
- Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, in Houston (TX)
- 31st Transportation Detachment (Trailer Transfer Point), in Houston (TX)
- 217th Transportation Company (Combat Heavy Equipment Transporter), at Joint Base San Antonio (TX)
- 453rd Transportation Company (Cargo Traffic) (Improved Cargo Handling Operations), in Houston (TX)
- 644th Transportation Company (Medium Truck) (Palletized Load System), in Houston (TX)
- 651st Transportation Detachment (Harbormaster), in Houston (TX)
- 300th Sustainment Brigade, in Grand Prairie (TX)
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, in Grand Prairie (TX)
- 363rd Quartermaster Battalion (Petroleum Pipeline and Terminal Operation), in San Marcos (TX)
- Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, in San Marcos (TX)
- 141st Quartermaster Company (Petroleum Pipeline and Terminal Operation), in Tyler (TX)
- 223rd Ordnance Company (Support Maintenance), in Grand Prairie (TX)
- 320th Quartermaster Team (Petroleum Liaison), in Fort Worth (TX)
- 340th Quartermaster Company (Field Services) (MOD), at Joint Base San Antonio (TX)
- 645th Quartermaster Detachment (Petroleum Line), in San Marcos (TX)
- 15th Quartermaster Team (Petroleum) (Quality Analysis), in Denton (TX)
- 328th Adjutant General Personnel Company (Human Resources), at Joint Base San Antonio (TX)
- 350th Adjutant General Personnel Company (Human Resources), in Grand Prairie (TX)
- 411th Quartermaster Company (Petroleum Support), in Grand Prairie (TX)
- 513th Quartermaster Detachment (Support) (Theatre Distribution Augmentation Element), at Fort Hood (TX)
- 957th Quartermaster Company (Petroleum Support), in Denton (TX)
- 77th Quartermaster Group (Petroleum), in El Paso (TX)
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, in El Paso (TX)
- 809th Quartermaster Detachment (Petroleum Liaison), at Kirtland Air Force Base (NM)
- 372nd Quartermaster Battalion (Petroleum Supply), at Kirtland Air Force Base (NM)
- 383rd Quartermaster Battalion (Petroleum Pipeline and Terminal Operation), in El Paso (TX)
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, in El Paso (TX)
- 263rd Quartermaster Company (Field Services) (MOD), in El Paso (TX)
- 356th Transportation Company (Medium Truck) (Palletized Load System), in Las Cruces (NM)
- 375th Transportation Detachment (Trailer Transfer Point), in Las Cruces (NM)
- 471st Transportation Detachment (Trailer Transfer Point), in Silver City (NM)
- 900th Quartermaster Company (Petroleum Support), in El Paso (TX)
- 985th Quartermaster Detachment (Tactical Water Distribution) (Hoseline), in Artesia (NM)
- 211th Regional Support Group, in Corpus Christi (TX)
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, in Corpus Christi (TX)
- 310th Quartermaster Detachment (Petroleum Line), in Conroe (TX)
- 319th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, in Harlingen (TX)
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, in Harlingen (TX)
- 370th Transportation Company (Medium Truck) (Palletized Load System), in Brownsville (TX)
- 519th Transportation Detachment (Trailer Transfer Point), in McAllen (TX)
- 597th Transportation Detachment (Trailer Transfer Point), in Rio Grande City (TX)
- 812th Quartermaster Company (Supply), in Harlingen (TX)
- 851st Transportation Company (Medium Truck) (Palletized Load System), in Sinton (TX)
- 961st Quartermaster Company (Water Purification and Distribution), in McAllen (TX)
- 971st Quartermaster Detachment (Tactical Water Distribution) (Hoseline), in Rio Grande City (TX)
- 373rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, in Beaumont (TX)
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, in Beaumont (TX)
- 79th Quartermaster Company (Supply), in Houston (TX)
- 103rd Quartermaster Company (Supply), in Houston (TX)
- 242nd Quartermaster Company (Field Services) (MOD), in Conroe (TX)
- 288th Quartermaster Company (Water Purification and Distribution), in Victoria (TX)
- 331st Quartermaster Team (Petroleum) (Quality Analysis), in Beaumont (TX)
- 1002nd Quartermaster Company (Petroleum Pipeline and Terminal Operation), in Beaumont (TX)
History
The 4th ESC has over fifty years of history. The journey began when the unit was constituted on 16 January 1952 as the 4th Logistical Command in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Logistical Command. The unit was activated 10 February 1952 at Leghorn, Italy and was inactivated 20 January 1954 at Leghorn, Italy.
Activated 15 June 1958 in France.
Headquarters 4th Logistical Command reorganized and redesignated 24 June 1961 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Logistical Command (original Headquarters Company concurrently disbanded).
On 7 May 1964, it was reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 4th Logistical Command, and then was reorganized and redesignated on 24 June 1964 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Logistical Command. It later inactivated on 23 June 1967 at Fort Lee, Virginia.
On 21 December 1975, the unit was redesignated as the 4th Support Center and activated at Fort Hood, Texas.
On 1 March 1989, it was redesignated as the 4th Material Management Center Corps Support Command.
On 1 October 2000, it was reorganized and redesignated as the 4th Support Center. The 4th Support Center was inactivated 15 September 2007 at Fort Hood, Texas.
On 29 November 2007, the unit was withdrawn from the Regular Army and allotted to the Army Reserve.
Redesignated 16 October 2008 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Sustainment Command, the unit activated at San Antonio, Texas.[3]
Operation Enduring Freedom
The 4th ESC mobilized in spring of 2011, to support allied operations in Afghanistan. On 25 July 2011, the unit formally conducted a Transfer of Authority for Joint Sustainment Command - Afghanistan from the 184th ESC.[4]
References
- ^ "4th ESC Homepage". US Army. Archived from the original on 8 December 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ "Our units". 4th Expeditionary Sustainment Command. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "4th ESC History". US Army. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ "4-401st AFSBn host Joint Sustainment Command TOA and Commanders Conference". US Army. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
External links
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