The Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), commonly referred to as an "ESC", is a United States Army logistics headquarters. Sustainment is "the provision of logistics,
financial management
Financial management is the business function concerned with profitability, expenses, cash and credit, so that the "organization may have the means to carry out its objective as satisfactorily as possible;"
the latter often defined as maximizin ...
,
personnel services, and health service support necessary to maintain operations until successful mission completion."
The Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), commanded by a Brigadier General, is task-organized with one or more
Sustainment Brigades, Transportation Brigades, and/or Movement Control Battalion's for theater opening, theater distribution, or theater closing operations. It commands and controls all assigned and attached units as directed by the
Sustainment Command (Theater).
Expeditionary sustainment commands
References
External links
The Institute of Heraldry
Sustainment Commands of the United States Army
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