United States Army Sustainment Command

U.S. Army Sustainment Command
ASC's distinctive unit insignia
Active22 September 2006 –present
Country United States
Branch United States Army
TypeArmy Command
RoleLogistics Support
Part of U.S. Army Materiel Command
Garrison/HQRock Island Arsenal
Motto(s)"On the line"
Websitewww.aschq.army.mil
Commanders
Current
commander		BG John B. Hinson

The United States Army Sustainment Command (ASC) is the primary provider of logistics support to units of the United States Army. It is a major subordinate command of United States Army Materiel Command (AMC).

Four types of command authority can be distinguished:[1]

  1. COCOM – combatant command: unitary control (not further delegatable by the combatant commander (Unified combatant command))
  2. ADCON – administrative control of the command function of "obtaining resources, direction for training, methods of morale and discipline"[1]
  3. OPCON – operational control of sustainment, a command function, in this case, embodied in an Army Field Support Brigade (AFSB)
  4. TACON – tactical control of sustainment, as embodied in a Contracting Support Brigade

The sustainment function for an Army installation, such as Fort Bliss, and White Sands Missile Range, two contiguous but administratively separate military installations, can be tailored to the situation.[2] In the case of geographically remote locations, logistics can be an additional constraint to be solved, while still providing sustainment to the Army soldier.[3]

Major subordinate units

Tactical units

  • 408th Contracting Support Brigade (Kuwait)
  • 409th Contracting Support Brigade (Germany)
  • 410th Contracting Support Brigade (Texas)
  • 411th Contracting Support Brigade (Korea)
  • 413th Contracting Support Brigade (Hawaii)
  • 414th Contracting Support Brigade (Africa & Italy)
  • LRC-RIA (Logistics readiness center – Rock Island Arsenal)

List of commanding generals

No. Commanding General Term
Portrait Name Took office Left office Duration
1
Jerome Johnson
Major General
Jerome Johnson		September 22, 2006July 31, 2007312 days
2
Robert M. Radin
Major General
Robert M. Radin		July 31, 2007[6]September 2, 20092 years, 33 days
3
Yves J. Fontaine
Major General
Yves J. Fontaine		September 2, 2009[7]October 28, 20112 years, 56 days
4
Patricia E. McQuistion
Major General
Patricia E. McQuistion		October 28, 2011[8]September 18, 2012326 days
5
John F. Wharton
Major General
John F. Wharton
(born 1957)		September 18, 2012[9]August 21, 20141 year, 337 days
6
Kevin G. O'Connell
Major General
Kevin G. O'Connell		August 21, 2014[10]August 11, 20161 year, 356 days
7
Edward M. Daly
Major General
Edward M. Daly
(born 1965)		August 11, 2016[11]July 25, 2017348 days
8
Duane A. Gamble
Major General
Duane A. Gamble		July 25, 2017[12]August 29, 2019[13]2 years, 35 days
9
Steven A. Shapiro
Major General
Steven A. Shapiro		August 29, 2019[14]June 24, 2020300 days
10
Daniel G. Mitchell
Major General
Daniel G. Mitchell		June 24, 2020[15]May 27, 2021[16]337 days
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Matthew L. Sannito
Matthew L. Sannito
Acting		May 27, 2021June 15, 202119 days
11
Christopher O. Mohan[17]
Major General
Christopher O. Mohan[17]		June 15, 2021[18]July 19, 20221 year, 34 days
12
David Wilson
Major General
David Wilson		July 19, 2022[19]July 19, 20242 years, 0 days
13
John B. Hinson
Brigadier General
John B. Hinson		July 19, 2024[20]Incumbent153 days

References

  1. ^ a b Dr. Christopher R. Paparone (May-June 2007) Army Logistician COCOM, ADCON, OPCON, TACON Support —Do You Know the Difference? another copy can be found here
  2. ^ "Fort Bliss sustainment mission command". www.army.mil.
  3. ^ Megan Gully (September 27, 2018) How Army logistics help Soldiers maintain strategic advantage
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Army materiel enterprise, industrial base surge to rebuild 'golden HETs'". www.army.mil.
  6. ^ "Radin returns to Arsenal, takes over ASC". www.army.mil.
  7. ^ "Maj. Gen. Fontaine takes reins of Army Sustainment Command". www.army.mil.
  8. ^ "McQuistion takes reins of Army Sustainment Command". www.army.mil.
  9. ^ "ASC welcomes new commanding general at assumption of command". www.army.mil.
  10. ^ "O'Connell returns to Arsenal to take command of ASC". www.army.mil.
  11. ^ "Daly takes command of ASC". www.army.mil.
  12. ^ "Gamble returns to RIA to take command of ASC". www.army.mil.
  13. ^ "Change of command ceremony marks change in leadership, highlights transition in mission". DVIDS.
  14. ^ "MG Steven A. Shapiro". www.aschq.army.mil.
  15. ^ "Mitchell returns to the Midwest to take command of ASC". www.army.mil.
  16. ^ Levesque, Paul (28 May 2021). "Mitchell relinquishes command of ASC, retires from Army". dvidshub.net.
  17. ^ "Major General Christopher O. Mohan - General Officer Management Office".
  18. ^ "ASC welcomes new commanding general along Mississippi River". www.army.mil.
  19. ^ "MG David Wilson". U.S. Army Sustainment Command. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  20. ^ Baltos, Corinna (22 July 2024). "ASC welcomes new CG, bids farewell to Maj. Gen. Wilson". U.S. Army. Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois: U.S. Army Sustainment Command Public Affairs. Retrieved 23 July 2024.