402nd Army Field Support Brigade
Military unit
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The 402nd Army Field Support Brigade (AFSB) is a support brigade of the United States Army. The Brigade was activated on 16 October 2006 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. In 2010, the unit took over responsibility for Army Field Support Battalions (AFSBn) in Kuwait and Qatar from the 401st AFSB. The headquarters moved to Hawaii in 2015 to provides support to US Army Pacific and US Indo-Pacific Command.[1][2]
| 402nd Army Field Support Brigade | |
|---|---|
| |
| Active | 2006 - present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Type | Support brigade |
| Role | Support |
| Size | Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Shafter, Hawaii |
| Motto | Readiness Power Forward |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | COL Matthew T. Amsdell |
| Command Sergeant Major | CSM Luis Ortiz Escalera |
| Insignia | |
| Current SSI United States Army Materiel Command |  |
| Former SSI 2006-2010 |  |
Organization
402nd Army Field Support Brigade, at Fort Shafter (HI)[3]
- Army Field Support Battalion-Alaska, at Fort Wainwright and Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson (AK)[4]
- Army Field Support Battalion-Hawaii, at Schofield Barracks (HI)[5]
Insignia
The Distinctive Unit Insignia is a round bottom shield divided into thirds white, red and blue. The white top section contains a gold sword and 7 gold stars. The blue section a gold lightning bolt and the red section a gold globe. Above and below is a blue ribbon containing the motto "Readiness Power Forward."[6]
Former Commanders
| From | To | Commander[7] |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | COL John (Jack) O'Connor | |
| 2006 | 2007 | COL George (Rob) R.C. Sorensen |
| 2007 | 2008 | COL Robert P. Sullivan |
| 2008 | 2009 | LTC (P) Ronald F. Fizer |
| 2009 | 2010 | COL Brian R. Haebig |
| 2010 | 2011 | COL Lawrence W. Fuller |
| 2011 | 2012 | COL John S. Laskodi |
| 2012 | 2013 | COL John D. Kuenzli |
| 2013 | 2014 | COL James D. Kinkade |
| 2014 | 2015 | COL Robert A. Dawson |
| 2015 | 2017 | COL Anthony L. McQueen |
| 2017 | 2019 | COL John C. Brookie |
| 2019 | 2021 | COL Anthony T. Walters |
| 2021 | 2023 | COL Erik C. Johnson |
| 2023 | 2025 | COL Courtney Sugai |
| 2025 | present | COL Matthew T. Amsdell |
