3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command Cases its Colors

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina – The 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command held a color-casing ceremony July 15 in preparation for a scheduled deployment to Kuwait in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

The unit will be joining 1st Theater Sustainment Command to provide sustainment operations mission command for the CENTCOM area of responsibility.

"The 3rd ESC is ready to assume the mission forward,” said Brig. Gen. Lance G. Curtis, commander of 3rd ESC. “With my deepest gratitude, I thank the families for their unwavering support and I am honored to deploy with these fine men and women. Spears Ready!”

3rd ESC most recently supported the Global War on Terror as a headquarters element in 2014 when it served as the last unit to provide single sustainment mission command in Afghanistan. By facilitating one of the largest equipment and personnel retrogrades during GWOT, the unit set favorable conditions for the transition to Operation Resolute Support in 2015.

Throughout the upcoming deployment, 3rd ESC soldiers will engage with partners in the region to improve sustainment interoperability, build partnerships, increase access across the area of operations, and deter adversaries.