336th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Transfers Authority to 382nd CSSB
1 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Soldiers with the Combat Sustainment Support Battalions wait in formation with their company guidons for the start of the transfer of authority ceremony between the 336th CSSB and the 382nd CSSB. These battalions are subordinate to the 369th Sustainment Brigade while forward deployed to the CENTCOM area of operations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Ryan Scribner) (Photo Credit: Spc. Ryan Scribner) VIEW ORIGINAL
336th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Transfers Authority to 382nd CSSB
2 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Soldiers with the Combat Sustainment Support Battalions wait in formation with their company guidons for the start of the transfer of authority ceremony between the 336th CSSB and the 382nd CSSB. These battalions are subordinate to the 369th Sustainment Brigade while forward deployed to the CENTCOM area of operations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Ryan Scribner) (Photo Credit: Spc. Ryan Scribner) VIEW ORIGINAL
336th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Transfers Authority to 382nd CSSB
3 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Lt. Col. Lewis Gray, the commander of the 336th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, speaks to the attendees during a ceremony in which the 336th CSSB transferred authority to the 382nd CSSB. Standing behind him was Maj. Ciera Earley, the executive officer of the battalion. These battalions are subordinate to the 369th Sustainment Brigade while forward deployed to the CENTCOM area of operations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Ryan Scribner) (Photo Credit: Spc. Ryan Scribner) VIEW ORIGINAL
336th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Transfers Authority to 382nd CSSB
4 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army senior leaders with the 369th Sustainment Brigade and the Combat Sustainment Support Battalions pose for group photo during a transfer of authority ceremony between the 336th CSSB and the 382nd CSSB. These battalions are subordinate to the 369th Sustainment Brigade while forward deployed to the CENTCOM area of operations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Sebastian Rothwyn) (Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Sebastian Rothwyn) VIEW ORIGINAL
336th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Transfers Authority to 382nd CSSB
5 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Col. Seth Morgulas and Command Sgt. Maj. Curtis Moss, the command team of the 369th Sustainment Brigade, present gifts to the command team of the 336th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Lt. Col. Lewis Gray and Command Sgt. Major Rodney Wionowsky, in gratitude for the battalion's dedication to duty and professionalism. These battalions are subordinate to the 369th Sustainment Brigade while forward deployed to the CENTCOM area of operations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Sebastian Rothwyn) (Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Sebastian Rothwyn) VIEW ORIGINAL

The 336th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Task Force Red Ball, cased their colors and the 382nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Task Force Legion, uncased their colors during a transfer of authority (TOA) ceremony held in the Warrior Tent on Camp Buehring, Kuwait, March 30, 2023.

The ceremony signified the end of the duties and responsibilities of the 336th CSSB, commanded by U.S. Army Lt. Col. Lewis Gray, and the assumption of those duties and responsibilities by the 382nd, commanded by Lt. Col. Scott Eberle.

In attendance were distinguished guests Brig. Gen. Maria Juarez, commanding general of the 143rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command and Command Sgt. Maj. Ricardo Saunders, principal enlisted advisor of the 143rd ESC.

Col. Seth Morgulas, commander of the 369th Sustainment Brigade, conducted the transfer of authority ceremony.

Morgulas said that the 336th CSSB led the largest battalion task force in the brigade with over 12 hundred Soldiers that occupied 17 locations in seven countries and accomplished challenges and operations head on.

The 336th CSSB conducted a critical security mission at the Shuaiba Port, Kuwait’s main industrial port. They conducted tactical convoy training and supported the warfighter throughout their area of operations during their time in theatre with ammunition operations, supporting ammunition supply ship missions, equipment transport, establishing Forward Logistics Elements for precise solutions to mission needs and supported the brigade’s Tactical Action Center in Saudi Arabia, among other duties and accomplishments.

Gray said that his success is connected to the support of the 143rd ESC and the brigade who share in the same goal of taking care of Soldiers, equipment and completing the mission.

Nine months prior, in sweltering summer heat, Gray remembered watching his guidon bearer struggle through the unit’s uncasing TOA, and it made him wonder what was in store for Task Force Red Ball.

But just as that guidon bearer stayed strong despite the heat and sweat, Task Force Red Ball got on a roll with military trucks rolling up and down roads in Southwest Asia.

“If you saw a green truck these past months in this area of operations and there was a Soldier driving it, most likely it was a Task Force Red Ball trucking company,” Gray said.

The support and services that CSSBs provide include maintenance operations, ammunition operations, supply support activity operations, water operations, petroleum operations, aerial delivery operations and mortuary affairs, according to the Army.

Everly thanked Gray for providing him a great team of companies to provide operational reach and extend operational endurance to sustainment operations.

The 336th CSSB cased their colors and will return to the U.S. after about 10 months deployed.

The 382nd CSSB uncased their colors as they begin their new mission.

Casing and uncasing colors is a military tradition that originated centuries ago so that Soldiers on the battlefield could recognize and follow their units into battle.

“I wish all of you in the 336th well—get home safe, you have much to be proud of,” Morgulas said. “Task Force Legion—welcome to the Hellfighter team!”