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Soldiers of the 7th Mission Support Command deactivated the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade and activated the 163rd Regional Support Group in a ceremony officiated by the commander of the 7th MSC Brig. Gen. Karen Monday-Gresham at NCO Field on Daenner Kaserne on Sept. 9, 2023. The 163rd Regional Support Group provides command and control, and administration support structure in support of U.S. Army assets in Europe and, upon demand, in Africa.
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Acting Commander Lt. Col. Daniel Garcia (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Marshall Smith unfurl a unit guidon marking the activation of the 163rd Regional Support Group. Soldiers of the 7th Mission Support Command deactivated the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade and activated the 163rd RSG in a ceremony officiated by the commander of the 7th MSC Brig. Gen. Karen Monday-Gresham at NCO Field on Daenner Kaserne on Sept. 9, 2023. The 163rd Regional Support Group provides command and control, and administration support structure in support of U.S. Army assets in Europe and, upon demand, Africa.
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From left, Command Sgt. Maj. Robert D. Eck, the outgoing senior enlisted Soldier of the 361st Civil Affairs Bde. receives the Meritorious Service Medal for his leadership of the unit from Brig. Gen. Brig. Gen. Karen Monday-Gresham, the commander of the 7th Mission Support Command before the unit´s deactivation at NCO Field on Daenner Kaserne on Sept. 9, 2023.
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The Honor Guard of the 7th Mission Support Command leaves the parade field as Brig. Gen. Karen Monday-Gresham, the commander of the 7th Mission Support Command and Col. Michael Johnson, the outgoing commander of the 361st Civil Affairs Bde. stand in attention during a deactivation and activation ceremony at NCO Field on Daenner Kaserne on Sept. 9, 2023. The 361st CA Bde. deactivated and then activated as the 163rd Regional Support Group. The 163rd RSG provides command and control, and administration support structure in support of U.S. Army assets in Europe and, upon demand, in Africa.
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Soldiers of the 7th Mission Support Command deactivated the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade and activated the 163rd Regional Support Group in a ceremony officiated by the commander of the 7th MSC Brig. Gen. Karen Monday-Gresham at NCO Field on Daenner Kaserne on Sept. 9, 2023. The 163rd Regional Support Group provides command and control, and administration support structure in support of U.S. Army assets in Europe and, upon demand, in Africa.
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Acting Commander Lt. Col. Daniel Garcia (left), and Command Sgt. Maj. Marshall Smith (right), unfurl the unit colors marking the activation of the 163rd Regional Support Group. Soldiers of the 7th Mission Support Command participated in the ceremony, officiated by Brig. Gen. Karen Monday-Gresham, Commander of the 7th MSC, at Daenner Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany, Sept. 9, 2023.
The 163rd Regional Support Group provides command and control, and administration support structure in support of America's Army Reserve and U.S. Army Europe and Africa. For more stories and information about America's Army Reserve in Europe, follow us on Facebook @7thmsc.
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“Today is special because we are a part of history," said Brig. Gen. Karen Monday - Gresham, the 7th MSC commander. "After years of faithful and successful service, we bid a fond farewell to the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade."
Since the unit's reactivation in Sept. 2010, the 361st maintained a role as the only forward-stationed civil affairs element in the Reserve component, provided units in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (2012,) and supported dozens of U.S. Army Europe and Africa exercises, engaging with NATO Allies and partners.
Monday - Gresham welcomed the command team and the newly activated 163rd Regional Support Group. "We are also fortunate to stand up a new brigade, the 163rd Regional Support Group,” she said.
Greater than two-thirds of the sustainment resources and capabilities for the total Army reside in the Army Reserve. The unit, headquartered at Camp Normandy, Grafenwoehr, Germany, is responsible for the management of sustainment and logistics assets in support of U.S. Army Europe - Africa missions in the region.
Units activating with the 163rd RSG include the 97th Chemical Battalion, the 729th Transportation Battalion, and the 783rd Military Police Battalion.
The 7th MSC is the only forward-headquartered U.S. Army Reserve command in Europe. Comprised of 25 units across Germany and Italy, the 7th provides ready, capable, units of action in support of U.S. Army Europe and Africa missions throughout the theater. For more stories about and information on America’s Army Reserve in Europe, follow us on Facebook @7thMSC.
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