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Country
  
United States

Type
  
Sustainment Brigade

Engagements
  
Iraq War

Size
  
Brigade

287th Sustainment Brigade

Active
  
September 2005–May 2016

The 287th Sustainment Brigade was a Sustainment Brigade of the Kansas Army National Guard. The Brigade was activated on 1 September 2005, and is headquartered in Wichita. Its mission was to plan, prepare, execute and assess combat service support operations within a corps or division Area of Operations. It was the largest brigade-level headquarters in the state. In 2015, it was announced that the brigade would be deactivating in FY2016. The brigade was deactivated on 1 May 2016.

Units included:

  • HHC 287th
  • 287th Special Troops Battalion
  • 891st Engineer Battalion
  • 169th Corps Support Sustainment Battalion (CSSB)
  • History

    The brigade deployed to Iraq between 2008 and 2009, where it provided logistical support for Coalition troops.

    References

    287th Sustainment Brigade Wikipedia


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