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The 82nd Sustainment Brigade traces its lineage to the 82nd Support Group, which was constituted 1 September 1957 at Fort Bragg.<ref name="lineage">[http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/spt/0082sstbde.htm Lineage and Honors Information: 82nd Sustainment Brigade] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080620012649/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/spt/0082sstbde.htm |date=20 June 2008 }}, [[United States Army Center of Military History]]. Retrieved 5 December 2008.</ref> It was composed of units with long histories with the [[82nd Airborne Division]], dating back to [[World War I]] and [[World War II]].<ref name="bdehist">[http://www.bragg.army.mil/82sb/82nd%20SB%20History.htm 82nd Sustainment Brigade Homepage: History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231203615/http://www.bragg.army.mil/82sb/82nd%20SB%20History.htm |date=31 December 2008 }}, 82nd Sustainment Brigade Staff. Retrieved 5 December 2008.</ref> |
The 82nd Sustainment Brigade traces its lineage to the 82nd Support Group, which was constituted 1 September 1957 at Fort Bragg.<ref name="lineage">[http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/spt/0082sstbde.htm Lineage and Honors Information: 82nd Sustainment Brigade] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080620012649/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/spt/0082sstbde.htm |date=20 June 2008 }}, [[United States Army Center of Military History]]. Retrieved 5 December 2008.</ref> It was composed of units with long histories with the [[82nd Airborne Division]], dating back to [[World War I]] and [[World War II]].<ref name="bdehist">[http://www.bragg.army.mil/82sb/82nd%20SB%20History.htm 82nd Sustainment Brigade Homepage: History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231203615/http://www.bragg.army.mil/82sb/82nd%20SB%20History.htm |date=31 December 2008 }}, 82nd Sustainment Brigade Staff. Retrieved 5 December 2008.</ref> |
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On 25 May 1964 the unit reorganized as the 82nd Division Support Command, or [[Divisional support command|DISCOM]]. It was merged with the 82nd Airborne Division's band.<ref name="lineage"/> A year later, the unit deployed to the [[Dominican Republic]] with the 82nd Airborne Division in support of |
On 25 May 1964 the unit reorganized as the 82nd Division Support Command, or [[Divisional support command|DISCOM]]. It was merged with the 82nd Airborne Division's band.<ref name="lineage"/> A year later, the unit deployed to the [[Dominican Republic]] with the 82nd Airborne Division in support of Operation [[Power Pack]]. The Division was charged with the mission of quelling civil unrest and restoring order to the country, and the DISCOM provided logistical support during this mission.<ref name="bdehist"/> In 1972, the band was removed from the Division Support Command.<ref name="lineage"/> |
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In 1983, the unit again deployed to combat, this time to [[Grenada]] in support of [[Operation Urgent Fury]]. It provided logistical support to the 82nd Airborne Division as the division deployed in the island, supporting [[US Special Forces]] operating within.<ref name="bdehist"/> Then in 1989, the unit supported the first combat jump since World War II while supporting [[Operation Just Cause]] in Panama. It provided logistical efforts to the division once again in the region.<ref name="bdehist"/> |
In 1983, the unit again deployed to combat, this time to [[Grenada]] in support of [[Operation Urgent Fury]]. It provided logistical support to the 82nd Airborne Division as the division deployed in the island, supporting [[US Special Forces]] operating within.<ref name="bdehist"/> Then in 1989, the unit supported the first combat jump since World War II while supporting [[Operation Just Cause]] in Panama. It provided logistical efforts to the division once again in the region.<ref name="bdehist"/> |