17th Sustainment Brigade (Australia)

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17th Sustainment Brigade
Active2006 – present
Country Australia
AllegianceQueen Elizabeth II
BranchArmy
TypeLogistics
Size2,650 (active)
1,350 (reserve)[1]
Part ofForces Command
Garrison/HQSydney, New South Wales

The 17th Sustainment Brigade (17 Sust Brigade) currently commands the Australian Army's deployable operational level logistics units. Raised on 20 May 2006, the brigade was formerly known as the Logistic Support Force (LSF), and is made up of varied logistic corps and trades. It encompasses both reserve and full-time units, geographically dispersed throughout Australia. Headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales its primary deployable command element is the Force Sustainment Group. The units of the brigade are responsible for providing third line or 'general' support within an area of operations.[2] The brigade was designated the 17th Combat Service Support Brigade until 1 August 2019, when it was renamed the 17th Sustainment Brigade.[3]

Current structure[]

The brigade consists of the following units and sub units:

On 2 October 2018 the transitioned from 17th Brigade to the 6th Brigade so it is aligned with other theatre-level combat support capabilities that are already under the command of 6th Brigade.[4] The was removed from the brigade's order of battle on 19 November 2021, when it was disbanded as part of a restructure of the Army's health assets, which will eventually see the establishment of a dedicated health brigade in 2023.[5]

Notes[]

  1. ^ The Australian Army. Modernisation from Beersheba and Beyond (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. ^ Dennis et al 2008, p. 327.
  3. ^ Freeman, Andrew (29 July 2019). "DEFGRAM 365/19: Renaming of the 17th Combat Service Service Support Brigade as 17th Sustainment Brigade" (Press release). Department of Defence.
  4. ^ Hankin, David (18 October 2018). "New era in military policing". Army News (1430 ed.). p. 9.
  5. ^ Bickerstaff, Fiona (19 November 2021). "A boost for Army health". Department of Defence. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

References[]

  • Dennis, Peter; et al. (2008). The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History (Second ed.). Melbourne: Oxford University Press Australia & New Zealand. ISBN 978-0-19-551784-2.


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