5-657: The Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), commonly referred to as an "ESC", is a United States Army logistics headquarters. Sustainment is "the provision of logistics, financial management , personnel services , and health service support necessary to maintain operations until successful mission completion." The Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), commanded by a Brigadier General, is task-organized with one or more Sustainment Brigades , Transportation Brigades, and/or Movement Control Battalion's for theater opening, theater distribution, or theater closing operations. It commands and controls all assigned and attached units as directed by
10-636: The Sustainment Command (Theater) . This United States Army article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Finance Corps The United States Army Finance Corps is a combat service support (CSS) branch of the United States Army . The Finance Corps traces its foundation to 16 June 1775, when the Second Continental Congress established the office of Paymaster General of
15-755: The Army . The Pay Department became a separate department in 1816, and the Finance Department was created by law on 1 July 1920. It became the Finance Corps in 1950. It is responsible for financial operations, most notably payroll and resource management . Corps-level financial management formations exist in Europe, South Korea, as well as at Fort Liberty , North Carolina, and at Fort Cavazos , Texas. The 18th Financial Management Support Center (18 FMSC) provides financial management services to
20-566: The Commanding General of United States Army Forces Command approved a request from the CG, XVIII Airborne Corps to combine the 18th Finance Group and the 18th Personnel Group (Airborne); to establish a provisional 18th Soldier Support Group (18th SSG) at Ft. Hood; to form SSBs at Forts Stewart, Drum and Campbell; and, to combine the two remaining Finance Battalions at Ft. Bragg. The General Officer Steering Committee (GOSC) did not support
25-487: The units of the XVIII Airborne Corps . It is based at Fort Liberty, North Carolina and its higher headquarters (HQ) is the 1st Theater Sustainment Command (1st TSC) Fort Liberty, North Carolina. The 18th FMSC is responsible for the 24th Financial Management Company (FMCO), the 33rd FMCO, the 82nd FMCO, the 101st FMCO, and the 126th FMCO. The mission of the 18th Financial Management Center is: In early 1998
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