7th Mission Support Command explained

The 7th Mission Support Command has operational control of the US Army Reserve units in Europe.^[1]

The command traces its history to 1956 when the first Army Reserve units (four Army Reserve Schools) were established in Europe.^[2] The 7th ARCOM was activated provisionally in January 1986.

Five 7th ARCOM units mobilized and deployed with their affiliated active-Army units in Southwest Asia for Operations Desert Shield/Storm.

The 7th Civil Support Command was officially activated to replace the 7th ARCOM in December 2009.

Organization 2023

As of October 2023 the command consists of the following Army Reserve units:^[1]

• 7th Mission Support Command, in Kaiserslautern
  • 163rd Regional Support Group, in Grafenwöhr
    • 97th Chemical Battalion, in Wackernheim
    • 729th Transportation Battalion, in Grafenwöhr
    • 783rd Military Police Battalion
  • 510th Regional Support Group, in Kaiserslautern
    • 83rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, in Kaiserslautern
    • 446th Movement Control Battalion, in Kaiserslautern
  • 7th Intermediate Level Education Detachment, in Grafenwöhr
  • 88th Chaplain Detachment, in Grafenwöhr
  • 89th Chaplain Detachment, in Kaiserslautern
  • 209th Digital Liaison Detachment, in Wiesbaden
  • 221st Public Affairs Detachment, in Kaiserslautern
  • 319th Military History Detachment, in Sembach
  • 589th Engineer Detachment, in Kaiserslautern
  • 2500th Digital Liaison Detachment, in Vicenza, Italy
  • 773rd Civil Support Team, in Kaiserslautern
  • Medical Support Unit – Europe, in Kaiserslautern

Notes and References

1. Web site: 7th Mission Support Command . 7th Mission Support Command . May 2, 2023.
2. Web site: August 11, 2011 . 7th CSC Home – Unit History . 2023-05-04 . August 11, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811012225/http://www.7csc.army.mil/UnitHistory.aspx . bot: unknown .