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Welcome to the home of the 299th Brigade Support Battalion within the 2nd Brigade/1st Infantry Division.

The 299th Brigade Support Battalion was constituted on 23 March 1966 in the Regular Army as the 7th Support Battalion and assigned to the 199th Separate Infantry Brigade at Fort Benning, GA.
 

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Brigadier General Gwen Bingham attaches the Distinguished Unit of the Regiment streamer to the 299th Brigade Support Battalion colors at the Quartermaster Honors Symposium.
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Sustainment Soldiers train to protect logistics convoy
Soldiers with the 299th BSB work to mount an M2 .50-caliber machine gun onto a Humvee the morning of Dec. 8 at Fort Riley’s training areas. The battalion conducted dry- and live-fire iterations of convoy security operations training, meant to ensure it can secure itself and allow the brigade to maximize its combat effectiveness. Photo by: Sgt. Daniel Stoutamire, 2ND ABCT.

When an engagement is raging on the battlefield, one of the last things a commander wants to do is remove fighting ...
Exercise targets sling-load abilities
Soldiers with 299th BSB, 2nd ABCT hook up a logistical package to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a sling-load training exercise Nov. 2 at Fort Riley. Chinooks have three hooks and can carry up to 26,000 pounds of cargo via sling load. Photo by: Sgt. Daniel Stoutamire, 2ND ABCT.

Story by: Sgt. Daniel Stoutamire, 2ND ABCT PUBLIC AFFAIRS

To some people, it might seem unwise to ...
Support battalion earns Army-level recognition
Brig. Gen. Gwen Bingham, U.S. Army Quartermaster General commandant, U.S. Army Quartermaster School, left, presents Lt. Col. Eric Schwartz, commander, 299th BSB, the 2012 Distinguished Unit of the Quartermaster Regiment certificate June 14 at Fort Lee, Va. COURTESY PHOTO

A steadfast dedication to their mission at home and abroad earned one 1st Infantry Division unit an Army-level award for ...
 
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