224 Sustainment Brigade
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The 224 Sustainment Brigade has a long and distinguished history of service to the citizens of California and the United States. The distinguished history of the 224 Sustainment Brigade “Dragonslayers” began in Dec 1941 when Co A, 640 Tank Destroyer Battalion was activated in Camp San Luis Obispo for World War II. The unit served in Luzon, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Southern Philippines where it received the Army Presidential Unit Citation and the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation. It was re-designated as the 140th Tank Battalion in 1950 and ordered into Federal Service for the Korean War where it received the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation. Following numerous organizational changes, the unit became the 40th Division Support Command in 1974 and served in the Los Angeles Riots. The Command mobilized hundreds of Soldiers during the early years of the Global War on Terror to Iraq, Bosnia, Kosovo, Guantanamo Bay as well as CONUS locations. The HQ was mobilized again in June 2005 as the 40th Corps Support Group in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and converted to the 224th Sustainment Brigade upon its return. Most recently the unit was mobilized in Mar 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn where it earned the Meritorious Unit Citation.
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The inaugural 224th Sustainment Brigade Family Readiness appreciation event was held at the historic Bob Hope Patriot Hall. In addition to Soldiers, spouses and friends of the Dragonslayer Brigade the following distinguished visitors attended: Honorable Joseph McCann, Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army; Ms Pamela Hayden, Actress/Simpson cast member; Mr Buddy Farmer, Actor/Playwright/National Football Foundation Board Member; Ms Carolyn Blashek, President of Operation Gratitude; Ms Ruth Wong, Director LA County Military and Veterans Affairs and BG John Lathrop, 40th Infantry Division ADC-Support. Colonel Julian Bond, Commander 224SB recognized Ms Lizabeth Flores and Ms Shannon Pritchard as FRG volunteers of the year in support of the Brigade's 2,800 Soldiers, families and friends. (L-R: Ms Carolyn Blashek, Ms Ruth Wong, Mr Buddy Farmer, Ms Pamela Hayden, BG John Lathrop, Honorable Joseph McCann, Ms Shannon Pritchard, Ms Lizabeth Flores, COL Julian Bond) (U.S. Army photo by Spec. Brandan J. Zachery/ RELEASED)
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The 224 Special Troops Battalion went hot on the range last month at #CampRoberts, and things are about to heat up again as the unit prepares for its upcoming annual training exercise. (U.S. Army Photo by Spec. Brandan Zachery/RELEASED) #224SB #224STB #CalGuard
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Day or night, the 746TH CSSB is in the fight! We hope to see more of their training at Fort Irwin National Training Center. #NVG #746CSSB #224SB #CalGuard #FortIrwin
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Our most important training doesn't always happen out in the field. To kick off Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, California National Guard highlighted 1072nd Transportation Co -PLS's SHARP training with their latest UNIT SPOTLIGHT: #224SB #1072TC #CalGuard
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More positive press for A CO, 340th BSB's contributions this fall on California National Guard's UNIT SPOTLIGHT. Let's keep it coming!!! #224SB #340BSB #A340 #CalGuard
If you don't already receive email updates from Work for Warriors, sign up now by contacting Jessica Fowlkes at 916.591.6645 or Jessica.L.Fowlkes.NFG@mail.mil. Her latest update lists nearly 80 employers (and their corresponding industries) that want to hire soldiers NOW!!! Work for Warriors also offers additional services like resume writing and homelessness prevention. We wouldn't want you to miss out on any of this vital info, so here is Jessica's latest release for your viewing pleasure: "Hello! I hope you all are well! I wanted to go ahead and send out an updated list of the employers that I work with in California. I have added something new, as you will see, next to each employer name is the industry in which they are part of. This should make things easier! If you have found work, please let us know. We want to support you through your first 6 months of employment. All we need is the employer name and your job title. Also, if you are interested in having your resume re-done for free, please email me. I will refer you over to a team that produces the most amazing resumes. If you are at risk for homelessness, and live in Los Angeles County or Orange County, please notify me right away as I work with a Non-Profit that can assist you. In addition, if nothing interests you below, then email me where you are applying. I can contact them on your behalf if we don't already have a contact with that specific employer through one of my co-workers. Please note: Inglewood Police Department and San Diego Police Department are hiring Police Officers. We have an event on April 14 at Los Alamitos JFTB that will include several Southern California Law Enforcement Agencies. We also have an event in Sacramento on April 29 for those that are interested in relocating to San Diego for the San Diego Police Department. See list below, and I look very forward to hearing from you: Verizon (Telecommunications) TTB (Staffing) Kings Hawaiian (Manufacturing) IBEW Local 11 (Electrical) Sharp Decisions (Technology) Insight Investments (Financial) Staff Pro (Security) Sony (Production) Academy, Inc (Manufacturing) Sakuraus Finetek (Manufacturing) California Waters (Utilities) Anthem (Insurance) Cintas (Apparel) Sungevity (Solar) RMI International (Security) Phoenix Engineering (Engineering) Speech, Language, & Edu Assoc (Healthcare) Arete Associates (Insurance) Velocity Aerospace (Manufacturing) AeroTEK (Staffing) Foothill Painting (Construction) Salvation Haven (Non-Profit) Fleetpride (Transportation) Accenture Federal (Government) USC (Education) Quinn Group (Wholesale) GSA (Government) American Medical Response (Healthcare) LAPD (Law Enforcement) Orange County Electrical JATC (Electrical) Bruker-Nano (Engineering) AppleOne Glendale (Staffing) City of Lodi (Government) Advanced Security Concepts (Security) LA Sheet Metal Apprenticeship (Construction) Express Employment Professionals (Staffing) ABM (Engineering) Managed Career Solutions (Security) Towne Park (Transportation) Stericycle (Environmental) Intellipower (Government) All's Well Medical Staffing (Staffing) CitiBank (Finance) Cardinal Health (Pharmaceutical) TransAmerica (Financial) Kimco Staffing (Staffing) Episource (Healthcare) Build LACCD (Apprenticeships) Essendant (Distribution) Southland Transit (Transportation) So Cal Gas (Utilities) Booz Allen Hamilton (Aerospace) Riverside County Sheriff's Department (Law Enforcement) Intercon Security - La Hacienda Adult School (Security) Orbital ATK (Aerospace) Excalibur Engineering (Engineering) ServeXO (Security) Volt (Staffing) JAK Transfer (Transportation) 1736 Family Crisis Center (Non-Profit) Link Staffing (Staffing) On Point Security (Security) AeroJet Rocketdyne (Aerospace) San Diego Police Department (Law Enforcement) QIS (Insurance) Constellis (Government) Employed Security Service Center (Security) DKKD Staffing (Staffing) County of San Diego (Government) Via Source Solutions (Consulting) Inglewood Police Department (Law Enforcement) True North Transitions (Non-Profit) GMI Security (Security) Guardian Compliance (Environment) Orange County Sheriff's Department (Law Enforcement) Core Employee Management (Staffing) Los Angeles Unified School District (Education) Pro Tech Security (Technology) Have a wonderful day! Jessica Fowlkes, Resource Manager California National Guard, Work for Warriors Email: Jessica.L.Fowlkes.NFG@mail.mil Direct: 916.591.6645" #WorkforWarriors #CalGuard
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Our 340th BSB is the shining star in California National Guard's latest UNIT SPOTLIGHT: "Strong showing at annual training last year. We heard they might be raising the bar this year so hopefully we will see some sharing." Raising the bar indeed! And thanks to our newest UPARs, we're sure to see some great coverage. #224SB #340BSB #A340 #B340 #CalGuard #AT
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Our friends up at California National Guard Headquarters have been showing some major love to our own 340th BSB. In fact, check out their latest cover photo, which made its debut yesterday! #224SB #340BSB #A340 #B340 #CalGuard
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