| 408th Contracting Support Brigade | |
|---|---|
 Distinctive unit insignia | |
| Active | 2007 - present |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | United States Army |
| Type | Combat service support unit |
| Role | Arranging Contracts |
| Part of | U.S. Army Materiel Command - Army Contracting Command (ACC) |
| Garrison/HQ | Camp Arifjan, Kuwait/ Shaw AFB, South Carolina |
| Nickname | 408th CSB |
| Mottos | "CONFERRE AB CONFIRMATUS" (Focused and Determined)1 |
| Website | ACC Homepage |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Jamarcus Brooks |
| Insignia | |
| Identification symbol |  Current SSI United States Army Materiel Command |
| Identification symbol |  Former SSI 2007-2010 |
| 408th Contracting Support Brigade Flag |  |
The 408th Contracting Support Brigade is a contracting support unit in the United States Army with headquarters at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait and Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. It is a unit in the United States Army Contracting Command.
The brigade provides operational contracting support to United States Army Central (USARCENT) as the Lead Contract Service throughout Southwest Asia. The brigade prepares and coordinates support plans, provides oversight, assessment, policy and acquisition authority to assigned contingency contracting organizations and contracting assets deployed in support of the USARCENT mission.2
The unit received the Army Superior Unit Award in 2023 for its support of Operation Warp Speed.3
Commanders
| Commander | Date assumed command |
|---|---|
| Colonel Joseph L. Bass | June 29, 2007 |
| Colonel Shane Dietrich | June 6, 20084 |
| Colonel Michael J. Rogers | June 25, 20105 |
| Colonel David Kaczmarski | June 20, 20126 |
| Colonel Phillip E. Smallwood | TBD |
| Colonel Michelle Sanner | June 15, 20167 |
| Colonel Kim Thomas | June 19, 20178 |
| Colonel Ralph T. Borja | June 22, 20189 |
| Colonel Mary O.B. Drayton | June 27, 201910 |
| Colonel Richard H. Pfeiffer, Jr. | June 26, 202011 |
| Colonel Anthony Hughley | June 30, 202112 |
| Colonel Justin DeArmond | July 15, 202213 |
| Colonel Barry Williams | July 7, 202314 |
| Colonel Robert Bartruff | June 24, 2024 |
| Colonel Jamarcus Brooks | June 27, 2025 |
| Colonel Gregory Howard Jr | June 18, 2026 |
References
References
- 408th Support Battalion Heraldry, The Institute of Heraldry (TIOH), Washington, DC. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- About Expeditionary Sustainment Command, 408th Contracting Support Brigade link. Accessed 17 July 2016.
- Gonzales, Ben (December 19, 2023). "ACC awarded Army Superior Unit Award". US Army.
- Expeditionary Contracting Command accepts first unit, 408th CSB changes hands, Jim Hinnant, 6 June 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- Rogers assumes command of the 408th Contracting Support Brigade, Army Contracting Command, 8 July 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- @CSMAClarkDavis (20 June 2012). "COL David Kaczmarski receives the colors of the 408th CSB from BG Theodore Harrison during today's Change of Command" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- 408th CSB's Facebook, 17 June 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- "408th Contracting Support Brigade welcomes new commander". U.S. Army Central. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- "Army Contracting Leaders Change Command". U.S. Army Central. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- "408th Contracting Support Brigade Change of Command". www.centcom.mil. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- "Change of Command Ceremony for 408 CSB". DVIDS. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- "408th Change of Command". DVIDS. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- "408th Contracting Support Brigade Change of Command and Responsibility". DVIDS. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- "408th Contracting Support Brigade Change of Command Ceremony". DVIDS. Retrieved 2023-08-14.