89th Sustainment Brigade The 89th Sustainment Brigade is a subordinate command of 103rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command and one of only eight of its kind in the Army Reserve . The unit is the latest addition in the Army Transformation process for the 103rd ESC , but will manage a peacetime downtrace that has command and control of approximately 1 , 000 Army Reservists located throughout the Kansas area , and its Soldiers support diverse missions that are logistical in nature . The 89th Sustainment Brigade mission is to plan , coordinate , synchronize , monitor , and control Logistics Operations within an assigned area of responsibility . The Brigade also coordinates host nation support ( HNS ) and contracting , as well as providing support to joint , interagency , and multinational forces as directed . History . The 89th initially started as the 89th Infantry Division activated on 27 August 1917 at Camp Funston , Fort Riley , Kansas . The division was reactivated in 1921 as part of the Army Reserve when it expanded from a Medical Reserve Corps to the Officer Reserve Corps and Enlisted Reserve Corps . In 1942 the division was again called to active service at Camp Carson , Colorado . In 1947 , the division was reactivated in the Army Reserve with its headquarters located in Wichita , Kansas . In 1959 it was re - designated the 89th Division ( Training ) and then in 1973 it became a United States Army Reserve Command ( ARCOM ) . In 1995 it was again re - designated as the 89th Regional Support Command until late in 2003 when all the regional support commands were re - designated as regional readiness commands . On a blue disc 1 5 / 8 inches ( 4 . 13 cm ) in diameter and within a white annulet 3 / 16 inches ( . 48 cm ) in width a white letter " W " formed of curved lines 3 / 16 ( . 48 cm ) in width and joining the annulet , all within a 1 / 8 inch ( . 32 cm ) red border . The overall dimension is 2 1 / 4 inches ( 5 . 72 cm ) in diameter . Insignia . Red , white , and blue are the national colors . The stylized “ W ” which when reversed becomes an “ M , ” refers to this Division , known in the past as the “ Middle West Division , ” since many of its personnel came from the Midwestern states . The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the 89th Division on 25 October 1918 by telegram but not officially announced by the War Department until 23 June 1922 . It was amended on 21 December 1948 , to change the colors and reword the measurements . The insignia was approved for the 89th U . S . Army Reserve Command on 26 July 1974 . On 16 April 1996 , the insignia was reassigned and approved for the 89th Regional Support Command . It was redesignated effective 16 July 2003 , for the US Army 89th Regional Readiness Command . The insignia was redesignated effective 16 September 2009 , for the 89th Sustainment Brigade and amended to add a symbolism . A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1 / 8 ( 2 . 86 cm ) in height overall consisting of a red octagon ( two vertical sides longer than the other six sides which are all equal ) charged with gold torch between two gold fleurs - de - lis , in base two white chevronels in front of the torch base with the internal area blue . The elements of the design reflect the history of the 89th Division , for whom the insignia was originally authorized : The gold torch symbolizes the 89th Division ' s peacetime role as a training unit . The two fleurs - de - lis allude to the Division ' s service in France during World Wars I and II . The chevronels represent support and also simulate the letter " M " for " Midwest , " the geographical source of the Division ' s original personnel . The chevronels over the blue background also allude to the crossing of the Rhine River by the Division in World War II . The distinctive unit insignia was originally authorized for the 89th Division ( Training ) on 29 May 1969 . It was authorized for the 89th U . S . Army Reserve Command on 26 July 1974 . On 16 April 1996 , the insignia was reassigned and authorized for the 89th Regional Support Command . The insignia was redesignated for the U . S . Army 89th Regional Readiness Command effective 16 July 2003 . It was redesignated effective 18 September 2009 , for the 89th Sustainment Brigade .