260th Quartermaster Battalion ( United States ) The 260th Quartermaster Battalion deploys and provides storage , distribution , and quality surveillance of bulk petroleum products in a corps area . The units official motto is ' THE NECTAR FOR VICTORY . ' World War II . The 260th Quartermaster Service Battalion was constituted 19 December 1942 . It was activated 29 January 1943 at Camp Swift , Texas . On 25 September 1943 , the Battalion arrived at Bourock , Scotland and on to Proteus Camp to assist the populace and the war effort . On 17 July 1944 , the 260th departed Southampton , England for Utah Beach , France . Until 15 February 1945 , the Battalion supported front line troops with various types of logistical services . At one point , the battalion had a total of seven Quartermaster companies spread through England , France , Belgium , and Luxembourg . The 260th was inactivated 23 November 1945 at Camp Myles Standish , Massachusetts as part of the post war draw down . The 260th Quartermaster Battalion received credit for the following WWII campaigns : Normandy , Northern France , Rhineland and the Ardennes Alsace . Vietnam Era and beyond . 260th Quartermaster Service Battalion , was redesignated as the HHC , 260th Quartermaster Battalion ( Petroleum Supply ) on 13 October 1966 and reactivated on 4 January 1967 at Fort Lee , Virginia and assigned training , post support and maintenance missions . The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved on 6 July 1967 . On 21 October 1972 , HHC , 260th was transferred to Fort Stewart . The relocation was short lived as the 260th relocated to its current residence , Hunter Army Airfield , on 1 July 1974 . The unit did not see service in the Vietnam War . Desert Shield / Storm . On 9 October 1990 , the 260th Quartermaster Battalion deployed in support of Operations Desert Shield and Storm . The Battalion organized into a 1 , 200 - Soldier multifunctional Forward Corps Support Battalion co - locating with the 24th Infantry Division Support Command . The 260th CSB operated as the largest CSB under the 171st Corps Support Group throughout the operation and the largest Battalion in the 1st Corps Support Command . The 260th suffered one casualty during the operation on 14 April 1991 PFC Cindy D . J . Bridges , 20 , from Trinity , Alabama . 1992 – 2001 . The distinctive unit insignia was amended on 26 February 1993 to include metric measurements in the description and revise the symbolism . The Distinctive Unit Insignia consists of two gold keys saltirewise with wards up , behind a black wheel with six wavy spokes , above the motto and wheel a blue semicircle , in base an area of red , all above a gold scroll inscribed " THE NECTAR FOR VICTORY " in black . The battalion provided life support to the athletes competing in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta . The units shoulder sleeve insignia was approved om 22 June 1998 . The battalion saw the successful deployments to Exercise Roving Sands 1997 and 1999 , along with the 559th Quarter Master Battalion participation in Exercise Bright Star 1998 and 2000 , and the unit ' s selection as the 1999 Department of the Army Phillip A Connelly Award for Food Service Excellence and the Forces Command winner of the 2002 Phillip A Connelly Award for Food Service Excellence . In May 2001 , the 416th Transportation Company ( Petroleum , Oils , and Lubricants ) , an element of the 260th Quartermaster Battalion ( Petroleum Support ) , from Hunter Army Airfield , Georgia participated in the first The Americas Contingency Energy Solutions Program program test . This would prove to be invaluable experience in the years to come . Global War on Terror . In March 2003 , the 260th Quartermaster Battalion ' s headquarters ( HHD , Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment ) deployed to Kuwait as part of Operation Enduring Freedom under 49th Group ( Fort Lee , VA ) , providing fuel transportation support and serving as the " mayor " cell of its respective base camp . After staging at the Iraq / Kuwaiti border , the unit ' s headquarters were positioned at Camp Cedar I immediately following the invasion and then later moved to Camp Cedar II near Talil Air Base in Iraq . In the fall of 2003 , the 260th QM BN redeployed after having supported the invasion of Iraq and coalition forces by transporting nearly of fuel and driving more than 9 million miles , having had over 10 subordinate national guard and army reserve transportation companies underneath its umbrella of command . In August 2006 , the HHD of the 260th QM BN ( PS ) deployed for its second tour to the Iraqi theater of operations . The 260th Quartermaster Battalion ( PS ) currently consists of the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment , the 110th Quartermaster Company , the 416th Transportation Company , the 473rd Quartermaster Company , the 512th Quartermaster Company , the 172nd Medical Detachment , and the 258th Movement Control Team . ( The 10th Transportation Company and 202nd Quartermaster Detachment were recently inactivated . The 514th Engineer Detachment ( Firefighter ) was reassigned to the 92nd Engineer Battalion at Fort Stewart , GA . )