164th Quartermaster Group
The 164th Quartermaster Group is a United States Army Reserve major subordinate command responsible for coordinating bulk petroleum and water logistics and supervising subordinate sustainment units.
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Overview
The 164th Quartermaster Group is a logistics command in the United States Army Reserve. It is a Major Subordinate Command of the 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), with responsibility for organizing, directing, and supervising liquid-logistics operations. Its principal mission concerns the supply and distribution of bulk petroleum products and water to designated forces and supported activities within an operational theater. The group also coordinates theater-level petroleum and water distribution systems and provides command and control for subordinate formations involved in pipeline and terminal operations, petroleum supply, transportation, and water supply. The organization was activated on September 16, 2006. Its structure was formed from the 172nd Corps Support Group, which was deactivated during the same month. At activation, the group became part of the Army Reserve’s sustainment command structure and assumed responsibility for a peacetime downtrace comprising nearly 600 Army Reservists located across Oklahoma and Texas. In wartime or contingency conditions, the group can exercise command and control over approximately two to five battalions and can supervise other assigned or attached units. The 164th Quartermaster Group’s work is operational rather than commercial. It does not sell consumer products or operate as a conventional brand; instead, it provides military logistics capabilities to the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and other supported activities. Its functions include ensuring access to fuel and water, coordinating distribution networks, and integrating specialized quartermaster units into larger sustainment operations. These responsibilities place the group within the broader military supply-chain system that supports deployed forces and large-scale exercises. Since its activation, the group has participated in the Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise, known as QLLEX, including duties at Fort Devens in Massachusetts and the Yakima Training Center in Washington. It has also supported a series of overseas and contingency operations. Units associated with the group have served in Operations Joint Forge in Bosnia, Joint Endeavor in Kosovo, Desert Storm in Iraq, Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, and Iraqi Freedom in Iraq. The group’s deployments included a detachment sent to Kuwait and Afghanistan in May 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, followed by additional personnel sent to Kuwait in November of that year. In 2009, two further detachments deployed to Iraq, one in February and another in April, together involving more than 50 personnel. The group’s operational record reflects the continuing role of the Army Reserve in providing specialized logistics personnel for expeditionary missions. Reference material states that most subordinate units and more than 90 percent of the group’s Soldiers had mobilized and deployed in support of operations associated with Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and the broader Global War on Terrorism since 2002. Public information identifies the group primarily by its military mission, organizational lineage, exercises, and deployment history rather than by consumer-facing identity, commercial revenue, or civilian executive leadership.
History
The 164th Quartermaster Group was activated on September 16, 2006, as part of the reorganization of the United States Army Reserve’s logistics structure. Its formation followed the deactivation of the 172nd Corps Support Group in September 2006. At activation, the group was under the command of Colonel Christopher T. Serpa and became a Major Subordinate Command of the 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary). The group’s peacetime downtrace includes nearly 600 Army Reservists based in Oklahoma and Texas. Its organizational role is to provide command and control for specialized quartermaster formations and to supervise units that perform petroleum pipeline and terminal operations, petroleum supply, transportation, and water supply. In an operational theater, the group plans, controls, and supervises the delivery of bulk petroleum products and water to designated units. It also coordinates the wider petroleum and water distribution systems needed by United States and allied military activities. Following activation, the group participated in the Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise, or QLLEX. It performed duties connected with the exercise at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, and the Yakima Training Center, Washington. These exercises provided opportunities to train for the coordination of liquid-fuel and water logistics across multiple subordinate and supported formations. The group and its subordinate units have supported numerous United States military operations. The cited operational history includes service in Operations Joint Forge in Bosnia, Joint Endeavor in Kosovo, Desert Storm in Iraq, Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, and Iraqi Freedom in Iraq. Reference material also states that most subordinate units and more than 90 percent of the group’s Soldiers had mobilized and deployed in support of Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Global War on Terrorism missions since 2002. In May 2007, the group mobilized and deployed a detachment to Kuwait and Afghanistan in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Additional personnel were deployed to Kuwait in November 2007 to reinforce the detachment already in theater. In 2009, the group sent two further detachments to Iraq: the first in February and the second in April. The two 2009 deployments resulted in more than 50 personnel being deployed. The 164th Quartermaster Group’s history is therefore defined by institutional reorganization, reserve-component readiness, liquid-logistics exercises, and repeated mobilization for overseas operations. Unlike a commercial brand, it has no consumer product portfolio or commercial ownership structure. Its identity rests on its lineage within the Army Reserve and on its specialized role in sustaining military forces with fuel, water, transportation, and related command-and-control capabilities.
- 2009
Two Iraq detachments deployed
[1]The group deployed detachments to Iraq in February and April, with the two deployments involving more than 50 personnel.
- 2007
Kuwait and Afghanistan deployment
[1]A detachment deployed to Kuwait and Afghanistan in May in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom; further personnel joined the Kuwait detachment in November.
- 2006
Activation of the 164th Quartermaster Group
[1]The group was activated on September 16, 2006, with its structure derived from the 172nd Corps Support Group after that organization was deactivated.
- 2006
Assignment within the sustainment command structure
[1]The newly activated organization became a Major Subordinate Command of the 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary).
Products and positioning
A specialized United States Army Reserve sustainment command focused on theater-level liquid logistics, particularly bulk fuel and water distribution, for deployed and supported military forces.
Military logistics
Bulk petroleum logistics
The group plans and supervises the supply and distribution of bulk petroleum products to designated forces and supported activities within a theater of operations. This capability can involve coordination among petroleum supply, transportation, pipeline, and terminal-operating units rather than the manufacture or commercial sale of fuel.
Military logistics
Water logistics
Water support is a core quartermaster function of the group. Its mission includes coordinating theater water distribution systems and supervising units responsible for supplying and transporting water to designated military formations and other supported activities.
Command support
Liquid-logistics command and control
The group provides command and control for approximately two to five subordinate battalions or other assigned formations. These may include petroleum pipeline and terminal operating units, petroleum supply units, transportation units, and water-supply units.
Marketing campaigns
- 2009Iraq detachments
Iraq
Two detachments deployed to Iraq in February and April 2009, together involving more than 50 personnel.
- 2007Operation Iraqi Freedom support deployment
Kuwait · Afghanistan · Iraq theater
The group mobilized a detachment to Kuwait and Afghanistan in May 2007 and sent additional personnel to Kuwait in November to reinforce the deployed element.
Brand decisions
2006
Creation of a dedicated quartermaster commandStrategyBackground
The Army Reserve reorganized the relevant support structure following the deactivation of the 172nd Corps Support Group.
Action taken
The 164th Quartermaster Group was activated to provide command and control for petroleum, water, transportation, pipeline, and terminal-operating formations.
Aftermath
The group assumed a specialized liquid-logistics role within the 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) and subsequently supported exercises and overseas operations.
Recent events
- 2009
Two detachments deployed to Iraq[1]
Other
The 164th Quartermaster Group deployed one detachment to Iraq in February 2009 and a second in April, together involving more than 50 personnel.
- 2007
Detachment deployed to Kuwait and Afghanistan in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom[1]
Other
The group mobilized and deployed a detachment to Kuwait and Afghanistan in May 2007, with additional personnel sent to Kuwait in November.
- 2006
164th Quartermaster Group activated from the 172nd Corps Support Group structure[1]
Leadership change · Other
The 164th Quartermaster Group was activated on September 16, 2006, following the deactivation of the 172nd Corps Support Group.
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