103.7 FM "The BUZZ"

103.7 The Buzz is honored to partner with the 90th Sustainament Brigade as they are stationed in Iraq over the next year.  The 90th is a new military group which is made up of 300 soldiers from 25 different states including Arkansas. 

We will do our best to keep you informed of this new mission.  We will also keep you posted on how our soilders are by talking to them periodically from Iraq on The Show With No Name and The Zone, as well as updating this page with pictures and stories. 

Brigade Picture (July 2009)

Here are a couple of pictures from the Deployement Ceremony on Wednesday, July 8th at the Statehouse Convention Center.  For more pictures, log on to our Photo Gallery.

Here is some history behind the 90th: from Infantry Division to Sustainment Brigade.

The 90th’s history began during World War I.  On 17 August 1917, the 90th Infantry Division was activated and called to service at Camp Travis located on Fort Sam Houston, Texas.  Following an intensive training period, the 90th ID was deployed to France in June 1918, where they participated in numerous combat operations to include the St. Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne offensives.  Gen. John J. Pershing described the 90th as one of the best American divisions in the European theater during World War I.

Following the war, the 90th served as part of the occupation force before returning to the United States in June 1919.  Following the division’s return, the 90th ID was assigned to the Organized Reserve in San Antonio, Texas.

The 90th was reactivated for World War II in March 1942 at Camp Barkley, Texas.  After participating in stateside maneuvers, the 90th was deployed in the spring of 1944.  The 90th Division landed on Utah Beach in 6 June 1944 as part of the D-Day invasion force.

As part of Lieutenant General George S. Patton’s Third U.S. Army, the 90th distinguished themselves in combat throughout the European theater in World War II. The division was awarded the meritous unit commendation and French Croix de Guerre for its actions during World War II. By the conclusion of the war, the 90th suffered over 21,000 casualties, to include 2,889 who died in combat. Of the latter, nearly 700 Tough ‘Ombres are interred at the Normandy American cemetery at Omaha beach. Four 90th Infantry Division soldiers received the Medal of Honor for their actions in World War II. The 90th Infantry Division was inactivated on 27 December 1945, reactivated in 1947 as Texas’ sole Army Reserve division. The division was inactivated in 1965.

The 90th Infantry Division formally became the 90th Army Reserve Command on 9 February 1968.  The 90th was responsible for reserve units in Texas and New Mexico. Tough ‘Ombres units were mobilized for Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

On 14 April 1996, the 90th and 122nd ARCOMs merged and were redesignated as the 90th Regional Support Command and assigned to Camp Pike, Arkansas. The command was responsible for reserve units in five states, and more than 11,800 Tough ‘Ombres have been mobilized for current operations to support the global war on terrorism.

Due to the ongoing global war on terrorism and the modularity transformation for logistical command and control structure, the 90th Sustainment Brigade activated on 18 September 2008, at Camp Pike, Arkansas.

90th Sustainment Brigade Unit Crest

The 90th Infantry Division’s World War I service in France is represented by the vertical arrow shaft, while the head of the arrow and the golden lion behind it are derived from the coat of arms of Normandy during World War II.  The white star denotes the Texas origin of the unit and the five points further represent the campaign credits for World War II service in Europe.  Awards of the French Croix de Gurre and Meritorious Unit Commendation are represented by the crossed bayonets.

90th Sustainment Brigade Unit Patch

The red on green shoulder patch was designed during World War I when most of the men were from Texas and Oklahoma, thus the “T-O”.  At that time, the division’s nickname was “Alamo Division”, but during World War II when men were assigned to the division from all over the country, it came to symbolize “Tough ‘Ombres”.  Then, it was re-organized as part of the U.S. Army Reserve and a new nickname was added, “Texas Own”.