Soldiers of the 13th ESC first deployed as the 13th Support Brigade in response to the Managua earthquake , where its soldiers served at Camp Christine , Managua , Nicaragua , assisting in disaster relief from 23 December 1972 to 19 January 1973 . Units of the 13th deployed in Nicaragua included : Though the headquarters did not deploy to Desert Shield and Desert Storm , units from the 13th COSCOM began to deploy in the fall of 1990 to Saudi Arabia to provide combat support and combat service support during the Gulf War . During Operation Desert Calm and Operation Provide Comfort , soldiers of the 13th ESC deployed to the Persian Gulf area . In 1992 , 13th COSCOM soldiers deployed to Cuba to aid Haitian refugees during Operation Safe Harbor , and later assisted victims of Hurricane Andrew in Florida . 13th ESC soldiers led the way as III Corps units deployed to Kuwait to train and ensure the peace in support of Operation Intrinsic Action
Managua earthquake
1972 Nicaragua earthquake
13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary)