​596th Transportation Brigade
"Ironclad Brigade"

MISSION

The 596th Transportation Brigade integrates and synchronizes surface deployment and distribution capabilities west of the Rockies and executes port operations at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU), Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO) and strategic seaports along the West Coast and Alaska to move, deploy, and sustain the Armed Forces.  Serves as installation commander for MOTSU and MOTCO in order to ensure ready and resilient infrastructure to project ammunition globally.

SUBORDINATE ORGANIZATIONS

​	​833rd Transportation Battalion PO Box 339500, MS 64 9501 Rainier Drive JBLM, WA 98433-9500	​	​834th Transportation Battalion/ MOTCO 410 Norman Avenue Concord, California 94520-1142	​
​	​ Comm:  253-967-2660 DSN:  357-2660 BN CDR:  LTC John Smith BN CSM:  SGM David Franklin	​	​ Comm:  925-246-4103 DSN:  686-4103 BN CDR:  LTC Kyle Brown BN CSM:  SGM Nancy Sainz	​

INSTALLATIONS

MOTSU: Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, Sunny Point, NC is the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command’s East Coast strategic ammunition port, and is DOD’s primary ammunition seaport supporting the European, African and Middle Eastern areas of operation.

MOTCO: Military Ocean Terminal Concord, located in Concord, CA is the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command’s West Coast strategic ammunition port. MOTCO is the DOD’s primary ammunition seaport supporting the Pacific area of operation.