CENTCOM Materiel Recovery Element
| CENTCOM Materiel Recovery Element | |
|---|---|
| Active | 2012–?? |
| Type | Sustainment brigade |
| Role | Site clearance and equipment withdrawal |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | COL Todd A. Heussner |
| Command sergeant major | CSM Anthony A Traylor |
| Insignia | |
| 593rd Sustainment Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia | |
The CENTCOM Materiel Recovery Element (CMRE) was a military organization tasked with conducting materiel reduction and engineer deconstruction operations in Afghanistan for the purpose of saving valuable military equipment and returning operating bases to local land owners, the Afghan Local Police, or the Afghan National Army.
The CMRE supported the responsible and gradual transition of U.S. bases and property throughout Afghanistan (the Combined Joint Operational Area-Afghanistan (CJOA-A)) under the direction of Army Forces Central Command. The mission took place from 2012-2014 and beyond.