Mission

The 99th Regional Support Command provides Base Operations support (BASOPS) to all Army Reserve Soldiers, units, facilities and equipment for the entire Northeast Region of the Army Reserve, including the states of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, Connecticut and New Hampshire.

Base Operations includes myriad tasks including personnel administration, finance, facilities management, logistics management, maintenance, public affairs and legal support.

Vision

To provide world-class BASOPS for all Army Reserve Soldiers, units, facilities and equipment in the Northeast Region.  The command operates a customer-focused service organization which is solidly grounded in the Army values and standards. 

The command has visionary leaders and purpose-driven Soldiers and employees who enthusiastically serve in a caring and safe environment to deliver all services and support within our capabilities, whenever and wherever they are needed. 

The command does not accept the status quo and will actively seek all opportunities to learn and continuously improve its operations through customer evaluations, the Army Communities of Excellence (ACOE), and the Installation Status Report (ISR) processes.

Symbols of the 99th Regional Support Command

The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally authorized for the 99th Division on 21 May 1923. It was reassigned and authorized on 22 April 1968, for the 99th U. S. Army Reserve Command.  On 16 April 1996, it was reassigned and authorized for the U.S. 99th Regional Support Command.  It was amended to revise the description and add a symbolism on 6 December 1998.  The insignia was redesignated for the U.S. Army 99th Regional Readiness Command effective 16 July 2003.  It was redesignated effective 17 September 2008, for the 99th Regional Support Command.
 
Black is symbolic of the iron district of Pennsylvania; the band of white and blue squares is from the arms of William Pitt for whom Pittsburgh was named.
 
A shield 2 1/2 inches (6.35cm) in height, Sable a fess chequy Argent and Azure, all within a 1/8 inch (.32cm) green border.

The distinctive unit insignia was originally authorized for the 99th U. S. Army Reserve Command on 13 May 1970.  It was reassigned and authorized for the U.S. Army 99th Regional Support Command on 16 April 1996.  The Insignia was redesignated for the U.S. Army 99th Regional Readiness Command effective 16 July 2003.  It was redesignated effective 17 September 2008, for the 99th Regional Support Command.

The king chess piece denotes authority and leadership and relates to the command aspects of the unit’s mission.  The blue and white checks on the black area refer to the arms of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the original home of the previous organization, and to the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 99th Infantry Division.  The dual nine number of checks relates to the former and present numerical designation of the organization.  Green and red are references to the colors of the Belgium Fourragére awarded the original unit for the Ardennes-Alsace and Central Europe Campaigns during World War II.  The Rhineland Campaign is referred to by the colors from the Provencal Arms: green, white (silver), and black.
 
A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height overall consisting of a king chess piece of white enamel on a black enamel area enclosed laterally by two blue and white checky squares of nine pieces each, five blue and four white, and arched to base passing behind the lower portion of the chess piece two bars, the inner green and the other red, both terminating at the checky squares, and arched across the top a gold scroll bearing “CHECKMATE” in black letters. 

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