The 4th ESC provides trained and ready forces in support of global contingency operations.

Leads, plans, coordinates, synchronizes, monitors, and controls operational-level logistics within an assigned area of operations.

[1] As of January 2021 the following units are subordinated to the 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary):[2] The 4th ESC has over fifty years of history.

On 25 July 2011, the unit formally conducted a Transfer of Authority for Joint Sustainment Command - Afghanistan from the 184th ESC.

[4] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army.