Uncasing ceremony marks CSTA transfer to MSCoE

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Leaders of the U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence uncased the guidon for the U.S. Army Civil Support Training Acti… FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Leaders of the U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence uncased the guidon for the U.S. Army Civil Support Training Activity during a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 20, 2026. Brig. Gen. Alexander Lovasz, MSCoE and Fort Leonard Wood commanding general, and CSTA Director David Wilcox took part in the ceremony, which marked the transfer of the CSTA from the U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command to MSCoE under the Training and Transformation Command as part of the Army Transformation Initiative.

According to Lt. Col. Roberto Sanchez, CSTA’s chief of operations, the CSTA trains, evaluates and conducts validation exercises for technical support forces, or specialized response units, throughout U.S. Northern Command’s area of responsibility. This work supports the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Response Enterprise, also known as the CRE. “By direction of Headquarters, Department of the Army, CSTA provides a single Title 10 CBRN collective training capability that supports all components of the Army,” Sanchez said. “CSTA is responsible for training and evaluating both the Title 10 and Title 32 components of the CRE. This includes pre-mission assumption training, sustainment training, periodic validations and training development