History of the 1950th Support Detachment

The 1950^th Support Detachment was federally recognized Aug. 31^st 2010 as the 1950^th Contingency Contracting Team (1950^th CCT) at Waiawa Armory in Pearl City, as a specialized element within the Hawai‘i Army National Guard. Formed to support contracting operations during contingency missions, the 1950^th CCT was designed to deploy globally in support of both federal and domestic operations.

The unit is composed of nine Soldiers — two officers and seven enlisted personnel — who operate in close coordination with civilian contracting offices. The 1950^th CCT achieved a major operational milestone with its deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from August 2013 to May 2014 with guardsmen being assigned to Contracting Centers at Bagram Airfield, Kabul, Kandahar, and Qatar.

Further demonstrating its versatility, the 1950^th CCT supported Operation Longclaw in fiscal year 2020 and contributed vital contracting assistance to the State of Hawai‘i’s during its COVID-19 response. This marked the unit’s critical role in domestic emergency operations, highlighting its flexibility in serving both overseas and state-level missions.

Most recently, the 1950^th CCT was successfully deployed from October 2023 to July 2024 in support of Operation Spartan Shield at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. In FY 2025 the 1950^th CCT was redesignated as the 1950^th Support Detachment (1950^th SUP DET).

Since its establishment, the 1950^th SUP DET has demonstrated professionalism, agility and mission focus in both wartime and peacetime roles. As a deployable contracting asset, it remains a key enabler of mission success for the Hawai‘i Army National Guard and its partners around the world.