Since First Army’s 600^th QM Laundry Company landed on Utah Beach, its mission has been that of servicing VII Corps divisions and corps troops.

On 8 Oct 93, during a four-day weekend, at approximately 0930 hours, the 16^th Field Service Company was alerted to deploy to Somalia from Fort Lee, VA. The mission was to support a 1,800-soldier task force with laundry and shower services.