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AFSBn-Africa ECHA site in Slovakia

AFSBn-Benelux MRBC issue in Poland

AFSBn-Germany ECHA operations in Lithuania

AFSBn-Germany ECHA ops in Lithuania

Outgoing Army Field Support Battalion-Africa Commander Lt. Col. Miguel Flores, 405th Army Field Support Brigade Commander Col. Brad Bane and incoming AFSBn-Africa Commander Lt. Col. Alexander Amato render honors to the National Colors at the AFSBn-Africa change of command ceremony June 10 at Leghorn Army Depot, Italy (photo by Vincenzo Vitiello)

405th AFSB’s battalion ‘South of the Alps’ changes command

More than 25 Polish high school students from the Stanislaw Mikolajczyk Economic and Technical School in Paslek, Poland, and their instructors pose for a photo with Army Field Support Battalion-Mannheim personnel at an Equipment Configuration and Hand-off Area in Braniewo, Poland. The students were afforded the opportunity to see, touch and learn about the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 sets at the ECHA site following DEFENDER-Europe 22. (photo by Cpt. Aaron Carpenter)

Polish military students get a look at APS-2 equipment sets

Equipment from the Army Prepositioned Stock-2 site in Eygelshoven, Netherlands arrived at Grafenwoehr, Germany, April 12. The equipment was off-loaded and staged to be issued to the 50th Expeditionary Signal Battalion (Enhanced) for DEFENDER-Europe 21. (photo by Jesse Pilgrim, 21st TSC PAO)

DEFENDER-Europe ECHA ops in Graf

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405th AFSB celebrates National Military Spouse Appreciation Day
May 9, 2024 — The entire team at the 405th Army Field Support Brigade is extremely excited to celebrate National Military Spouse Appreciation Day, a presidentially approved commemoration celebrated on the Friday before Mother’s Day in May. This year, National Military Spouse Appreciation Day is May 10... MORE

$Pictured here is just a fraction of the hundreds of spouses who are part of our 405th Army Field Support Brigade total team. To recognize and honor them, the Soldiers, Army civilians, local national employees and contractors assigned to the 405th AFSB send their appreciation, respect and love to their spouses on National Military Spouse Appreciation Day, May 10.$

DEFENDER 24: APS-2 field hospital activated, issued in an Army medicine history first
May 8, 2024 — For the first time in Army medicine history, an Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 32-bed field hospital was activated and issued, and for the first time in APS-2 history, an Equipment Configuration and Hand-off Area was established at Dülmen to support this mission. The team from the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s Germany Battalion at the Dülmen APS-2 worksite and members of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency pulled an APS-2 field hospital from an 80,000 square-foot medical warehouse, and with help from the gaining tactical unit, 30th Medical Brigade and 16th Sustainment Brigade, they transported it to Baumholder for DEFENDER 24... MORE

Class VIII medical supply and equipment containers are loaded onto Army line-haul transporters at the Dülmen Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite to be convoyed from Dülmen to Baumholder, Germany, for DEFENDER 24. For the first time in Army medicine history, an APS-2 field hospital was activated and issued, and for the first time in APS-2 history, an Equipment Configuration and Hand-off Area was established at Dülmen to support this mission.

Know Your Defender: APS-2 accountable officer extremely important during DEFENDER 24
May 7, 2024 — Accountability was key during Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 operations at the Libava Training Area in Czechia recently when the 405th Army Field Support Brigade issued an entire APS-2 cavalry regiment equipment set to a gaining tactical unit from the U.S. for DEFENDER 24.Walking the Equipment Configuration and Hand-Off Area and helping to ensure accountability of over 400 major end items – everything from M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles and M113 Armored Personnel Carriers to fuelers, wreckers and more – was Sgt. 1st Class Sowande Tianyvu... MORE

Army Sgt. 1st Class Sowande Tianyvu is the primary hand receipt holder and accountable officer at Army Field Support Battalion-Africa in Livorno, Italy. During DEFENDER 24, where AFSBn-Africa was tasked with mission command of an Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 Equipment Configuration and Hand-off Area at the Libava Training Area in Libava, Czechia, Tianyvu’s skills as accountable officer were extremely important.

Always Ready, Already There: The Army Prepositioned Stock-2
May 7, 2024 — The Army Prepositioned Stock-2 (APS-2) program is the logistical foundation of the U.S. Army Europe’s commitment to readiness, capability, and regional security. Designed to provide swift and decisive support to the warfighter, APS-2 simultaneously fosters regional stability and security. By strategically positioning vital equipment and supplies, APS-2 ensures that U.S. forces can respond to emerging threats in designated theaters. Prepositioning stocks in strategic locations ensures that Soldiers have the right equipment and materials in the right location to win on the battlefield. ... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 43rd Multi-Role Bridge Company, 20th Engineer Battalion, inspect a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle at Drawsko Combat Training Center, Poland, April 29, 2024. The JLTV was brought to DCTC by the Army Field Support Battalion-Benelux to be issued to Soldiers before they participate in DEFENDER 24. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Rene Rosas)

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