Army Field Support Battalion Mannheim

Welcome to Army Field Support Battalion - Mannheim

A formation of newly arrived Joint Light Tactical Vehicles lines up at Coleman worksite, assigned to the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s Army Prepositioned Stock-2 site there. More than 650 JLTVs are arriving to the APS-2 site in Mannheim, Germany, over the next few weeks. The Coleman APS-2 site is the first APS site in the world to receive the JLTVs, which are replacing the Army’s Humvees.

Joint Light Tactical Vehicles arrive at AFSBn-Mannheim's Coleman APS-2 worksite - A formation of newly arrived Joint Light Tactical Vehicles lines up at Coleman worksite, assigned to the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s Army Prepositioned Stock-2 site there. More than 650 JLTVs are arriving to the APS-2 site in Mannheim, Germany, over the next few weeks. The Coleman APS-2 site is the first APS site in the world to receive the JLTVs, which are replacing the Army’s Humvees.

Army Field Support Battalion - Mannheim is one of the four battalions of the 405th Army Field Support Brigade and headquartered at Mannheim, Germany.

AFSBn-Mannheim APS-2 rail operations - Army Field Support Battalion - Mannheim is one of the four battalions of the 405th Army Field Support Brigade and headquartered at Mannheim, Germany.

AFSB-Mannheim APS-2 maintenance - The Coleman Worksite holds and maintains equipment designated for an armored brigade. The equipment is destined for a NATO-funded APS storage facility that will be built min Powidz, Poland providing an additional 600,000 square feet of humidity controlled warehousing with a robust maintenance facility.

Supply specialists from 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and contractors assigned to Army Field Support Battalion-Mannheim, 405th Army Field Support Brigade, count and report supply items loaded in a special storage container designed to act as a mobile supply room. The accounting and reporting of 4,776 lines of material containing tens of thousands of individual repair parts, tools and supply items – part of a full Army Preposition Stocks-2 issue designed to outfit an entire armored brigade combat team and valued at nearly $20 million – was done in 2- and 3-person teams. Usually, one or two logistics supply specialists physically check each item and account for it, and another specialist records their findings. From there, the information is uploaded into the Global Combat Systems Support-Army, a web-based automated logistics system. All 4,776 lines of material they accounted for was shipped from Coleman worksite in Mannheim, Germany to Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, and issued to 1st ABCT, 3rd ID, to help ensure the U.S.-based armored brigade stays up and running during its deployment to Germany. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Georgie Rodriguez)

Tens of thousands of APS-2 repair parts, tools and supply items at AFSBn-Mannheim's APS-2 site - Supply specialists from 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and contractors assigned to Army Field Support Battalion-Mannheim, 405th Army Field Support Brigade, count and report supply items loaded in a special storage container designed to act as a mobile supply room. The accounting and reporting of 4,776 lines of material containing tens of thousands of individual repair parts, tools and supply items – part of a full Army Preposition Stocks-2 issue designed to outfit an entire armored brigade combat team and valued at nearly $20 million – was done in 2- and 3-person teams. Usually, one or two logistics supply specialists physically check each item and account for it, and another specialist records their findings. From there, the information is uploaded into the Global Combat Systems Support-Army, a web-based automated logistics system. All 4,776 lines of material they accounted for was shipped from Coleman worksite in Mannheim, Germany to Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, and issued to 1st ABCT, 3rd ID, to help ensure the U.S.-based armored brigade stays up and running during its deployment to Germany. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Georgie Rodriguez)

AFSBn-Mannheim APS-2 maintenance - Army Field Support Battalion Mannheim provides mission command of Army Preposition Stocks operations at Duelmen, Germany and Coleman Worksite, Mannheim, Germany.

A contractor assigned to support the 405th Army Field Support Brigade ground guides an M1A2 Abrams main battle tank as it is loaded onto a German rail car at Coleman worksite in Mannheim, Germany. The 405th AFSB recently began augmenting its line-haul heavy equipment transporter deliveries of Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 equipment from Coleman to Grafenwoehr Training Area with Deutsche Bahn, or German railway, assets. More than two dozen armored vehicles and equipment pieces – ranging from tanks to Paladin self-propelled howitzers to Bradley fighting vehicles and more – were shipped via rail March 10. This was the first of many rail movements to come over the next few weeks. The APS-2 is being issued to 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division at an Equipment Configuration and Handoff Area. The 1st ABCT is deployed to Germany from Fort Stewart, Georgia. Their deployment supplements the more than 90,000 U.S. personnel already deployed to or based in Europe as part of the United States’ longstanding commitment to European security and close defense partnership with host nations. (Photo by Maj. Allan Laggui)

German rail used to move APS-2 equipment at AFSBn-Mannheim - A contractor assigned to support the 405th Army Field Support Brigade ground guides an M1A2 Abrams main battle tank as it is loaded onto a German rail car at Coleman worksite in Mannheim, Germany. The 405th AFSB recently began augmenting its line-haul heavy equipment transporter deliveries of Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 equipment from Coleman to Grafenwoehr Training Area with Deutsche Bahn, or German railway, assets. More than two dozen armored vehicles and equipment pieces – ranging from tanks to Paladin self-propelled howitzers to Bradley fighting vehicles and more – were shipped via rail March 10. This was the first of many rail movements to come over the next few weeks. The APS-2 is being issued to 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division at an Equipment Configuration and Handoff Area. The 1st ABCT is deployed to Germany from Fort Stewart, Georgia. Their deployment supplements the more than 90,000 U.S. personnel already deployed to or based in Europe as part of the United States’ longstanding commitment to European security and close defense partnership with host nations. (Photo by Maj. Allan Laggui)

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Mission

What We Do
Army Field Support Battalion - Mannheim, provides mission command of Army Preposition Stocks operations at Duelmen, Germany and Coleman Worksite, Mannheim, Germany.
Our Mission
Mission command of two Army Preposition Stock-2 sites within the Germany and Poland, charged with providing and coordinating receipt, transfer, storage, and maintenance of Army pre-positioned stock to enable commanders to conduct unified action and the full range of military operations in support of US Army Europe.

Leadership

		Lieutenant Colonel Brian H. Astwood, Commander, Army Field Support Battalion - Mannheim Lieutenant Colonel Brian H. Astwood assumed the duties of commander Army Field Support Battalion Mannheim in July 2021. LTC Astwood, was born in Kingston Jamaica and grew up in the Bahamas and Miami Florida. He attended his first military academy, Florida Air Academy, at the age of 12 in Melbourne Florida before joining the Corps of Cadets at The Citadel Military College of South Carolina. Full Biography
		Master Sgt. George A. Barker, Senior Enlisted Advisor, Army Field Support Battalion - Mannheim Master Sergeant George A. Barker IV assumed responsibility as the Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Army Field Support Battalion-Mannheim on 1 July 2021. MSG Barker was born and raised in San Diego, California. MSG Barker joined the military on September 6, 2002. Full Biography

About us

The Army Field Support Battalion-Mannheim, is one of the four battalions of the 405th Army Field Support Brigade and headquartered at Mannheim, Germany.

The battalion is charged with providing and coordinating receipt, transfer, storage, and maintenance of APS to enable commanders to conduct unified action and the full range of military operations in support of U.S. Army Europe.

The APS stored in Europe are designated APS-2. The Coleman APS-2 worksite in Mannheim, Germany holds and maintains equipment designated for an armored brigade combat team. Coleman Worksite’s close proximity to the Autobahn as well as access to rail and barge loading facilities makes it an important element to U.S. Army Europe and Africa’s readiness posture

Some of the APS-2 equipment at the Mannheim site is destined for a NATO-funded APS-2 storage facility being constructed in Powidz, Poland, which will provide an additional 600,000 square feet of humidity controlled warehouse storage with a robust maintenance facility. Both APS-2 sites are part of the European Reassurance Initiative and facilitates NATO’s rapid deterrence options.

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Contact us

Mailing address:

AFSBn-Mannheim

Unit 29704

APO AE 09054-9704

Physical address:

AFSBn- Mannheim

Coleman Barracks

Blumenauer Weg

68307 Mannheim

Phone:

DSN: 314-528-5513

Comm: +(49) 611-143-528-5513