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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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Former British Royal Air Force airman now leads preservation team at Zutendaal APS-2 site
November 18, 2022 — In 1985 he was stationed at Tongeren, Belgium, with the British Royal Air Force working for NATO. From there, he would sometimes be dispatched to nearby Zutendaal Army Depot to provide maintenance support to vehicles there. At that time, U.S. forces were first establishing what was then called prepositioning of materiel configured in unit sets, or POMCUS, the precursor to today’s Army Prepositioned Stocks-2... MORE

Antony Phoenix (right), the preservation team lead at Zutendaal Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite, discusses a work project with one of his team members, carpenter Jurgen Van Hees. Phoenix is responsible for a team of six personnel, to include a carpenter. Their mission is to ensure all APS-2 equipment is preserved properly, in accordance with Army guidelines and regulations. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

Marine continues his service as Army civilian at APS-2 worksite in the Netherlands
November 17, 2022 — Due to an injury, his time with the Marine Corps was cut short after two years but that didn’t stop him from continuing his service. He landed a contractor position at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, as a tactical communications lead, which he did for 10 years before gaining the experience needed to easily transition over to Army civilian... MORE

Joshua Calvert, who is currently working special duty as the Eygelshoven Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite’s accountable officer, served in the Marine Corps in the mid ‘90s, then as a contractor at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, for 10 years, and now as an Army civilian with the 405th Army Field Support Brigade. Pictured here, Calvert and a quality control specialist inspect the current vehicle configuration on a recently received mine-resistant ambush protected-all terrain vehicle at the APS-2 site. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

Rutgers ROTC grad, former Army captain now serves as Dülmen APS-2 site director
November 16, 2022 — It’s not uncommon to be stationed at a single duty location, either in the U.S. or overseas, for four years or more while serving in the Army. However, not many people can say they did so as an Army officer and as an Army civilian employee, consecutively. Yet, this is exactly what Troy Furlow has done... MORE

Troy Furlow (front left), the Dülmen Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite director, briefs German State Military Command North Rhine-Westphalia Commanding General Brig. Gen. Dieter Meyerhoff at the APS-2 worksite. Meyerhoff and other officials visited the Dülmen APS-2 worksite Oct. 26 to gain a better understanding of operations there. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

From Google to LRC Benelux – PBO supply technician says he’s delighted he did
November 15, 2022 — Landing a job at Google is a dream come true for many people, but apparently not so much for Thomas Wattiez. The Belgian national who resides close to the border of France about 25 minutes from Chièvres Air Base left Google to pursue a job with the U.S. Army about 2.5 years ago. And he said he’s delighted he did. ... MORE

Thomas Wattiez is a supply technician at Logistics Readiness Center Benelux’s property book office, 405th Army Field Support Brigade. The Belgian local national chose to leave his job with Google to pursue a job with the U.S. Army at Chièvres Air Base, Belgium. “I have the privilege to serve with the best Army in the world,” said Wattiez. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

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