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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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Berklee music student turned Army officer supports Horn of Africa mission
May 10, 2021 — Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass., is the world’s preeminent music study institute. Many graduates go on to become industry professionals while others become mega music stars. But only one graduate of Berklee now serves in the U.S. Army in Djibouti and Somalia as a Logistics Civil Augmentation Program professional. Army Capt. Kai Callwood, who holds a degree in music production and engineering and another in music business management, is assigned to the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s Army Field Support Battalion-Africa. ... MORE

Army Capt. Kai Callwood holds music engineering and music business management degrees from Berklee College of Music. He became a U.S. Army Soldier 13 years ago. Last December — while deployed to Djibouti, Africa — the 405th AFSB LOGCAP professional, Army logistician, mortuary affairs officer, petroleum and water specialist, Berklee graduate, and tuba player became something else. A dad.

NCO delivers readiness to DEFENDER-Europe 21, other missions across Europe
May 5, 2021 — Within the 405th Army Field Support Brigade, noncommissioned officers play a critical role in operationalizing U.S. Army Materiel Command capabilities to deliver anticipatory readiness at the tactical point of need. One of those NCOs is Master Sgt. Roxanne Richards. Richards delivers readiness as the only Logistics Civil Augmentation Program NCO in Europe. The program she is assigned to, known as LOGCAP, provides base support and sustainment services contracting support to deployed forces during contingency operations and large-scale exercises like DEFENDER-Europe 21. ... MORE

Master Sgt. Roxanne Richards, assigned to the 405th Army Field Support Brigade, delivers readiness at the tactical point of need as the only Logistics Civil Augmentation Program noncommissioned officer in Europe. She is responsible for all the LOGCAP contracting requirements for Latvia, Lithuania Hungary and Poland. And during DEFENDER-Europe 21, her responsibilities extent to Estonia, as well.

APS-2 equipment, vehicles issued to units in Estonia for DEFENDER-Europe 21
May 4, 2021 — DEFENDER-Europe 21 involves about 28,000 U.S., NATO and partner militaries from 26 nations conducting live fire exercises, airborne operations, missile defense activities and a multitude of complex, bilateral operations simultaneously. To outfit an operation of this scale requires a lot of equipment. Over 1,000 pieces were drawn from the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s Army Prepositioned Stock-2 sites in Europe for the mission. ... MORE

The 405th Army Field Support Brigade is responsible for the Equipment Configuration Handling Area at Tapa Barracks, Estonia, during DEFENDER-Europe 21. One of the receiving units for the 405th AFSB’s Army Prepositioned Stock-2 was the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. Over 1,000 pieces of equipment and vehicles were drawn from the 405th AFSB’s APS-2 sites in Europe for the exercise.

COVID-19 isolation facility in Estonia prepped, ready for DEFENDER-Europe 21
April 30, 2021 — If a Soldier participating in DEFENDER-Europe 21 in Estonia starts feeling ill and is exhibiting signs and symptoms of COVID-19 – he or she will meet these two Army officers very quickly. Army 2nd Lt. Ryan Alfalaij is the COVID-19 isolation facility officer in charge at Ämaria Air Base, and Capt. Abigail Peloquin is the base operations support officer in charge at the air base. ... MORE

Army 2nd Lt. Ryan Alfalaij is the COVID-19 isolation facility officer in charge at Ämaria Air Base, and Capt. Abigail Peloquin is the base operations support officer in charge at the air base. If a Soldier participating in DEFENDER-Europe 21 in Estonia starts feeling ill and is exhibiting signs and symptoms of COVID-19 – he or she will meet these two Army officers very quickly.

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