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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.

APS-2 field hospital activated, issued for DEFENDER

Dwann Jackson, an Army Field Support Battalion-Mannheim quality assurance specialist, observes onsite suspension and track upgrades to an Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 M2 Bradley fighting vehicle at the Coleman APS-2 worksite. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

Quality Assurance support at Coleman APS-2 Worksite

An Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 staging grid is set at Libava, ready to issue an entire cavalry APS-2 equipment set to the 1st Squadron, 150th Cavalry Regiment from the West Virginia Army National Guard for DEFENDER 24. The 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s Army Field Support Battalion-Africa has established an Equipment Configuration and Hand-off Area in Libava, and over the course of the next couple of days the battalion from Livorno, Italy, will be conducting technical inspections of all the tactical vehicles, basic issue items and support equipment with Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 150th Cav. Regt., the gaining tactical unit.

DEFENDER is the Dynamic Employment of Forces to Europe for NATO Deterrence and Enhanced Readiness, and is a U.S. European Command scheduled, U.S. Army Europe and Africa conducted exercise that consists of Saber Strike, Immediate Response, and Swift Response. DEFENDER 24 is linked to NATO’s Steadfast Defender exercise, and DoD’s Large Scale Global Exercise, taking place from 28 March to 31 May. DEFENDER 24 is the largest U.S. Army exercise in Europe and includes more than 17,000 U.S. and 23,000 multinational service members from more than 20 Allied and partner nations, including Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

APS-2 ECHA grid in Czechia for DEFENDER

Congressional and U.S. Embassy staff delegation members move through one of the storage warehouses at the Powidz Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite in Powidz, Poland, Sept. 5. The delegation visited the Powidz APS-2 worksite to assess and provide first-hand information and knowledge on APS-2 operations in Poland back to Congress. (Capt. James Bath)

DV Visit to Powidz APS-2 worksite

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LRC-Ansbach employee works all night to support Operation Allies Refuge
September 2, 2021 — Wes Johnson, the 405th AFSB's Logistics Readiness Center-Ansbach Central Issue Facility accountable officer and manager, worked through the night to move 15,000 American Red Cross comfort item sundry packs as part of Operation Allies Refuge. He said that’s what America’s all about. When people are in need, we help... MORE

Wes Johnson, the Logistics Readiness Center-Ansbach Central Issue Facility accountable officer and manager, 405th Army Field Support Brigade, worked through the night to move 15,000 American Red Cross comfort item sundry packs as part of Operation Allies Refuge. He said that’s what America’s all about. When people are in need, we help. (Photo by Amanda Pursley, USAG-Ansbach American Red Cross field office coordinator)

LRC-Benelux plans, ops officer provides vital support to SHAPE, NATO
August 31, 2021 — Name: Reese Osborne Job title: Plans and Operations Action Officer Assigned: Logistics Readiness Center-Benelux, 405th Army Field Support Brigade Location: Chievres Air Base, Belgium Experience: 10 months at LRC Benelux; prior to coming to Europe assigned to U.S. Army Sustainment Command headquarters for 2.5 years Other Service: Graduated from Middle Tennessee State University and interned at the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and then worked for the FDA for a year before taking a government service civilian position with the Army ... MORE

Reese Osborne, the plans and operations action officer at Logistics Readiness Center-Benelux, 405th Army Field Support Brigade, provides a 405th AFSB’s Commander’s Forum back brief to Diana Ioane, plans and operations chief at LRC-Benelux.

Army spouse arrives in Europe, immediately impacts people’s lives
August 30, 2021 — Certain people are able to light up a room just by walking through the door. For the 405th Army Field Support Brigade, one Army spouse has been able to do just that – but in her case she does it for an entire battalion and now hundreds, if not thousands of Afghan evacuees in need. Katie Weschler, the spouse of Maj. Leonard Weschler, arrived at Army Field Support Battalion Mannheim, 405th AFSB, in July. Married in December last year after meeting her Army husband when he was a Defense Language Institute company commander at Presidio of Monterey, Katie is a new Army spouse. And her husband is now the battalion’s new executive officer. ... MORE

Katie Weschler and Maj. Leonard Weschler, the executive officer for Army Field Support Battalion Mannheim, 405th Army Field Support Brigade, pose for a photo in front of some of the items they purchased for Afghan evacuees being housed at Ramstein Air Base and Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Kaiserslautern. They raised over $6,500 to purchase needed clothing, blankets, boots and other items for the evacuees.

405th AFSB holds commander’s forum to define priorities, align efforts
August 27, 2021 — The 405th Army Field Support Brigade held a commander’s forum Aug. 24-26 at the Armstrong’s Club in Vogelweh here. The commander of the 405th AFSB, Col. Brad Bane, took this opportunity to clearly define his priorities to senior leaders across the brigade and to discuss important issues and the brigade’s lines of effort... MORE

The 405th Army Field Support Brigade held a commander’s forum Aug. 24-26 at the Armstrong’s Club in Vogelweh, Kaiserslautern, Germany. Pictured here, forum attendees pose for as group photo. In attendance were battalion command teams and Logistics Readiness Center directors, as well as their deputies and some of their senior leaders. Also present were representatives from Logistics Civil Augmentation Program-Europe and LOGCAP-Africa, several senior Logistics Assistance Representatives, Base Operations Transportation and BASOPS Maintenance, the brigade’s primary staff and the brigade command group.

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