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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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After 25 years in corporate finance, Italian host nation employee returns to Army
September 30, 2024 — Remo Romiti is a material handler and forklift operator at Army Field Support Battalion-Africa, 405th Army Field Support Brigade. The 63-year-old Italian local national employee said he enjoys working at Leghorn Army Depot, Italy, with AFSBn-Africa because every day there’s something new and he’s always busy... MORE

Remo Romiti is a material handler and forklift operator at Army Field Support Battalion-Africa, 405th Army Field Support Brigade. The 63-year-old Italian local national employee said he enjoys working at Leghorn Army Depot, Italy, with AFSBn-Africa because every day there’s something new and he’s always busy. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

BASOPS Maintenance purchasing agent to retire after 45 years of Army service
September 27, 2024 — When he started working in the late ‘70s, he was a mechanic at the auto skills and repair shop at Tower Barracks in Grafenwöhr, supporting Soldiers and their Families with repairs on their privately owned vehicles. Günter Meissner now works as a purchasing agent for BASOPS Maintenance, 405th Army Field Support Brigade. The German host nation employee is set to retire in about four months after 45 years of service in the Grafenwöhr Military Community working for the U.S. Army... MORE

Günter Meissner is a purchasing agent with Base Support Operations Maintenance in Grafenwöhr, Germany. The German host nation employee is set to retire in about four months after 45 years of service in the Grafenwöhr military community working for the U.S. Army. He said when he thinks back on his 45 years with the Army, he has many fond memories to take with him into retirement. (Stefan Pfister)

FSRS new equipment fielding, training at Army’s newest, most modern APS site
September 26, 2024 — The Powidz Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite is the newest APS site in the world. And it’s also the most modern. One thing that makes it the most modern is its fire suppression refill system, or FSRS. The Powidz APS-2 worksite is currently the only APS worksite in the Army with this capability. Recently, new equipment fielding and training was conducted on the system as part of Army Field Support Battalion Poland’s workforce training program... MORE

Polish service members listen as a representative from U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command explains the fire suppression refill system. The FSRS training was conducted as part of Army Field Support Battalion Poland’s workforce training program at the Powidz Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite. Representatives from TACOM were the primary trainers. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

405th AFSB LOGCAP: vital base life support to Soldiers, Army Civilians in Black Sea area
September 25, 2024 — Nearly 100 forward sites across 26 countries and five continents are supported by the Army’s Logistics Civil Augmentation Program. LOGCAP provides vital life support to Soldiers and Army Civilians in places like Northern Africa and Eastern Europe. One of the places the 405th Army Field Support Brigade provides LOGCAP services to is the Black Sea area. There, three sites are supported. They are the Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base in Romania, the Novo Selo Training Area in Bulgaria, and the Kürecik Radar Station in Türkiye. ... MORE

Soldiers at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, enjoy a late breakfast at a dining tent supported by the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s Logistics Civil Augmentation Program. LOGCAP provides multiple base life support services at three sites in the Black Sea area. In addition to the air base in Romania, LOGCAP supports the Novo Selo Training Area in Bulgaria and the Kürecik Radar Station in Türkiye. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

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