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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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Battalion Benelux conducts fire safety refresher training at Zutendaal APS-2 worksite
October 29, 2024 — Fire is not your friend, and the team at the Zutendaal Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite knows this very well. In conjunction with Fire Prevention Month, team members from Army Field Support Battalion-Benelux – along with fire safety specialists from U.S. Army Garrison Benelux’s Directorate of Emergency Services – conducted classroom fire safety training and fire extinguisher training at the APS-2 site in Belgium... MORE

Chris Hatch, the supply division chief at the Zutendaal Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite assigned to Army Field Support Battalion-Benelux, practices extinguishing a fire during fire safety refresher training at the Zutendaal APS-2 worksite. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

Dutch Ministry of Defense workforce at Eygelshoven hosts family day event at APS-2 site
October 28, 2024 — The team at the Eygelshoven Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite in the Netherlands held a family day event recently at the worksite. Hosted by the Dutch Ministry of Defense workforce there, nearly 500 DMOD employees and their family members, as well as Soldiers and Army Civilians from Army Field Support Battalion-Benelux and their families, attended the event Oct. 13... MORE

Dutch army Lt. Col. Steven Kattenberg, the Dutch Ministry of Defense’s Material Maintenance Organization commander at the Eygelshoven Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite, provides opening remarks to kick off the family day event at the worksite in the Netherlands Oct. 13. “It was a great opportunity for us to socialize with our Dutch team members in a less formal environment,” said Maj. Matt Hill, the Army Field Support Battalion-Benelux executive officer. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

Powidz APS-2 worksite host to dozens of distinguished visitors, latest being 310th ESC CG
October 25, 2024 — Since the U.S. Army signed for the keys to the Powidz Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite earlier this year, Army Field Support Battalion-Poland has hosted dozens of distinguished visitors and guests at the site. One of the latest was the commanding general of the 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary). ... MORE

The commander of Army Field Support Battalion-Poland, Lt. Col. Omar McKen, and the battalion’s deputy to the commander, John Glasgow, walks Brig. Gen. Todd Erskine through one of the facilities at the Powidz Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite Oct. 21. The commanding general of the 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) visited the Powidz APS-2 worksite to see how operations there can impact the integration of sustainment units into theater during contingency operations or exercises. (Cpt. James Bath)

100 percent inventory of 12,000 pieces of equipment underway at APS-2 Powidz
October 23, 2024 — Now that operations are underway at the newest, most modern Army Prepositioned Stocks worksite in the world, the next step in the process is inventorying the thousands of equipment pieces, there. This includes Abrams tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles as well as dozens of 20-foot storage and shipping containers full of equipment stock, supplies, shop parts, and tools, and a multitude of other tactical and combat wheeled and tracked vehicles, plus more... MORE

Working together as a team to complete the 100 percent inventory of equipment at the Powidz Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite are more than 50 Poland Provided Logistic Support servicemembers, 25-30 Soldiers and Army Civilians, and about 40 contractors, working six days a week from dawn to dusk. (William Diaz-Wilson)

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