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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)

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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)

405th AFSB’s Poland Battalion uncases colors at Army’s newest APS worksite
September 23, 2024 — The 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s Poland Battalion officially uncased its unit colors during a ceremony at the Powidz Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite in Powidz, Poland, Sept. 18. The event doubled as a distinguished visitors’ day to showcase Army Field Support Battalion-Poland and the newest, most modern APS worksite in the world... MORE

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Omar L. McKen, left, commander of the Army Field Support Battalion, and Sgt. Maj. Olimpia I. Valdez, right, senior enlisted advisor, uncased the unit’s colors during a colors uncasing ceremony at the Army Prepositioned Stocks work site on September 18, in Powidz, Poland. The Army Field Support Battalion-Poland oversees the long-term storage and maintenance of the APS in Powidz, Poland. Its mission includes managing the receipt, transfer, storage, and maintenance of these stocks to support U.S. Army Europe and Africa, enabling commanders to conduct a wide range of military operations.

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