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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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Army civilian at APS-2 site also Army Reservist and huge Beatles fan, musician, collector
February 9, 2024 — When he’s not at the Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite at Dülmen, you’ll likely find him in his media room playing music and performing for his YouTube channel or sorting and cataloging his extensive music collection. Jon Darrenkamp is the chief of plans and operations at the Dülmen APS-2 worksite assigned to Army Field Support Battalion-Germany, 405th Army Field Support Brigade. The collector of everything music, especially albums and Beatles memorabilia, is also a Reserve officer and captain with the 575th Expeditionary Terminal Operating Element, which was recently activated. ... MORE

Jon Darrenkamp, the chief of plans and operations at the Dülmen Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite, is also collector of everything music, especially albums and Beatles memorabilia. Darrenkamp has hundreds of individual pieces of music memorabilia like books, magazines and posters, over 1,200 cataloged albums, some percussion instruments, an upright piano, and currently four guitars, to include the prize possession in his hands – a 1994 Gibson Les Paul Standard in cherry starburst. (Courtesy photo)

Brothers who work side-by-side at LRC Wiesbaden have over 57 years with Army, combined
February 7, 2024 — Every day, the two brothers carpool together, driving 50-kilometers one-way from their hometown of Bad Kreuznach to their workplace at Mainz-Kastel. At the warehouse, their workstations are just 20 feet apart, and their job duties are the same. They’re both supply clerks and truck drivers, and they’ve been working side-by-side together for 15 years. Andy and Bernd Hulsey are German local national employees with Logistics Readiness Center Wiesbaden, 405th Army Field Support Brigade. Andy took his first job with the U.S. Army in 1999, and Bernd started in 1991. Combined, they have over 57 years working for the Army... MORE

Andy and Bernd Hulsey, who both work as supply clerks and truck drivers at Logistics Readiness Center Wiesbaden, are brothers. Their adoptive father was a career Army Soldier, and they followed his footsteps by also working for the Army as German local national employees. Combined, they have over 57 years working for the Army. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

Director of Global Posture Policy visits APS-2 site to discuss infrastructure investment plans
February 2, 2024 — Army Field Support Battalion-Mannheim hosted the director of Global Posture Policy from the Office of the Secretary of Defense at the Coleman Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite in Mannheim, Jan. 29. While at the APS-2 worksite, Dorothy Ohl received a firsthand visualization of what the future infrastructure at Coleman will look like and exactly what the infrastructure investment is buying... MORE

Mark Neumann, the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s director of future operations, briefs the director of Global Posture Policy from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Dorothy Ohl, and the senior plans advisor for European Posture at the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Col. Robert Gleckler, at the Coleman Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite in Mannheim, Germany, Jan. 29. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

When not assisting Soldiers, LRC Wiesbaden CIF supply tech enjoys horseback riding, nature
February 1, 2024 — When the supply technician at the Wiesbaden Central Issue Facility is not assisting Soldiers with their organizational clothing and individual equipment – whether that’s issuing them new equipment or receiving it back and helping them clear CIF – she likes being outdoors riding her horse and enjoying nature. Dorena Fehlinger, who has been working at CIF since August, is a German local national employee with Logistics Readiness Center Wiesbaden, 405th Army Field Support Brigade. ... MORE

Dorena Fehlinger is a supply technician at Logistics Readiness Center Wiesbaden’s Central Issue Facility. When she’s not at the CIF working and assisting Soldiers, she said she likes being outdoors riding her horse and enjoying nature. (Courtesy photo)

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