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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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Planning, coordination key to success for AFSBn-Africa in preparing M-ATVs for movement
August 30, 2023 — The team at Army Field Support Battalion-Africa put their capabilities to the test recently when they moved 50 mine-resistant ambush protected all terrain vehicles from their Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite at Leghorn Army Depot to the Port of Livorno and loaded those M-ATVs onto a commercial sea vessel in what may have been record time... MORE

Dozens of mine-resistant ambush protected all terrain vehicles are loaded onto the MN Toucan at the Port of Livorno, Italy, Aug. 26. The M-ATVs are part of Army Field Support Battalion-Africa’s Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 inventory but are being transferred to Army Field Support Battalion-Benelux and the APS-2 sites in the Netherlands and Belgium. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

Army’s top two uniformed leaders visit new APS-2 storage, maintenance complex in Poland
August 28, 2023 — The vice chief of staff and the sergeant major of the Army toured the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s Long Term Equipment Storage and Maintenance-Complex in Powidz, Aug. 26, and received an LTESM-C capabilities briefing at the facility. During the site visit, Gen. Randy George clearly recognized the state-of-the-art Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 storage and maintenance complex as a model for future APS-2 facilities, said Joseph Scheff, the 405th AFSB deputy to the commander... MORE

Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Randy George and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Weimer tour the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s Long Term Equipment Storage and Maintenance-Complex in Powidz, Poland, Aug. 26. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

Army’s top two uniformed leaders visit Mannheim APS-2 worksite
August 25, 2023 — Just a couple of weeks after the announcement that Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Randy George was nominated to become the acting chief of staff of the Army, and the appointment of Sgt. Maj. Michael Weimer as the 17th Sergeant Major of the Army, they conducted a site visit and key leader engagement at the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s Coleman Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite in Mannheim, Aug. 25... MORE

Joseph Scheff, the 405th Army Field Support Brigade deputy to the commander, briefs Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Randy George, Sgt. Major of the Army Michael Weimer, and other senior officials and leaders while conducting a windshield tour of the Coleman Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite in Mannheim, Germany, Aug. 25. Due to the limited amount of time the VCSA and SMA were on the ground much of the information briefed was done on the move.

Self-proclaimed ‘citizen of the world’ selected as LRC Italy’s employee of the quarter
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Cathy Burlina, a transportation assistant at Logistics Readiness Center Italy, greets a customer at her office in Livorno, Italy. Burlina was recently selected as Logistics Readiness Center Italy Employee of the Quarter, junior-grade category, 3rd quarter, fiscal year 2023. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

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