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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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Col. ErvĪns Kopeika and his team from the Latvian State Defense Logistics and Procurement Centre and Keli'i Bright, along with members of his logistics team from the Logistics Readiness Centre-Italy observe a Soldier complete the procedure to check out the issued equipment that is assigned to her name. (Stefanie Mosley, U.S. Army Garrison Italy)

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Graziella Dalle Mese is an Italian local national employee and a logistics operations support assistant assigned to Logistics Readiness Center Italy. 405th Army Field Support Brigade. She said she's planning to retire within the next year. She also said she’ll miss all of the people she’s worked with over the years but will cherish the memories. (Photos by Sonia Zanfavero)

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Then 1st Sgt. Ricky Hamrick, the first sergeant for Southern European Task Force U.S. Army Reserve Augmentation (first row directly behind the guidon) poses for a photo with some of his Soldiers. Hamrick served 27 years in the active Army, Alabama National Guard and Army Reserve. He retired at the rank of sergeant major. He also has served 35 years as an Army civilian employee, starting out as a cook at the on-post club in Vicenza, Italy, in 1987. Much of his service was consecutive, as a Reserve Soldier and an Army civilian. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

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