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Retired CW4, now LRC Bavaria operations officer left corporate world to return to Army
March 18, 2022
Charles Hillyer is the operations officer for Logistics Readiness Center Bavaria, 405th Army Field Support Brigade. He said that first and foremost, LRC Bavaria supports the warfighters. That is 100 percent our function, he said, to be sure the warfighters can do their jobs, and that’s defend the best interests of the United States and our Allied and partner nations.

Army Sustainment Command’s top enlisted leader conducts professional development in Europe
March 16, 2022
Senior noncommissioned officers listen intently to U.S. Army Sustainment Command‘s command sergeant major, Command Sgt. Maj. Marco Torres, during a special NCO professional development discussion at the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s headquarters, March 15. During the NCOPD, the ASC command sergeant major emphasized the importance of leaders always making an effort to be there.

Bundeswehr tests new heavy equipment transporters and helps deliver Army Preposition Stocks-2
March 15, 2022
A U.S. Army Bradley fighting vehicle is loaded onto a German army Heavy Equipment Transporter at Coleman worksite in Mannheim, Germany. Elements from Germany armed forces’ Bundeswehr Logistics Command recently certified their HETs using 405th Army Field Support Brigade Army Preposition Stocks-2 at Coleman worksite. These newly acquired German HETs, are helping to deliver APS-2 vehicles and equipment from Coleman worksite to Grafenwoehr, Germany, where the APS-2 is being issued to the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, deployed to Germany from the U.S. This combined U.S.-German mission shows great solidarity and mutual cooperation, and demonstrates a combined strong and unremitting commitment to NATO Allies and partners. (Photo by Jason Todd)

German rail now being used to help deliver Army Preposition Stocks-2 from Mannheim to Grafenwoehr
March 14, 2022
A contractor assigned to support the 405th Army Field Support Brigade ground guides an M1A2 Abrams main battle tank as it is loaded onto a German rail car at Coleman worksite in Mannheim, Germany. The 405th AFSB recently began augmenting its line-haul heavy equipment transporter deliveries of Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 equipment from Coleman to Grafenwoehr Training Area with Deutsche Bahn, or German railway, assets. More than two dozen armored vehicles and equipment pieces – ranging from tanks to Paladin self-propelled howitzers to Bradley fighting vehicles and more – were shipped via rail March 10. This was the first of many rail movements to come over the next few weeks. The APS-2 is being issued to 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division at an Equipment Configuration and Handoff Area. The 1st ABCT is deployed to Germany from Fort Stewart, Georgia. Their deployment supplements the more than 90,000 U.S. personnel already deployed to or based in Europe as part of the United States’ longstanding commitment to European security and close defense partnership with host nations. (Photo by Maj. Allan Laggui)

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