The 405th Field Support Brigade is receiving some much appreciated help from Germany with the task of moving the entire armored brigade of Army reserve vehicles and equipment from Mannheim, Germany, to Mannheim, Germany. Grafenwoehr training ground, Germany.
Reinforcing the commercial and military heavy equipment transport ships that were used to move APS-2 equipment, the German railways and now the German army, or Bundeswehr, is performing its role. to support the mission.
Components from the Bundeswehr Logistics Command of the German armed forces recently certified their newly acquired HETs using the 405th AFSB APS-2 vehicle and equipment at the Coleman work site in Mannheim.
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From there, the Bundeswehr HETs were authorized and were able to support the 405th AFSB by transporting a variety of APS-2 vehicles and equipment from Mannheim to Grafenwoehr. This combined US-Germany and HET rail mission demonstrates great interoperability, solidarity and mutual cooperation, and a strong and unwavering commitment to the Allies and partners. NATO cooperation.
At Grafenwoehr, APS-2 equipment is being issued to the Combat Team of the 1st Armored Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, deployed to Germany from Fort Stewart, Georgia. The first ABCT deployment adds more than 100,000 US personnel already deployed to or stationed in Europe as part of the United States’ longstanding commitment to European security and a close defense partnership. closely with host countries.
The 405th AFSB fully activated its APS-2 sites in February, and for the first time in the brigade’s APS-2 program history, it equipped the entire armored brigade combat team deployed from the US to Europe.
Once the vehicles and equipment arrived at Grafenwoehr, the AFSB-German 405th Field Support Battalion was tasked with receiving, staging, and releasing the APS-2 in the Equipment Transfer and Configuration Area, also known as is ECHA. This includes tracked vehicles such as the M1A2 Abrams main battle tank, the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, and the M109 Paladin self-propelled howitzer, as well as the Combined Light Tactical Vehicle, Light Load System and System Load handling systems, Heavy Maneuver Tactical Trucks, Generators and more.
To help reduce deployment times, improve deterrence, and provide more combat power for backup operations – APS-2 is part of the Army program in which kits are stored around the world for use when operational commanders require additional abilities. There are a total of seven APS regions globally, and APS-2 is Europe.
