The US Army is continuing a project to repaint its combat vehicles and trucks in Europe.
The Army is working for several years to paint all of its ground combat vehicles in the shade of forest green as part of a plan to be ready to counter the growing surface force threat. Russian land.
Recently, many Army tanks, armored vehicles and other tactical equipment have been discovered at various locations across Europe, but what stands out to many is their coloration.
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People no longer witness the desert tan they have been accustomed to over the past 20 years. Instead, it’s harking back to the old days with a new coat of olive green – or OD green – and a small team at the Benelux Logistics Readiness Center is helping to make that a reality.
Giancarlo Giardina is a maintenance supervisor at LRC Benelux, 405th Field Support Brigade of the Army. He said he and two auto paint and body shop specialists have been tasked with painting more than 150 vehicles and equipment for AFSB-Benelux’s 405th Field Support Battalion.
And before the paint crew uses any masking tape and paper to protect certain areas from paint – such as parts of gun turrets on the Humvee or door handles, lights and windows – preparation Painting also includes thorough degreasing of vehicles and equipment. like mixing base coat with hardener compound.
According to Giardina, to paint a set of Humvees and trailers takes about three days, two days of preparation and one day of painting. And to ensure maximum efficiency, LRC Benelux built a second painting area, which complements LRC’s paint booth.
In addition, a filtration system as well as respirators and accompanying personal protective equipment were purchased to ensure the safety and protection of the paint crew.
“Right now, our scheme is two Humvees and two trailers per week,” said Patrick Brown, head of maintenance for the LRC Benelux, adding that most of the items the LRC Benelux currently paint blue. OD leaves are Humvees and trailers, plus some generators.
In the early days of the war in Iraq, the Army went through a complete transition to get all of their OD green vehicles and equipment painted brown,” but now we went to full circle,” Brown said. “The old tan paint is gone and the OD green is back.”
“We raised the flag, letting people know that we have a facility here and the technicians to do the job – to assist the Army in carrying out this mission,” Giardina said, “because So when we got the first job request, we reacted very quickly.”
Brown said it was a team-wide effort at the LRC Benelux. In addition to the team tasked with painting, the LRC Benelux supply and service department helped locate and order the paint, and the LRC Benelux hazardous materials team worked with the members of the supervisory committee of the LRC Benelux. host country to ensure they are operating according to Belgian hazardous materials handling safety standards. And other employees in the maintenance department are also assisting the paint team, helping to cover up vehicles and equipment, assist when needed, and jump in to help when their teammates ask for it.
