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As PANAMAX reaches mid-point, 19 nations flex collective ability to protect region
VERA CRUZ, Panama – What’s now being labeled as the most important multinational defense and security exercise in the Western Hemisphere, PANAMAX 2026 has officially reached mid-point, and all 19 participating nations are flexing their combined and collective ability to work together and protect vital interests in the region.
Coast Guard Participates in Panama Canal Counter-Threat Exercise
Panama’s National Aeronaval Service welcomed key leaders from Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia and the United States during the pre-sail conference for Exercise Panamax 2026, Aug. 3. The biennial exercise is one of the largest military exercises in the Western Hemisphere. This year’s iteration will continue until Aug.
Multinational defense and security forces demonstrate united resolve at PANAMAX 2026
VERA CRUZ, Panama – Multinational defense and security forces have ramped up operations in Panama and are fully integrated and training together at PANAMAX 2026. With a primary focus on safeguarding the Panama Canal, PANAMAX includes 19 partner nations exercising their collective capacity to maintainsecurity and stability in the region while protecting the Western Hemisphere.
Coast Guard Participates in Panama Canal Counter-Threat Exercise
Panama's National Aeronaval Service welcomed key leaders from Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia and the United States during the pre-sail conference for Exercise Panamax 2026, Aug. 3. The biennial exercise is one of the largest military exercises in the Western Hemisphere. This year's iteration will continue until Aug.
Panama hosts pre-sail conference opening ceremony at start of PANAMAX 2026 exercise
LACONA, Panama – Panama’s Servicio Nacional Aeronaval welcomed key leadership from the visiting partner nations of Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia and the United States on Aug. 3, 2026, who are participating in maritime operations in support of PANAMAX 2026, Aug. 3-13. Six maritime vessels will be part of the Pacific Task Force during PANAMAX 2026, one of the largest military exercises in the Western Hemisphere. The U.S. Coast Guard is providing a USCG cutter.
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Top ASC leaders conduct APS-2 site visits, key leader engagements across Europe
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – The command team and other senior leaders from U.S. Army Sustainment Command visited multiple Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksites across Europe and met with senior leaders from the 405th Army Field Support Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, and other key units and organizations, Dec. 9-12, 2025. Army Maj. Gen. Eric Shirley, ASC’s commanding general, and Command Sgt. Maj.
Top ASC leaders attend 405th AFSB holiday event as special guests before APS site visits
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – The 405th Army Field Support Brigade held a special holiday celebration at its headquarters Dec. 9 to kick off the season of giving and celebration, and two special guests and top leaders from Rock Island, Illinois, flew into Germany just in time for the fun.
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4 Some of the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s best of the best stand ready to receive individual recognition from Maj. Gen. Eric Shirley, U.S. Army Sustainment Command’s commanding general, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Gusman, ASC’s senior enlisted leader, at the brigade’s holiday celebration event Dec. 9 in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Shirley presented the awardees with commanding general’s coins of excellence and thanked them for their outstanding service.
405th AFSB command team assesses ongoing APS-2 maintenance transition at Coleman
7 MANNHEIM, Germany – The command team from the 405th Army Field Support Brigade conducted a site visit, terrain walk and key leader engagement at the Coleman Army Prepositioned Stocks -2 worksite in Mannheim recently to assess the ongoing transition of APS-2 maintenance operations between service providers. Army Col. Ernest Lane II, the commander of the 405th AFSB, and Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick Marrill, the brigade’s senior enlisted leader, walked the site Dec.
LRC Poland site lead in Powidz selected as safety employee of the quarter
POWIDZ, Poland – The site lead for Logistics Readiness Center Poland in Powidz is an extremely critical position, and Pat Brown said he does not take this lightly. Brown was recently selected as the LRC Poland Safety Employee of the Quarter for the 4th quarter of fiscal year 2025. He said it’s an honor. “Safety is everyone's business, so getting selected as LRC Poland’s employee of the quarter for safety is very exciting,” said Brown, who also serves as the LRC’s safety officer.
Senior Pentagon official visits APS-2 Powidz, underscoring its critical role supporting NATO
POWIDZ, Poland – Another senior Pentagon official visited the Powidz Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite recently, underscoring its critical role in strengthening NATO readiness along the alliance’s eastern flank. Assistant Secretary of War for International Security Affairs Daniel Zimmerman met with leaders from the Powidz APS-2 worksite Nov. 19, including Army Field Support Battalion-Poland Commander Lt. Col. Michelle McDevitt, as well as 405th Army Field Support Brigade Commander Col.
High school dropout turned 'Soldier for Life' honored by team before returning to Texas
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – “Serving Soldiers and their families is the greatest calling an American can have,” said Herb Gately. The program analyst in the Contract Management Support Office at the 405th Army Field Support Brigade and Soldier for Life was recently honored during a farewell event in Kaiserslautern Nov. 17.
405th AFSB puts ‘the freeze’ on cold weather winter hazards with safety training, resources
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – The winter season is here, and safety remains the highest of priorities for the 405th Army Field Support Brigade. In an effort to put ‘the freeze’ on cold weather and winter hazards, the 405th AFSB recently conducted winter safety training, which included tips and proven approaches to stay safe. Army Sgt. Margarita Ferreira, the brigade training and exercises noncommissioned officer, was the primary instructor for the winter safety training Nov.
Retired Soldier selected as top Army civilian of the quarter for BASOPS Transportation
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – Dwohn Luckey went from taking care of Soldiers and their families in uniform to taking care of Soldiers and their families in civilian clothes. The retired senior noncommissioned officer with 26 years of active-duty Army service now works as an Army civilian with the European Travel Branch of Base Support Operations Transportation, 405th Army Field Support Brigade.
BASOPS Trans employee: ‘what we do for service members, families is very personal’
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – Twenty-three years ago, Lucy Chesoli-Reinhard moved from her native country of Kenya to Germany. Now she works for the U.S. Army as a local national employee with Base Support Operations Transportation, 405th Army Field Support Brigade. Chesoli-Reinhard has done much in a short span of time. Initially, she worked as a transportation assistant at the Drivers Testing and Training Station with Logistics Readiness Center Rheinland-Pfalz.
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4 Chesoli-Reinhard, a supervisory traffic management specialist and Army local national employee with Base Support Operations Transportation, 405th Army Field Support Brigade, was recently selected as the BASOPS Trans employee of the quarter for 4th Quarter, Fiscal Year 2025.
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Food show, food service management board provide avenue for informational exchange
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – An Army marches on its stomach, and the 405th Army Field Support Brigade and Army Food Program understand this well. Recently, the 405th AFSB’s food service team conducted a Food Service Management Board (FSMB) in conjunction with a community food show.
AOAP Europe shutters doors; all special samples of oil to be mailed to US for testing
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – The 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s Army Oil Analysis Program (AOAP) Europe District in Kaiserslautern officially shuttered its doors in accordance with an Army directive to cease operations due to funding. Consequently, all Army units in Europe will no longer be required to submit oil samples to the 405th AFSB’s AOAP laboratory for analysis.
LRC Poland leads training for Polish partners to enhance vehicle, equipment safety
SWIETOSZOW MILITARY COMMUNITY, Poland – Communication is key, maybe even more so when multiple nationalities and cultures are represented and people speak and understand more than one language. The team at Logistics Readiness Center Poland knows this, firsthand, and they work hard to mitigate any associated challenges involved with their communication efforts.
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Army Field Support Battalion-Germany issues Bradleys to 2-7 Cavalry Regiment at Coleman APS-2 worksite for Poland mission
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Over 100 Bradleys from 405th AFSB, TLSC-E issued to Cavalry Soldiers for Poland rotation
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – The 1st Cavalry Division is providing the Soldiers to support the next rotation of forces to Poland, and the 405th Army Field Support Brigade (AFSB) and Theater Logistics Support Center-Europe (TLSC-E) are providing them with the Bradley Fighting Vehicles they’ll need for the mission. Soldiers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team’s 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, are deploying from Fort Hood, Texas, to Poland to support the mission, there.
Over 100 Bradleys from 405th AFSB, TLSC-E issued to Cavalry Soldiers for Poland rotation [Image 13 of 21]
5 A Soldier from 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, ground guides another Soldier operating an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle at the Coleman Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite in Mannheim, Germany, Sept. 5, 2025. The Soldiers conducted joint inspections on the Bradleys and ran them up and down the test track there to ensure they are 100 percent mission capable.
405th AFSB issues Bradleys to Cavalry Soldiers at Coleman APS-2 worksite
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Nonprofit in Cleveland to warrior restaurant in Wiesbaden: food service supervisor supports
WIESBADEN, Germany – Before coming to Logistics Readiness Center Wiesbaden, James Elliott worked for a non-profit food bank, crisis center and homeless shelter in Cleveland providing meals and critical counseling to those in need. The LRC Wiesbaden employee brought that experience and expertise – as well as care for his community – with him when he started working for the Army again in 2021 as an Army civilian and now food service worker supervisor at the LRC.
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APS-2 worksite in Poland plays host to 719th MCB, Society of American Military Engineers
POWIDZ, Poland – Since the U.S. Army signed for the keys to the Powidz Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 (APS-2) worksite in Poland last year, a lot of activity has been going there. Thousands of wheeled and tracked vehicles have been relocated to the site, plus support equipment, shop stock, supplies, tools and more. But it’s not just equipment seen at the Powidz site. It’s also people.
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Soldiers, civilians may be able to file claims for loss of lithium batteries, lithium battery items
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – If you are an active-duty Army Soldier or Army civilian who received PCS orders and had a Transportation Service Provider deny shipment of lithium batteries, you may be able to file a claim with the Army’s Center for Personnel Claims Support (CPCS) for the loss of those lithium batteries or lithium battery items.
1AD CAB Soldiers train Polish counterparts at Powidz APS-2 site on SSA operations
POWIDZ, Poland – Poland’s 33rd Army Prepositioned Stocks Battalion (33rd APS Bn.) at the Powidz Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 (APS-2) worksite in Poland received some valuable training on Supply and Support Activity (SSA) operations and Global Combat Support System-Army (GCSS-Army) from a small team of U.S. Army automated logistics specialists from the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division (1st AD CAB), recently.
US Senate Committee on Appropriations professional staffers visit APS-2 Coleman
MANNHEIM, Germany – Two professional staff members from the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense, conducted a site visit and key leader engagement at the Coleman Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite, recently. Greeting U.S. Senate staff delegates Alexa Lorick and Kim Segura at the APS-2 worksite in Mannheim was the commander of Army Field Support Battalion-Germany, Lt. Col. Jon Neal.
Top leaders from 3ID, 1AD Sustainment Brigades visit Powidz APS-2 worksite
POWIDZ, Poland – Top leaders from the 3rd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade and the 1st Armored Division Sustainment Brigade conducted a site visit and key leader engagement at the Powidz Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite August 18, 2025, to gain a better understanding of the Army’s APS-2 capabilities on the eastern flank of Europe and to discuss areas of mutual assistance and cooperation. Army Field Support Battalion-Poland Command Team Lt. Col. Michelle McDevitt and Sgt. Maj.
Top leaders from 3ID, 1AD Sustainment Brigades conduct site visit to Powidz APS-2 worksite [Image 2 of 3]
5 Jermaine Jones from the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency (left) speaks with the 3rd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade commander, Col. Aaron Becker, as they walk through one of the USAMMA supply and storage areas at the Powidz Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite August 18, 2025.
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BALDWIN CITY – After earning its second straight postseason appearance last year, Baker football earned a spot on the 2025 NAIA Preseason Coaches' Poll, coming in at No. 16 in the national rankings, which were announced on Monday. The Wildcats are one of four programs from the Heart of America Athletic Conference to be featured in the poll with all four teams representing a quarter of the top-16 nationally.
Flipping burgers to LRC Wiesbaden’s transportation lead, trusted customer support assistant
5 WIESBADEN, Germany – Dennis Labee is originally from Nigeria. When he moved to Central Europe about 25 years ago, his first job was at the food court on Clay Kaserne in Wiesbaden flipping burgers, he said. After flipping burgers for a couple of years, Labee said he set his spatula down for the last time and started working at U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden’s Furniture Management Office.
‘Safety starts with me’ back to school: be alert for children - stay safe on roads, autobahns
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – Back to school starts soon, and the 405th Army Field Support Brigade Safety Office is asking that we exercise extreme caution while operating our motor vehicles on the roads, especially when approaching areas where there may be small children and when traveling along school bus routes and nearby schools and daycare centers.
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After 13 years in North Africa, German LN brings skills, experience to APS-2 Coleman
MANNHEIM, Germany – After spending 13 years in North Africa – mostly Morocco – working for the German Federal Ministry of Economics plus a short stint with the U.S. Air Force and another with the city of Ludwigshafen working procurement and contracting, Marco Wiedemann decided to bring his skills and experience to the Coleman Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite in Mannheim.
405th AFSB conducts professional development site visit to Haus des Wassers
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – Inquiring minds want to know, and recently some inquiring minds at the 405th Army Field Support Brigade wanted to know how safe, potable, clear and tasty drinking water is provided to the residents of Kaiserslautern. Lucky for them, the 405th AFSB labor advisor, Christine Schneider, organized a professional development site visit and a private tour of the SWK Haus des Wassers, or House of Water, in the Palatine Forest just south of the city.
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5 Personnel from the 405th Army Field Support Brigade headquarters learn about required preventative maintenance of the filtration tanks at the SWK Haus des Wassers, or House of Water, in the Palatine Forest just south of Kaiserslautern, Germany. The 405th AFSB team members conducted a professional development site visit and a private tour of the waterworks plant July 31, 2025.
405th AFSB conducts professional development site visit to Haus des Wassers
5 Inquiring minds want to know, and recently some inquiring minds at the 405th Army Field Support Brigade wanted to know how safe, potable, clear and tasty drinking water is provided to the residents of Kaiserslautern. Lucky for them, the 405th AFSB labor advisor, Christine Schneider, organized a professional development site visit and a private tour of the SWK Haus des Wassers, or House of Water, in the Palatine Forest just south of the city.
End of era: BASOPS Maintenance supervisor Baumholder steps down, retires with 45 years
BAUMHOLDER, Germany – It’s the end of an era at the Privately Owned Vehicle (POV) inspection station and the Base Support Operations (BASOPS) Maintenance facility in Baumholder as Thomas Moosmann steps down and retires with 44 years and 10 months of service as a German host nation employee with the U.S. Army. “Today is very difficult,” said the BASOPS Maintenance Baumholder supervisor, 405th Army Field Support Brigade. “It’s been my whole life. I feel happy. I feel sad.
Former 1SG for AMC commanding general now APS-2 maintenance director at Dülmen
DÜLMEN, Germany – In the mid ‘90s when Darren Ratcliff was a company first sergeant with the 147th Maintenance Company in Kitzinger, Germany, his company commander was then Capt. Ed Daly. Daly would go on to serve for 36 years and retire as the 20th commanding general of U.S. Army Materiel Command, and Ratcliff would continue serving, too.
New in command, 7th MSC’s top leader receives capabilities brief from 405th AFSB
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – Underscoring the importance of the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s incredibly complex mission supporting U.S. Army Europe and Africa, the 7th Mission Support Command’s new commanding general visited the 405th AFSB and received a capabilities briefing by the brigade command team and primary staff at the 405th AFSB headquarters on Daenner Kaserne in Kaiserslautern. Army Brig. Gen. John P.
New in command, 7th MSC’s top leader receives capabilities briefing from 405th AFSB
5 KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – Underscoring the importance of the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s incredibly complex mission supporting U.S. Army Europe and Africa, the 7th Mission Support Command’s new commanding general visited the 405th AFSB and received a capabilities briefing by the brigade command team and primary staff at the 405th AFSB headquarters on Daenner Kaserne in Kaiserslautern. Army Brig. Gen. John P.
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5 Col. Ernest Lane II, the commander of the 405th Army Field Support Brigade, briefs Brig. Gen. John P. Stanley, the commanding general of the 7th Mission Support Command and deputy commanding general of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, at the 405th AFSB’s headquarters on July 25, 2025.
Multifaceted AFSBn-Germany employee with 6 tours, deployments to Germany done it all
VILSECK, Germany – Army Field Support Battalion-Germany is lucky to have John Schulz on their team. The support operations transportation specialist at the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s AFSBn-Germany has literally done it all. When he joined the Army in 1989, he was an infantry mortarman. He also was an infantry officer, ordnance officer, transportation officer, multifunctional logistician, civil affairs officer, and he worked in psychological operations.
Multifaceted AFSBn-Germany employee with 6 tours, deployments to Germany has done it all
5 VILSECK, Germany – Army Field Support Battalion-Germany is lucky to have John Schulz on their team. The support operations transportation specialist at the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s AFSBn-Germany has literally done it all. When he joined the Army in 1989, he was an infantry mortarman. He also was an infantry officer, ordnance officer, transportation officer, multifunctional logistician, civil affairs officer, and he worked in psychological operations.
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