{"id":11692,"date":"2023-05-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=11692"},"modified":"2023-05-22T06:48:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T06:48:12","slug":"403rd-army-field-support-brigade-conducts-senior-leader-seminar-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=11692","title":{"rendered":"403rd Army Field Support Brigade conducts senior leader seminar in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Maj. Gen. Joel \u201cJB\u201d Vowell, commanding general, U.S. Army Japan, provides remarks during the 403rd Army Field Support Brigade Senior Leader Seminar at Camp Zama, Japan, April 18.
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CAMP ZAMA, Japan \u2013 The 403rd Army Field Support Brigade conducted a senior leader seminar in the Tokyo area focusing on operational mission priorities and strategic sustainment in Northeast Asia, April 18-20.<\/p>\n

The event provided an opportunity for brigade personnel stationed in Japan to participate. Brigade events like the SLS are typically held in South Korea where the Powerhouse Brigade is headquartered, and most brigade assets are located.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are five primary reasons why we’re doing this,\u201d said Col. Lisa Rennard, commander, 403rd Army Field Support Brigade. \u201cNumber one, it’s professional development and personal growth for each and every one of you. Two, we’re going to deep dive into some topics that will benefit you and your organization. Number three is a networking opportunity. Many of you are just meeting for the first time and it allows you to get to know some other personnel within the brigade. Four, it also allows us to build our team and strengthen our partnerships with our local nationals throughout our workforce. Then five, to get a look and gain a better appreciation and a shared understanding into the brigade\u2019s operations in Japan, and a better appreciation for the USINDOPACOM (U.S. Indo-Pacific Command) region as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first two days of the SLS were conducted at the Camp Zama Community Club and kicked off with a performance by the Taiko Drum Team, who displayed their traditional drumming talents.<\/p>\n

The formal part day one included a variety of sessions including an overview of U.S. Army Japan, an overview of U.S. Forces J4 operations and guest speakers including Maj. Gen. Joel \u201cJB\u201d Vowell, commanding general, USARJ.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat you do is paramount – which is decisive. The foundations from which maneuver happens can only happen when they have sustainment from the logistics professionals at the knife edge,\u201d Vowell said. \u201cYou\u2019re a small and mighty team \u2026 punching above your weight. But you\u2019re it \u2026 so I truly appreciate your efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Day two kicked off with a spirited teambuilding volleyball match at the Yano fitness center. After reconvening at the Community Club, the highlight of day two featured Matthew L. Sannito, deputy to the commanding general, Army Sustainment Command, who joined via MS Teams. ASC, located at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, is the 403rd AFSB\u2019s higher headquarters.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Army is in the people business whether you’re a host nation employee, a contractor, you wear the uniform or you wear civilian clothes,\u201d Sannito said. \u201cFrom my perspective and general Wilson’s (Maj. Gen. David Wilson, commanding general, ASC) perspective, you are all part of the collective ASC team. At the end of the day, we all choose to do this \u2026 and it is all about taking care of people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other day two sessions included discussions on resiliency, building trust to improve working relationships, and overview of brigade accomplishments over the past two years and more.<\/p>\n

Participants shifted away from Camp Zama on day three to visit Sagami General Depot, and Yokohama North Dock, to learn about Army Field Support Battalion-Northeast Asia (Forward) and Logistics Readiness Center-Honshu operations, as well as Army watercraft and Army Prepositioned Stocks-4 capabilities.<\/p>\n

Day three included a presentation by Kevin Braafladt, command historian, ASC, who was on hand to discuss the logistical planning that went into the anticipated invasion of Mainland Japan during World War II, and the history of ASC.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is nice to get together with everybody, working toward a common purpose,\u201d said Yoshifumi Yagisawa, director\u2019s liaison, LRC-Honshu. \u201cI like being able to talk with people I don\u2019t normally get to interact with. This has been a very good experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

To view and download more photos of from the SLS (and other brigade events), go to the 403rd AFSB Flickr page at: https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/afsb403d\/albums\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1 \/ 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption \u2013 The Taiko Drum Team performs at the 403rd Army Field Support Brigade Senior Leader Seminar at Camp Zama, Japan, April 18. (Photo Credit: Galen Putnam) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 \/ 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption \u2013 Maj. Gen. Joel \u201cJB\u201d Vowell, commanding general, U.S. Army Japan, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11694,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11692"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11699,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11692\/revisions\/11699"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}