{"id":151713,"date":"2024-04-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=151713"},"modified":"2024-04-19T08:05:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T08:05:53","slug":"405th-afsb-holds-3-day-budget-working-group-at-ramstein-air-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=151713","title":{"rendered":"405th AFSB holds 3-day budget working group at Ramstein Air Base"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Participants from across Europe as well as special guests from the U.S. pose for a group photo April 17 at the 405th Army Field Support Brigade Budget Working Group held at the Ramstein Officer\u2019s Club April 16-18 on Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
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RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany \u2013 Two clear and concise words from 405th Army Field Support Brigade Deputy to the Commander Joseph Scheff summarized the 405th AFSB\u2019s Budget Working Group held at the Ramstein Officer\u2019s Club April 16-18 on Ramstein Air Base \u2013 highly successful. And U.S. Army Sustainment Command\u2019s Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Resource Management (G-8) agreed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a really unique opportunity where we get to bring all of our great resource management minds together to collaborate, to be educated, and to share experiences and perspectives so that we can be more successful as a team in executing ASC\u2019s resources,\u201d said Meghan Peterson, who traveled from Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, as one of the special guests attending the 405th AFSB Budget Working Group.<\/p>\n

The theme for this year\u2019s budget working group was resource management in a fiscally constrained environment, and some of the key highlights were a panel discussion, lessons learned from operations supporting Ukraine and the current financial landscape in Europe.<\/p>\n

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\n Suleymanu Muhammadou, the 405th Army Field Support Brigade\u2019s Resource Management (S-8) director, leads \u2018Budget Jeopardy\u2019 during the 405th AFSB\u2019s Budget Working Group on Ramstein Air Base in Germany, April 17.
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For the panel discussion, members of the panel included Naomi Gentle, the Budget Execution Branch chief at 21st Theater Sustainment Command; Carlos Castillo, a 21st TSC budget analyst; Brandon Cooper, the chief of ASC\u2019s Brigade Execution Division (G-8); Suleymanu Muhammadou, the 405th AFSB Resource Management (S-8) director; and Peterson.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was an engaging panel with lively discussion moderated by Ms. Meghan Peterson,\u201d Muhammadou said. \u201cFor Lessons learned in Ukraine, the discussion focused on valuable insights from resourcing and executing operations in support of Ukraine. In addition, we also explored the current financial environment in the European theater and the potential challenges if supplemental funding isn’t secured.\u201d<\/p>\n

Muhammadou said through collaborative discussions, participants at the 405th AFSB Budget Working Group were able to hone their skills in:<\/p>\n