{"id":197345,"date":"2024-06-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=197345"},"modified":"2024-06-13T16:30:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T16:30:53","slug":"unique-field-support-battalion-set-to-command-two-aps-2-worksites-changes-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=197345","title":{"rendered":"Unique field support battalion set to command two APS-2 worksites changes leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Army Field Support Battalion-Germany conducted a combined change of command and relinquishment of responsibility ceremony under the Water Tower at Tower Barracks in Grafenw\u00f6hr, Germany, June 12. Army Lt. Col. Jonathan Neal assumed command of AFSBn-Germany from Lt. Col. Denny Bernacki, and Command Sgt. Maj. Randy Leyba relinquished responsibility.
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\n The Water Tower at Tower Barracks in Grafenw\u00f6hr, Germany, stands high above the Army Field Support Battalion-Germany combined change of command and relinquishment of responsibility ceremony June 12.
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\n Army Field Support Battalion-Germany\u2019s motto \u201cIt\u2019s What We Do!\u201d was prominently displayed at the center of the ceremony during the Army Field Support Battalion-Germany combined change of command and relinquishment of responsibility June 12.
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\n The Water Tower at Tower Barracks in Grafenw\u00f6hr, Germany, stands high above the Army Field Support Battalion-Germany combined change of command and relinquishment of responsibility ceremony June 12. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Jonathan Neal assumed command of AFSBn-Germany from Lt. Col. Denny Bernacki, and Command Sgt. Maj. Randy Leyba relinquished responsibility. responsibility.
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GRAFENW\u00d6HR, Germany \u2013 The only field support battalion in the Army with a geographically dispersed Army Prepositioned Stocks worksite \u2013 and soon to be two of them \u2013 changed leadership June 12.<\/p>\n

In a combined change of command and relinquishment of responsibility ceremony under the Water Tower at Tower Barracks in Grafenw\u00f6hr, Lt. Col. Jonathan Neal assumed command of Army Field Support Battalion-Germany from Lt. Col. Denny Bernacki, and Command Sgt. Maj. Randy Leyba relinquished responsibility.<\/p>\n

Highly unique, AFSBn-Germany is headquartered in Bavaria with an APS-2 worksite in North Rhine-Westphalia and next month another in Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg when it takes command of the APS-2 site in Mannheim. In addition, making it one of only a handful of multifunctional AFSBns in the Army, AFSBn-Germany also supports an entire continent with over 80 Logistics Assistance Representatives from all four of U.S. Army Materiel Command\u2019s Life Cycle Management Commands.<\/p>\n

Neal comes to AFSBn-Germany from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command where he served as the chief of operations (G33) for just under a year. Prior to that, Neal was the commander of the White House Transportation Agency for three years. He also served on the Army Talent Management Task Force and as the support operations officer and logistics officer for the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, among several other assignments.<\/p>\n

Bernacki, who served as the commander of AFSBn-Germany for two years, departs Germany with his family and heads to the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to be the military deputy for one of the four supply chains \u2013 subsistence, clothing and textiles, construction and equipment, and medical. DLA Troop Support provides more than $19 billion in support globally to units and organizations across the entire Department of Defense.<\/p>\n

Leyba, who was laterally promoted to command sergeant major June 11 \u2013 just one day before the change of command and relinquishment of responsibility ceremony \u2013 will be heading to Fort Carson, Colorado, with his family where he will be assigned as the command sergeant major of the 68th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, 4th Division Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division.<\/p>\n

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\n (From left to right) Command Sgt. Maj. Randy Leyba, Lt. Col. Denny Bernacki, Col. Ernest Lane II and Lt. Col. Jonathan Neal stand at attention during the Army Field Support Battalion-Germany combined change of command and relinquishment of responsibility ceremony June 12.
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\n Friends, Family and teammates attend the Army Field Support Battalion-Germany combined change of command and relinquishment of responsibility ceremony June 12 where Lt. Col. Jonathan Neal assumed command from Lt. Col. Denny Bernacki, and Command Sgt. Maj. Randy Leyba relinquished responsibility.
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\n The commander of the 405th Army Field Support Brigade, Col. Ernest Lane II, provides guest remarks at the Army Field Support Battalion-Germany combined change of command and relinquishment of responsibility ceremony June 12 under the Water Tower at Tower Barracks in Grafenw\u00f6hr, Germany.
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\n Command Sgt. Maj. Randy Leyba kisses his wife, Leslie, at his combined change of command and relinquishment of responsibility June 12. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Jonathan Neal assumed command of Army Field Support Battalion-Germany from Lt. Col. Denny Bernacki, and Leyba relinquished responsibility.
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\u201cI\u2019d like to express my personal gratitude to Lieutenant Colonel Bernacki and Sergeant Major Leyba. I know their time here has been full of unique challenges, and I applaud their dedication to duty and commitment to taking care of their people,\u201d said the 405th Army Field Support Brigade commander, Col. Ernest Lane II, during the ceremony.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also commend Lieutenant Colonel Bernacki\u2019s and Sergeant Major Leyba\u2019s spouses, Becca and Leslie, for their unwavering commitment and support to their Soldiers, Battalion Germany, Team 405th and the Army,\u201d Lane said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLieutenant Colonel Neal has a tough act to follow,\u201d said Lane, \u201cbut I know he is capable of the task. He is ready for this assignment, and we are ready for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLieutenant Colonel Neal, there are many challenges to face here in Bavaria, at the D\u00fclmen APS-2 worksite, and at the Coleman APS-2 worksite when you take mission command of that site very soon, but you have a great team of teams who can get things done and get them done right,\u201d Lane said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the end, success will be ours. We will advance the cause of freedom. Our alliance with our European partners and NATO is rock solid, strong and committed, and no one should doubt our resolve or our capability,\u201d Lane added.<\/p>\n

Germany battalion is one of four battalions assigned to the 405th AFSB and is headquartered at Rose Barracks in Vilseck, Germany. In addition to its APS-2 mission at D\u00fclmen and soon to be mission at Coleman, AFSBn-Germany is responsible for providing and coordinating tactical and operational sustainment to ensure theater readiness and enable commanders to conduct a full range of military operations.<\/p>\n

The 405th AFSB is assigned to U.S. Army Sustainment Command and headquartered in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The brigade provides materiel enterprise support to U.S. forces throughout Europe and Africa \u2013 providing theater sustainment logistics; synchronizing acquisition, logistics and technology; and leveraging AMC\u2019s materiel enterprise to support joint forces. For more information on the 405th AFSB, visit the official website<\/a> and the official Facebook site<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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