{"id":25311,"date":"2023-08-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=25311"},"modified":"2023-08-30T06:49:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T06:49:37","slug":"planning-coordination-key-to-success-for-afsbn-africa-preparing-m-atvs-for-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=25311","title":{"rendered":"Planning, coordination key to success for AFSBn-Africa preparing M-ATVs for movement"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
\n
\n <\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n
\n <\/span>
\n <\/span>
\n
\n <\/span>
\n <\/span>
\n <\/span>
\n <\/span>

\n 1 \/ 2<\/span>
\n
\n Show Caption +<\/span>
\n Hide Caption \u2013<\/span>
\n <\/span>
\n
\n
\n Dozens of mine-resistant ambush protected all terrain vehicles are loaded onto the MN Toucan at the Port of Livorno, Italy, Aug. 26. The M-ATVs are part of Army Field Support Battalion-Africa\u2019s Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 inventory but are being transferred to Army Field Support Battalion-Benelux and the APS-2 sites in the Netherlands and Belgium.
\n (Photo Credit: U.S. Army courtesy photo)<\/span>
\n <\/span>
\n VIEW ORIGINAL<\/a>
\n <\/span>
\n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\n
\n
\n
\n \"Planning,
\n <\/a>
\n
\n <\/span>
\n <\/span>
\n
\n <\/span>
\n <\/span>
\n <\/span>
\n <\/span>
\n 2 \/ 2<\/span>
\n
\n Show Caption +<\/span>
\n Hide Caption \u2013<\/span>
\n <\/span>
\n
\n
\n A line of mine-resistant ambush protected all terrain vehicles stand at the ready Aug. 26, just moments before the Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 M-ATVs were loaded onto a commercial sea vessel at the Port of Livorno, Italy, bound for Antwerp, Belgium \u2013 with onward movement to the Eygelshoven and Zutendaal APS-2 worksites in the Netherlands and Belgium.
\n (Photo Credit: U.S. Army courtesy photo)<\/span>
\n <\/span>
\n VIEW ORIGINAL<\/a>
\n <\/span>
\n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

LIVORNO, Italy \u2013 The team at Army Field Support Battalion-Africa put their capabilities to the test recently when they moved 50 mine-resistant ambush protected all terrain vehicles from their Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite at Leghorn Army Depot to the Port of Livorno and loaded those M-ATVs onto a commercial sea vessel in what may have been record time.<\/p>\n

With support from U.S. Army Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, the Port of Livorno and local partners \u2013 AFSBn-Africa was able to move all 50 M-ATVs from Leghorn to the port in under two days and load the M-ATVs onto the MN Toucan cargo vessel in less than four hours, said Thomas Kilian, the director of supply at AFSBn-Africa in Livorno.<\/p>\n

Bound for Antwerp, Belgium \u2013 with onward movement to the Eygelshoven and Zutendaal APS-2 worksites in the Netherlands and Belgium \u2013 the 50 M-ATVs are part of a shift in APS-2 regional posturing. Earmarked by U.S. Army Sustainment Command and the 405th Army Field Support Brigade for transfer, the M-ATVs are being relocated from AFSBn-Africa in Livorno to a sister battalion up north \u2013 Army Field Support Battalion-Benelux.<\/p>\n

Even though the actual loading of the M-ATVs onto the cargo vessel was quick, the coordination, planning and preparation began weeks earlier. Long before the actual movement, much thought and analysis came into play, Kilian said.<\/p>\n

First, it\u2019s necessary to determine what\u2019s most cost effective \u2013 moving the M-ATVs via commercial line hall trucks across Europe or moving them all at once by cargo vessel to a port of debarkation in the Benelux, Kilian said. Africa battalion coordinated with the Movement Control Office from the 39th Transportation Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, for this. The 39th Trans. movement control experts analyzed the critical data, calculated the cost differences, and helped determine the best course of action. Africa battalion also coordinated with SDDC\u2019s 839th Transportation Battalion for Port of Livorno operations, as well.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n \"Planning,
\n <\/a>
\n
\n <\/span>
\n <\/span>
\n
\n <\/span>
\n <\/span>
\n <\/span>
\n <\/span>
\n 1 \/ 2<\/span>
\n
\n Show Caption +<\/span>
\n Hide Caption \u2013<\/span>
\n <\/span>
\n
\n
\n Personnel from Army Field Support Battalion-Africa \u2013 to include (right to left) Director of Supply Thomas Kilian, Commander Lt. Col. Alexander Amato, Director of Quality Assurance Chief Warrant Officer 3 Colin Rose and Quality Assurance Specialist Massimiliano Norscia \u2013 pose for a group photo with an MN Toucan deckhand in front of the cargo vessel at the Port of Livorno, Italy, Aug. 26. The Toucan was used to transport 50 mine-resistant ambush protected all terrain vehicles from Leghorn Army Depot, Italy, to their new home at Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 sites in the Netherlands and Belgium.
\n (Photo Credit: U.S. Army courtesy photo)<\/span>
\n <\/span>
\n VIEW ORIGINAL<\/a>
\n <\/span>
\n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\n
\n
\n
\n \"Planning,
\n <\/a>
\n
\n <\/span>
\n <\/span>
\n
\n <\/span>
\n <\/span>
\n <\/span>
\n <\/span>
\n 2 \/ 2<\/span>
\n
\n Show Caption +<\/span>
\n Hide Caption \u2013<\/span>
\n <\/span>
\n
\n
\n Stevedores at the Port of Livorno in Italy strap down the last of 50 mine-resistant ambush protected all terrain vehicles loaded onto the MN Toucan cargo vessel from Army Field Support Battalion-Africa\u2019s Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 inventory. The M-ATVs are being transferred from AFSBn-Africa in Livorno to Army Field Support Battalion-Benelux in the Netherlands and Belgium.
\n (Photo Credit: U.S. Army courtesy photo)<\/span>
\n <\/span>
\n VIEW ORIGINAL<\/a>
\n <\/span>
\n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always a team effort. It really is \u2013 especially when moving large quantities of material and tactical equipment,\u201d said Kilian. \u201cWe rely heavily on all of our partner organizations, whether that be moving the equipment by air, land or sea.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Kilian said it all starts at the battalion.<\/p>\n

The AFSBn-Africa maintenance directorate was responsible for ensuring each M-ATV was serviced and fully mission capable, and the battalion\u2019s quality assurance team verified the service records were correct.<\/p>\n

The quality assurance team conducted a one-to-end inventory in coordination with the directorate of supply on every piece of equipment to make sure the transfer documents matched the actual material. Quality assurance ensured all the basic issue items and subcomponents for each major end item were 100 percent inventoried and present, as well. For any shortages annotated, the items were ordered immediately.<\/p>\n

Simultaneously, the directorate of supply\u2019s automation team began preparing all the documentation in Global Combat Support System-Army to laterally transfer the APS-2 equipment from Leghorn Army Depot and AFSBn-Africa to the gaining organization \u2013 in this case AFSBn-Benelux. GCSS-Army serves as a financial system of record for the Army focusing on property book actions, supply and logistics management operations.<\/p>\n

To give credit where credit is due, AFSBn-Africa Director of Quality Assurance Chief Warrant Officer 3 Colin Rose said the stevedores who work at the port, load the vessels and strap down all the equipment in preparation for transport were the main effort and the ones doing the heavy lifting on load day.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut that\u2019s not to take anything away from our maintenance and storage efforts,\u201d he said. \u201cThose trucks wouldn’t have been loaded on that boat so quickly if they weren’t at such a high state of readiness. Once the pump is fully primed by our team, the movement and loading happen pretty quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBottom line, we set the conditions for success,\u201d Rose said.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n \"Planning,
\n <\/a>
\n <\/span>
\n <\/span>
\n
\n
\n Dawn breaks upon a line of mine-resistant ambush protected all terrain vehicles from Army Field Support Battalion-Africa\u2019s Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 inventory as they stand at the ready, fully prepared to be loaded onto a cargo vessel at the Port of Livorno, Italy, Aug. 26. The M-ATVs are being shipped to Belgium and the Netherlands where they will be integrated into the APS-2 sites there.
\n (Photo Credit: U.S. Army courtesy photo)<\/span>
\n <\/span>
\n VIEW ORIGINAL<\/a>
\n <\/span>
\n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Africa battalion is charged with receiving, maintaining, storing and issuing APS-2 at Leghorn Army Depot in Livorno as well as at locations forward \u2013 known as equipment configuration and hand off areas. The battalion is also responsible for linking national logistics capabilities and providing logistics solutions to Army units and joint forces South of the Alps through U.S. Army Materiel Command\u2019s Life Cycle Management Commands.<\/p>\n

Organizations AFSBn-Africa directly support \u2013 helping to enable readiness across two theaters of operations \u2013 are U.S. European Command, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Army Europe and Africa, Southern European Task Force-Africa, the 173rd Airborne Brigade, and other strategic partners and allies.<\/p>\n

The 405th AFSB is assigned to ASC and under the operational control of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, U.S. Army Europe and Africa. The brigade is headquartered in Kaiserslautern, Germany, and provides materiel enterprise support to U.S. Forces throughout Europe and Africa \u2013 providing theater sustainment logistics; synchronizing acquisition, logistics and technology; and leveraging the AMC 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":"

1 \/ 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption \u2013 Dozens of mine-resistant ambush protected all terrain vehicles are loaded onto the MN Toucan at the Port of Livorno, Italy, Aug. 26. The M-ATVs are part of Army Field Support Battalion-Africa\u2019s Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 inventory but are being transferred to Army Field Support Battalion-Benelux and the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25313,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25311","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\/25311","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=25311"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25319,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25311\/revisions\/25319"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/25313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}