{"id":26644,"date":"2023-09-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=26644"},"modified":"2023-09-09T06:42:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T06:42:42","slug":"soldiers-from-dulmen-aps-2-worksite-foster-positive-relationships-at-german-led-bivouac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=26644","title":{"rendered":"Soldiers from D\u00fclmen APS-2 worksite foster positive relationships at German-led bivouac"},"content":{"rendered":"
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D\u00dcLMEN, Germany \u2013 Being stationed in Europe offers U.S. Soldiers plenty of unique opportunities to train with allied partner nations and their armed forces, and often times that training can be a lot of fun. Two Soldiers from Army Field Support Battalion-Germany\u2019s D\u00fclmen Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite had a fun day training with a German armed forces reserve unit from D\u00fclmen recently in the forests nearby the APS-2 site as part of the reserve unit\u2019s annual comradeship bivouac.<\/p>\n

Army Capt. Roberto Rivera, who is the D\u00fclmen APS-2 worksite plans and operations officer, and Sgt. 1st Class Belloc Anim, who is the site\u2019s senior supply noncommissioned officer, took part in the bivouac, Aug. 26.<\/p>\n

Rivera and Anim \u2013 along with their hosts from the Association of Reservists of the German Armed Forces, D\u00fclmen \u2013 completed a 12-kilometer foot march which included several training station stops along the way that tested on their knowledge on cover and concealment, electronic communications in a field environment, sector sketches, reconnaissance and reporting, and more.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI had done something similar when I was a lieutenant in Ansbach (Germany), and for me events like this are a great way to break the ice and foster positive relationships with our German counterparts and the local community,\u201d said Rivera.<\/p>\n

It was a good opportunity to meet some of these reservists from D\u00fclmen and network and learn from them, Rivera said. It was also interesting to see some of their common tasks and fundamentals and compare how they train to how Soldiers in the U.S. Army train.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the stations was occupy a fighting position and draw a sector sketch. They showed us how they draw a sector sketch, and I showed them how we do it,\u201d Rivera said. \u201cAnd this whole time I\u2019m being taught a history lesson on D\u00fclmen by one of the senior members. He took us to an area where the U.S. used to house weapons in the past. It was very interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The foot march started at the old D\u00fclmen radio tower barracks, which used to be run by the British and is located in the middle of the city. From there, the foot march route took participants through the forests around D\u00fclmen and back, between 11- and 13-kilometers long, in total.<\/p>\n

One of the highlights was the sniper station, Rivera said. They had a stalking lane set up where participants crept or crawled through the woods while a spotter looked for any of their movements. If they were spotted, a whistle would sound indicating they\u2019d been seen and caught.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis one guy who used to be a sniper in the Germany Army taught us that and how to properly don a ghillie suit and use natural camouflage to conceal our position and movements,\u201d Rivera said. \u201cIt was cool.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the foot march the German reservists held a barbeque and invited the U.S. Soldiers to attend. \u201cThey do this every year. It\u2019s a lot of fun,\u201d Rivera said.<\/p>\n

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The D\u00fclmen APS-2 worksite where Rivera and Anim work is comprised of about 140,000 square feet of hardstand space and approximately 480,000 square feet of humidity-controlled warehouse space with an additional 140,000 square feet of storage in the maintenance and storage swing space areas. APS-2 worksites like D\u00fclmen help to reduce deployment timelines, improve deterrence capabilities and provide additional combat power for contingency operations.<\/p>\n

The 405th Army Field Support Brigade\u2019s APS-2 program enhances U.S. Army Europe and Africa\u2019s readiness and capability to support the warfighter while simultaneously promoting stability and security in the region. By providing turn-key power projection APS-2 packages ready to deploy at a moment\u2019s notice, the APS-2 program is a key component of U.S. Army Europe and Africa\u2019s power projection and warfighter readiness missions.<\/p>\n

The 405th AFSB is assigned to U.S. Army Sustainment Command 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 U.S. Army Materiel Command\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":"

Army Capt. Roberto Rivera, D\u00fclmen Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite plans and operations officer, and Sgt. 1st Class Belloc Anim, the site\u2019s senior supply noncommissioned officer, help camouflage a Soldier wearing a ghillie suit during a comradeship bivouac hosted by the Association of Reservists of the German Armed Forces, D\u00fclmen, Aug. 26. (Photo Credit: Courtesy photo) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26646,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26644","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\/26644","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=26644"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26651,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26644\/revisions\/26651"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}