{"id":424034,"date":"2025-04-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=424034"},"modified":"2025-04-24T07:29:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T07:29:45","slug":"first-group-of-polish-provided-aps-unit-supply-specialists-complete-us-army-led-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=424034","title":{"rendered":"First group of Polish provided APS unit supply specialists complete US Army-led training"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Army Field Support Battalion-Poland Sgt. Maj. Olimpia Valdez (right) took time to attend the Poland Provided Logistic Support unit supply specialist (92Y) graduation ceremony at the Powidz Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite April 18. Valdez and other senior leaders from her battalion walked the line of graduates to show their appreciation for each graduating servicemember from the Polish military\u2019s 33rd APS Battalion.
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\n The first iteration of unit supply specialist (92Y) training was recently completed at the Powidz Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite, and nearly three dozen Poland Provided Logistic Support servicemembers from the 33rd APS Battalion graduated from the training program April 18.
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\n Polish Lt. Col. Przemel Musiej presents unit supply specialist (92Y) graduation certificates to Poland Provided Logistic Support servicemembers from the 33rd Army Prepositioned Stocks Battalion at the Powidz APS-2 worksite in Poland April 18. The worksite director, George Palmer, stands beside Musiej and walks the line with him to also personally recognize each of the graduating PPLS servicemembers.
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POWIDZ, Poland \u2013 Unique to the Powidz Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite is the workforce. Unlike other APS worksites worldwide, once fully trained and certified, the primary workforce supporting the Army\u2019s APS mission in Poland will be uniformed servicemembers from a foreign, partner nation.<\/p>\n

At the Powidz worksite, Poland Provided Logistic Support servicemembers from the 33rd APS Battalion have been immersed in a training program since last year that mirrors equivalent training U.S. Soldiers receive while attending advanced individual training at Army schools in the states.<\/p>\n

Since July of 2024, several iterations of PPLS-targeted training have been conducted or are underway. Primarily, most of the training is concentrated on heavy and light track maintenance and wheeled vehicle maintenance.<\/p>\n

But not all. Recently, the first iteration of unit supply specialist (92Y) training was successfully completed at the Powidz APS-2 worksite, and nearly three dozen PPLS servicemembers from the 33rd APS Battalion graduated from the training program.<\/p>\n

Recognized for their hard work and weeks of classroom and on-the-job instruction and training, the PPLS servicemembers were presented with graduation certificates April 18 by their senior officer, Polish Lt. Col. Przemel Musiej.<\/p>\n

Also there to recognize them was the Powidz APS-2 worksite director, George Palmer, from Army Field Support Battalion-Poland, as well as other senior leaders from the battalion, to include AFSBn-Poland Sgt. Maj. Olimpia Valdez.<\/p>\n

Valdez, who walked the line of graduates and personally showed her appreciation for each of them, has long stated that language would be one of the biggest challenges her battalion would need to focus on to ensure the PPLS servicemembers receive full benefit from the U.S. Army provided training.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor our team, the main challenge lies in the language barrier, so the training must be thorough, technical, and comprehensive. Identifying any knowledge gaps while respecting the Polish forces\u2019 existing expertise will be difficult, at first,\u201d said Valdez.<\/p>\n

\u201cProviding this training to our NATO partners enhances their readiness and capability, which in turn contributes to the overall deterrence strategy,\u201d said Lt. Col. Omar McKen, the commander of AFSBn-Poland. \u201cBy improving their skills and integrating them into joint operations, we send a strong signal to potential adversaries that our forces are well-prepared and united.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis training will undoubtedly strengthen the bond between the U.S. and the Polish militaries and governments, as well as NATO,\u201d said Palmer. \u201cThis collaboration fosters a sense of unity and shared purpose, reinforcing our collective defense commitments and enhancing our ability to respond to threats as a unified front.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Powidz APS-2 worksite is comprised of 650,000 square feet of humidity-controlled warehouse space and a vehicle maintenance facility as well as supporting facilities. It houses and maintains a modernized Armored Brigade Combat Team\u2019s worth of APS-2 equipment to include several dozen M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks and nearly 200 other armored combat vehicles, plus more.<\/p>\n

AFSBn-Poland is one of four battalions under the command and control of the 405th Army Field Support Brigade. The brigade is headquarters in 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":"

1 \/ 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption \u2013 Army Field Support Battalion-Poland Sgt. Maj. Olimpia Valdez (right) took time to attend the Poland Provided Logistic Support unit supply specialist (92Y) graduation ceremony at the Powidz Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite April 18. Valdez and other senior leaders from her battalion walked the line of graduates […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":424036,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-424034","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\/424034","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=424034"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":424040,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424034\/revisions\/424040"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/424036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=424034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=424034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=424034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}