Duelmen Mayor welcomes 405th AFSB leaders and partners

by Ronnie Schelby 405th Army Field Support Brigade Public Affairs

Photo courtesy Duelmener Zeitung newspaper
Col. Rodney Honeycutt, 405th Army Field Support Brigade commander (center), presents Lisa Stremlau, mayor of Duelmen, Germany, with an official 405th AFSB commander’s coin during the town’s New Year’s celebration Jan. 15 at the assembly hall of the school center in Duelmen. The mayor invited Col. Honeycutt and Command Sgt. Maj. Morgan, 405th AFSB command sergeant major (left), and other partners to the event in order for the 405th leadership team to meet and visit with local leaders and citizens. The 405th AFSB, other military partners and local personnel will be holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony in May to celebrate the opening of the APS2-Duelmen, the second Army Prepositioned Stock location to be opened in Europe.

DUELMEN, Germany On Jan. 15, Lisa Stremlau, mayor of Duelmen, welcomed the leadership of the 405th Army Field Support Brigade, headquartered on Daenner Kaserne in Kaiserslautern, and other military partners to the New Year’s reception held at the assembly hall of the school center. Col. Rodney Honeycutt, commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Morgan, command sergeant major, both from the 405th AFSB, were invited in order to meet and visit with the local citizens and dignitaries.

The 405th AFSB, other military partners and the citizens of Duelmen will be holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of the Army Prepositioned Stocks 2-Duelmen, which is scheduled for May 2017.

The APS is a program that assists the U.S. Army as it continues to maximize its presence in Europe in order to deter and defend Europe against any type of foreign aggression. In addition, these APS sites, which store ammunition and equipment, assist in ensuring the United States’ commitment to the NATO alliance.

APS2-Duelmen is the second site to open in Europe. The first site, located in Eygelshoven, Netherlands, opened in December.