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Securely stockpiling in Luxembourg

Photos by Senior Airman Thomas Karol
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
March 8, 2024
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Christopher Leonard, U.S. Air Forces in Europe director of logistics, engineering and force protection, listens to a briefing from Tech. Sgt. Francisco Natalimunera, 86th Materiel Maintenance Squadron armament flight chief, at the Warehouses Service Agency in Sanem, Luxembourg, Feb. 8, 2024. Leonard familiarized himself with the facility to better understand the warehouse and its significance to regional and global posturing and allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)
Luxembourger contractors look over equipment as part of a quarterly inspection at the Warehouses Service Agency in Sanem, Luxembourg, Feb. 8, 2024. U.S. Air Force Airmen and Luxembourger contractors are responsible for inspecting thousands of pieces of war reserve materiel equipment multiple times each year to ensure they are available should they be needed to support operations in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Virgilio Viduya, 86th Materiel Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment craftsman, works with a Luxembourger contractor to inspect a piece of equipment at the Warehouses Service Agency in Sanem, Luxembourg, Feb. 8, 2024. Viduya is responsible for ensuring the proper function of thousands of pieces of equipment, including more than 1,000 pieces of AGE equipment and ensures they are ready to be sent anywhere in the European theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)
A warehouse is filled with air ground equipment as part of the U.S. military’s war reserve materiel at the Warehouses Service Agency in Sanem, Luxembourg, Feb. 8, 2024. The warehouse in Sanem has the largest U.S. WRM facility in Europe and have over 20 warehouses filled with thousands of pieces of equipment, including over 1000 pieces of AGE equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)
A Luxembourger contractor applies grease to a piece of equipment during an inspection at the Warehouses Service Agency in Sanem, Luxembourg, Feb. 8, 2024. The 86th Materiel Maintenance Squadron, in conjunction with contractors from Luxembourg, is responsible for the largest U.S. war reserve materiel stockpile in the European theater and conducts routine inspections on equipment to ensure it is functioning properly and capable of being used at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)
A Luxembourger contractor loosens a bolt during a quarterly inspection at the Warehouses Service Agency in Sanem, Luxembourg, Feb. 8, 2024. There are over 20 warehouses filled with equipment at Sanem spanning four million square feet. U.S. Air Force Airmen and Luxembourger contractors work hand-in-hand to ensure war reserve materiel can be used to support operations and NATO allies and partners in the European theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)
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