402nd AFSB receives Army Prepositioned Stock 5 equipment

By Johnnie Frazier, 402nd AFSB Public AffairsJune 26, 2012

402nd Army Field Support Brigade receives Army Prepositioned Stock 5 (APS 5) equipment
Army Prepositioned Stock 5 equipment is unloaded at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, by 402nd Army Field Support Battalion - Kuwait from Camp Buerhing following equipment turned in by the 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, in June 2012. ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait -- It's homeward bound. The 402nd Army Field Support Brigade began receiving Army Prepositioned Stock 5 from the 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, in May to prepare the unit for redeployment.

The APS 5 equipment was issued to the 1st Sqdrn-1 Cav Regt, 1st Cav Div in the January 2012 timeframe to be used during their deployment.

The turn-in of the APS 5 equipment involved a long planning process to ensure that units would be able to redeploy on time. In the planning stages, key personnel within the 402nd Army Field Support Bridgade, 1-1 Cav and 541st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, conducted in-process reviews to set up a timeline for the process.

Once the turn-in began, daily updates were provided to the 402nd AFSB Commander, Col. John S. Laskodi, by video teleconference with all key players and staffers of the 402nd AFSB at Camp Buehring and Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

"We are really proud to be part of the Army Central Command and the 1st Theater Sustainment Command team, on behalf of the Army Materiel Command -- the "Face to The Field" -- that the brigade provides," said Laskodi.

The APS 5 equipment is maintained by 402nd AFSB Battalion - Kuwait to meet the unit's requirements while deployed. The APS 5 equipment that will not be required by the unit replacing 1-1 Cav, will be repaired and placed back into the APS 5 stock at Camp Arifjan.

The U.S. military, Department of the Army civilians and contractors worked side-by-side in weather ranging up to 110 degree Fahrenheit and in sporadic dust storms to complete the mission of turning in the APS 5 equipment.

One of the 402nd AFSB's main focus areas was the safety of the workforce while completing the mission under the weather extreme conditions.

"Overall a phenomenal team effort and we appreciate Area Support Group Kuwait (ASG-KU), and working with the ASG-KU team to be able to get the land and resources needed to accomplish the mission on behalf of the ARCENT team," said Laskodi.

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