Army news service (Nov. 24, 2004): Army Materiel Command merges units in Europe.SECKENHEIM, Germany -- In keeping in step with the Army's transformation, Combat Equipment Group--Europe and Army Materiel Command Army Materiel Command can refer to:
The new unit mirrors the mission of its parent, Army Field Support Command, and will deliver the full spectrum of logistics power projection The ability of a nation to apply all or some of its elements of national power - political, economic, informational, or military - to rapidly and effectively deploy and sustain forces in and from multiple dispersed locations to respond to crises, to contribute to deterrence, and to and support to forces in the field. "By combining two Army Materiel Command units with a proud history of warfighter support, the Army gains a leaner organization, focused on delivering expertise and equipment to soldiers and units throughout the European area of operations An operational area defined by the joint force commander for land and naval forces. Areas of operation do not typically encompass the entire operational area of the joint force commander, but should be large enough for component commanders to accomplish their missions and protect their ," said Col. Max Lobeto, commander of the newly formed brigade. The focus of AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) See AdvancedTCA. FSB-E is to provide service to supported units. "Adopting a brigade structure aligns us with the expeditionary Army units we support in Europe and beyond," said Lobeto. "Our mission is unchanged: AMC Field Support Brigade--Europe provides an essential and enduring link from America's arsenal to units and troops in the field." More than 300 people form the core of the brigade, with several hundred more host-nation service providers and contractors adding capabilities ranging from mechanical repairs to logistics assistance. "We have over 1,600 people on the ground throughout Europe and attached to U.S. Army Europe units for one purpose: delivering logistics readiness power forward," Lobeto said. The new brigade also brings with it the capability to reach back to commands in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . "Our team includes representatives from AMC's major subordinate commands, like Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, Aviation and Missile Command Missile Command is a 1980 arcade game by Atari Inc. that was also licensed to Sega for European release. The plot of Missile Command is simple: the player's six cities are being attacked by an endless hail of ballistic missiles, some of them even splitting like , and others, enabling us to deliver expertise and equipment directly from the source to the soldier," Lobeto said. Pre-positioned equipment and repair capabilities also feature prominently in the new command. Field support battalions (formerly called combat equipment battalions) located in The Netherlands, Italy, Luxembourg, and the United Kingdom bring 20 years of experience in delivering combat-ready equipment to the battlefield. "Many of the tanks and trucks the 3rd Infantry Division drove to victory in Operation Iraqi Freedom were delivered by CEG-E CEG-E Combat Equipment Group - Europe , which has become the field services arm of the new brigade," the commander said. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Though the name has changed and the staff are consolidated, the pace of operations has not missed a beat all across the brigade. "Now that the 1st Armored Division Ar´mored division 1. (Mil.) a division of a land army which is equipped with armored vehicles such as tanks or armored personnel carriers. is back in Germany, our workforce is heavily engaged in rapidly repairing and returning equipment in what is called a 'reset' mission," Lobeto said. He said this enables the soldiers to concentrate on training and getting back to full operational readiness The capability of a unit/formation, ship, weapon system, or equipment to perform the missions or functions for which it is organized or designed. May be used in a general sense or to express a level or degree of readiness. Also called OR. See also combat readiness. . "We're part of an Army at war, and we are adapting to the mission," Lobeto said. "By merging capabilities into one headquarters, we're providing combatant commanders with one-stop logistics services." |
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