Barge operations.The 838th Transportation Battalion s Rhine River Rhine River German Rhein River, western Europe. Rising in the Swiss Alps, it flows north and west through western Germany to drain through the delta region of The Netherlands into the North Sea. It is 820 mi (1,319 km) long and navigable for 540 mi (870 km). Detachment most recently supported the redeployment re·de·ploy tr.v. re·de·ployed, re·de·ploy·ing, re·de·ploys 1. To move (military forces) from one combat zone to another. 2. of KFOR KFOR Kosovo Peacekeeping Force KFOR Kosovo Forces (NATO) 6B from Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro (sûr`bēə, mŏn'tənē`grō), Serbian Srbija i Crna Gora, former country of SE Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula, a short-lived union (2003–6) of the republics of Serbia and the much to the United States. Since 1956, the detachment has played a pivotal role in deploying and redeploying U.S. European Com-mand units in support of contingency operations throughout the world. A convoy of 12 UH-60A Black Hawk and 6 UH-64A Apache helicopters were delivered Jan. 20 to Barge Site X-Ray on the Rhine River. Members of the 838th teamed up with personnel from U.S. Army Europe's Theater Movement Control Agency, the Lampertheim police, and 2nd Battalion, 502nd Aviation Regiment to do the mission. Members of the aviation unit loaded the aircraft onto the roll-on, roll-off barge, Dynamica. Once loaded, the barge set sail for the Port of Antwerp The port of Antwerp is a capesize port in the heart of Europe. Antwerp is situated at the estuarium of the Scheldt. In this estuary ships of more than 100 000 tons sail 80 km inland. , Belgium. After the Dynamica arrived at the port, Soldiers and civilians from the 838th discharged the barge and loaded the helicopters onto the American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier vessel Liberty. Once loaded, the Liberty departed for Charleston, S.C. This mission illustrates how the Rhine River Detachment continues to be a significant asset of the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command and a vital transportation enabler within the European theater. Located in the heart of the theater, the detachment offers the distinct advantage of having a direct link to the major commands in the U.S. European Command and being a visible SDDC SDDC Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (formerly Military Traffic Management Command) SDDC Single Data Device Correction presence. Wolfgang Scherer SDDC, Rhine River Detachment |
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