ARMY ACQUISITION SUPPORT TO UKRAINE
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Soldiers from elements of the XVIII Airborne Corps deployed to Mielec, Poland, stand in line for dinner at a dining facility tent. (Photo by Lt. Col. Alan Manzo, 405th Army Field Support Brigade – Europe & Africa)
In addition, ACC-RI’s stateside EAGLE contracts ramped up to quickly bring mili- tary equipment heading to Europe to a fully mission capable status and prepared it for shipment. Te EAGLE team supported numerous deployments and recovery of APS-2 equipment, including a full armored brigade combat team set consist- ing of thousands of pieces of equipment.
Richard Schildman, ACC-RI procure- ment operations officer, said using the APS-2 and LOGCAP contract methods in tandem allows units that utilize tanks and armored equipment to be ready to mobi- lize to Europe two to three times faster than if that unit deployed equipment from the continental United States.
“What LOGCAP did was provide a place for them to live and APS provided the equipment to rapidly form combat power,” said Schildman.
Overall, the Power Projection and Base Readiness Directorate has obligated nearly $500 million to provide world-class services to service members in the field.
NATO SUPPORT “We are getting our forces in Europe to support the training of the Ukrainian
army as well as move American forces east into Poland and other countries to do what they need to do as they have been directed,” said Jessen, the ACC-RI procurement operations officer. “We are helping Ukraine fight Russia, while preventing Russia from threatening NATO allies.”
Te base life support elements provided by LOGCAP are intended for U.S. Soldiers but are ready to support NATO allies if needed. However, there are already some sites that are used in some fashion.
“For instance, there is a site in Poland that has had an American battalion for quite a while,” said Schildman. “LOGCAP provides services, and the host nation provides services so that it is kind of a hybrid model.”
“It would take too long for designated units to get their home station equipment sent from their locations into theater, so this most viable option would be to utilize the APS-2 EAGLE task order,” said Cezar.
CONCLUSION Te teams have faced many challenges throughout this mission, mainly the requirements’ fast pace.
“Te speed of execution has been a chal- lenge, but as a collective team we have been able to meet the challenge and execute requirements quickly,” said Pennock, the LOGCAP procuring contracting officer.
“Te mission is constantly changing and morphing on a daily basis.”
Tough the support required of the ASC and ACC-RI teams meant long days and nearly constant execution adjustments, the satisfaction in providing critical services at the right time sustained and motivated the team.
“Te LOGCAP program has the capability to turn around requirements within hours to days, which has resulted in logistics support areas being set up very quickly,” said Pennock. “It’s a success knowing that our Soldiers had a place to sleep, shower and eat, all within a timely manner.”
For more information, contact Army Contracting Command ‒ Rock Island at
usarmy.ria.acc.mbx.acc-ri-pao@
army.mil.
LIZ GLENN is a public affairs specialist at Army Contracting Command ‒ Rock Island. She holds a B.A. in journalism and
mass communications from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
ELIZABETH URBANIAK is a public affairs assistant at Army Contracting Command ‒ Rock Island. She has a B.A. in public relations and marketing from St. Ambrose University.
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