LEGHORN ARMY DEPOT, Italy – The 405th Army Subject Assist Brigade’s Africa battalion situated “South of the Alps” has a brand new commander.
Army Lt. Col. Alexander Amato assumed command of Army Subject Assist Battalion-Africa from Lt. Col. Miguel Flores throughout a change of command ceremony at Leghorn Army Deport in Livorno, Italy, June 10. The 405th AFSB commander, Col. Brad Bane, officiated the ceremony and offered visitor remarks.
Flores, who served because the commander for AFSBn-Africa for 2 years, will subsequent report back to U.S. Army South headquarters at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Amato involves AFSBn-Africa from MacDill Air Power Base, Florida. A few of Amato’s earlier assignments embrace U.S. Particular Operations Command headquarters, seventh Special Forces Group (Airborne), and a number of deployments to incorporate Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Syria, Qatar and Lebanon.
Throughout his ceremonial remarks Bane stated he looks like a proud mum or dad whose baby obtained an important report card from faculty, referring to Flores and his two years of command time at AFSBn-Africa.
“Like all nice organizations, the group at AFSBn-Africa can not excel with out a assured, caring and energetic chief on the helm,” stated Bane. “I can say with certainty Miguel (Flores) has been this chief.”
“I stand earlier than you humbled and grateful,” Flores stated. “I’m grateful as a result of I had the chance to command essentially the most skilled, efficient and environment friendly AFSBn in your entire U.S. Army Sustainment Command. I’m humbled as a result of I owe my success because the commander of this battalion to each one in all you.”
Bane stated that Amato is arriving to Europe, the 405th AFSB and AFSBn-Africa at a really thrilling time, including that there’s already a number of missions lined up for him and AFSBn-Africa.
“I’ve little doubt that you’ll work laborious to make sure this unit’s skill to succeed,” Bane stated to Amato through the ceremony.
Amato stated he’s wanting ahead to going through these upcoming missions and all of the challenges related to commanding an AFSBn tasked with supporting operations in each Africa and Europe.
“Colonel Bane, thanks a lot for the chance to command AFSBn-Africa. I’m ecstatic about having the ability to lead this battalion.”
The 405th AFSB’s Africa battalion is charged with receiving, sustaining, storing and issuing Army Prepositioned Shares-2. The battalion can also be chargeable for linking nationwide logistics capabilities and offering logistics options to Army items and joint forces South of the Alps, to incorporate U.S. Army Europe and Africa, the 173rd Airborne Brigade and different strategic companions with a view to help two geographic combatant instructions and allow readiness.
The 405th AFSB is assigned to U.S. Army Sustainment Command and underneath the operational management of the twenty first Theater Sustainment Command, U.S. Army Europe and Africa. The brigade is headquartered in Kaiserslautern, Germany, and supplies materiel enterprise help to U.S. Forces all through Europe and Africa – offering theater sustainment logistics; synchronizing acquisition, logistics and know-how; and leveraging the U.S. Army Materiel Command materiel enterprise to help joint forces. For extra info on the 405th AFSB, go to the official web site and the official Fb web site.