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COTE D’IVOIRE, Africa – As this system administration workplace for the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program on the African continent, the 405th Army Subject Assist Brigade was tasked with offering base life assist providers this month for U.S. Africa Command’s premier and largest annual particular operations train.
About 400 service members from 10 African accomplice and allied nations are collaborating in train Flintlock 2022. This yr the train is hosted by Cote d’Ivoire, often known as the Ivory Coast.
For Flintlock 2022, U.S. Particular Operations Command Africa needed to make use of LOGCAP as an answer to offer base life assist providers, mentioned Maj. Amanda Foster, Flintlock 2022 administrative contracting officer. Flintlock is an annual, African-led, mixed army and regulation enforcement train that helps to strengthen key partner-nation forces all through Africa in partnership with worldwide particular operations forces.
The 405th AFSB is aware of the method very effectively, Foster mentioned. The 405th AFSB is ready to facilitate getting the providers wanted, and the brigade is ready to assist guarantee every thing flows easily between the necessities proprietor and all the important thing gamers.
“The primary factor this yr is the camp the place the train is being held doesn’t have a billeting space,” mentioned Foster.
“The camp has some nice ranges for the particular operations forces to do their joint coaching on, however there was nowhere for them to reside – in order that’s what LOGCAP was in a position to do – to offer a billeting space for them,” Foster mentioned. “LOGCAP put up the tents, the cots, {the electrical} retailers, the showers, the moveable latrines, the turbines and the fabric dealing with gear – the cranes and forklifts on website to maneuver gear when wanted.”
Foster mentioned the camp has laborious construction buildings, as effectively, that are being utilized by operations and train lecturers. Nonetheless, though these buildings have devoted electrical and water utilities, there’s been some points.
“We’ve been going by means of some rising pains with the camp as a result of it’s new development. I believe we’re the primary inhabitants to truly use these buildings,” Foster mentioned. “There was energy surges and typically the water goes out so it’s been good to have the LOGCAP contractors right here to assist with some backup options.”
“That has been very vital and helpful,” she mentioned.
James Wilkerson, a LOGCAP assist planning and operations contractor who relies out of Djibouti, Africa, mentioned the Flintlock train has been utilizing LOGCAP since 2017.
Though the usage of LOGCAP is very acknowledged as the popular sourcing answer for base life assist providers at fastened areas all through Southwest Asia, Central Asia and Africa, this system has the pliability by means of correct planning to scale down operations and supply restricted base life assist providers in assist of workouts like Flintlock 2022, Wilkerson mentioned.
“LOGCAP is essentially the most sturdy answer for contractor supplied base life assist providers beneath a single umbrella,” mentioned Wilkerson.
“The extra we leverage the LOGCAP contractors within the U.S. Africa Command theater throughout these massive scale workouts, the extra it demonstrates the viability of our contracting companions and their potential to assist theater opening and planning for future occasions which will come,” mentioned Tom Moore, 405th AFSB logistics administration skilled and LOGCAP senior planner for Africa.
The bottom life assist providers 405th AFSB LOGCAP brings to Flintlock 2022 embody billeting capability for about 350 personnel, a pair dozen moveable latrines and corresponding hand wash stations, 30 male showers, 12 feminine showers and water storage capability of 10,000 liters in addition to fest tent billeting. Every tent incorporates as much as 50 cots with protecting mosquito netting, lighting and electrical drops. Medical providers are additionally situated onsite, and LOGCAP gives tents and ancillary conveniences for these providers, as effectively.
The Flintlock train is designed to strengthen the power of key accomplice nations within the area to counter violent extremist organizations, collaborate throughout borders and supply safety for the individuals of Africa. Moreover, the train bolsters partnerships between African, U.S. and worldwide army and regulation enforcement organizations, rising interoperability throughout crises and operations to extend safety and stability.
Apart from 2021 because of COVID-19, Flintlock has been held yearly since 2005. This yr, collaborating African nations embody Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana and Niger. Worldwide members embody Canada, France, the Netherlands, Norway, the UK and america.
The 405th AFSB gives and coordinates U.S. Army Materials Command enablers in assist of U.S. Army Africa and Europe by means of its Logistics Civil Augmentation Program. The 405th AFSB is assigned to U.S. Army Sustainment Command and beneath the operational management of the twenty first Theater Sustainment Command, U.S. Army Europe and Africa. The brigade is headquartered in Kaiserslautern, Germany, and gives materiel enterprise assist to U.S. Forces all through Europe and Africa – offering theater sustainment logistics; synchronizing acquisition, logistics and expertise; and leveraging AMC’s materiel enterprise to assist joint forces. For extra info on the 405th AFSB, go to the official web site at www.afsbeurope.military.mil and the official Fb website at www.fb.com/405thAFSB.
