405th Army Field Support Brigade (United States) explained

Unit Name:	405th Army Field Support Brigade
Caption:	Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Country:	United States
Command Structure:	21st Theater Sustainment Command
Garrison:	Kaiserslautern, Germany

The 405th Army Field Support Brigade (405th AFSB) is a US Army support brigade stationed in Kaiserslautern in Germany. The brigade is assigned to the 21st Theater Sustainment Command of United States Army Europe and Africa.^{[1] [2]}

405th AFSB maintains at Army Pre-positioned Stock-2 depots in Europe and provides it to units arriving from the continental United States.^[1]

Organization 2023

As of May 2023 the brigade consists of the following units:^[2]

• 405th Army Field Support Brigade, in Kaiserslautern
  • Army Field Support Battalion Africa, in Livorno (Italy)
  • Army Field Support Battalion Benelux, in Eygelshoven (Netherlands)
  • Army Field Support Battalion Germany, in Vilseck (Germany)
  • Army Field Support Battalion Mannheim, in Mannheim (Germany)
  • Logistics Readiness Center Ansbach, in Ansbach
  • Logistics Readiness Center Bavaria, in Grafenwöhr (Detachments in Vilseck, Hohenfels, and Garmisch)
  • Logistics Readiness Center Benelux, at Chièvres Air Base (Belgium)
  • Logistics Readiness Center Rheinland-Pfalz, in Kaiserslautern (Detachments in Baumholder, and Sembach)
  • Logistics Readiness Center Stuttgart, in Stuttgart
  • Logistics Readiness Center Italy, in Vicenza (Italy)
  • Logistics Readiness Center Wiesbaden, in Wiesbaden
  • Army Oil Analysis Program Europe, in Kaiserslautern
  • Army Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment Activity, in Kaiserslautern
  • Base Support Operations Transport Division, in Kaiserslautern

Notes and References

1. https://www.army.mil/article/245656/memphis_logistics_pro_sets_the_stage_for_defender_europe_21 Eleanor Prohaska (27 April 2021) Memphis logistics pro sets the stage for DEFENDER-Europe 2
2. Web site: 405th Army Field Support Brigade . 405th Army Field Support Brigade . 2 May 2023.