Two soldiers walk past armored vehicles at the port of Bremerhaven, Germany, on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, out of Fort Carson, Col., is headed to Poland for a nine-month rotation as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES
Washington Free Beacon: U.S. Army Tanks Arrive in Europe With Dead Batteries
U.S. Army tanks recently deployed to Europe arrived at a port in Germany, some of them with dead batteries and without sufficient fuel.
The Wall Street Journal reported this week on logistical challenges that the U.S. military faced when sending an armored unit of 4,000 soldiers and 90 tanks to Europe in order to protect NATO member states and deter Russian aggression.
Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, the commander of U.S. Army Europe, revealed that some of the tanks arrived in the port city of Bremerhaven, Germany, with dead batteries as a result of a mistake by the contractor. Some of the tanks also did not have full fuel.
“It is stuff we used to know,” Hodges told the Journal.
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Update: U.S. Army Deployment to Europe Encounters Logistical Challenges (WSJ)
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2 comments:
Incompetence? Is the US military spread to thin? While probably a combination of these, the biggest issue seems to be a military and military personnel that are simply spread tot thin. When people are tasked with a load that is simply to great for them to bear, mistakes happen. Also, in order to keep with demand supervisors often have to take short cuts in training and oversight. Then over time if this problem is not remedied the supervisors themselves are poorly trained as well and are unable to even offer the proper oversight. Over time there is incompetence throughout the system.
In addition to this, the morale of the personnel who are trying to keep up with unreasonable demands suffers. Hopefully this will serve as wake up call to American and European civilian leaders alerting them to the fact that the military/defense agreements with America are in need of adjustment. If the parties can work together constructively on getting this done, it will be extremely helpful. If the European allies refuse to be cooperative, America will simply have to go at this alone.
" If the European allies refuse to be cooperative" ROFLMAO In the matter of continuing the oppression of Russia and 'b.s.'ing the putative rationale for same, putting the onus on others for decisions made at home continues the false narrative.
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