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Mine resistant ambush protected all-terrain vehicles from the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division roll off of the cargo vessel Leroy A. Mendonca at the Port of Alexandroupolis, Greece March 11, 2024. U.S. and Greek personnel moved approximately 3,000 pieces of equipment for the 3rd ABCT’s rotational deployment in Europe to deter aggression and assure NATO allies. This mission made sustainment history as it facilitated the reception, staging, and onward movement of the first “heavy” brigade in Greece.
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Equipment from the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division are prepped for commercial line haul transport at the Port of Alexandroupolis, Greece March 12, 2024. Each piece of equipment is documented and identified for transport through commercial line haul or rail to their final destination. U.S. and Greek personnel moved approximately 3,000 pieces of equipment for the 3rd ABCT’s rotational deployment in Europe to deter aggression and assure NATO allies. This mission made sustainment history as it facilitated the reception, staging, and onward movement of the first “heavy” brigade in Greece.
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Equipment from the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division are prepped for rail transport at the Port of Alexandroupolis, Greece March 11, 2024. Each piece of equipment is documented and identified for transport through commercial line haul or rail to their final destination U.S. and Greek personnel moved approximately 3,000 pieces of equipment for the 3rd ABCT’s rotational deployment in Europe to deter aggression and assure NATO allies. This mission made sustainment history as it facilitated the reception, staging, and onward movement of the first “heavy” brigade in Greece.
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Equipment from the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division are prepped for rail transport at the Port of Alexandroupolis, Greece March 11, 2024. Each piece of equipment is documented and identified for transport through commercial line haul or rail to their final destination U.S. and Greek personnel moved approximately 3,000 pieces of equipment for the 3rd ABCT’s rotational deployment in Europe to deter aggression and assure NATO allies. This mission made sustainment history as it facilitated the reception, staging, and onward movement of the first “heavy” brigade in Greece.
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A M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle from the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division rolls off the cargo vessel Leroy A. Mendonca at the Port of Alexandroupolis, Greece March 11, 2024. U.S. and Greek personnel moved approximately 3,000 pieces of equipment for the 3rd ABCT’s rotational deployment in Europe to deter aggression and assure NATO allies. This mission made sustainment history as it facilitated the reception, staging, and onward movement of the first “heavy” brigade in Greece.
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Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicles from the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division prepare to roll off of the cargo vessel Leroy A. Mendonca at the Port of Alexandroupolis, Greece March 11, 2024. U.S. and Greek personnel moved approximately 3,000 pieces of equipment for the 3rd ABCT’s rotational deployment in Europe to deter aggression and assure NATO allies. This mission made sustainment history as it facilitated the reception, staging, and onward movement of the first “heavy” brigade in Greece.
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Sgt. 1st Class Erving Burrows, a transportation management coordinator with the 624th Movement Control Team, under the 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, waits for a M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle to set in place at the Port of Alexandroupolis, Greece March 11, 2024 before it is documented and identified for transport through commercial line haul or rail. U.S. and Greek personnel moved approximately 3,000 pieces of equipment for the 3rd ABCT’s rotational deployment in Europe to deter aggression and assure NATO allies. This mission made sustainment history as it facilitated the reception, staging, and onward movement of the first “heavy” brigade in Greece.
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Pfc. Kamden Briggs (left) and Sgt. Cesar Miranda, motor transport operators with the 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, refuel a M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle from the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at the Port of Alexandroupolis, Greece March 11, 2024. U.S. and Greek personnel moved approximately 3,000 pieces of equipment for the 3rd ABCT’s rotational deployment in Europe to deter aggression and assure NATO allies. This mission made sustainment history as it facilitated the reception, staging, and onward movement of the first “heavy” brigade in Greece.
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M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles are documented and identified for transport through commercial line haul or rail at the Port of Alexandroupolis, Greece March 11, 2024. Each piece of equipment is documented and identified for transport through commercial line haul or rail to their final destination U.S. and Greek personnel moved approximately 3,000 pieces of equipment for the 3rd ABCT’s rotational deployment in Europe to deter aggression and assure NATO allies. This mission made sustainment history as it facilitated the reception, staging, and onward movement of the first “heavy” brigade in Greece.
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2nd Lt. Chris Palaguachi, a transportation officer with the 624th Movement Control Team, under the 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, inventories a M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle from the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at the Port of Alexandroupolis, Greece March 11, 2024. Each piece of equipment is documented and identified for transport through commercial line haul or rail to their final destination. U.S. and Greek personnel moved approximately 3,000 pieces of equipment for the 3rd ABCT’s rotational deployment in Europe to deter aggression and assure NATO allies. This mission made sustainment history as it facilitated the reception, staging, and onward movement of the first “heavy” brigade in Greece.
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Equipment from the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division are prepped for rail transport at the Port of Alexandroupolis, Greece March 11, 2024. Each piece of equipment is documented and identified for transport through commercial line haul or rail to their final destination. U.S. and Greek personnel moved approximately 3,000 pieces of equipment for the 3rd ABCT’s rotational deployment in Europe to deter aggression and assure NATO allies. This mission made sustainment history as it facilitated the reception, staging, and onward movement of the first “heavy” brigade in Greece.
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ALEXANDROUPOLIS, Greece – The Port of Alexandroupolis cemented another key moment for sustainment history as it facilitated the reception, staging, and onward movement of the first “heavy” brigade in Greece March 11, 2024. The 16th Sustainment Brigade and 598th
Transportation Brigade, with the help of Hellenic and Greek Allies, moved approximately 3,000 pieces of equipment off the cargo vessel Leroy A. Mendoca for the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division’s rotational deployment in Europe.
Prior to 2012, an ABCT was called a heavy brigade combat team. The 3rd ABCT’s equipment includes tanks such as M1 Abrams, M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles, and other support vehicles. The unit has seven battalions with more than 3,500 Soldiers that will be spread across Europe to enable the defense of NATO territory.
Maj. Steven Chase, deputy officer-in-charge of 3rd ABCT’s port operation, said the coalition of U.S. and Greek elements were essential to making this mission happen, due to the sheer size of the unit and its equipment.
“Here at the port, we are proving a concept,” said Chase. “For the first time, an entire armored brigade combat team is moving through this particular port. An armored brigade combat team is very resource-intensive to deploy: it occupies a significant amount of space, it’s very difficult to move from a logistical standpoint, and sustainment of this element is very difficult.”
This specific movement further demonstrated the strong relationship between U.S and Hellenic Armed Forces and proved the Port of Alexandroupolis to be a premier gateway to Southern Europe. From a logistic standpoint, Greece has been a key geostrategic node to rapidly deploy personnel and equipment to the point of need.
Capt. Janine Donnelly-Cole, 624th Movement Control Team commander, which falls under the 16th Sustainment Brigade, said this mission is important to generate rapid combat power across the European theater. The port’s capabilities allowed U.S. and Greek personnel to conduct commercial line haul and staging for rail movement at the same time.
“As the vessel is downloaded by SDDC [598th], my team is doing simultaneous operations of loading up commercial line haul and rail going to the final destination,” said Donnelly-Cole. “For this mission there’s nine different locations we are sending the equipment to across Poland and Bulgaria.”
Capt. Ellen Gensicki, Delta Company commander, 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd ABCT, said the collective sustainment efforts at the port strengthened NATO relationships.
“It is an honor to work with our NATO allies and be able to experience not only the Greek culture, but enable NATO as a whole,” said Gensicki.
“Especially with 3rd brigade, a very competent and lethal brigade that is ready to answer the call. Since we are pairing with NATO, it just helps to further our relations.”
The Port of Alexandroupolis’ previous key moments include receiving the largest vessel ever to birth, Arc Endurance, as well as the longest vessels to ever birth, the USNS Mendonca and USNS Brittin. Along with the United States, five other NATO allies have used this port for their logistic missions: France, Italy, United Kingdom, Spain, and Portugal.
This historic mission continued to prove Greece as a key NATO ally to assist in the execution of NATO regional plans. The collective sustainment effort between the United States and Greece at the Port of Alexandroupolis is great opportunity to showcase joint logistics across Europe in a contested environment.
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