Photo By Master Sgt. Warren Wright | Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges (left), the commanding general of U.S. Army Europe, and Maj. Gen....... read more read more
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KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – The commanding generals of U.S. Army Europe and the 21st Theater Sustainment Command received an overview of theater logistics operations and planning from key subordinate leaders and subject matter experts during a logistical “table-top exercise” held July 27 on Rhine Ordnance Barracks.
Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, the commanding general of USAREUR, and Maj. Gen. Duane A. Gamble, the commanding general of the 21st TSC, received detailed accounts of present and future missions and provided guidance during the exercise.
The exercise featured a large map of Europe with representations of the various units stationed across the continent, giving attendees a visual of where operations and exercises are taking place, where U.S. and allied forces will be situated in the future and how the 21st TSC will logistically support ongoing operations such as Atlantic Resolve.
“I am big into visualizing what’s going to happen,” said Gamble. “It took a lot of work to get all of the leaders here so that we can visualize what’s going on because if we don’t visualize it we can’t anticipate it.”
The exercise gave subject matter experts the opportunity to “break down” upcoming events throughout Europe and details of how the 21st TSC would support each event from providing fuel to delivering mail to units operating in counties throughout the Baltics and other Eastern European countries.
During the gathering, Hodges emphasized that fostering strong logistical partnerships with allied nations will continue to build upon an already “Strong Europe.”
The TTX gave leaders a glimpse into the essential and complex role logistics plays in the many regional exercises and rotational force support missions across Europe.
“The real important piece here isn’t necessarily the table-top brief,” said Lt. Col Jacob Brown, the 21st TSC’s chief of future operations. “What is important is all the late nights working together between the different staff sections and NATO countries. The (TTX) is just the formalized portion that really solidifies that piece between various staffs and agencies in order to work through the key logistical points.”
For Soldiers, logistics plays a huge role in whether and how units on the ground can accomplish their mission.
“I was told by a general officer before that ‘amateurs do tactics; professionals do logistics, because it’s that hard,’” said Brown. “You can’t shoot, move or communicate without a logistician touching things multiple times in order to get you to that point.”
| Date Taken: | 07.28.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 07.29.2015 01:24 |
| Story ID: | 171387 |
| Location: | KAISERSLAUTERN, DE |
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