On Sunday, the first military vehicles of a new combat brigade arrive in Bremerhaven. Which will be relocated to Eastern Europe in the coming days. The Bundeswehr supports the relocation and participates with its own device.

US Army at Bremerhaven:

Bremerhaven. In Bremerhaven on Sunday evening the first freighter with heavy equipment of a brigade of the US Army from Texas is expected. The freighter “Resolve” brings tanks Guns and especially vehicles of the 2nd Armored Brigade of the 1st US Infantry Division. The units come from Fort Riley in Kansas and are expected to replace a combat brigade in October. Which is stationed in Europe since January. This is an operation at the NATO operation Atlantic Resolve. In which the armies of the Eastern European States are supported.

Part of the US vehicles will be transported in a few days via the Kiel port. A total of nearly 2,500 vehicles and containers have been loaded into Beaumont, Texan, on the “Endurance”, “Resolve” and “Independence II”. transports for travel to Europe. The equipment also includes 87 heavy battle tanks. 18 tank howitzers and 138 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.

New US Brigade Arrives - US Army News Dec 2017

New US Brigade Arrives – US Army News Dec 2017

Shipping to Poland

For the first time, tanks have been shipped directly from the US to Poland, following the intervention of the US Army. “The use of the port of Gdansk helps the US Army to test the capacity of the port and to test the connections within Poland,” said US General Steven Shapiro of the Logistics Command.The freighter “Endurance” has unloaded the first tanks directly in Gdansk last week ,

The transport ships “Resolve” and “Independence II” will disembark their vehicles in Bremerhaven. The “Resolve” should arrive on Sunday at the Weser. Depending on the weather, the “Independence II” is expected at the Weser at the beginning of October. After that, the tanks, trucks and off-road vehicles will cover the 930 kilometers to locations in Poland in road and rail transport. Some of the vehicles destined for the Baltic are also transported by ferry from Kiel. In this operation, the Bundeswehr supports the NATO partner.

 Part of the NATO operation Atlantic Resolve

The 2nd Armored Brigade from Kansas is to replace the 3rd Armored Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division. Which has been stationed since February in Eastern Europe and Germany, and will be transferred back to Fort Carson in Colorado until Christmas. As the US Army informs, the transfer of units from the US to Europe is part of the NATO operation Atlantic Resolve. It supports the NATO countries in Eastern Europe with equipment and personnel in response to the activities of the Russian armed forces.

US command Eucom:

However, according to the US command Eucom. It is not a permanent stationing of US units, but it is held on the rotation principle. The incoming troops from Kansas will drop troops from Colorado in the coming weeks after nine months. Therefore, two complete combat brigades with a total of more than 6,000 US soldiers are stationed in Europe within a short time. The approximately 3000 soldiers and 2,200 vehicles of the 4th Infantry Division will then be loaded onto ships in Bremerhaven. And Gdansk in November and transported across the Atlantic to Texas.

The transfer of the tank brigade of the 1st Infantry Division from Kansas is about four weeks late. The reason was the impact of the hurricanes in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. The Texan port of Beaumont had to be completely closed at the end of August for several days. The loading was also interrupted. Moving the units is a skill training for the US at the same time. For example, the US Military Sealift Command alone has more than 50 ships that can be used worldwide for the transport of material.