Railgunners Reactivated, Return to Germany After 13 Years

10.01.2020 18:47

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41st Field Artillery Brigade Returns to Germany

The 41st Field Artillery Brigade plans, prepares, executes, and assesses operations to provide USAREUR close support and long range precision strike employing organic, Joint, and Multinational fires and non-kinetic capabilities to achieve distributed effects across Europe in support of commanders’ operational and tactical objectives.

Since WWI, the unit has served in WWII, Vietnam, Kosovo, Iraq And Afghanistan

By Ms. Lacey Justinger (USAREUR)

Soldiers from 1st battalion, 21st Field Artillery, 41st Fires Brigade, returned to Fort Hood safely from their deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Sep. 1.The Rail Gunners were responsible for the transportation and security of members in support of the NATO Training Mission Afghanistan, in and around the Afghan capital city of Kabul.

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany-The 589th Brigade Support Battalion reactivation ceremony was held at the Grafenwoehr Field House, Jan. 11, 2019.

The 589th BSB falls under the 41st Field Artillery Brigade, the newest brigade to join the 7th Amy Training Command’s training readiness authority. The 41st FAB was activated late last year.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ronald A. Velduizen, the new commander of the 589th Brigade Support Batallion, speaks at the unit’s reactivation ceremony at the Field House, Jan. 11, 2019, Grafenwoehr, Germany

“Setting up a Brigade Support Battalion will be a challenging and rewarding chapter in our lives,” said Lt. Col. Ronald A. Velduizen, the new commander of the 589th BSB. “Over the few days we have been together, the unit’s reputation holds: results beyond expectations, advising and taking care of each other, and positive attitudes.”

The 589th BSB is the first of multiple battalion-level activations to come for the 41st FAB, as it rebuilds the foundations to the unit.

“Our goal as a brigade is to be ready now,” said Col. Seth A. Knazovich, the commander of the 41st FAB. “We cannot reach that level of readiness without this logistics battalion.”
This growth is part of the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act.

Railgunners Reactivated, Return to Germany After 13 Years

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