Elements of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command assisted the 838th
Transportation Battalion, Kleber Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany, with
the offload of nearly 50 Army helicopters and associated components from
a cargo ship at the port here, Jan. 17.
The AH-64 Apache helicopters and CH-47 Chinook helicopters began their
journey in Beaumont, Texas, where they spent 12 days traveling across
the Atlantic Ocean before being offloaded and stored at the port of
Antwerp.
Various United States and partner nation agencies are involved in the
movement with the final destination set for Coleman Barracks, Germany,
where the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade will assemble and distribute the
helicopters to its subordinate units.
According to Hans Roggeveen, a senior cargo specialist with the Benelux
Detachment of 838th Trans., the cargo will be stored in Antwerp for up
to three weeks before being loaded onto barges and transported down the
Rhine River into Germany.
Best regards,
Daniel Brackx
