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DÜLMEN, Germany – Dave Simpkin’s knowledge of the Dülmen Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite in the North Rhine-Westphalia town of Dülmen is impeccable. In fact, when it comes to the facilities and the history of the APS-2 site, he’s likely the most knowledgeable person on earth.
As a teenager in the early 1980s, Simpkin’s father was a staff sergeant and supply specialist in the British Army stationed in Dülmen, and Simpkin visited the NATO garage and distribution depot. After joining the British Army, Simpkin was stationed in what was then called Forward Ordnance. Depot Dülmen in 1987 and 1988 as a staff clerk in the Artillery Corps of the Royal Army.
As if that wasn’t enough, after his enlistment in the British Army, Simpkin took on a local national civilian assignment in the Dülmen structure and was hired there through the British for 27 years, culminating his career with the British as a warehouse manager in 2015. Formation
Less than two years later, the U. S. military took command of Dülmen and Simpkin returned to the site, this time applying for the United States. First, Simpkin worked for six years as a facilities contractor and as director of critical operations, and is now a local national worker for the Army Field Support Battalion in Germany, 405th Army Field Support Brigade.
Simpkin, a logistics control specialist, said he also works directly with the public works directorate of the U. S. Army garrison in the Benelux. USAG Benelux has overall responsibility for the Dülmen facilities, and Simpkin, as the main liaison between the DPW and his battalion, helps keep the AFSBn-Germany site manager informed and informed.
“I also take care of the TDY vehicles, making sure they get maintained and maintained, and I take care of security, making sure that the military police have everything they want and that we’re doing everything right,” said Simpkin, who works on base operations and facility security in Dülmen. If contractors have problems with the military police, I’m there to help them solve them. “
Simpkin’s knowledge about the job site is impeccable, and having this knowledge base available and available to your team is incredibly useful and important. With all the call adjustments, facility improvements, and site project adjustments over the years, Simpkin already exists. The 57-year-old Briton, originally from Colchester, England, has lived in Dülmen for 40 years.
Simpkin said the Dülmen APS-2 site, which was under the command of the British from 1969 to 2016, was used as a forward ordnance, storage and distribution depot with various sorts of stores, or supply warehouses, used during major exercises and for contingencies. He said there were no vehicles stored and maintained at Dülmen, then. Instead, there were mobilization, engineer and loan stores, which were part of the British army’s supply system.
“At that time, if a confrontation broke out with the Eastern Bloc, British reinforcements would land at Antwerp, Belgium, and at Recklinghausen to retrieve their vehicles. Then they would go to Wulfen [Germany] to pick up ammunition; they came here to Dülmen to seek the general provisions they needed; and they would move to a position called Warendorf [Germany] to look for oil before moving to the front,” Simpkin said. “Now they’re all gone, with the exception of Dülmen and a small British group. enclave in Wulfen, now occupied by the Bundeswehr. “
During more than two years under British command, the only project at Dülmen was the return of the aircraft to Britain, Simpkin said. At the time, the workforce in Dülmen was incredibly small, a striking difference from its peak in the 1980s. The Cold War, when more than 800 people worked there.
Simpkin said the existing labor point in Dülmen, adding contractors, is now back to a few hundred more people. The worksite is the APS-2 program for the 405th AFSB and includes approximately 140,000 square feet of hard area and approximately 480,000 square feet of humidity-controlled warehouse area with another 140,000 square feet of garage in the maintenance and garage rotation areas. This includes the U. S. Army Medical Equipment Agency warehouse. It is located in the U. S. , which encompasses approximately 80,000 square feet.
The APS-2 project in Dülmen strengthens the U. S. military’s readiness and capability in Europe and Africa to assist the warfighter while selling stability and security in the region. By offering turnkey APS-2 force projection packages in a position to deploy at any time. Keep in mind that the APS-2 shipyard in Dülmen is a key component of the U. S. Army’s combat force readiness and projection projects. In the U. S. , in Europe and Africa.
The 405th AFSB is assigned to the U. S. Army Sustainment Command. It is under the operational control of the U. S. Army’s 21st Theater Sustainment Command. The U. S. , Europe, and África. La brigade is headquartered in Kaiserslautern, Germany, and supplies relief material to U. S. forces in Europe and Africa, offering theater maintenance logistics; synchronize procurement, logistics, and technology; and leverage the U. S. Army Materiel Command’s hardware business. U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to assist the joint forces. For more information on the 405th AFSB, visit the official online page and the official online Facebook page.