Photo By Command Sgt. Maj. Ryan Matson | Martin Isaak, a facilities supervisor with Kellog, Brown, and Root (KBR) is discussing...... read more read more
Karliki, Poland- The U.S. Army contracting command signed for land from the Polish government to build a permanent fence on the Karliki base camp January 10 in Karliki, Poland.
The permanent fence will provide better force protection and better physical security for the troops serving in Karliki. The land was signed over to defense contractor Kellogg Brown and Root to build the fence.
“Today LOGCAP (Logistics Civil Augmentation Program) and Polish regional support infrastructure representatives signed an agreement to establish a permanent security fence around Karliki LSA 2,” explained Capt. Matthew Paulhus, a Zagan base camp mayor with the 652nd Regional Support Group.
“This initiates the ability for KBR to start conducting work on the fence. Permanent is a key word here.”
Karliki is one of the five base camps assigned to Zagan cluster, and 11 throughout the country of Poland. The camps are owned by the Polish government, but the duty of running their daily operations was assigned to the 652nd, an Army Reserve unit from Helena, Montana.
KBR will build the fence in approximately 45 days with the assistance of a Polish subcontractor company. The administrative process is being overseen by Capt. Daniel Edomwandagbon, administrative contract officer for the country of Poland, and his team from the 409th Contracting Support Brigade.
“As a prior service member, I remember what it was like to be deployed. The best part of the working with Armed Forces is seeing Soldiers’ faces when we help improve their standard of living and quality of life,” said Martin Issac, facility supervisor for KBR. Isaac is in charge of all the workers and making sure the fence project, among others, is on the right track to completion.
“This is the official signing and they went over utilities, base access, environmental concerns,” Paulhus said.
Jacez Mroczek, host national support specialist from 43rd Garrison Support Unit assists the base camp mayor cells in the cluster with various projects. GSU are Polish units that provide logistical and administrative support to the U.S. Army units on the ground in Poland. U.S. Army units and GSU activities in Poland focus on training rotational forces with the allied forces to improve readiness. They also work to improve living conditions and infrastructure, which in turn will improve training capabilities.
“There are 26 Garrison Support Units in Poland, we have more than 30 projects in my GSU for this area of responsibility,” explains Mroczek. “The goal of this meeting was to transfer the terrain for construction. The U.S. is going to improve security at LSA 2, camp Karliki.”
Installing the permanent fence around the base camp is just one of the many projects the team is working on. They also updated the floors in the Morale Welfare and Recreation center, providing current tenant Soldiers a relaxing environment where they can connect with loved ones, read, or just hang out after a long day of training.
The team also replaced and updated all the gym floors. The new floor will let Soldiers better maintain their fitness and prepare for the new Army combat fitness test.
“As with all projects for the U.S. Army, we feel a sense of pride in making the Soldiers’ life a little better, and a little easier,” explains Isaak.
| Date Taken: | 02.06.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 02.07.2020 09:22 |
| Story ID: | 361960 |
| Location: | KARLIKI, PL |
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