Courtesy Photo | Carina Sweney is a supply technician with Logistics Readiness Center Wiesbaden at the...... read more read more
WIESBADEN, Germany – Carina Sweney moved from her home country of Sweden to Germany for the experience, she said. The supply technician at the Central Issue Facility in Wiesbaden wanted to learn a new culture and improve her German. Now, married to an American for 25 years with two adult children and a 17-year-old, the local national employee with Logistics Readiness Center Wiesbaden said the Army has been a part of their lives for a very long time.
“My family and I have been around the Army for many years,” said Sweney, who started working at the Army and Air Force Exchange Service in Stuttgart in 1995. “When I married my husband, he was working as an Army contractor. We’ve been stationed in Stuttgart, Bamberg, Fort Bragg, and now Wiesbaden, and my children went to school in these Army communities. We’ve always had a strong connection to the Army. It’s part of who we are.”
Working as a local national civilian employee with LRC Wiesbaden since September, the 52-year-old CIF supply tech from Gothenburg, Sweden, said she now has an even stronger Army connection.
“It’s nice to be a part of the Army community, first at AAFES and then as a family member and now as an Army local national employee. I’m proud to be a part of the Army community, especially this year on its 250th birthday. Happy 250th birthday, U.S. Army!” said Sweney.
At the CIF on Clay Kaserne, Sweney and her coworkers are responsible for outfitting all the Soldiers in the U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden community with their Organization Clothing and Individual Equipment needs. From issuing OCIE to exchanging worn or damaged items to equipment turn-in when the Soldiers are out processing – Sweeney and her CIF team work extremely hard.
“A lot of Soldiers are scared of the CIF for whatever reason,” Sweney said. “We try to make their experiences less scary and horrible and more helpful. My coworkers are the best. They work extremely hard to take care of the Soldiers here and meet all their CIF needs.”
LRC Wiesbaden is one of eight LRCs under the command and control of the 405th Army Field Support Brigade. LRCs execute installation logistics support and services to include supply, maintenance, transportation, and food service management as well as clothing issue facility operations, hazardous material management, personal property and household goods, passenger travel, property book operations, and non-tactical vehicle and garrison equipment management. When it comes to providing day-to-day installation services, LRC Wiesbaden directs, manages, and coordinates a variety of operations and activities in support of USAG Wiesbaden.
The 405th AFSB is assigned to U.S. Army Sustainment Command and headquartered in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The brigade provides materiel enterprise support to U.S. forces throughout Europe and Africa – providing theater sustainment logistics; synchronizing acquisition, logistics and technology; and leveraging U.S. Army Materiel Command’s materiel enterprise to support joint forces. For more information on the 405th AFSB, visit the official website at www.afsbeurope.army.mil and the official Facebook site at www.facebook.com/405thAFSB.
The Army will celebrate its 250th birthday on June 14. For 250 years, the Army has offered endless possibilities and opportunities for service to our nation with over 200 career choices for Soldiers and more than 500 career paths for civilians. To learn more about the Army’s 250th birthday, visit www.army.mil/1775 and check out the DVIDS’s special Army birthday feature portal at www.dvidshub.net/feature/ARMY250.
| Date Taken: | 04.10.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 04.10.2025 03:45 |
| Story ID: | 494983 |
| Location: | WIESBADEN, HESSEN, DE |
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