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Marysville, Wash., with the com- mand and control of more than 40 units across seven states. With their units stretched so far across the country, such exercises give se- nior leaders and line-level soldiers crucial opportunities to build team cohesion. But Anakonda also gives units something else that is invalu- able: enormous scale. “The ESC doctrinally ‘plans, pre-


pares, executes, and assesses sustain- ment, distribution, theater opening, and reception, staging, and onward movement operations for Army forces in theater,’ ” says Col. David Hammons, the 364th ESC’s chief of staff . “The ESC did … all of these tasks for the over [13,000] U.S. Army soldiers participating in Anakonda 16 in training areas throughout Po- land.” There’s no way to simulate the challenges that arise from support- ing that many soldiers. Anakonda throws the ESC into deep logistical waters and teaches soldiers what it’s really like to swim. The 364th ESC served as the


theater-opening agency for the U.S. exercise. In other words, it was tasked with getting those 13,000 sol- diers — and all of the beans and bul- lets they require — into and around the theater. To do so, they were some of the fi rst soldiers on the ground in Po- land, establishing a presence in strate- gic ports of entry into the country and receiving and routing the oncom- ing force and their critical supplies. Once the Army’s


presence in theater was established, the


PHOTO: SGT. KAYLA BENSON, USA


364th ESC’s mission progressed into the sustainment mis- sion. It provided forward arming and refueling points, medical personnel as needed, aviation and ground mainte- nance, and admin- istrative support for all units. It also ran point during two huge multi-role bridge operations, ensuring the bulk of the Army’s fi ghting muscle could get where it needed to go when it needed to be there.


An international mission Along with the sheer scale of the event, the overseas location entailed unique hurdles. “These large exer- cises demonstrate the U.S. Army Re- serve’s commitment to readiness and enabling units to deploy anywhere in the world they are needed,” says Hammons. “This is especially impor- tant for sustainment units because


Brig. Gen. Greg Mosser, USAR, commander of the 364th Expeditionary Sustainment Com- mand (left), meets with Maj. Sebastian Borsuk from the Polish army.


ANAKONDA 2016 Participating U.S. States and Countries


Participating states:  California  Georgia  Illinois  Kansas  Montana  New Jersey  Texas  Washington


Countries participating:  Albania  Bulgaria  Canada  Croatia  Czech Republic  Estonia  Finland  Georgia  Germany  Hungary  Latvia


 Lithuania  Macedonia  Netherlands  Poland  Romania  Slovakia  Slovenia  Spain  Sweden  Turkey  Ukraine  United Kingdom


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