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Battle for Ukraine: 60+ Bradleys deploy!

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01 February 2023 (08:43-UTC-07 Tango 06) 12 Bahman 1401/10 Rajab 1444/11 Jia-Yin 4721/01 февраля 2023 года

U.S. Transportation Command photo by Oz Suguitan, 25JAN2023.

“The situation in Ukraine really brought to the forefront the importance of logistics and the complexity of power projection and sustainment…”–General Jacqueline Van Ovost, U.S. Transportation Command

USTransComm photo by Oz Suguitan, 25JAN2023.

U.S. Transportation Command (USTransComm) revealed that on the night of 25JAN2023, more than 60 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) left the shores of North Charleston, South Carolina, destination Ukraine.  They were loaded onto cargo ship Arc Integrity, operated by Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, a company with headquarters in NATO-Norway.

Onboard Arc Integrity at the Transportation Core Dock in North Charleston, South Carolina. USTransComm photo by Oz Suguitan, 25JAN2023.

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“The Ukraine operations underscore the importance of having an agile mobility force, with both a strategic airlift fleet that can delivery immediately, within hours of notification, and the available sealift that can deliver a much greater volume of materiel that is essential to delivering and sustaining a decisive force…”-General Jacqueline Van Ovost, U.S. Transportation Command

This photo reveals military trucks were also being loaded onto the cargo ship. USTransComm photo by Oz Suguitan, 25JAN2023.

The Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles are part of the Biden Administration’s $2.85-billion military aid package announced at the beginning of January 2023,  since then an additional $2.5-billion in more IFV, ammunition, missiles, and Stryker Armored Personnel Carriers (APC) has been promised.  The total U.S. taxpayer contribution to the Battle for Ukraine, since February 2022, is now at $27.1-billion!

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Written by: Hutchins AAron on February 1, 2023.