Overview

• In early August 2025, Marco Wiedemann joined Army Field Support Battalion-Germany as a plans and operations specialist at the Coleman APS-2 depot in Mannheim.
• He spent 13 years with the German Federal Ministry of Economics in North Africa, overseeing procurement and logistics in Morocco and other regional posts.
• After initially serving as a quality assurance specialist at Coleman APS-2, Wiedemann volunteered for his current plans and operations role and has led key coordination efforts.
• His North African logistical background bolsters the U.S. Army Prepositioned Stocks program’s mission to shorten deployment timelines and strengthen European deterrence.
• Wiedemann credits strong camaraderie among U.S. civilians, German host-nation staff and contractors for sustaining readiness at the Mannheim worksite.