A while ago it was announced that the 1st ACB (based at Ft. Cavazos, formerly known as Ft. Hood) will be deployed to Europe to relief the deployed 1st CAB (based at Ft. Riley).
At the moment the first helicopters have arrived at the port of Beaumont, TX. Further info received is that these helicopters will be expected to arrive at Zeebrugge and staged to Koksijde by the end of this month, ultimately deploying them further east at some point. Local news have reported that around 150 helicopter movements are expected at Koksijde. This could off course be both inbound as well as outbound movements. So at least around 75 helicopters could be expected.
So far the following have been noted in/around Beaumont airport/port facilities by means of online tracking sites;
For the record, 1st Air Cav came to Europe in November 2021 for an Atlantic Resolve rotation, using Woensdrecht as staging point. 3-227 was not very well represented at the time.
Probably we have to lookout for the ARC Endurance again. That one is currently in the harbour of Beaumont, and not listed for any other routings the next 2 months.
According the original ARC schedule the ARC Defender must arrive in Zeebrugge on 31 May.
Possibly this ship has helicopters on board.
There are also Notams for Koksijde for the period from 16 May up till 4 July. Most likely related to the helicopters as well.
Jan-Pieter Bergmans wrote: ↑24 May 2024, 19:15
According the original ARC schedule the ARC Defender must arrive in Zeebrugge on 31 May.
Possibly this ship has helicopters on board.
There are also Notams for Koksijde for the period from 16 May up till 4 July. Most likely related to the helicopters as well.
This seems very likely now! It arrived in Beaumont, TX at May-11th. Endurance finally left Corpus Christi and according to Marinetraffic is inbound Esbjerg, DK.