Beveren is An area of 12.5 ha on the site of autobehandelaar ICO in Kallo is until the end of this month ‘military domain’. There will be the American army namely a few thousand vehicles and tanks solve for the operation ‘Atlantic Resolve’. Our own boys are assisting the entire relocation, and are responsible for the security of the convoys.
It is a somewhat strange sight in the port of antwerp. Along the side of the Haandorpweg are diepteladers parked with large tanks and other legermateriaal. The site of the Japanese autobehandelaar ICO seems to be even transformed into an American military base. Around a 12.5 ha large part of the terminal is a wall of containers. One can only access in or out past a checkpoint with heavily armed soldiers. The Fort Kallo’ is indeed a temporary military domain. Until the end of January, the American army use of the quay facilities of ICO to the equipment to solve the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, a part of the infantry. The figures are impressive. It comes to 87 tanks, including the notorious Abram-tanks 121 Bradley armoured vehicles and some 500-many other tracked vehicles. Plus, get an additional 1500 trucks and 850 trailers. This comes pretty close with what the entire Belgian army.