Every day you have something new – something may break down and you must find a way to get it fixed. “When you come to work in the morning, you don’t know what surprises you will find. The Chamber of Commerce of Rheinland-Pfalz in Kaiserslautern recently presented Frey with a Silver Master’s Certificate. Pictured here, Frey works on a garrison fire truck at his maintenance facility on Panzer Kaserne. Volker Frey, a heavy mobile equipment repair mechanic and supervisor for Base Support Operations Maintenance in Kaiserslautern, Germany, is a top-tier expert in his field maintaining and repairing heavy equipment.
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“You can’t just take somebody from the streets and say ‘okay, fix these fire trucks.’ I spend a lot of time training employees on this specialized equipment before they can work on the equipment by themselves.”įrey, who is married for 14 years and enjoys riding his motorcycle and refurbishing his home during his free time, said he really appreciated his job with BASOPS Maintenance, 405th AFSB. “Working on the fire trucks and fire suppression equipment is very specialized,” Frey said. He also trained disadvantaged youth for about 10 years, teaching them mechanical repair, and he repaired heavy construction equipment for several years while studying for his master’s mechanic certification. For the military police, Frey and his team maintain their 4-wheelers and their side-by-side gators.įrey, who has about 40 years of experience maintaining and repairing heavy equipment, previously worked 11 years for the Civilian Support Group before it was deactivated and now five years with BASOPS Maintenance. You can say that’s about 90-95 percent of what we do, daily.”įrey and his team also maintain and repair the forklifts and materiel handling equipment for the garrison and the lawn care equipment and mowers. “Mostly, we are responsible for the maintenance and repair of the garrison’s fire trucks and emergency rescue equipment. “USAG Rheinland-Pfalz is our main customer,” Frey said. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz, and their work supports all the Army installations in Kaiserslautern, Sembach, Miesau, Mannheim, Germersheim and more. He was recently recognized by the Chamber of Commerce of Rheinland-Pfalz in Kaiserslautern with a Silver Master’s Certificate in recognition for his 25 years as a master mechanic and craftsman.įrey manages a team of four heavy equipment repair mechanics at his maintenance facility on Panzer Kaserne in Kaiserslautern. Volker Frey is a heavy mobile equipment repair mechanic and customer service team supervisor for Base Support Operations Maintenance, 405th Army Field Support Brigade. “The chamber of commerce wrote me a letter and asked if I’d like to receive a certificate recognizing me for my 25 years of training and working in the same trade as a master mechanic, and of course I said yes.” It makes me feel proud,” said the 58-year-old life-long resident of Kaiserslautern. I am more than happy and proud to have him on my team and part of the BASOPS Maintenance family.”įrey, who serves as a heavy mobile equipment repair mechanic and customer service team supervisor for BASOPS Maintenance in Kaiserslautern, said receiving the certificate from the Kaiserslautern Chamber of Commerce was a real honor. “He is a true role model – not only for his competence on all things technical but also for his soft skills and leadership. This is very special,” said Stephanie Kramer, the director of BASOPS Maintenance, 405th AFSB. The Chamber of Commerce of Rheinland-Pfalz in Kaiserslautern presented Volker Frey with a Silver Master’s Certificate in recognition for his 25 years as a master mechanic and craftsman. These 405th Army Field Support Brigade employees are some of the best qualified mechanics and maintainers in Central Europe, and one of them was officially recognized recently by local officials for his expertise.
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – The employees from Base Support Operations Maintenance take great pride in their work providing top-tier maintenance support to Army garrisons across Germany. (Photo Credit: Cameron Porter) VIEW ORIGINAL Frey recently was awarded a Silver Master’s Certificate in recognition for his 25 years as a master mechanic and craftsman. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz fire truck at his maintenance facility on Panzer Kaserne in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Volker Frey, a heavy mobile equipment repair mechanic and customer service team supervisor for Base Support Operations Maintenance, works on a U.S.
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