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OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea - Consisting of over 10,000 participants from multiple nations, the Command Post exercise, Key Resolve 2016, requires a large and constant amount of communication.
To ensure this need is met, Airmen from the Air Force Forces A6 Communications section work through the day and night providing support during this two-week exercise.
“We provide commanders the essential command and control communications necessary to run their operations,” said Capt Eduardo Ramirez, AFFOR deputy officer in charge of communications.
“In order to do that, we manage and report for [command, control, communications computers and intelligence] assets and information systems for Air Force Forces,” he added.
KR16 focuses heavily on the U.S. and ROK Air Force’s ability to interoperate, which can be difficult due to the language difference.
“It’s amazing to see how we’re able to work through communicating with our ROKAF counterparts,” said Ramirez. “There’s a big language barrier there, but our side and their side are very patient with each other and understand. We’re always looking for better ways to communicate.”
By working through this interoperability, the A6 team helps continue to strengthen the covalent ROK-U.S. alliance.
“It’s important to have these exercises to strengthen the alliance with our ROKAF counterparts,” said Master Sgt. Jeremy Clemons, AFFOR satellite communications and theater C4I planner. “Being in the Korean Peninsula working with the ROKAF side-by-side shows that we’re here for them.”
This isn’t Clemons’ first exercise with the ROKAF, as he participated in other KRs in the past.
“This is my second time working with Key Resolve, so I’ve seen that shift from focusing on our own processes to a more joint effort with the ROK,” said Clemons. “It’s changed a lot for the better.
As the exercise continues, Clemons and the A6 team look to work with their Korean allies and learn in the process.
“As an augmentee, I’m glad that I’m able to come out here again and support this exercise,” he added. “It’s a great learning opportunity for us to learn something different and see how we support and work with our ROKAF counterparts.”
| Date Taken: | 03.08.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 03.08.2016 01:20 |
| Story ID: | 191498 |
| Location: | OSAN AIR BASE, GYEONGGIDO [KYONGGI-DO], KR |
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