Service members arrive for Golden Coyote training exercise

Courtesy Photo | Sgt. Edward Juelfs and Spc. Floyd Mabbitt of the South Dakota Army National Guard assist Soldiers from the 635th Regional Support Group by processing participant’s ID cards at the JRSOI who are about to begin training at the Golden Coyote Exercise at the 28th Bomb Wing Deployment Center on Ellsworth Air Force Base on June 9, 2016. The Golden Coyote training exercise provides realistic training for military units from all over the country and the world.  

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, SOUTH DAKOTA, UNITED STATES

06.09.2016

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Golden Coyote is an annual training exercise hosted by the South Dakota National Guard providing units with realistic training. Units from 12 states and four countries come to South Dakota to participate in the two-week training exercise.
“Our primary mission is joint reception, staging and onward integration of movement for each unit participating in Golden Coyote 2016,” said Chief Warrant Officer 2 Amanda Davis, deputy officer in charge for the 635th RSG.
The check-in process involves the scanning of participant’s ID cards to be logged in for accountability.
“If you don’t have good accountability at the beginning of the exercise you will not have good accountability throughout the entire exercise,” said Davis.
All participants will attend a briefing and then are sent out to the different forward operating bases they will occupy during the exercise.
“The JRSOI briefing gives real world and exercise information, updates about the simulated enemy activity, and where each unit is operating,” said 1st Lt. Cortney Coke, Force Protection Officer for the 635th RSG, who gives the JRSOI briefing.
The 635th RSG is also responsible for coordinating lodging, fuel and equipment repair for every unit participating in Golden Coyote.

• Date Taken: 06.09.2016
• Date Posted: 06.13.2016 18:10
• Story ID: 200972
• Location: ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, SOUTH DAKOTA, US