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The exercise requires months of coordination and preparation to provide an opportunity for units from across the country and allied forces to conduct combat-support and service-support mission in a realistic training environment.
“The Golden Coyote exercise is a great training opportunity for many units,” said Sgt. 1st Class Jose Detre, operations noncommissioned officer, 50th Regional Support Group, Florida Army National Guard. “It’s a unique chance for troops to get to work with other service branches and allied forces.”
Several days prior to arrival of exercise participants, the 50th RSG set up a processing station with the mission to receive incoming units, provide an initial safety brief and coordinate transportation to each unit’s forward operating base (FOB) throughout the Black Hills.
“The Joint Reception, Staging, Onward-Movement (JRSO) safety brief is vital to ensuring the accountability and safety of the troops attending the exercise,’ said Staff Sgt. Artravia Austin, 50th personnel liaison.
After attending the JRSO brief, units like the Missouri National Guard’s 1138th Transportation Company from St. Louis, Missouri, stationed at the FOB in Custer, began preparing for their upcoming timber haul mission.
“The timber haul is a unique mission for us to do,” said Capt. Michael Van Horn, 1138th commander. “There’s a lot of preparation that goes into a convoy operation like this, including route reconnaissance, training for the drivers and maintenance checks on the trucks.”
The timber haul is one of several community support missions that will be conducted during the exercise. Other units attending the exercise will work on engineer projects to construct or repair sidewalks, roadways, and buildings in the community.
The 50th RSG and other units like the Illinois National Guard’s 710th Area Support Medical Company participate in the exercise by providing support to other units.
While the 50th provides logistics support, including transportation and lodging, the 710th ASMC, stationed at the FOB near Orman Dam, in Belle Fourche, will provide non-emergent medical support to units in the exercise.
“This is the my first time attending the exercise, said Spc. Dominick Polizzi, a combat medic with the 710th. “I’m really excited for this new experience.”
| Date Taken: | 06.12.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 06.14.2017 15:43 |
| Story ID: | 237876 |
| Location: | RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, US |
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