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SAN DIEGO – Sailors and civilian personnel assigned the U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) participated in an exercise here Dec. 8-10 to hone their communication and problem-solving skills.
The three-day event took place during LRC's reserve drill weekend, and served as a logistics prelude to the next year's Pacific Sentry 18-2, a field training exercise that focuses on joint training integration among U.S. forces.
“Our weekend drills are as realistic and rigorous as a real watch,” said Capt. Patrick Hayden, commanding officer of COMPACFLT Logistics Readiness Center Reserve component. “We put our personnel through scenario-based training that is out of their comfort zone so they have to learn to adapt.” Although they couldn’t train for every possible scenario, exercises like Pacific Sentry help members prepare to report for duty within a short period of time to respond to actual contingencies.
The ability to adapt quickly in any fast-moving environment is key in logistics, where LRC is expected to be ready and able to handle any situation at a moment’s notice, from sudden attacks to natural disasters. Instrumental to mission success are the elements of teamwork, critical thinking, and free flow of ideas. According to Tim Pickett, Plans and Study officer for Commander, U. S. Naval Forces Japan, critical thinking enables LRC personnel to solve any problem they may encounter while providing fleet commanders with viable logistics options ensuring they receive the weapons, ammunition, and materiel they need in time to win the battles.
LRC is a unique command because about 90 percent of the Sailors serving in the command are Reservists, whose skills and experience perfectly complement those of their active duty counterparts, said Hayden. The command draws its strength from the integration between Reserve and active duty Sailors.
It is critical to train as an integrated team, so that LRC will be ready to support the mission seamlessly, said Rear Adm. Jacquelyn McClelland, Reserve Director, Logistics, Fleet Supply and Ordnance, U.S. Pacific Fleet. “We are going to fight the way we train,” she added.
For more information on the Pacific Fleet Logistics Readiness Center, Reserve Component, visit: http://www.cpf.navy.mil/about/organization/#n4
| Date Taken: | 12.08.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 12.19.2017 21:31 |
| Story ID: | 259545 |
| Location: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
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