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ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. – U.S. Armed Forces and international service members began gathering June 5 at the Ellsworth 28th Bomb Wing Deployment Center to kick off the Golden Coyote training exercise June 6-20 in the Black Hills.
Nearly 3,000 service members will be attending the 31st Golden Coyote, hosted by the South Dakota National Guard, which provides participants with real-world training opportunities and humanitarian missions which support the local communities.
Participants of the Golden Coyote exercise begin training by attending a Joint Reception, Staging, Onward-Movement and Integration brief operated by the 50th Regional Support Group, Florida Army National Guard, of Homestead, Fla.
“The main reason for JRSOI is to give the command a good picture of the operation and an accurate strength count in order to take care of the participants,” said Sgt. Catalina Hernandez, the JRSOI assistant noncommissioned officer.
The 50th RSG is responsible for receiving incoming units, processing their I.D.s, giving the initial safety brief, maps to locations, phone numbers and coordinating transportation to their forward operating base.
“Just providing one phone number can make a mission successful and keep Soldiers from feeling lost and unprepared for the mission,” said Hernandez.
Several members of the 50th RSG are participating in Golden Coyote for the first time this year, which gives them the opportunity to gain more experience in operating a JRSOI.
“For Cadet Bustos, giving the safety briefing will give him practice communicating with Soldiers, which is something he will have to do as an officer,” said Master Sgt. Graciela Paula, the noncommissioned office in charge of the JRSOI. “For my junior enlisted personnel, the exercise will give them more experience doing their jobs and allow us to help them mature and learn new responsibilities.”
During Golden Coyote, service members are able to participate in a morale, welfare and recreation day, which gives them the opportunity to take a break from training and tour the Black Hills.
“This year I am excited to see Crazy Horse, Devil’s Tower and the Black Hills during the MWR day,” said Paula. “Most people join the military to travel and it’s nice to see those different kinds of locations.”
| Date Taken: | 06.08.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 06.08.2015 17:38 |
| Story ID: | 165898 |
| Location: | ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, SD, US |
| Hometown: | HOMESTEAD, FL, US |
| Hometown: | SIOUX FALLS, SD, US |
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