ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. — Every unit leader who checks into the Golden Coyote training exercise is greeted by the smiling face of Staff Sgt. Abator Cheedy, R5 (Reception, Replacement, Rest and Relaxation, Redeployment, and Return to Duty) squad leader from the 147th Human Resources Company in Roseville, Minn.
Cheedy and her welcome staff from the 347th Regional Support Group help units in-process as smoothly and quickly as possible at the Reception Staging Onward Movement and Integration section located at Ellsworth Air Force Base.
Having worked in a similar capacity in Kuwait for a year, she's more than qualified for the job. "My real-world experience is really helpful in this position," Cheedy said about her deployment to Kuwait. "I'm able to provide valuable feedback about how to make this training environment more like what would happen in theater."
Integrating into a multi-service exercise can be a lengthy process, with 62 units coming into a new place and trying to get settled in. Not so for the leaders in-processing more than 3,600 Soldiers who will be training in the Black Hills of South Dakota for the next two weeks.
Unit leaders provide information to Cheedy and the 347th RSG staff including a personnel roster of everyone here, "on the ground." Cheedy said her deployment experience taught her how important it is to accurately track Soldiers and she's able to share that knowledge with unit leaders when they in-process.
The section also ensures that leaders are aware of reporting requirements that are due throughout the exercise. Cheedy and other 347th staff teach them how to properly complete and submit these reports.
"We've yet to have anyone arrive in the middle of the night," Cheedy said. "But units are arriving via various means of transportation and this is the first place they stop. We don't want there to be any reason they couldn't get through the process properly, so, we always have someone available."
Cheedy also has a team at the billeting office on Camp Rapid who is responsible for checking units in and out of housing.
When units leave the 347th RSOI area, Cheedy and staff make sure that participating unit leadership has information to complete their missions while at Golden Coyote. Ensuring all units are in-processed correctly to begin training requires a lot of organization and teamwork, and the 347th has met the challenge.
| Date Taken: |
06.07.2009 |
| Date Posted: |
06.09.2009 16:46 |
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