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Joint Reception Center Chinhae Supports Key Resolve/Foal Eagle 2010 Exercise

Navy NewsStand

Story Number: NNS100308-22
Release Date: 3/8/2010 10:06:00 PM

By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bobbie G. Attaway, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea Public Affairs

CHINHAE, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- Service members assigned to the Joint Reception Center (JRC) at Commander, Fleet Activities Chinhae (CFAC) transport troops to their Key Resolve/Foal Eagle 2010 duty stations in the Republic of Korea.

"We arrange transportation prior to the exercise," said Equipment Operator 2nd Class Daniel O'Bryant, of Anderson, Ind., a Reservist who works as the transportation petty officer at the Chinhae JRC. "We work with the transportation department on the base at Chinhae to make sure that there are enough vehicles available to transport personnel to and from the airport."

Service members who arrive at the airport, are required to bring their orders, Page 2s and emergency data information to the JRC. The JRC also ensures that every person is accounted for and then they submit the paperwork to the personnel service department at Chinhae.

"Every branch of service is represented at the Chinhae JRC this year," said O'Bryant. "This is the first time that we have had Air Force, Marines and Army personnel with us."

There are a total of five JRCs across the Korean Peninsula that support around 26,000 military personnel and civilians. The JRC in Chinhae supports four life-support areas (LSAs) that consist of approximately 450 service members.

"We have flights that come in from Seoul, Tokyo and Beijing, as well as from the States," said O'Bryant.
"In addition to Reservists who fly in for the exercise, we are also responsible for the transportation of personnel arriving on USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), which is in port in Busan."

The JRC is responsible for tracking and coordinating movements of all active duty and Reserve Sailors arriving in the Republic of Korea to support Key Resolve/Foal Eagle 2010.

Key Resolve is primarily a command-post exercise with computer-based simulations. Foal Eagle includes a series of field exercises. Both exercises have U.S. troops training with South Korean service members.