CAMP HUMPHREYS, Korea –
Defense Logistics Agency Indo-Pacific in South Korea supported warfighters on the Korean Peninsula in April by participating in the U.S. Forces Korea Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Combined Command Post Training Exercise 22-1.
DLA Indo-Pacific established a 24/7 Korea Synchronization Operations Center to plan, coordinate, integrate and synchronize all DLA activities across South Korea, and part of this mission is to ensure steady communications with DLA elements on the peninsula, the DLA Indo-Pacific Synchronization Operations Center in Hawaii and the Agency Synchronization Operations Center at Fort Belvoir, Va.
“Establishing good communication is the key to success on every level,” said Jason Cadieux, IT specialist.
The SIPR/NIPR Access Point, or SNAP, satellite terminal is used during contingency and tactical operations to allow network access for exchanging information over DLA NIPR (voice/data) and SIPR (data) networks. The SNAP key capabilities offer offers long-range network communications, easily transportable, and the modular design allows for varying dish and antenna sizes to accomplish mission requirements.
Steady communications can’t be accomplished without information technology specialists from DLA Information Operations. “We could not support the warfighter without reliable comms and Rome [Mateo] and Jason [Cadieux] make this happen for us every day,” Army COL Brian Donahue, DLA Indo-Pacific Military Deputy Commander said. “Their dedication ensures DLA is ready to support USFK and their ‘Fight Tonight’ mission.”
The DLA Indo-Pacific team participated in scenarios that simulated the coordination, integration, and execution of supporting the defense of the ROK in a contingency.
Participants included the United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, United States Forces Korea, United States Forces Japan, Eighth Army, Seventh Air Force, Commander Naval Forces Korea, Marines Forces Korea, Special Operations Forces Korea, and elements from Seventh Fleet and the III Marine Expeditionary Force.