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The 1st Human Resources Sustainment Center conducted its culminating training exercise designed to test a wide range of passenger movements, civilian evacuation, casualty reporting and postal operations May 12 to 16 on Rhine Ordnance Barracks in Kaiserslautern.
Building upon training that began in January, the Millrinder Phoenix exercise is designed to test the doctrinal abilities of the 1st HRSC.
“This gave us the ability to deploy each of our systems and for each of our divisions to identify some issues they may have,” said Sgt. Maj. Anthony Mcadoo, plans and operations sergeant major for the 1st HRSC. “Each section was able to develop some standard operating procedures as well as additional procedures on how to handle certain situations that may arise.”
Using various scenarios and role players, Soldiers with the 1st HRSC were able to practice their trade and hone their skills.
Operations ranging from civilian evacuations during emergencies in other countries, to processing service members in and out of gateway centers, the 1st HRSC was able to test a wide range of capabilities and systems they have been training on since January.
“Being able to go through the actual processes and the different scenarios was very helpful,” said Pvt. Randy Hinkson, 1st HRSC training NCO. “At this point, I know that we could go anywhere and conduct an evacuation.”
Additionally, the training offered Soldiers an opportunity to see how they work together.
“We can’t get it done by ourselves,” Hinkson said. “The teamwork was impeccable, and I really like how well we all work together.”
Millrinder Phoenix also allowed Soldiers to practice working the jobs of their seniors and other teammates to ensure that each member can fill in where needed.
“You want to make sure that everyone down to the lowest private knows what to do,” said Staff Sgt. Terry Stanley Jr., Combined Operations Information Center NCO in charge for the 1st HRSC. “As a supervisor, you need to know that without you, they can still complete the mission.”
Above all, the training ensured that the 1st HRSC is ready and able to conduct operations around the world if called upon.
“It helped put a lot of things into perspective, and it helped me to understand why we’ve been conducting the training that we’ve done prior to this exercise,” Hinkson said.
Mcadoo added that Soldiers already knew how to operate and employ the systems.
“The prior training made it a lot more effective for them to be able to hit the ground and be ready to go,” he said.
In the end, each member of the 1st HRSC displayed the proficiency necessary to deploy and conduct operations as needed.
“This was a great culminating training event,” Mcadoo said. “With this being the first time we’ve conducted this type of training with these personnel, the Soldiers’ performance was far beyond what we expected.”
