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Reception Staging Onward Movement and Integration (RSOI)/FOAL EAGLE is a combined Republic of Korea (ROK)-U.S. exercise to defend the ROK. Here two U.S. Army M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles move to defensive positions during the exercise.
Photo courtesy of Eighth U.S. Army |
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Reception Staging Onward Movement and Integration (RSOI)/FOAL EAGLE is the largest joint and combined Republic of Korea (ROK)-U.S. exercise and the largest defensive exercise in the world. This annual exercise gives ROK and U.S. defenders and planners an opportunity to operate in a joint (interservice) and combined (multinational) environment while testing the combat capability of the combined forces to defend the ROK.
RSOI/FOAL EAGLE is the primary ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command (CFC) command post and field training exercise. Training occurs in all aspects of the CFC mission: Rear Battle Area Protection, RSOI, Special Operations, and conventional Force on Force. Selected U.S. military units deploy to Korea to participate in this exercise. RSOI/FOAL EAGLE 2003 began in early March and ended in early April. |
The RSOI portion of the exercise is a CFC/ROK government simulation-driven command post exercise that focuses on the reception, staging, onward movement, and integration of strategic deployment forces; rear operations command and control; force protection; force tracking; and sustainment. The exercise tests the ability to receive forces onto the peninsula, process them, and move them into position. It also includes a seminar where ROK and U.S. leaders discuss defense issues and focus on training commanders and staffs at ROK-U.S. Combined Field Army level and above.
For RSOI, the CFC at Yongsan Army Garrison in Seoul set up a Joint Reception Center (JRC) to handle U.S. forces coming to Korea for the exercises. About 4,000 to 5,000 U.S. military personnel came through the JRC in April.
The decision to deploy a broad composition of U.S. forces to Korea for RSOI/FOAL EAGLE occurred months ago based on training requirements; however, due to high demand in other areas, the military equipment coming to Korea was less than previous years.
FOAL EAGLE is a combined field training exercise that focuses on rear area security and stability operations, onward movement of critical assets, and select defensive training events across ROK and U.S. service components. The exercise involved ROK forces and a number of U.S. military units assigned on the Korean peninsula, as well as U.S. forces deployed to Korea from U.S. based units. FOAL EAGLE included reconnaissance, Special Forces, and air, land and sea units. The units involved in the exercise use technological equipment to monitor force on force battles to create a realistic environment. |
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U.S. Army equipment and War Reserve Stocks are prepositioned in the ROK for use by U.S. troops when they deploy to help defend the ROK. Here, prepositioned equipment is prepared for transport to U.S. exercise defenders.
Photo by SSgt. Suzanne M. Jenkins, USAF |
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ROK Army Major Lim Jinho and U.S. Army 1st. Lt. Paul Schultz work on a fully integrated ROK-U.S. staff at Yongsan, Korea, for Exercise RSOI/FOAL EAGLE.
Photo by SSgt. Suzanne M. Jenkins, USAF |
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ROK and U.S. Army forces advance to participate in a force on force tank battle scenario at Twin Bridges training grounds.
Photo by SSgt. Efren Lopez, USAF |
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Compiled by Asia-Pacific Defense FORUM staff from press releases by 1st Lt. Tom Montgomery, USAF, assigned to the 51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs; (SW/AW) Roger Dutcher, USN, Chief Journalist USS Essex public affairs; LCpl. Jeff Zaccaro, USMC, assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan; PFC Nicole M. Robus, USA, assigned to 2nd Infantry Division Public Affairs; and Pacific Air Forces News Service |
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