YONGSAN GARRISON, SEOUL, Republic of Korea -- Combined Forces Command and Republic of Korea forces will conduct Exercise Operation Pacific Reach from April 10 through April 21, 2017 at the Pohang Dogu Beach. This exercise is a training event focused on integrating ROK and U.S. Alliance logistics capabilities within air, land, maritime, space and information environments.

During Exercise Operation Pacific Reach, ROK and U.S. service members will practice conducting Area Distribution Center operations, Air Terminal Supply Point operations, as well as Logistics Over-the-Shore operations.

• Area Distribution Centers serve as central locations to distribute essential items such as food, water and fuel

• Air Terminal Supply Points are air transportation hubs used for loading and unloading supplies, equipment and personnel.

• Logistics Over-the-Shore operations involve the transfer of cargo from the sea to shore through the construction of a temporary pier and temporary pipelines.

These logistics capabilities can be used during humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations, contingencies or crisis response. Exercise Operation Pacific Reach 2017 (OPRex17) is defense-oriented and designed to enhance Alliance readiness to respond to such events.

Approximately 1,200 ROK Forces and 2,500 U.S. personnel will participate in OPRex17.

Participating U.S. units based on the Korean peninsula include, U.S. Forces Korea; Eighth U.S. Army; Commander, Naval Forces Korea; 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command; 194th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion; 498th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion; 2nd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division; 412th Theater Engineer Command; 658th Regional Support Group; 339th Quartermaster Company; 411th Contracting Support Brigade.

They will be augmented by U.S. personnel from the U.S. and bases in the Pacific region to include the Expeditionary Strike Group Three based in San Diego, Calif; 7th Transportation Brigade and the 10th Transportation Battalion based in Fort Eustis, Virginia, Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron Three based in Guam; Coastal Riverine Group 1 based in San Diego, Calif.; III MEF Expeditionary Force based in Okinawa, Japan; Naval Beach Group One based in Coronado, Calif.; Combat Logistics Regiment 35, based in Okinawa, Japan; 621st Contingency Response Wing based at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.

Combined Forces Command has a media day scheduled for Apr. 11, 2017.