Who is responsible for accounting for personnel when they arrive in the AOR?

Persco teams-the persco team usually operates the rpu and accounts for all arriving and departing personnel. the persco team establishes strength accountability for everyone they are responsible for, regardless of location and update the information in the accountability system. the kind of information updated in the accountability system are arrival dates and force gains. the persco team establishes reception procedures and meets personnel when they arrive on station. the team obtains one copy of contingency, exercise, and deployment (ced) orders and completes an af form 245, employment locator and processing checklist, on each individual. however, if a persco team is not available, the troop commander appoints a person to maintain accountability until a persco team arrives.