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Year No. 3 edition No. 35
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Honduran police officers from the Honduran National Police practice wrapping bandages during a first aid class taught by Green Berets from 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) in La Paz,Honduras, Aug. 27. Honduran police officers participated in a week long class that consisted of class room training on first aid followed up by advanced shooting techniques at the shooting range. All the training led up to a stress test that tested the officers knowledge gained during the week.
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Above, two Honduran police officers fire on targets downrange during a stress test administered by Green Berets from 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) La Paz, Honduras, Aug. 30. At.right,.Honduran police officers and Green Berets salute each other after certificates were awarded to the officers.
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cReStvIeW — Plastic containers, wood and a few cellphone-sized batteries were spread out on some tables inside the National Guard Armory.
What appeared to be trash actually were IEDs found by the Army National Guard’s 870th Engineer Company (Sapper).
“These are what are costing American lives,” Spc. Dante Davis said. “If we don’t find it, someone else will. Someone else will pay the price.”
The National Guard opened its doors Saturday for residents to check out the armory and learn more about the company does.
The combat engineers returned in May from an 11-month deployment to Afghanistan, where they cleared roads of IEDs and other threats. At home, they oversee demolitions and re-spond to natural disasters.
Seeing life in other coun-tries gives you an apprecia-tion of the United States, Davis said. Opening the roads not only helped the military but the people who live there.
“We went into areas to
break the grip of the Tal-iban,” Davis said.
A video full of photos of vehicles flipped over from blasts, soldiers hoisting guns on their soldiers and footage of IEDs exploding just ahead of military ve-hicles gave visitors a taste of what the guardsmen experienced.
For the faint of heart and equipment enthusiasts, sev-eral vehicles were on dis-play outside.
Ryan Adams inspected a Crestview Fire Department truck with his 2-year-old son Ethan and 4-year-old daugh-ter Isabella.
“My son has a lot of toys like this and now he gets to climb in them,” Adams said.
As Isabella tugged on his hand Adams said ruefully, “She’s not really thrilled about this.”
Michelle Manning de-cided to stop with a carload of kids — family and family friends. The event was right up their alley, said Manning, who added that two of the children had grandfathers in the military.
“I think it’s nice to see that the military is not only there to help but to give back to the community,” she said.
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Sgt. 1st Class William James, left, watches as his son Liam James, 3, stands in the turret of a tactical vehicle Sept. 7 dur-ing an open house at the National Guard Armory in Crestview. Spc. Richard Sharpe is at right.
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Pvt. 1st Class Johnathan Helfrich shows weapons to Mi-chelle Manning, Hunter Manning, middle, and Jesse Du-bose on Sept. 7 during an open house.
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Sept. 5 implemented a new recreational hunting and fishing license exemp-tion for disabled veterans, active duty and reserve service members, immediate family members and their assistants.
The exemption is valid for special events designed for the enjoy-ment or rehabilitation of military per-sonnel and disabled veterans.
The Legislature and Gov. Rick Scott approved the license exemption during the last legislative session at the FWC’s request.
To qualify, special events must be to provide rehabilitation or enjoy-ment to participating disabled veter-ans or active or reserve duty military
personnel in any branch of the armed forces, Coast Guard or Florida Na-tional Guard.
Immediate family members (par-ents, spouses and children) and one designated assistant are included in each event’s license and permit exemptions.
Exemptions will last for the dura-tion of the events.
Established seasons, bag or slot limits, size restrictions and all other laws will still apply.
The FWC commissioners have approved staff ’s recommendations for implementing the rule. The staff now will advertise the proposal and file for adoption as soon as possible, as allowed by Florida Statutes.
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FoRt. LeAvenWoRtH,.Kan..(CAC-T) — The Army’s primary website for training resources recently added eight short videos to improve unit training management throughout the force.
Brig. Gen. Mike Lundy, deputy commanding gen-eral of the Combined Arms Center-Training, instructed the Army Training Network, known as the ATN, to develop the videos following post vis-its by Unit Training Manage-ment Mobile Training Teams. At several posts, the teams found that many Army train-ers lacked important skills that the videos address.
“For more than a de-cade, our Army has largely relied on top-down training management to prepare us for deployments to Iraq or Afghanistan,” said Lundy. “With [Operation Enduring Freedom] coming to closure, unit commanders will once again have the primary re-sponsibility for fully devel-oping their own training to develop agile and adaptive
leaders and versatile units.”The ATN at https://atn.
army.mil/. is the one-stop shop for training products and resources. The site is maintained by the Training Management Directorate, a subordinate organization of the Combined Arms Center-Training, or CAC-T.
“The videos provide a quick one-over the world guide to training manage-ment,” said Jimmy Davis ATN team lead. “They’ll help anyone involved in training from squads to corps.”
Here are short descrip-tions of the videos: Training Doctrine Over-
view discusses ADP 7-0 and ADRP 7-0 and how those two manuals cover the Army’s training doctrize. METL covers the basic
concept of the Mission Es-sential Task List, or METL. HQ DA Standardized
METL describes how these are standardized for bri-gade and higher units with a table of organization and equipment.
KCT discusses the con-cept of Key Collective Tasks, and their relationship to the unit METL. Commanders’ Dialogue
is the briefing and discus-sion with the next higher commander on the mission analysis phase of developing a training plan. T&EO covers Training
and Evaluation Outlines and explains how they support evaluations and assessments of collective and individual tasks. Training Briefings dis-
cusses why briefings are critical to the Unit Training Management process. Unit Training Plan pro-
vides a tutorial on developing and executing a focused plan to train the unit.
The training manage-ment videos are located on ATN’s scrolling banner called Featured Content near the top of the page, or at: https://atn.army.mil/dsp_template.aspx?dpID371.
The videos are entitled, “Training Management Shorts,” and last from 4 min-utes to 10 minutes. The ATN requires a common access card to access the site.
CAC-T delivers train-ing doctrine, products, re-sources, and services to the Army in support of Army unit readiness and leader development.
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Indoor MovieEvery third Friday of
the month, March through September, a family movie will be shown indoors at 7 p.m. at the Crossroads. Koala Kid on Sept. 20. Movies are free and will be shown on the big screen. 850-651-1010
Parents’ Day OutEglin’s Child Develop-
ment Center and School Age Program offers a special time for parents to enjoy a “Parents Day Out” once every month. This month will be held on Saturday, Sept. 14 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
This popular child care program provides a break for parents while children are safely supervised in a fun and exciting en-vironment. Families with children ages 6 weeks to 12 years may sign up on a space-available basis for $25 per child, or possibly free with use of a PLAYpass card. Activities for children will include games, movies and craft projects. Payment is non-refundable and due at the time of pre-registra-tion, along with completed paperwork and a current shot record.
Also eligible for free participation are families with referrals for the “Give Parents a Break” pro-gram (for details, call the Airman & Family Readi-ness Center at 882-9060) and U.S. Army personnel through the Army Cov-enant. For information or to make reservations, call 850-882-5519 (CDC) or 850-882-8292 (School Age Program). More upcom-ing Days & Nights Out for parents are scheduled as follows: Oct. 5: 4-10 p.m., Nov. 16:10 a.m.-4 p.m., Dec. 14:4-10 p.m.
Orvis Fly Fishing 101
Eglin Outdoor Recreation will host basic introductions to the sport of Fly Fishing, featuring hands-on clinics taught by a certified Orvis® instructor. Classes will be held at Outdoor Rec from 8-11 a.m. on Saturdays, Sept. 21, Oct. 5, and Oct. 19. Reg-istration opens one month prior to each clinic. Cost is $30 per person and includes instruction and equipment. After class, participants are invited back to Outdoor Rec to rent a fly fishing pole and paddle board—and to go fish! For information, con-tact Eglin Outdoor Recre-ation at 882-5058.
Family Campout, Movie Night
Eglin Outdoor Recre-ation invites all families to come out for a Fam-ily Campout and Movie Night under the stars at Camp Robbins on Friday, Oct. 4, beginning at 5 p.m. Outdoor Rec will provide each family’s overnight camping package, which includes one large tent, up to 4 sleeping bags, a cooler, stove, and lantern. (Par-ticipants must bring their own food and other ameni-ties.) A family movie will be shown on the big screen. Cost is $25 per family and pre-registration is required by Sept. 30. This event is eligible for PLAYpass use. For information, contact Eglin Outdoor Recreation at 850-882-5058.
Full Moon PaddleExperience the unique
phenomenon of paddling under a full moon at Post’l Point. Meet at Post’l Point just before sunset (call for exact time). Cost is $20 per canoe or kayak. Sign up at Outdoor Recreation. Out-ing is planned for Sept. 19.
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World War II Reunion
Veterans of the 86th Fighter-Bomber Group, WWII Reunion will be from 2-4 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Air Force Armament Museum, 100 Museum Dr., Eglin AFB. The public is welcome to come out for an informal free meet and greet visit. For information, contact, Dallas Lowe (850)319-3047 [email protected].
The 86th Fighter-Bomb-er Group, entered combat from North Africa in July 1943, then fighting from bases in Sicily, Italy, Cor-sica, France, and Germany flying A-36s, P-40s and P-47s, until victory in Europe then occupation and still there today. The pilots and ground personnel of the 86th fought in eight major campaigns, including three invasions, and received two Presidential Unit Citations. Their war was a tough multi-mission one in the deadly low-altitude skies. Aircraft losses were 30 per-cent a month, pilots losses 25 percent KIA.
Northwest Florida Panhandle Job Fair
The Northwest Florida Panhandle Job Fair is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 19 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at St. Mary’s Parish, 165 Coral Drive in Fort Wal-ton Beach. This free job fair provides attendees the opportunity to meet with both local employers and nationwide companies, all looking for experienced and educated people to work for them. For infor-mation and a list of par-ticipating employers, visit www.panhandlejobfair.com. For information, contact Eglin’s Airman & Family Readiness Center at 882-9060 or 882-9061.
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Veterans should see more timely access to mental health providers and other civilian medical specialists under a new Pa-tient Centered Community Care (PC3) initiative, which the Department of Veterans Affairs will phase in across the country over the next six months.
The initiative is centered on two five-year contracts worth a combined $9.3 bil-lion and awarded Tuesday to separate health manage-ment companies tasked with consolidating and standardizing quality of providers that veterans are referred to when the VA can’t deliver in-house care in a timely way.
Health Net Federal Services LLC of Arlington, Va., and TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp. of Phoenix will establish vast non-VA
provider networks across all six VA medi-cal regions, taking three apiece.
Health Net, the current TRICARE support
contractor for military beneficiaries in that system’s North Region, will be responsible for VA regions that span the New England states, the North-ern Midwest states and all Eastern seaboard states down through Florida and Alabama. Health Net’s com-bined regional contracts are valued at $5 billion.
TriWest, which supported a provider network across the TRICARE West Region until last April, landed VA
contracts worth $4.4 billion to provide networks of men-tal health and specialty care in Western states, includ-ing Alaska, Hawaii, and all South Central states from Texas to Mississippi.
State borders don’t neat-ly define VA’s six regions, so Health Net will have respon-sibility for 38 states or parts of states as well as Puerto Rico. TriWest will provide non-VA provider networks for 28 states or parts of states as well as U.S. terri-tories in the Pacific.
Today, when VA fa-cilities lack capacity to provide care in house, patients are referred to private sector care under different purchased care mechanisms, including local contracts, sharing agreements and medical care authorizations. This is viewed as inefficient.
Future referrals will be consolidated under PC3 contracts so veterans see more coordinated and time-ly access to comprehensive networks of providers, all of them screened to meet uni-form VA quality standards.
The contractors will provide inpatient and out-patient specialty care and mental health care services when local VA medical cen-ters cannot, either because VA specialists aren’t avail-able except after long waits for appointments or be-cause veterans live far from the nearest VA facilities.
The new networks must screen providers to meet or exceed VA standards for credentialing, licens-ing and specialty care requirements. They must establish customer service and complaint procedures, and they must see patients
within a specified pe-riod and be geographically convenient. Also, medical files generated by network specialists must be shared with VA promptly to ensure that all VA care is closely monitored and coordinated.
The Veterans Health Administration has con-ducted a pilot program of non-VA provider net-works since 2009 called Project Hero. It involves only four of 56 VISNs (Vet-eran Integrated Service Networks). Through 2012, it reportedly saved VHA $27 million by more effectively purchasing care from pri-vate sector specialists using pre-negotiated rates.
The PC3 contracts will take six months to imple-ment starting next month. Networks are to be operat-ing across the country by April 2014.
Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., has pushed for TRICARE-like provider networks for VA patients since he became chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee in 2011, noting how far veterans in his dis-trict have to travel to get VA care even with many quality providers available locally.
Some veteran service organizations have worried that a big shift to private sector care, over time, will dilute VA medical expertise and also impact continuity of care being delivered to veterans having multiple medical conditions.
VHA officials said they heard these concerns dur-ing meetings with stake-holders last year and they helped to shape final design of the contracts.
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Joseph Violante, legisla-tive director of Disabled American Veterans, said his organization wants VA to ensure all enrolled veterans get “quality medical care when they need it and in the appropriate setting.”
That will require VA closely managing any care provided, including, as cir-cumstances warrant, care delivered in the private sec-tor, he said.
“DAV would be con-cerned if VA merely sent veterans out into the private sector without overseeing and managing the medical care to ensure veterans’ needs are being met,” said Violante.
David J. McIntyre Jr., chief executive officer and president of TriWest, re-called in a phone interview how the military came to rely more heavily on TRI-CARE support contractors during the Iraq and Afghani-stan wars when so many providers in the direct care system had to be deployed.
The new non-VA provider networks will give VA the same sort of flexibility to re-spond to gaps in timely care,
including mental health treatments for veterans with post-traumatic stress, Mc-Intyre said.
“The first step for the VA is much like it was for DoD when they started doing TRICARE. That is, to buy care on an efficient and ef-fective basis across a broad geographic space (and) from one entity that can pro-vide what they need,” said McIntyre.
It will take awhile for VA to figure out its demand for civilian health care and what volume of care should be bought through these net-works for maximum quality and efficiency, he added.
“But this gives them the ability, like DoD has, to turn on the spigot pretty quickly if they need to,” said McIntyre.
“I hold to the same philosophy I have held for 18 years” operating pro-vider networks for military beneficiaries, McIntyre said. “That is, the govern-ment should determine where government re-sources, taxpayer dollars, optimally are used. And if there’s enough demand, the
government should provide that service directly.”
But there will be times when it is cheaper, and for patients more convenient, for VA to buy care from the civilian networks, said McIntyre.
VA does buy care “in the marketplace right now. They just don’t do it on a consolidated basis. And that’s what this is going to give them,” he said.
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DeStIn — Fairways for Fisher House, the 6th An-nual Golf Tournament & Gala, will be held Sept. 19 and 20.
The tournament and gala raise money for Fish-er House of the Emerald Coast, which provides a
home for military families free of charge when a fam-ily member is undergoing treatment at a local medical facility.
Fisher House is located on Eglin Air Force Base.
The golf tournament will be held at Kelly Planta-tion in Destin on Thursday, Sept. 19. Shotgun start is at 1:30.
The gala, featuring en-tertainment by the Mulli-gans, is at Bayview Club on Eglin and begins at 6 p.m. A VIP reception for sponsors is at 5:30 at Fisher House. The event welcomes spon-sors at a variety of levels.
For more information, contact John “JB” Bern-hart at [email protected] or (850) 797-3165.
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