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I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e

Thirteenth Air Force

Col Craig Castillo

13 AF/SGK

16 Mar 11

PACAF Medical Engagement Efforts

THIS BRIEFING IS UNCLASSIFIED

Projecting Peace, Power and Presence

Flight Plan Personnel/assigned countries Ideality vs Reality Engagement Activities Challenges


East Timor

Lt Gen Kresge13AF/CC

Col O’Brien 13AF/SG

Col Craig Castillo 13AF/SGK (2012)Aerospace Medicine

Occupational Medicine

Japanese

Maj Nerriza Brooks

(2013)Medical

ManagementAmbulatory Care

Tagalog

Maj Douglas Riley

(2013)Public Health

Veterinary Medicine

Lt Col Peerach Ewings

(2012)Aerospace Medicine

Internal Medicine

Thai

MSgt Enrique Ferreira

(2012)Emergency Medical

ResponseAeromedical Evacuation

Spanish / Portuguese (Bra)

TSgt Carlos Limo

(2011) Medical

AdministrationResource

Management

Spanish / Portuguese (Bra)

Lt Col John Waite

(2011)(13 AF/SGX)

Bioenvironmental Engineer

Maj Brad Cogswell

(2012)(13AF/SGX3)

Medical Service Corp

Thai /Portuguese (Eur)

Maj Erickson

(arr Jul 2011) Family Practice

Australia

Oceania

New Zealand

13 AF/SGKINTERNATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS DIVISION

Laos

Myanmar

Thailand

Vietnam

Bangladesh

India

Bhutan

Sri Lanka

Nepal

Brunei

Malaysia

Papua New Guinea

Indonesia

Philippines

Singapore

China

South Korea

Cambodia

Japan

Mongolia

Taiwan

Russia


IDEALITY

PACAF/13 AF CSP

National Security Strategy

USPACOM TCP

National Defense Strategy

13 AFInternational Health Specialists

Medical Operations


REALITY Support Missions/Exercises Ambassador/Country Team Requests Flag Officer Good Ideas Funding Sources (“following the crumbs”) Host Nation’s Position (Ex. China)

Within this – we try to make it support our CSP and PACOM’s TCP.


ACTIVITIES PACIFIC ANGEL MISSIONS (Health Services Outreach/Med

SMEEs/Encaps) 4/year HA/DR - USAF aircraft to conduct HA mission (exercise DR)

Med SMEE Example in SL:

Public Health Outreach

Mental Health for Community Workers

Pediatric Emergencies for Primary Care Providers

FY 10 – Philippines, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka

FY 11 – Timor Leste, Indonesia, Mongolia, Cambodia

FY 12 – Philippines, Laos, Vietnam, Nepal


ACTIVITIES EXERCISE SUPPORT

COPE TIGER COPE INDIA BALIKATAN Etc.

With Medical Personnel and/or SMEEs


ACTIVITIES HARRT – PACAF DR capability of located in

Guam. Base Support, Command (C2), and Medical Component – Requires 2 C-17. Ready (palletized in warehouse) to go within 24 hours.

Deployed for Padang earthquake in 2009.


ACTIVITIES USAID funded Infection Control in Military

Hospitals Workshops in 5 countries (Nepal,

Bangladesh, Cambodia, Vietnam, China – unlikely to happen)


ACTIVITIES Asia Pacific Military Nursing Symposium

Annual event (approx 200 nurses) 2007 – Hawaii (3 countries) 2008 – Korea (7) 2009 – Vietnam (14) 2010 – Philippines (13) 2011 - Thailand


ACTIVITIES Laos Disease Surveillance Capacity Building

GEIS Funded Working to enhance military medical

surveillance capability in line with the National Plan of LaosTraining – English, IT, Lab TechniquesEstablishing EWARN system with the Lao

Military HospitalsEnhancing the Military Disease Prevention

Lab


CHALLENGES LANGUAGE – translation and interpreters COMMUNICATION – especially with some

partner nations that respond better to face to face (email marginal)

MEASURES OF EFFECTIVENESS


QUESTIONS?


CONTACTS Col Craig Castillo, 13 AF/SGK, DSN 312-448-3408,

[email protected]

LtCol Peerach Ewings, 13 AF/SGK, DSN 312-448-3476, [email protected]

Maj Douglas Riley, 13 AF/SGK, DSN 312-448-3466, [email protected]

Maj Nerriza Brooks, 13 AF/SGK, DSN 312-449-0492, [email protected]

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