Vol. 78, No. 9
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Electrifying: Where can I plug in my EV? by Maj. Jenelle Walden 951 RSPTS/JA
SpRING FORWARD! Mar. 10 marks the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. Move your clocks one hour ahead at 2 a.m. on Sunday!
NEWS BRIEFS FITNESS CENTER OFFERS WEEKLY TRX CLASSES The March Fitness center will be offering free TRX classes on Mondays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m., in the main gym area. For more information, contact the Fitness Center at 951-655-2284. GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD ON-SITE TRAINING Citibank is offering travel card training at March Air Reserve Base, Mar. 12 and 13, in the Financial Management Bldg. 466, in the downstairs computer learning center. Training will consist of an eight-hour hands-on classroom session. All Agency Program Coordinators are encouraged to attend. For more information, or to reserve a slot, contact Joyce Hazelwood, Agency Organization Program Coordinator, at 951-6552787 or email joyce.hazelwood@ us.af.mil. Use your smartphone to connect to the March Air Reserve Base official public website via the Microsoft tag app.
The goal of a healthy environment, reduced dependence on foreign oil and skyrocketing gas prices has inspired many people and organizations to purchase electric vehicles. The Department of Defense has expanded their fleet of electric vehicles to more than 3,000 cars. As a matter of fact, many members of the Air Force are choosing electric vehicles for their privately owned vehicles. Since EVs have a limited range of travel before recharging, some March Air Reserve Base members, who own EVs, have resorted to using onbase charging facilities. While DOD is leading the way in their use of electric vehicles, it cannot be viewed as an authorization to plug electric POVs into government charging stations, here at March. While the cost of charging an EV may only be a few dollars, that money adds up over time and is an unauthorized expense to the government. See EV, page 4
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An employee unscrews the gas cap to a new electric government vehicle. These vehicles can drive up to 38 miles on pure electricity before a gas powered motor begins to generate electricity to power the engine. Currently, privately owned vehicles cannot be serviced at government charging stations.
Air Force cuts aviation support at public events WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the Air Force braces for the impact of sequester, leadership has cancelled all aviation support to public events for at least the remainder of the fiscal year and is standing down the Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team to save flying hours to support readiness needs. As of Mar. 1, active-duty, Reserve and Guard units will cease all aviation support to the public. This includes the cancellation of support to all air shows, tradeshows, flyovers (including funerals and military graduations), orientation flights, heritage flights, F-22 demonstration flights and open houses, unless the event includes only local static assets.
Additionally, the Air Force will cancel the Thunderbirds’ entire 2013 season beginning Apr. 1. The Thunderbirds and Heritage Flight crews will complete their certification procedures for safely flying aerial demonstrations in case the budget allows resumption of scheduled events in 2013, but the Air Force will cease participation in Heritage flights following certification. The Air Force will reduce flying hours by as much as 18 percent — approximately 203,000 hours — impacts will be felt across the service and directly affect operational and training missions.
“While we will protect flying operations in Afghanistan and other contingency areas, nuclear deterrence and initial flight training, roughly two-thirds of our activeduty combat Air Force units will curtail home station training,” said Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III. Since all aerial support to public and military events is flown at no additional cost to the taxpayer using allotted training hours, the Air Force had no choice but to cancel support to these events. “Engaging with the public is a core Air Force mission and communicating and See CuTS, page 5
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Women’s History Month: Proclamation from the President by President Barack Obama
For more than two centuries, our Nation has grown under the simple creed that each of us is created equal. It is a notion that makes America unlike any other place on earth — a country where no matter where you come from or what you look like, you can go as far as your talents will take you. Women’s History Month is a time to remember those who fought to make that freedom as real for our daughters, as for our sons. Written out of the promise of the franchise, they were women who reached up to close the gap between what America was and what it could be. They were driven by a faith that our Union could extend true equality to every citizen willing to claim it. Year after year, visionary women met, marched and mobilized to prove what should have been self-evident. They grew a meeting at Seneca Falls into a movement that touched every community and took on our highest institutions. Moreover, after decades of slow, steady, extraordinary progress, women have written equal opportunity into the law repeatedly, giving generations of girls a future worthy of their potential.
That legacy of change is all around us. Women are nearly half of our Nation’s workforce and more than half our college graduates. However, even now, too many women feel the weight of discrimination on their shoulders. They face a pay gap at work, or higher premiums for health insurance, or inadequate options for family leave. These issues affect all of us and failing to address them holds our country back. That is why my Administration has made the needs of women and girls a priority since day one — from signing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to helping ensure women are represented among tomorrow’s top scientists and engineers. It is why we secured
stronger protections and more preventive services for women under the Affordable Care Act. It is why we have fought for greater workplace flexibility, access to capital and training for women-owned businesses and equal pay for equal work. And it is why we have taken action to reduce violence against women at home and abroad and to empower women around the world with full political and economic opportunity. Meeting those challenges will not be easy. However, our history shows that when we couple grit and ingenuity with our basic beliefs, there is no barrier we cannot overcome. We can stay true to our founding creed that in America, all things should be possible for all people. That spirit is what called our mothers and grandmothers to fight for a world where no wall or ceiling could keep their daughters from their dreams. And today, as we take on the defining issues of our time, America looks to the next generation of movers and marchers to lead the way. I invite all Americans to visit www. WomensHistoryMonth.gov to learn more about the generations of women who have shaped our history.
Arlington Museum showcases military women’s contributions by Terri Moon Cronk American Forces Press Service
ARLINGTON, Va. — A living legacy to women who served in all branches of the U.S. military honoring their service and sacrifice, was established inside the Women’s Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. The museum in the memorial depicts the “duty, honor and pride” of the more than two million women who served to defend the United States, from the beginning of the Revolutionary War through today’s war in Afghanistan. Situated at the ceremonial entrance to Arlington National Cemetery, the $22 million memorial offers a grand welcome to the sacred military burial grounds with its neoclassical architecture. Following 11 years of construction, the museum was dedi-
cated on Oct.18, 1997, after the Women’s Memorial Foundation spearheaded the effort to educate the public and honor women who defended the nation during all eras and in all services. The museum’s “living” exhibits depict the past, present and future of military women on active duty, in the Reserve, the National Guard and U.S. Public Health Service, in addition to the Coast Guard Auxiliary and Civil Air Patrol. Additionally, the women who served in support of U.S. armed forces during wartime overseas in such organizations as the Red Cross, United Service Organizations, Special Services and the PHS Cadet Nurse Corps, have a place of honor in the museum. The Women’s Memorial is the only national museum of its kind, according to The Women in Military Service for America
Memorial Foundation Inc. website. Its staff collects, preserves, documents and analyzes the history of women’s military service by gathering official and personal records, oral histories, photographs and memorabilia for its exhibits. “Although women have always volunteered in defense of our nation, many of their contributions have been forgotten and are not recorded in today’s history books,” the website notes. A signature feature of the museum is the voluntary Register, a computerized database of information on about 3,500 former military and current active-duty women. Each entry shows the service woman’s picture, dates of service, awards received, key memories of her service and other statistics. The foundation registry also allows National Guard and Reserve servicewomen, Cadet Nurses
and service organization employees who served overseas during a war to register. The museum’s Hall of Honor pays tribute to fallen servicewomen in a somber room amid flags of U.S. states, territories and the military services. A small exhibit displays two books of female casualties while serving in the line of duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. The hall also honors women who served with, “…particular sacrifice and achievement. Honored are those who were killed in action, died in the line of duty, were prisoners of war or were recipients of the nation’s highest awards for service and bravery,” a description reads. A marble Sister Block, taken from the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, stands formidably tall and wide, See MuSEuM, page 3
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Continued from page 2 nearly ceiling-high in the room. The glass-enclosed exhibits in the museum’s main section vary by era and among them are reminders of today’s wars; one depicting the War on Terror and another displaying service uniforms worn in Iraq and Afghanistan with the backdrop of a flag that reads, “We Remember 9/11.” Exhibits entitled, Serving in the Military, from 1901 to 1945 and another Since 1946, comprise the work of early servicewomen. The exhibits include World War II dog tags, identification cards, photos and service manuals entitled, If You Should be Captured, These are Your Rights and Survival on Land and Sea. A citation for a Bronze Star medal, awarded to Della Polacek, reads, “In support of combat operations against the enemy in Manila, the Philippines,” for her service from April to July 1945. Today, the “Greatest Generation” of World War II veterans are in their 80s and 90s and the museum offers a multitude of World War II-era artifacts from 1941 to 1945. The exhibits are entitled, Overseas in the Military, POWs Under Fire, and The War Ends. A huge wall visual tribute, The Greatest Generation, displays life-like, hand-painted portraits, taken from old black and white photographs. Men also are depicted in this display — the only mention of male service members in the museum. The Forgotten War, exhibit covers women who served during the 1950-53 Korean War. The Era of Con-
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Donated World War II mementoes, uniforms and recruitment posters on display at the Women’s Memorial museum at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Mar. 1, 2013.
flict — the Vietnam War, tells the story of Army, Navy and Air Force nurses who comprised 80 to 90 percent of U.S. military women in Vietnam working on the ground, at sea and on evacuation flights, from 1964 to 1973. March 4, will mark the opening of Celebrating 40 Years of Women Chaplains: A Courageous Journey of Faith and Service. The Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation
Inc. website says the exhibit, “tells the story of the scores of women, beginning in 1973, who answered God’s call to minister to the nation’s military members and their families in times of war and peace.” Of all the meticulously planned exhibits and tributes, one extemporaneous display features a painting of Army Staff Sgt. Jessica Clements, who left the military on a medical retirement following a roadside-bomb explosion in Iraq.
Her injuries resulted in severe traumatic brain injury, in which she had to learn to walk and talk again. Behind her painting is a large wall, filled with hundreds of notes to her, written by visitors. Resident artist Chris Demarest said it started with a single drawing by a 6-year-old child. One week later, he said, the wall was filled with notes left by visitors, thanking Clements for her service. He calls it, The Wall of Thanks.
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Adjust, Adapt, Flourish by Chaplain Bob Meissner 452 Chapel services
Last night my wife and I watched a movie classic, “A Street Car Named Desire.” I knew about it and of Tennessee Williams, who wrote a play with the same name. As we settled in to enjoy this Hollywood classic, I eventually realized that the reality did not meet my expectations. What was considered a great movie in 1951, did not match what I have come to expect from movies today. It seemed overdramatized in many places and the emotionally charged music in the background, only seemed to make it more over-the-top. The dull, black and white picture slowly drained my attention span, sending my thoughts into a fuzzy zone, causing me to drift in and out of consciousness. I had built up a certain expectation in my mind and that is not what I got. In life, we are constantly faced with situations and circumstances that do not meet our expectations. We can lock our-
selves in a prison of disappointment, if we hope a change in circumstances will bring a change in attitude. Circumstances constantly change, sometimes for the better or sometimes for the worse and unless we learn to adjust, we can find ourselves in a spiral of discouragement. Let me ask you a simple question — what is the one thing separating you from happiness? How you answer, can help you pinpoint which areas you need to make adaptable. So, how would you fill in the blank: “I will be happy when — I’m promoted; I’m married; I’m single; I’m rich; or I’m healthy?” How you fill in the blank can identify the places you might need to calmly embrace so you can flourish, in spite of the circumstances. If your dreams never come true, if things don’t change, if your ship never comes in, can you find happiness? If not, you may find yourself living a life of discontentment. How we fill in the blanks is very important, but they are not always things we can
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Plugging a privately owned electric vehicle into a government charging station is a misappropriation of funds, meaning it is a theft from the U.S. Government and can be prosecuted as such. “The Air Force is currently developing guidance concerning on-base charging stations for electric POVs,” said Maj. Deric Prescott, 452d Air Mobility Wing Staff Judge Advocate. “However, until there is authorization from the Air Force allowing electric POVs access to government charging stations, the practice is prohibited. At this point in time, the owner of an electric POV bares the financial responsibility to charge their vehicle off-base.”
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Sequestration to affect DOD schools, commissaries by Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Civilian personnel at Department of Defense Education Activity schools and the Defense Commissary Agency will be affected by sequestration, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said, Mar. 4. The department will struggle to ensure DODEA — which serves 84,000 students at 194 schools — maintains an accredited school year, Little said. “We’re mindful that we need to protect the education of military children,” Little told reporters at the Pentagon. However, teachers and support personnel at DODEA schools will be subject to the furlough. Defense Department civilian personnel will be furloughed one day a week from April through the end of September, unless Congress intervenes. “We are going to do everything we can to manage the furlough process in
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452d Aeromedical Staging Squadron: Our reward is our job by Darnell Gardner 452 AMW public affairs
of responsibility — they are the first responders to injured warriors,” said If the U.S. Armed Forces are to remain the leaders Master Sgt. Javier Retamoof global engagement, they must maintain a force that za, 452d ASTS. “Their pristands ready to deploy at a moment’s notice. This type mary mission is to stabilize of commitment involves the selfless acts of those whose the wounded for transport calling is to serve their country without question or to Ramstein AB, the cenmental reservation. Hardest hit are forces assigned to tral hub for regional CASF combat duty. Casualties are high, yet their spirits are operations.” higher because they know that if injured, the most proCommunication is key ficient and efficient team of medical personnel will be to mission success. Prior there to see them from injury to recovery. to transferring a patient, The 452d Aeromedical Staging Squadron, at March CASF personnel process Air Reserve Base, makes up a small component of the patients into TRAC2ES men and women who enter the combat zone armed (pronounced tray-sez), with scalpels, bandages and the logistical know-how, the single global patient to move injured warriors from the battlefield to the movement automated hospital and back home for complete recovery. information system for U.S. Air Force courtesy photo “When tasked by higher headquarters [AFRC] to fa- DOD. It is the primary Aeromedical personnel tend to wounded warriors while onboard a C-17 Globecilitate the transfer of patients from the area of responsi- single web-based systems master III. Missions transport the injured from areas of responsibility to Ramstein bility back to a stateside hospital, we get a flood of vol- interface that tracks pa- AB, Germany, the regional contingency aeromedical staging facility. There, unteers,” said Senior Master Sgt. Briarly Saavedra, 452d tient movement from start wounded will be assessed for continued care, in which they will be transferred to ASTS. “To my knowledge, we have never had to force to finish. The information Lundstul Army Hospital if unstable, or released to travel stateside for continued anyone to deploy. We spin up our people using check- contained in this system recovery. lists and briefings; ensure they have updated wills, fam- streamlines the logistical ily care plans and powers of attorney; and then manifest aspect of which location to transport patients. Using Upon notification of inbound patients, support perthem on an air carrier destined for Germany.” time and severity of patients as determining factors, sonnel are readied to meet the aircraft when it pulls in When medical personnel reach Ramstein Air Base, the system determines which medical facility is best the chalks. Doctors, nurses, medics, chaplains and liaiGermany, they are billeted in designated rooms on suited for the patient son officers make up the greeting party of the incoming base. After which, they are taken to the contingency “As an administrative technician deployed to wounded. From the time the aircraft door swings open aeromedical staging facility, or CASF, to meet up with Ramstein AB, we would coordinate the movement of to having the patient placed in the ambulance is usually their deployed flight commander and co-workers — patients through the Theater Patient Movement Re- 20 minutes — timing is crucial, especially for critically usually consisting of permanent party and other de- quirement Center, or TPMRC, in cooperation with the injured patients. ployed personnel. The first days involve getting famil- doctors and nurses downrange,” said Saavedra. “They “Oftentimes, augmented ground personnel were iar with operations, but after that, everyone is expected would pass on the patient case-load to ensure we were augmented by volunteers who happen to get word to perform as trained. capable of continuing stabilization of the patient for that assistance was needed for moving patients,” said By assignment, this mission is an active duty role, with eventual transport to the US.” Retamoza. “Patients can weigh up to 300 pounds, rereservists serving as augmentees. On occasion, the ReOn occasion, allied forces would transit through quiring more muscle to safely move them to the CASF serve has been called in to assume role as lead unit in the the CASF and remain until a liaison officer from their — we had off-duty active duty personnel volunteering CASF, with active duty Airmen and sister-service person- country arrived to retrieve them for recovery efforts.” nel as augmentees. Saavedra explained that patients who arrive at the “We have supported wounded North Atlantic Treaty “Deployed medics are positioned downrange in areas Organization, or NATO, personnel from Britain, Cana- Ramstein CASF in critical condition and require addida, Belgium and Australia,” said Saavedra. tional follow-on care, are transferred to upper echelon “During our morning briefings, we notify medical care at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. allied forces liaisons when their wounded However, those arriving in stable condition are conwill be arriving and to have someone pres- sidered through-regulated patients and processed for flights back to the states or if foreign, to their respecent to receive them.” We do not have a “specific” treatment tive country. “The most rewarding experience during my deployagreement with our allies, but if someone comes on our aircraft, we tend to them un- ment was the hands-on experience,” said Saavedra. til their own personnel can pick them up, “Back home, I process pay orders and other administrative training, but when I am there, I am one of the explained Retamoza. “On rare occasions, we have taken care of personnel out at the aircraft, physically lifting patients enemy combatants,” said Retamoza. “There on and off the planes, but in all trueness, they were liftwas an instance in Iraq when we were noti- ing me up! The highlight of my career was when one of fied that there were wounded U.S. Forces the injured returned, after being treated, to give thanks who were struck by a road-side bomb, just for what we did for him — it was amazing that he even outside of the perimeter. When they arrived, remembered my face because he came to us in pretty U.S. Air Force courtesy photo we discovered there were also injured enemy bad shape.” “The deployment was extremely stressful, yet reAn ambulance bus backs up to a C-17 Globemaster III to receive forces present. We treated our wounded in the warding at the same time,” said Senior Master Sgt. TeCASF, while the enemy combatants received incoming wounded patients. Timing is crucial, especially for critiresa Higgins, 452d ASTS. “Just being out there on the treatment at our Mobile Army Surgical Hoscally injured patients, so doctors, nurses, medics, chaplains and liaison officers have limited time to offload patients and get them pital, or M.A.S.H unit — yes we were oppos- flightline, giving my all to ensure the continued safety much needed treatment. of our wounded made me proud to be part of the Team!” ing forces, but also humanitarians.”
The The Beacon NEWS BRIEFS pARTICIpATE IN 2013 SALuTE TO VETERANS pARADE The 8th annual Salute to Veterans parade will take place Saturday, Apr. 20, beginning at 10 a.m., in downtown Riverside, Calif. The parade staging area will be located in the lower parking lots of Riverside City College and the parade route will be the same as previous years. Participants can register via website at asalutetoveterans.com, or mail registration form to 6322 La Sierra Ave., Riverside, Calif. 92505. The deadline for entry is Mar. 22. For more information, call 951-687-1175 or email sixdog1175@aol.com. CALLING ALL FORMER NORTON AFB MILITARY AND CIVILIANS There will be a grand opening ceremony for the Norton Air Force Base Museum, Mar. 13, 2 p.m., at 1601 East 3rd Street, San Bernardino, Calif. For more information, contact the Norton AFB Museum at 909-382-7307 or email nafbmuseum@gmail.com. REGISTER TO ATTEND YELLOW RIBBON EVENTS Registration is now open for 2013 Yellow Ribbon events. The events will provide programs, resources, referrals and services to minimize stress on families during all phases of deployment. The following upcoming events are now open for registration: • Mar. 22–24, San Diego, Calif. (wait list only) • Apr. 19–21, Denver, Colo. • Apr. 26–28 Orlando, Fla. For more information, contact SMSgt. Jo Carrillo at 951-655-2571 or email josephine.carrillo@us.af.mil.
TRANSITION ASSISTANCE pROGRAM SLOTS AVAILABLE Los Angeles Air Force Base will conduct Fiscal Year 2013 TAP classes for interested military and family members. The following dates are available: Mar. 11–15 Apr. 8–12 May 13–17 Jun. 10–14 Jul. 15–19 Aug. 12–16 Sept. 16–20 Reservists will not be reimbursed for travel or per diem. To make reservations, call 310-653-5428. SINGLE AIRMAN’S pROGRAM SCHEDuLE The following free trip, sponsored by the Airmen & Family Readiness Center, is open to all base personnel, although priority will be given to single Airmen: • Mar. 14, Night skiing at Wrightwood (Gabriel mountains) • Mar. 16, Day skiing at Wrightwood (Gabriel mountains) For more information, contact Outdoor Recreation at 951-655-2816. TRICARE WEST REGION TRANSITION REVEALS IMpORTANT DATE If you currently pay your monthly TRICARE fees or premiums using automatic payments, you will need to submit your automatic Payment authorization from to United Healthcare NO LATER THAN Mar. 11, to ensure uninterrupted coverage. Instructions and the form can be found at www.uhcmilitarywast.com. This only applies to members that have direct deposit, not members with allotments set up through Defense Finance and Accounting Services.
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Task force established to close gaps between active, Guard, Reserve
Welcome packets are next step in TRICARE West Region transition
by Staff Sgt. David Salanitri Air Force Public Affairs Agency
TRICARE Management Activity
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Air Force senior leaders recently constructed a task force to develop the best ways to bring the active, Reserve and Guard closer together to achieve the most capable force possible. To meet the challenges of the future, the secretary and chief of staff of the Air Force directed the stand-up of the Total Force Task Force, or TF2, to develop strategic options on the appropriate Total Force capabilities mix to meet current and future Air Force requirements. “The results of this task force will inform our strategic planning and programming for fiscal 2015 and beyond. It will also serve as a resource to the congressionally-directed national commission on the structure of the Air Force that will be examining Total Force issues later this year,” said Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, at the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium & Technology Exposition, Feb. 22. The commission will study the structure of the Air Force to determine whether and how, the structure should be modified to
best fulfill current and anticipated mission requirements for the Air Force in a manner consistent with available resources. Senior leaders lead the task force comprised of active-duty, Reserve and Guard, who will work under Lt. Gen. Mike Moeller, deputy chief of staff for Strategic Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., in coordination with Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve leadership. The expectation is for active, Reserve and Guard components to learn from each other, while also looking into the strengths and weaknesses of today’s Total Force efforts. “The determination of our leadership to break down barriers preventing us from planning and advancing as a total force will drive this effort to success,” said Maj. Gen. Joe Balskus, military assistant to the deputy chief of staff for Strategic Plans and Programs. “The team we have assembled from the three components and the extended team members across Headquarters Air Force, the Air Force secretariat, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve is incredibly impressive.” See GApS, page 10
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — TRICARE West Region beneficiaries should keep their eyes on their mailboxes. UnitedHealthcare Military & Veterans, the incoming West Region health care support contractor, will be sending out welcome packages in early March. The welcome packets include contact information for UnitedHealthcare, where to file claims and information on continuing automatic payments, new case managers, referrals and authorizations. All TRICARE beneficiaries should read their packets carefully to see if they have to take any actions to prepare for the April 1, 2013 transition to UnitedHealthcare. One important date highlighted in the package is March 11, 2013, when beneficiaries must switch their automatic payment authorizations to UnitedHealthcare to maintain uninterrupted coverage.
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Also highlighted are new features and benefit enhancements to improve beneficiaries’ access to quality providers and decrease wait times. Enhancements include Convenience Care Clinics, the UnitedHealth Premium Designation Program of providers and expanded telemedicine opportunities. The packets contain information about how beneficiaries can request their current providers remain part of the TRICARE network after the transition to UnitedHealthcare takes place. Beneficiaries can ask their providers if they are members of the UnitedHealthcare network and if not, encourage them to sign up. West Region beneficiaries can access additional information about the transition by visiting the UnitedHealthcare website at www.uhcmilitarywest.com or reach UnitedHealthcare customer service at 1-877-988- 9378. They may also visit the TRICARE website at www.tricare.mil/westtransition.
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The Beacon NEWS BRIEFS 452D FM OFFERS DTS LAB Financial Management will conduct DTS computer labs every Unit Training Assembly, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Building 466. The lab is for any member who has DTS issues or requires assistance with completing their voucher. For more information, contact John Florence at 951-655-5260 or email john.florence@us.af.mil. SAFETY ADVISORY CONTINuED Drivers and pedestrians traveling near the Air Traffic Control Tower, Bldg. 1220, should proceed with caution due to the construction of the new tower. In addition, the gate entering the Flightline at Base Ops (F18) is now closed. All personnel needing access will still sign in at Base Ops, then enter the Flightline through the gate at Security Forces (Bldg. 470). The gate will be closed for approximately one year.
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Continued from page 8 Over the past two decades, the Air Force has become a more integrated force, both operationally and organizationally, across the Total Force. As a result, senior leaders want to ensure the service is structured in a way that ensures the service can achieve its strategic objectives going forward. “In view of this increased integration, as well as upcoming strategic shifts driven by post-Afghanistan reconstitution and the new Defense Strategic Guidance, the Air Force needs to undertake a comprehensive review of Total Force requirements. In addition, develop a strategic plan to ensure the Air Force correctly balances the strengths of each of the components to sustain the capabilities required in the years ahead,” Donley and Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, stated in a memorandum about the task force. Moeller said he is optimistic about the task force and the synergy it will generate within the planning community. “Under the chief of staff and secretary’s guidance,” he said, “we are taking the right steps to bring our Air Force together as one team in order to collaboratively answer one of the most important questions we face as a service, ‘what is the most effective balance of capabilities between the active duty, Guard and Reserve?’ The task force is designed to be open and transparent and we will need the help of all stakeholders to ensure success.”
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——— Dirty Thursday ———
U.S. Air Force photo / Master Sgt. Joshua Hornberger
Colonel Samuel Mahaney, 452d Air Mobility Wing commander, performs a final torque on C-17 NLG Tie Bolts to 162 ft. lbs with Staff Sgt. John Rey, 452d Maintenance Squadron. The wing commander began what he calls a “Dirty Thursday” program where he works along side Airman, getting his hands and clothes dirty. He noted that it’s a great opportunity to know the people who work in the wing as well as a chance to learn what individuals are really doing to support the mission.
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