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Friday, August 12, 2022 | Vol. 47, Number 32 S ERVING TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE AND THE MILITARY COMMUNITY OF SOLANO COUNTY DLA, Forest Service work to prep firefighters for wildfires PAGE 2 Ukraine gets $1B support package PAGE 6 TRAVIS TAILWIND CHIEF A visit from the Air Force Chief Gen. CQ Brown Jr. visits Travis. PAGE 3

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CONTENTSONTHECOVER U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown Jr. speaks with airmen at an all-call during his stop at Travis Air Force Base, Aug. 4. Senior Airman Alexander Merchak/U.S. Air Force

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Wildland fires in California, Alaska and Oregon, combined with record-high temperatures and a dry summer, add up to the daunting task of disaster control. To support the firefighters who must meet these disasters head-on, the Defense Logistics Agency works through a system of planning and cooperation with firefighting agencies across the country.Tom Pisarich is the DLA liaison to the U.S. Forest Service, the primary wildland firefighting agency in the country and a ma jor DLA partner during wildland fire season. He monitors national preparedness levels and tracks emergency orders placed with DLA’s Customer Interaction Center, and he tracks the avail ability of critical items provid ed by major subordinate com mands.The Forest Service is one of eight agencies with the Nation al Interagency Fire Center. Lo cated in Boise, Idaho, the NIFC is the nation’s support center for wildland firefighting. It supports a series of caches, similar to warehouses, that are strate gically located around the coun try and stocked by DLA and other sources like the General ServicesWildfireAdministration.seasonspans from May to October, peaking in July and August. There are five levels of wildfire preparedness that are categorized according to burn ing conditions, fire activity and resource availability. Prepared ness level 5 is declared when several areas experience major incidents that have the potential to exhaust Accordingresources.totheNIFC, as of the beginning of August, the na tional preparedness level was at 3, and more than 1.5 million acres have burned in large fires. Much like hurricane season, planning for the next fire sea son starts as soon as the previous one“Whenends. the fire season ends in October, DLA gets together with all of the firefighting agencies and conducts after-action re ports to discuss what happened the previous year and begin planning for the season ahead,” Pisarich said. “We want the caches filled to their required levels before the next fire season begins.”Laura Durback, DLA’s whole-of-government custom er account manager, agrees that planning is important during wildland fire season. “That includes looking at stock levels, planning drills and collaborating with other agen cies so we have the right points of contact,” Durback said. “It’s establishing a battle rhythm and holding regular meetings so when something happens, our liaison officers are fully staffed with any support and have all the touchpoints available.” DLA took over maintaining items for wildland fire season from the General Services Ad ministration in 2014 and created a catalog including special ized equipment the Forest Service needed, Pisarich said. Most items are stored at DLA Dis tribution San Joaquin, California because many wildland fires break out on the west coast, then shipped to caches as needed, he added.The agency’s major subor dinate commands ensure DLA has what it needs to supply the caches. DLA Troop Support provides items from its four sup ply chains, including hand tools, protective clothing, water-han dling equipment, hoses, gas kets, pumps and ready-to-eat meals. DLA Land and Mari time provides batteries for the Forest Service’s radio systems. DLA Aviation also provides light sticks, and DLA Energy provides ground and aviation fuel. In ad dition to wildland fire support, DLA Disposition Services pro vides used military equipment to firefighters in rural communi ties through the DoD Firefighter Program.DLATroop Support also provides the Forest Service with a weekly status report on the availability of critical items, Pisarich“Whensaid.we are in fire sea son, we like to have those items stocked at San Joaquin to as high a level as possible,” he said. “We try to reach that goal by May 1.”

The Forest Service forecast ed an increased potential for fires this year based on weather conditions, near-record temper atures and dry vegetation and underbrush, Pisarich added. In 2021, the United States was at preparedness level 5 for 68 con secutive days, setting an all-time record, Pisarich said. during

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US Air Force Chief Brown visits Travis Air Force Base

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown Jr. speaks with airmen at an all-call during his stop at Travis Air Force Base, Aug. 4. Brown stopped by “The Gateway to the West” on his way to visit bases throughout the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of operations to help reinforce the United States’ commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Senior Airman Alexander Merchak/U.S. Air Force Airmen salute as U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown Jr. arrives at Travis Air Force Base, Aug. 4.

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Senior Airman Alexander Merchak 60TH AIR MOBILITY WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE — Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown Jr. visited Travis Air Force Base, California, Aug. 4. Brown stopped by “The Gateway to the West” on his way to visit bas es throughout the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of operations to help reinforce the United States’ commit ment to a free and open Indo-Pacif ic region.During the visit, Brown had the opportunity to address Team Travis airmen at an all-call. “I appreciate what you do for the United States Air Force, being the ‘Gateway to the West’ and all the things you have done for Operation Allies Welcome,” said Brown. “The things you did for Project Ohana, to take care of those effected by Red Hill…Thank you so much for what you all do.”

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Brown went over how the climate of conflict has changed throughout his Air Force career. “I really got an impression that we needed to write some change be cause we’re not in the Middle East anymore as far as where our focus should be, and that’s why I pushed out ‘Accelerate Change or Lose’.” He recognized star performers from various units across the base and answered questions about lead ership, childcare and possible future conflicts.Brown will continue his tour with scheduled base visits at Joint Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Andersen AFB, Guam; Kadena Air Base, Ja pan; Kunsan and Osan ABs, Republic of Korea; and Eielson AFB, Alaska. Here to supply! Travis exchange provides value to to-schoolfamiliesmilitaryduringback-season

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Staff Sgt. Cheyenne Lewis 325TH FIGHTER WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) — As of July 2022, Self-Aid Buddy Care, a series of techniques used to provide basic care to wound ed airmen before they get to a medical facility, is no longer being taught. SABC was re placed by Tactical Combat Ca sualty Care, a training which implements the best medical practices in battlefield trauma care.TCCC was created by the Committee on Tactical Com bat Casualty Care. The com mittee is composed of 42 vot ing members across the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy and Ma rine Corps. These members utilize research data and realworld expertise to develop the best practices to be used for medical response. “The committee sits down and looks at what is and isn’t working,” said Staff Sgt. Ash ley Madry, 325th Medical Group noncommissioned offi cer in charge of education and training. “They do research and compare it to (previous wartimes). After evaluating the numbers, TCCC is shown to save more lives.”

The actions of first respond ers or a fellow wingman are of ten the difference between life or death after an airman is in jured on the “Switchingbattlefield.toTCCC gives us a wider variety of skills that can be utilized on the battlefield,” said Senior Airman Bertrand Vicks, 325th Fighter Wing safety technician. “It’s not just be cause this can be better used in real-world scenarios, but be cause there may not always be medics available. This allows the average airman the ability to provide a basic level of lifesavingLookingcare.”at previous ver sions of pre-hospital care, it shows massive hemorrhages

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Paula Roy, spouse of U.S. Air Force Command Sgt. James Roy, chief master sergeant of the Air Force, visits with spouses of airmen assigned to the 42nd Air Base Wing to learn about their Strength for Spouses deployment briefings at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, Aug. 6, 2012. Pictured are from right, Casey Nagaoka-Smith, Kim Milner, Verenice Castillo, Roy, Vanessa Edwards, Andrew Tveit and Amanda Burt.Melanie Cox/U.S. Air Force file (2012)

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The Defense Department to day detailed the contents of the latest security assistance pack age to Ukraine, which is worth $1 billion. Provided under pres idential drawdown authority –the 18th drawdown so far – the package includes additional am munition for both the high mo bility artillery rocket and howit zer“Thissystems.is the largest single drawdown of U.S. arms and equipment utilizing this author ity to date,” Colin Kahl, the un dersecretary of defense for poli cy, said. “The package provides a significant amount of addition al ammunition, weapons and equipment the types of which the Ukrainian people are us ing so effectively to defend their country.”Among the items included in the latest package are addition al ammunition for the high mo bility artillery rocket system, or HIMARS; 75,000 rounds of 155 mm artillery ammunition; twenty 120 mm mortar systems and 20,000 rounds of 120 mm mortar ammunition; munitions for the National Advanced Sur face-to-Air Missile Systems, or NASAMS; and 1,000 Javelin and hundreds of AT4 anti-armor sys tems.“These are all critical capa bilities to help the Ukrainians re pel the Russian offensive in the east, and also to address evolv ing developments in the south and elsewhere,” Kahl said. Since the Russian invasion on Feb. 24, the U.S. has sent about $9.1 billion in security assistance to the Ukrainians through both the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative and presidential draw downPresidentialauthority. drawdown au thority, or PDA, allows the pres ident in certain circumstances to withdraw weapons, ammuni tions and material from existing U.S. military stocks and provide that to other nations. As part of the USAI, the DoD contracts for the purchase of materiel to be sent.“The United States continues to work with its allies and partners to provide Ukraine with ca pabilities to meet its evolving battlefield requirements and our allies and partners have stepped up to provide billions of dollars in their own assistance,” Kahl said. “We will continue to closely consult with Ukraine and surge additional available systems and capabilities in support of its de fense.”While this security assistance package doesn’t contain addi tional HIMARS launch systems, it does contain additional muni tions for systems the U.S. has al ready sent to Ukraine, Kahl said. One type of munition the de partment has sent to Ukraine for use in the HIMARS is the “Guided Multiple Launch Rock et System” or GMLRS, which are precision-guided systems with a range of about 70km. Kahl said the U.S. had provid ed “hundreds” of those systems in the past few weeks and that the Ukrainians have been using them“Thesuccessfully.munitions themselves, these GMLRS . . . are having a very profound effect,” he said. “This is a 200-pound warhead, it’s kind of the equivalent of an airstrike, frankly – a precisionguided airstrike. These are GPSguided munitions. They’ve been very effective in hitting things that previously the Ukrainians had difficulty hitting reliably.”

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The latest security assis tance package also includes 50 armored medical treatment vehicles; Claymore anti-per sonnel munitions; C-4 explo sives, demolition munitions and demolition equipment; and med ical supplies such as first aid kits, bandages, monitors and other equipment, Kahl said.

Kahl said the Ukrainians have used the HIMARS along with provided GMLRS rockets to hit Russian command and control nodes, sustainment and logistics hubs and key radar systems, for instance.“It’smade it more difficult for the Russians to move forces around the battlefield,” he said. “They’ve had to move certain aspects back away from the HI MARS. It’s slowed them down. It’s made it harder for them to resupply their forces. So I think it’s having real operational ef fects.”

Senior Airman Beaux Hebert/U.S. Air Force file (2020) A U.S. Army M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) launches ordnance during RED FLAG-Alaska 21-1 at Fort Greely, Alaska, Oct. 22, 2020.

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Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) — The Department of the Air Force launched the Integrated Re sponse Co-Location Pilot pro gram at seven installations on Aug. 1 to evaluate the effec tiveness of a new, more holis tic approach for responding and assisting survivors of sexual as sault, sexual harassment, do mestic violence, stalking, and cy berThisharassment.pilotprogram will run for six months and centralize five key support services to simplify access and the advocacy processes for airmen and guard ians. The five services that will physically co-locate are: n Sexual Assault Response Coordinator n Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Victim Advocate n Domestic Abuse Victim Ad vocate n Victim’s Counsel n Religious Support Team “This is about support the co-location pilot. “Co-lo cating support services for vic tims of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and other forms of interpersonal violence is meant to help victims easily navigate available resources. We’re com mitted to increasing awareness of response services, minimizing the number of times a victim has to tell their story, and collecting the data to improve response and prevention efforts.”

The executive order signed by President Joe Biden strengthens the military justice response in prosecuting domestic violence cases and fully implements changes to the military justice code to criminalize the wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images. Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTO NIO-LACKLAND, Texas — Department of the Air Force Gaming, founded in 2019, dig itally connects airmen and guardians through their shared love of Managedgaming.by the Air Force Services Center, DAF Gam ing is focused on supporting Air Force resiliency and reten tion through a global esports effort that delivers communi ty experiences and competitive leagues.Currently, more than 25,000 Total Force gamers par ticipate, including active-duty airmen and guardians, Guard and Reserve, as well as Defense Department civilians. DAF Gaming managers with the AFSVC recently expanded the program by adding a sec ond league -- DAF Gaming Mi nor League. Similar to instal lation intramural sports, the minor league is open to gamers of all ages, including retirees and young family members. After two seasons and with a third season underway, the suc cess of DAF Gaming will keep growing, bringing Air Force and Space Force Gaming to communities while empowering them to practice, compete and build camaraderie, leadership and connectedness, AFSVC of ficials“Onesaid.adage that I’ve always disliked is ‘it’s not about who wins or loses, it’s about how you play the game.’ But, with DAF Gaming, it’s 100% true,” said Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander. “We’re all about bringing our armed forces together, build ing communities and enjoying friendly, spirited competition along the way.” Find out more about the pro gram at www.airforcegaming. com.

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The pilot program is the latest in a series of comprehensive reforms by the Department of the Air Force to change policies and practices to better identi fy sexual assault, harassment, stalking, and domestic violence cases. The goal is to increase overall awareness, accessibil ity, and support to survivors through healing-centric servic es to prevent re-victimization. “We are committed to in creasing overall awareness, accessibility, and support to survivors through physical colocation of centralized support,” said Lt. Gen. Caroline Miller, deputy chief of staff for Man power, Personnel, and Servic es. “Integrating these services allows us to enhance survivors’ healing and simplifies the advocacyTheprocess.”Department of the Air Force has also taken deliber ate and substantive actions to address sexual assault, sexu al harassment, and interpersonal violence, which the Inde pendent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military, the DAF Interpersonal Vio lence Task Force Report, Racial Disparity Review, Disparity Re view and Disparity Review Ad dendum identified. Updated discharge criteria for sexual assault The new comprehensive pol icy, DAF Instruction 36-3211: Military Separations, published in June 2022, explicitly states members who commit sexual assault will face mandatory ini tiation of discharge, and only if certain limited circumstances exist, can a member be consid ered for an exception to the pre sumption of Exceptionsdischarge.todischarge are not allowed in the following cir cumstances:

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n The sexual assault involved force or threat of force, the vic tim was incapable of consenting, or the assault involved false rep resentation by the subject.

The Department of the Air Force established an Office of Special Trial Counsel June 15, led by an O-7 judge advocate who reports directly to the Sec retary of the Air Force. OSTC will have the exclu sive authority to refer and prose cute covered offenses committed on or after Dec. 28, 2023, such as murder, sexual offenses, and other serious crimes. The office will include liti gators who completed an ex tensive selection process. The Judge Advocate General person ally designates each Special Tri al Counsel based on their expe rience litigating sexual assault cases, successful completion of the STC Qualification Course, a certification interview, and upon recommendation of a panel of previously certified prosecutors. The Department of the Air Force held its first STC Qualifi cation Course in May, and The Judge Advocate General of the Department of the Air Force personally certified the first team of STCs. The goals of the new office are to provide expert prosecution support, strengthen communica tion with victims, streamline the investigation and trial process to decrease case processing time, and continue to develop expert litigators.

n The member has a prior substantiated allegation of sexual assault or sexual harass ment. n The member’s continued presence in the DAF is inconsis tent with good order and disci pline and promoting a culture of safety and Additionally,respect.the criteria that focused on how likely a member was to engage in a future act of sexual assault was removed. Established Office of Special Trial Counsel

n The sexual assault involved a child. n The sexual assault involved a sexual act (i.e., an offense in volving penetration).

n The sexual assault involved an abuse of rank or authority.

The Department of the Air Force is utilizing the newly enu merated Article 134 offense in investigations and prosecutions of sexual harassment and edu cating the force on its punitive nature. Previously, the Depart ment of the Air Force handled allegations of sexual harassment under various articles, such as Article 92, Dereliction of Duty, or Article 133, Conduct Unbe coming an Officer. Under Arti cle 134, commanders will have a specific Uniform Code of Mil itary Justice offense to direct ly address the seriousness of this misconduct.AsofApril, commanders must notify victims of adminis trative action results in alleged sex-related cases not proceeding to court-martial. The category of required victim notifications ex panded from “alleged sexual as saults” to any “alleged sex-relat ed Nooffenses.”laterthan December 2023, commanders will be required to forward, to the extent practica ble, allegations of sexual harass ment to independent investigators within 72 hours. Each of these efforts is sup ported by an Executive Or der signed in January by Presi dent Joe Biden.

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Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) Gary Legault MHS COMMUNICATIONS

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Part of putting patients at the center of everything we do is en suring patients can quickly access high-quality care – particu larly specialty care – wherever they happen to be. Virtual health is central to in creasing timely access to care, which is why the MHS has Telemedicine Privilege by Proxy. This fast, efficient process that enables providers to file one application and get permission to virtually treat patients anywhere in the Military Health System. Telemedicine Privilege by Proxy plays a crucial role in meeting one of the MHS’s big gest clinical needs: expanding access to limited specialty-care resources across the enterprise, especially to small, remote locations.The single, centralized pro cess has also made it up to 30 times faster for providers to get permission to deliver care virtually at military hospitals and clinics. It only takes three to five days, down from 90 days or more.The MHS’s Telemedicine Privilege by Proxy is a force multiplier that saves time, im proves processes, and removes barriers to care for those we serve.By facilitating virtual health across state and feder al jurisdictions, the process is an invaluable tool to increase mili tary readiness, improve access, improve outcomes, and lower costs.Telemedicine Privilege by Proxy offers providers opportunities to improve all care, both virtual and in person. The pro cess enables providers to deliver virtual care when appropri ate and focus more effectively on patients that need in-person treatment.Italso enables providers to share their expertise outside their home facilities to help pa tients around the world. the Burden Virtual Medical

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Covid-19 Impact The Covid-19 pandemic forced the MHS to rapidly ex pand the reach and capabilities of its virtual health offerings to ensure continuity of care while keeping providers and patients safe.Now that virtual health has become a permanent, grow ing part of MHS care delivery, many providers – and their pa tients – want to continue using virtualTelemedicinecare. Privilege by Proxy plays an essential role in meeting that demand. By expe diting review and approval of providers to work virtually at other sites, the process enables providers and facilities to focus on delivering care more effectively – whether that care is inperson or Telemedicinevirtual.

Privilege by Proxy will continue to help en sure service members, retirees, and their families get the care they deserve.

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The Defense Department would like nothing better than the total elimination of all nucle ar weapons worldwide, the un dersecretary of defense for policyColinsaid. H. Kahl spoke virtual ly today at the United Nations’ Nuclear Non-Proliferation Trea ty Review Conference in New YorkHowever,City. today’s security en vironment is more challenging than at any time since the end of the Cold War and arguably a more complex one, as there are many challenges that impact progress toward the achieve ment of the Non-Proliferation Treaty aspirations, he said. The NPT is an internation al treaty, the aim of which is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technolo gy, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and to further the goal of achiev ing nuclear disarmament. Kahl mentioned some of the impediments to eliminating all nuclearRussia’sweapons.unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and reckless nuclear rhetoric.China’s rapid expansion, modernization and diversifica tion of its nuclear weapons ca pabilities as well as its saberrattling this week in the Taiwan Straits.Iran’s refusal to resolve Inter national Atomic Energy Agency concerns and return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. North Korea’s possible prepa rations to conduct another nucle ar test and its steady stream of missileNucleartests.deterrence and the transparency, communication and dialogue are recognized to be equally important factors in reducing the risks of nuclear war, he “Thissaid.balanced approach rec ognizes that nuclear deterrence is not mutually exclusive to bol stering arms control, promoting strategic stability and working toward a world without nuclear weapons,” he added. “Even as we continue the important work of ensuring a safe, secure and effective nuclear de terrent, the United States re mains committed to the goals of the NPT,” he said. In March of this year, DoD released its National Defense Strategy and the Nuclear Pos ture Review in classified form to Congress.Kahlsaid that the unclassified Center coordinates Telemed icine Privilege by Proxy as part of helping execute virtual health care across the MHS. The process decreases ad ministrative burdens on mil itary hospitals and clinics by handling two key tasks: n It confirms provider’s cre dentials and privileges at their primary facilities. n It then facilitates provid ers getting the same privileg es for virtual care at other fa cilities, enabling quick access to patients at different locations as needed.

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n Taking steps to reduce the role of nuclear weapons globally with a commitment to arms control, risk reduc tion and strategic stability. n Seeking a new, integrated approach to deterrence that works seamlessly across warfighting domains and theaters and bolsters security with non-nuclear capabilities. n A commitment to reducing risk through mutually verifiable arms control agreements, including compliance with all obligations.

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Master Sgt. Joshua DeMotts/U.S. Air Force file (2019)

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer flies in the U.S. Central Command area of operations, Oct. 25, 2019.

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n Recognizing a continued commit ment to discussions among the major nu clear powers on ways to sustain and en hance strategic stability and reduce the risks of nuclear war. “Despite the challenges in the cur rent security environment, the United States will continue to pursue engage ment with other nuclear armed states where possible to reduce nuclear risks, and we will do so with realistic expecta tions,” he said. “The United States wholehearted ly recognizes and reaffirms that a nucle ar war cannot be won and must never be fought,” he said. “We encourage nuclear weapons states to engage with the Unit ed States on risk reduction measures and provide transparency about nuclear pos ture and doctrine.”

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Each of the services and the department are now working to converge, streamline and im plement information enterprise modernization, as laid out in DoD’s 2022 Software Modern ization Strategy, she said. “It is not simple, because our processes are ingrained and we have a big organization, but it’s not impossible,” she said. “Technology’s the easy part. … But people are complicated. Process es are “Wecomplicated.needallhands-on deck,” she said, referring to DoD’s need to partner with allies, industry and academia. Cpl. Atticus Martinez/U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Timithy Slagle posts security in a light armored vehicle during a simulated force on force company level exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Jan. 11.

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Prep From Page 2 are the leading cause of pre ventable deaths across the De partment of Defense. Because of this, TCCC trainers use the acro nym “MARCH” when teaching the necessary life-saving skills. MARCH helps members re member which order to provide care to increase the chances of survivability.“Thefive skills associated with TCCC are ‘M’ for massive bleeding, ‘A’ for airway and re suscitation, ‘R’ for respiration, ‘C’ for circulation and ‘H’ for hy pothermia,” Vicks added. “Be cause people can die from mas sive bleeding and hemorrhages at a faster rate, that needs to be addressed first. There’s no point in treating hypothermia if some one dies from blood loss.”

Providing firefighting materi al increases DLA’s buying power, said Joseph Brooks, chief of DLA’s Whole of Government Di vision.“The firefighting gear we provide our state, local and fed eral partners is the same that the Navy buys. We have a big ger demand, which gets better pricing from our vendor base,” Brooks said. “Whatever work we do for the whole of government is done where it does not detract from the support, we provide the services. Rather, it reinforc es and enhances our main line of effort, which is to support the warfighter.”

Another change associated with the switch to TCCC is the teaching style. Aside from some instructional videos, TCCC is primarily taught hands-on. “My favorite part of train ing TCCC is the hands-on skills training,” Vicks continued. “Per sonally, I think you learn more from a hands-on environment versus written training. I will work with you until you pass and have the necessary skills.”

While SABC and TCCC are both designed to provide imme diate care, Staff Sgt. Eric Dowell, 325th MDG NCOIC of education and training, described TCCC as SABC “on steroids.” Since TCCC has been developed, the U.S. military currently has the best casualty survival rate recorded in history. TCCC is now the ac cepted pre-hospital care across the DoD and 100% of active-duty members are slated to be trained on TCCC by August 2023 with a goal of zero preventable deaths. Page

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE16 TRAVIS TAILWIND August 12, 2022 We Salute THOSE WHO SERVE We’ve been serving Solano County since 1973. We appreciate the many years of business with our customers and repeat customers. Military Discounts Gratefully Given $19,649 $14,349$21,929 $22,488 that time, DLA provided 5.1 mil lion batteries, 263,000 meals and 1,945 miles of fire hose.

Sgt. 1st Class Zachary Holden/Oregon National Guard Oregon Army National Guard citizen-soldiers recover a fire hose during mop up operations on the Two Four Two Fire, Chiloquin, Ore. Sept. 21, 2020.