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A retired C-5 Galaxy rests as a supermoon rises from the horizon at Travis Air Force Base, Aug. 11. The 60th Maintenance Group is carefully scrapping this C-5, but not before salvageable parts are stripped and repurposed by programs like Air Force Repair and Enhancement Program. story on page 3

Friday, August 19, 2022 | Vol. 47, Number 33 S ERVING TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE AND THE MILITARY COMMUNITY OF SOLANO COUNTY DoD releases first policy for social media PAGE 2 After Dobbs decision, DoD provides Q&A resource PAGE 4 TRAVIS TAILWIND SUPERMOON RISING

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CONTENTSONTHECOVER A retired U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy rests as a supermoon rises from the horizon at Travis Air Force Base, Aug. 11. Nicholas Pilch/U.S. Air Force

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DoD releases first official social media policy

DoD Instruction 5400.17, titled “Official Use of Social Media for Public Affairs Purposes,” provides principles for social media use with in DoD, direction regarding records management procedures for social media accounts, and guidance to en sure personal social media accounts are not misrepresented or misinter preted as official accounts.

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“Social media has an effect on ev ery one of our service members, ci vilians, contractors and their fam ilies – whether they run an official account or have never heard of Twitter,” Oare said. “We owe it to all of them to have one central policy that provides a clearly articulated stan dard of operation and accountability.”The DoD social media policy ap plies to Office of the Secretary of De fense personnel, the military depart ments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the combatant commands, and other DoD offices and agencies. In some cases, this means the new pol icy will supersede preexisting social media policies, but close coordina tion throughout its development en sured all perspectives were consid ered and integrated. “We deliberately wrote it in a col laborative manner, and it encour ages component heads to continue establishing component-specific so cial media regulations,” Oare said. “Our aim is not to be prescriptive or See SOCIAL

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It is important for military personnel to remember that when they’re logged on to a social media platform, they still represent their respective branch of service and must abide by the Uniform Code of Military Justice at all times, even when off-duty.

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C. Todd Lopez DOD NEWS WASHINGTON — The Defense Department has released a poli cy that for the first time spells out, from the highest levels of the de fense community, how DoD military and civilian personnel should use official social media accounts to best advance the mission of the U.S. mil itary and further instill trust in the credibility of the DoD.

Andy Oare, director of digital media for the Of fice of the Secretary of Defense, said. “There have been efforts in the past to do this, but in an organization of this size and magnitude, you need to fully coordinate and ensure all viewpoints are heard and represented. We wanted to make sure the servic es were collaborators from the very beginning.”Because social media changes rapidly, Oare said policies the department may have started devel oping in the past but had never fi nalized would quickly show their age. That won’t happen with the newly published instruction, and he stressed this policy will be continual ly refined and updated based on the evolving social media landscape. work across the depart ment to be agile and responsive in our day-to-day operations as we im plement this policy and update it when we should,” Oare

According to Guzman and Heckman, the six-week class is the toughest of its kind and has a high wash-out rate. The Mainte nance Squadron Avionics Shop plans to have two more airmen pass the class within the next year to ensure the success of the Air Force Repair and Enhance ment Program at Travis Air Force Base.

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“Removing and replacing com ponents on boards can be easy, but the hard part is doing circuit board repairs from damage like burns. When that happens, we have to cut a hole in the circuit board and have to fabricate the entire circuit board as new.”

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Three months from the time the question was asked, the Air Force Repair and Enhancement Pro grams is now fully functional. “Anytime supply can be a part of the repair cycle process that affects the enterprise, we are here to support,” said Master Sgt. Sarah Oh, 60th Logistics Readi ness Squadron customer support section chief. “As materiel man agers, we are continually looking to expand innovation here at Tra vis Air Force Base. When Mainte nance presented the idea, without question we did what we needed to do. Communication and team work have been at the very core of this program coming to frui tion.”One of the challenges operat ing an Air Force Repair and En hancement Program is having plenty of airmen who are micro miniature soldering certified, or have the ability to repair circuit

Travis opens Air Force Repair and Enhancement Program

Air Force Repair and En hancement Programs have been steadily growing around the Air Force for the past few years. However, it wasn’t until Staff Sgt. Aaron Heckman, 60th Mainte nance Squadron Air Force Repair and Enhancement Program tech nician, arrived on station from Spangdahlem, Germany, which has an Air Force Repair and En hancement Programs, asked the question: “Why doesn’t Travis have one of these?” Guzman asked the question to group leadership. Then, resource advisers stepped in to assess cost variables. Guzman then worked with the 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron Materiel Management flight service center to deter mine the use of condemned parts.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Aaron Heckman, left, 60th Maintenance Squadron Air Force Repair and Enhancement Program technician, shows repairable aircraft parts to 60th Maintenance Group leadership at Travis Air Force Base, Aug. 15.

A repairable circuit board awaits repair from a member of the 60th Maintenance Squadron AFREP at Travis Air Force Base, Aug. 15.

Nicholas Pilch 60TH AIR MOBILITY WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE — The 60th Maintenance Group opened the base’s first Air Force Repair and Enhancement Program with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday. The Air Force Repair and En hancement Program primari ly supports the repair of elec tronic components like circuit boards, but also has the capabil ity to support other replaceable aircraft units like switchboard buttons and lightbulb housing units. The program supports the C-17 Globemaster III and C-5M Super Galaxy, and will support the KC-46A Pegasus when it ar rives to Travis Air Force Base. Those familiar with Tra vis’ flight line have seen the C-5 parked on the far side with no battle buddy. The original intent for that specific C-5 was to dis play it on base and use it to show case part of the history of Tra vis Air Force Base, but the funds aren’t arriving any time soon, according to 60th Air Mobility Wing leadership. The C-5 will be scrapped, but not before all the salvageable parts are stripped and repurposed by programs like the Air Force Repair and En hancement Program. While mirroring statistics from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, the program is looking to save the Air Force upwards of $500,000 in the first year, accord ing to Master Sgt. Rodolfo Guz man, 60th Maintenance Squadron avionics production superintendent.“The benefits of having a pro gram like this far outweigh the other option,” Guzman said. “When the KC-46 gets here, it will be a quick implementation of processes to be capable of sup porting the new aircraft.”

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from the Q&A follow: Medical Care How do state laws affect the provision of health care through the Military Health System? DoD health care is provid ed through DoD-operated mili tary medical treatment facilities (MTFs) and through TRICARE authorized providers in the pri vate sector for eligible benefi ciaries. n MTFs may provide federal ly authorized and medically nec essary care even if that care is prohibited by state law or licens ing requirements. n Private sector health care providers are subject to the laws of the state where the care is provided. When state law re stricts certain types of care, that care may no longer be avail able through private sector health care facilities in the local area.The Military Health Sys tem operates as an integrated health system. If federally au thorized and medically neces sary care is not available in the local area – either at an MTF or through a TRICARE authorized private sector provider – a bene ficiary will be referred to anoth er provider within the Military Health System. In some cases, the beneficiary may need to trav el to another state to receive that care. Additional information on travel is provided below. When does the Department of Defense (DoD) provide abortion services? Who can receive those services? The Department of Defense (DoD) can perform or pay for abortion services for Service members, dependents, or other eligible DoD beneficiaries in cer tain circumstances. Consistent with federal law, this care is pro vided in cases where the life of the mother would be endangered should the fetus be carried to term, or in the case in which the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest (described within DoD as “covered abor tions”). Federal law prohibits the DoD from performing, or pay ing for the performance of, abor tions for any other reason. What kinds of abortions can the Military Health System perform? The Military Health System (MHS) has the capability to perform both medical abor tions (which are performed with

Jim Garamone DOD NEWS When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision protecting abor tion rights, service members and families were left uncertain about their access to reproduc tive health Recognizingcare. that the defense community continues to have questions about available servic es, the Office of the Undersec retary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness published a Q&A, Aug. 12, that includes answers to questions around reproductive health care access – including leave and travel, sexual assault, contraceptives and other types of related assistance.DoD shared the Q&A on the TRICARE and Military Health System web sites. The MHS site, known as Health.mil, also offers addition al information and resources for women’s health care within the DoD community. TRICARE is the health care program for uniformed service members, retir ees, and their families around theTheworld.Q&A represents part of the department’s efforts to take care of service members, DoD civilians and their families, and to ensure military readiness. “Nothing is more impor tant to me or to this department than the health and well-being of our service members, the ci vilian workforce and DoD fami lies,” said Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III in a message to the force after the Dobbs decision. “I am committed to tak ing care of our people and ensur ing the readiness and resilience of our force. The department is examining this decision close ly and evaluating our policies to ensure we continue to provide seamless access to reproductive health care as permitted by fed eralExcerptslaw.”

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“As we work on our own science and technology portfolio, we strategize on these investments as our allies and we work together along with industry and domestic partners to prioritize invest ments in these emerging areas,” she said.The 11 other critical technology areas outlined by Shyu include quantum sci ence; future-generation wireless tech nology; advanced materials; trusted artificial intelligence and autonomy; in tegrated network systems-of-systems; microelectronics; space technology; ad vanced computing and software; hu man-machine interfaces; hypersonics; and integrated sensing and cyber. U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class James K. Lee/DoD Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Science and Technology Barbara McQuiston delivers a virtual keynote at the Pentagon, Aug. 10.

C. Todd Lopez DOD NEWS In February, Heidi Shyu, undersecre tary of defense for Research and Engi neering, spelled out 14 technology areas of critical importance to the Defense De partment. Among those are biotechnol ogy, renewable energy generation and storage, and directed energy. But the $54.2 billion CHIPS Act, signed yester day, advances another of those top pri orities for the department: microelec tronics.“Let me take a moment and share with you what a banner day yesterday was [with] the signing of the CHIPS Act – revitalizing the domestic capabilities for microelectronics,” Barbara Mc Quiston, deputy chief technology officer of science and technology, said during a virtual discussion today at Federal Computer Week’s Emerging Technology Workshop.TheCHIPS Act, she said, provides both investment and incentive funding to build semiconductor manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and to advance research and development activities at both the national and regional levels. In addition, the law includes large in vestment in a national research and development center, an advanced pack aging manufacturing program, and up to three manufacturing institutes in the U.S. for semiconductor-related manufacturing, McQuiston said. “The legislation also provides $2 bil lion over five years for microelectron ics, which envisions a national net work of onshore prototyping, lab-to-fab transition in semiconductor technolo gies, including the Department of De fense-unique applications, and semicon ductor workforce training,” she said. “I think this is incredibly important for emergent technology, because as we have new ideas – new technologies coming forward – they can be rapidly prototyped and tested and put forward for accelerating technology into the marketplace and into the industrial base.”McQuiston said investment in all 14 technology areas is vital to maintain U.S. national security.

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Courtesy photo The 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron air advisers and Mauritanian Air Force students pose for a group photo following their graduation in Nouakchott, Mauritania, July 28.

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ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) — With his West Point pedigree and nearly five decades serving in active duty, the upper reaches of the Department of Defense, and assorted national security endeavors, Frank Kendall had a highly refined idea for what he would face when took his seat as Air Force secretary in 2021. Now, after one full year on the job, Kendall’s assessment of what his leadership has brought (and what it hasn’t), and how that has shaped the Air Force and Space Force to better ad dress the global threats facing the United States, is generally positive.“I’m reasonably comfortable with where we’ve come in the last year,” Kendall said in recent interview that ranged across a broad number of topics relat ing to how he has performed in the last year and how that trans lates to where the Air Force and Space Force are headed. But with his experience and knowledge, Kendall quickly offered some well-informed nu ance.“I think now there’s, if not quite a consensus, at least close to it in terms of the direction of change that we need,” he said. “So that’s all positive. Now it’s going to be up to us to execute.” He also offered a blunt as sessment of the stakes confront ing not just him but the entire Total Force and the nation and why the challenge from China must be understood and met without delay. “I regard the current situa tion (posed by China) as more stressing than the one I expe rienced for 20 years during the Cold War,” Kendall said, offer ing an assessment that is all the more remarkable given his hab it of being understated and for carefully choosing his words.

Today, with the emergence of China, “We have a well-re sourced, strategic, innovative competitor who is trying to de feat not just our current capa bilities but thinking ahead to the capabilities that we’re going to field and already started down the road of developing capabili ties to counter those,” he said. “It’s a game of chess in which we have to think a few moves ahead and we have to take ac tion. . . . Our ability to sustain de terrence depends upon our suc cess doing that. And I think this is a greater challenge even than the ones that I faced and was part of during the Cold War.” That, more than anything, ex plains perhaps Kendall’s clarion call during his first year as sec retary – seven Operational Im peratives is the blueprint he de veloped for rapidly changing the hardware, policies and cultures of the Air and Space Forces to better position them to confront current and emerging threats. The Operational Imperatives are the tool by which Kendall hopes to reshape and refocus the ser vices to contest, and if necessary, defeat China and other nearpeerOnpowers.more than one occasion over the last year, Kendall acknowledged that the Air Force is working to close a capability gap and that being forced to carry older, less capable equipment is Kendall

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Chief Master Sgt. James Guldjord, 18th Air Refueling Squadron air refueling superintendent, teaches Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall about the air refueling station on a KC-46A Pegasus at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, April 3.

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Complete care generally in cludes an initial diagnosis of pregnancy, counseling regard ing pregnancy options, any nec essary pre-procedural evalua tion, peri-operative care (care provided around the time of a surgical procedure), contracep tion counseling and provision, screening for sexually trans mitted infections, referral for mental health services, and fol low-up/post-operative care as required. Sexual Assault Response Coordinators (SARCs) or the Family Advocacy Program (FAP) are notified by a DoD medical provider at an MTF if a patient informs the provider that the patient is a victim of a sexual assault so that the SARC or FAP can inform the victim of servic es and reporting options. FAP clinicians are required to re port suspected child abuse/sex ual abuse directly to local civil ian child welfare services. There is no requirement that the health care provider inform the SARC or FAP that the patient request ed an abortion. Health care pro vider communications to a SARC or FAP are confidential. As a re sult, if the patient has made, or desires to make, a Restricted Report, that option is not affected by health care provider notifica tions to a SARC or FAP. What is the process that a Service member, dependent, or other beneficiary would use to seek covered abortion services? DoD performs or pays for abortions for Service mem bers, dependents, or other eli gible DoD beneficiaries in cas es where the life of the mother would be endangered should the fetus be carried to term or in the case in which the pregnan cy is the result of an act of rape or incest (described as “cov ered abortions”). In the case in which a pregnancy is a result of an act of rape or incest, a pa tient can request an abortion from a MTF provider. Patients may seek assistance through a Sexual Assault Response Co ordinator (SARC), Sexual As sault Prevention and Response Victim Advocate (SAPR VA) or the Family Advocacy Program (FAP), but may also seek as sistance through their prima ry care manager (PCM), a wom en’s health provider, or at an emergency room. Military med ical treatment facilities (MTFs) either have providers who per form abortion services or have the ability to refer patients to an appropriate provider in the pri vate sector or at another MTF. In states where beneficiaries have little to no access to an abortion provider, referral to a local pro vider in the private sector may not be available. In such cases, the MTF provider’s referral may require the beneficiary to trav el to a state where abortion care can be provided. Will DoD continue to provide care for ectopic or molar pregnancies, including termination of the pregnancy? Yes. DoD will continue to pro vide necessary medical servic es to treat ectopic or molar preg nancies. DoD providers at MTFs will continue to provide servic es as part of their federal duties if medically appropriate, even if those services are restricted or prohibited by state law. Does DoD provide abortion services in the military medi cal system through MTFs? Or through the private care system? DoD performs or pays for abortions for Service mem bers, dependents, or other eli gible DoD beneficiaries in cas es where the life of the mother would be endangered should the fetus be carried to term or in the case in which the pregnan cy is the result of an act of rape Q&A From Page 4 See Q&A Page 11

Consistent with DoD Instruc tion 6025.27, “Medical Ethics in the Military Health System,” November 8, 2018, providers who, as a matter of conscience or moral principle, do not wish to perform abortion are not re quired to do so, unless it is neces sary to prevent endangering the life of the mother. In the event that a state passed a law restricting providers from performing abortions, would DoD health care provid ers still be able to perform abortions in an MTF?

Yes. DoD providers may con tinue to provide covered abor tion services as part of their Federal duties if medically ap propriate, even if those servic es are prohibited by state law or licensing requirements. (A “covered abortion” is one DoD is authorized to perform un der federal law, which restricts the Department from perform ing abortions or paying to have them performed unless the life of the mother would be endan gered if the fetus were carried to term, or unless the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest.) DoD

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or incest (described as “cov ered abortions”). Covered abor tions are provided in both MTFs and in the private sector care through TRICARE. Can state law restrict my ability to receive abortion services at a military medical treat ment facility (MTF)? DoD performs or pays for abortions for Service mem bers, dependents, or other eligible DoD beneficiaries in cas es where the life of the mother would be endangered should the fetus be carried to term or in the case in which the pregnan cy is the result of an act of rape or incest (described as “covered abortions”). DoD health care providers’ current provi sion of covered abortions, as well as their provision of contracep tive care and other reproductive health services, continues to be legal and authorized under federal law, and it remains DoD pol icy to provide such services at MTFs. DoD providers at MTFs may continue to provide such services as part of their feder al duties if medically appropri ate, even if those services are restricted or prohibited by state law. Will TRICARE continue to provide coverage for abortion services in the case of rape, in cest or when the life of the mother would be endangered? Yes, TRICARE will continue to pay for abortions for Service members, dependents, or oth er eligible DoD beneficiaries in cases where the life of the moth er would be endangered should the fetus be carried to term or in the case in which the pregnan cy is the result of an act of rape or incest (described as “cov ered abortions”). Private sec tor health care facilities are sub ject to the laws of the state where the care is provided. When state law restricts certain types of care, that care may no longer be available through private sec tor health care facilities in the lo cal area. If a Service member and ac companying family members are stationed at an overseas location where abortion is legal, will TRICARE coverage extend to an abortion performed by a network provider? Yes, but only in cases where the life of the mother would be endangered should the fe tus be carried to term, or in the case in which the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest (described as “covered abortions”). There has been no change in policy or practice re lated to provision of abortions overseas. If a Service Member, de pendent, or beneficiary accesses abortion services outside of the military health care system and requires follow-up care, can they access care through DoD? Yes. Eligible DoD beneficia ries are encouraged to follow-up with their Primary Care Manag er or Women’s Health Provider following a pregnancy termina tion to obtain necessary followup care, to include convalescent leave (as indicated) or provision of contraception. This followup care is available regardless of whether the abortion service was a covered or non-covered procedure. Additionally, if a pa tient comes to a MTF with acute complications following a pregnancy termination, it is the duty of the receiving provider to care for these acute issues. By reg ulation, Active Duty Service members who experience com plications resulting from a noncovered treatment also may be authorized for treatment in the private sector if necessary, con sistent with applicable law. Does TRICARE maintain a list of providers who perform abortions in states that allow abortions? Where can I find that information? Currently, DoD does not maintain a list of private sec tor providers who provide abor tion care. Beneficiaries in need of covered services should en gage with their Primary Care Manager or OB/GYN for a refer ral to a provider in their commu nity. Beneficiaries may also call their TRICARE managed care support contractor (MCSC) for assistance in obtaining covered services. General information regarding access to reproductive health care, including abortion, can be found at www.reproducti verights.gov.

Medical Providers What religious protections are there for providers who do not wish to perform an abortion?

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If, following a non-covered abor tion, a Service member on Ac tive Duty has not been in contact with a DoD medical provider, in lieu of convalescent leave, the member may be granted regular leave, or up to four days of spe cial liberty, for recovery from the procedure. What is the process by which a Service member can request leave or special liberty to re ceive a non-covered abortion? Service members on Active Duty requesting regular leave or special liberty to receive a noncovered abortion would use their Military Service’s normal proce dures to request the leave or lib erty. Do Service members have to disclose to their unit commanders (or designated leave ap proval authority) that they are requesting regular leave or special liberty for the purpose of receiving a non-covered abortion? DoD-level leave and liber ty policies do not require Ser vice members to share the spe cific reason they are requesting regular leave or special liberty. However, inherent in the au thority and responsibilities con ferred upon a unit commander is the commander’s discretionary authority to grant or deny leave or special liberty. In exercising their discretion, unit command ers are expected to consider the health and welfare, morale, and needs of individual Service members requesting leave (or special liberty), as well as the commander’s responsibilities in maintaining the readiness and good order and discipline of his or her unit. Thus, Service mem bers may be required to disclose the minimum amount of infor mation necessary regarding the purpose of the requested regular leave or special liberty to allow the unit commander to make an informed decision on whether to grant the leave or special liberty.

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n Dependent Outside the Continental United States (OCO NUS): Dependents accompa nying Active Duty Service members (including Reserve Component members on Active Duty orders for a period greater than 30 days) stationed outside the Continental United States may be paid travel and transpor tation allowances to the nearest medical facility where a covered abortion could be performed. A written statement from a DoD medical authority must support the need for travel confirming both the seriousness of the con dition and the absence of ade quate military and civilian facili ties for proper treatment. May a Service member on Active Duty be granted regular leave or special liberty to receive a covered abortion? Service members on Active Duty are not required to use reg ular leave or special liberty to receive a covered abortion (a “covered abortion” is one DoD is authorized to perform under federal law, which restricts the Department from performing abortions or paying to have them performed unless the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or unless the pregnancy is the re sult of rape or incest). A Service member does not need to be in a leave or liberty status in order to receive a covered abortion. Following a covered abortion, and upon discharge from the treating medical facility, if appli cable, Service members on Ac tive Duty may be given conva lescent leave for the number of days necessary for their recov ery, based on a recommendation of a medical provider and with the approval of either the MTF Director or the Service mem ber’s unit commander (or oth er designated leave approval au thority). May a Service member on active duty be granted regular leave or special liberty to re ceive a non-covered abortion? Yes, Service members on Ac tive Duty may be granted leave or special liberty in order to receive a non-covered abor tion. Special liberty, however, would be limited to no more than 4 days.Following a non-covered abortion, and after having been in contact with a DoD medi cal care provider, Service mem bers on Active Duty may be giv en convalescent leave for the number of days necessary for their recovery, based on a rec ommendation of a DoD medical provider, and with the approval of either the applicable MTF Di rector or the Service member’s unit commander (or other desig nated leave approval authority).

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEAugust 19, 2022 TRAVIS TAILWIND 15 providers must be allowed to carry out their duties free from the threat of liability, and DoD has worked to ensure access to counsel for civilian employees and Service members who per form their duties in a manner au thorized by federal law. Private sector health care fa cilities are subject to the laws of the state where the care is provided. When state law restricts certain types of care, that care may no longer be available through private sector health care facilities in the local area. What information does a pa tient need to provide, if seeking abortion care due to a sexual assault or incest? DoD providers must have a “good faith” belief that the pa tient is a victim of rape or in cest to perform the abortion. Ser vice members are not required to make a formal report or engage with the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Pro gram or Family Advocacy Pro gram (FAP) to be eligible for an abortion, although providers are still required to notify the Sexu al Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) or FAP that they are treating a patient who reports they are a victim of sexual as sault, so that the SARC or FAP can inform the victim of servic es and reporting options. FAP clinicians are required to report suspected child abuse/child sex ual abuse directly to local civil ian child welfare services. There is no requirement that the health care provider inform the SARC or FAP that the patient request ed an abortion. DoD providers should engage MTF legal coun sel and MTF leadership, as well as subject matter experts with in SAPR Program or FAP, if there are concerns about mak ing a “good faith” belief determi nation. However, providers must not attempt to gain informa tion from other sources in mak ing their good faith determina tion (other than a consultation with SMEs as noted above) or compromise an adult patient’s reporting options by notifying the chain of command, or law en forcement, unless otherwise in dicated in DoDI 6310.09 or ad vised by MTF legal counsel. Leave and Travel May DoD civilian employees take leave to travel for abortion services? Yes. Consistent with existing policy, civilian employees are el igible for both paid and unpaid leave to obtain medical treat ment. Additional information is available on the Office of Per sonnel Management leave-faqs.pdfadministration/fact-sheets/sick-data-oversight/pay-leave/leave-https://www.opm.gov/policy-website.

Where are MTFs that have walk-in contraceptive services located today? There are currently 18 MTFs that offer walk-in contracep tive services at least one day per week. These facilities are: California Naval Hospital (NH) 29 Palms, CA

When a covered abortion is not available in the local area, does DoD provide travel and transportation allowances for a Service member or other health care beneficiary to receive a covered abortion? What is the process for requesting these al lowances? For a covered abortion (where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fe tus were carried to term or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest), DoD provides the following travel and trans portation allowances: n Active Duty: Active Duty Service members (including Reserve Component Service mem bers on Active Duty for a period greater than 30 days) who re quire authorized medically nec essary care that is not available in their local area, including cov ered abortions, will be autho rized to travel at government ex pense to receive the care. The Service member would need to provide their command with documentation from their medi cal provider indicating the need to travel for a necessary medical procedure. A description of the medical procedure would be contained in the individual’s medical records. The Service member would not be required to take leave for the travel. n Other Beneficiaries: n TRICARE Prime: For non-Active Duty patients en rolled in TRICARE Prime, if the closest available care is more than 100 miles away from their primary care manager’s office, TRICARE may reimburse rea sonable travel expenses for cov ered abortions in accordance with applicable rules and regula tions.

n TRICARE Select: For non-Active Duty patients en rolled in TRICARE Select, a re ferral will be made but there is no associated reimbursement for travel costs.

What steps is DoD taking to facilitate access to contraceptives? Easy, convenient, and time ly access to the full range of con traceptive methods and counsel ing is a goal of Military Health System (MHS). To better facil itate access at military medical treatment facilities (MTFs), the MHS is in the process of imple menting walk-in contraceptive services at every MTF, expect ed to be completed by January 2023. These clinics do not re quire appointments and will be staffed with health care personnel who are trained in the full range of contraceptive methods, including short-acting reversible contraceptives (e.g., birth con trol pill, patch, or ring) and Long Acting Reversible Contracep tives (LARCs), such as intrauter ine devices (IUDs) and implants.

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Chief of Space Operations Gen. John “Jay” Raymond. The same is true for Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles CQ Brown, Jr. and Gina Ortiz Jones, the department’s under secretary, Kendall said. “It’s been just a delightful ex perience to have such a cohesive senior leadership team to work with,” he said. “From day one, that’s been very positive, and I think it’s allowed me to do a lot of things from my perspective over the last year that have moved the Air Force and the Space Force both forward and in the direction we need to go.”

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He has been heartened by the way the Total Force has em braced his, “One Team, One Fight”Thosecredo.realities provide the foundation for progress on what Kendall says is the most important – and urgent – priority, his Seven Operational Imperatives. “That list of seven Operation al Imperatives has been how I focused effort within the Depart ment of the Air Force to identify the things that we need to do to stay ahead of the threat,” he said. The purpose is twofold, Ken dall said. First, is articulating goals and tasks that are specif ic enough to generate actual re sults and, in Kendall’s words, “put capability directly into the hands of warfighters.”

The second, and according to Kendall, more important, is to instill a sense of urgency. “One of things that I’ve said over the past year is that if there were one thing I could do, it would be to inculcate every one involved a sense of urgency about getting on with things and moving forward,” he said. “I still feel that way. I think that’s something of a cultural change, which is still in progress. I think we’ve made a lot of prog ress on that, but I’m not sure that everybody appreciates the need for that sense of urgency and how important that is.”