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I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
Thirteenth Air Force
Col Craig Castillo
13 AF/SGK
16 Mar 11
PACAF Medical Engagement Efforts
THIS BRIEFING IS UNCLASSIFIED
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Flight Plan Personnel/assigned countries Ideality vs Reality Engagement Activities Challenges
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East Timor
Lt Gen Kresge13AF/CC
Col O’Brien 13AF/SG
Col Craig Castillo 13AF/SGK (2012)Aerospace Medicine
Occupational Medicine
Japanese
Maj Nerriza Brooks
(2013)Medical
ManagementAmbulatory Care
Tagalog
Maj Douglas Riley
(2013)Public Health
Veterinary Medicine
Lt Col Peerach Ewings
(2012)Aerospace Medicine
Internal Medicine
Thai
MSgt Enrique Ferreira
(2012)Emergency Medical
ResponseAeromedical Evacuation
Spanish / Portuguese (Bra)
TSgt Carlos Limo
(2011) Medical
AdministrationResource
Management
Spanish / Portuguese (Bra)
Lt Col John Waite
(2011)(13 AF/SGX)
Bioenvironmental Engineer
Maj Brad Cogswell
(2012)(13AF/SGX3)
Medical Service Corp
Thai /Portuguese (Eur)
Maj Erickson
(arr Jul 2011) Family Practice
Australia
Oceania
New Zealand
13 AF/SGKINTERNATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS DIVISION
Laos
Myanmar
Thailand
Vietnam
Bangladesh
India
Bhutan
Sri Lanka
Nepal
Brunei
Malaysia
Papua New Guinea
Indonesia
Philippines
Singapore
China
South Korea
Cambodia
Japan
Mongolia
Taiwan
Russia
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IDEALITY
PACAF/13 AF CSP
National Security Strategy
USPACOM TCP
National Defense Strategy
13 AFInternational Health Specialists
Medical Operations
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REALITY Support Missions/Exercises Ambassador/Country Team Requests Flag Officer Good Ideas Funding Sources (“following the crumbs”) Host Nation’s Position (Ex. China)
Within this – we try to make it support our CSP and PACOM’s TCP.
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ACTIVITIES PACIFIC ANGEL MISSIONS (Health Services Outreach/Med
SMEEs/Encaps) 4/year HA/DR - USAF aircraft to conduct HA mission (exercise DR)
Med SMEE Example in SL:
Public Health Outreach
Mental Health for Community Workers
Pediatric Emergencies for Primary Care Providers
FY 10 – Philippines, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
FY 11 – Timor Leste, Indonesia, Mongolia, Cambodia
FY 12 – Philippines, Laos, Vietnam, Nepal
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ACTIVITIES EXERCISE SUPPORT
COPE TIGER COPE INDIA BALIKATAN Etc.
With Medical Personnel and/or SMEEs
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ACTIVITIES HARRT – PACAF DR capability of located in
Guam. Base Support, Command (C2), and Medical Component – Requires 2 C-17. Ready (palletized in warehouse) to go within 24 hours.
Deployed for Padang earthquake in 2009.
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ACTIVITIES USAID funded Infection Control in Military
Hospitals Workshops in 5 countries (Nepal,
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Vietnam, China – unlikely to happen)
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ACTIVITIES Asia Pacific Military Nursing Symposium
Annual event (approx 200 nurses) 2007 – Hawaii (3 countries) 2008 – Korea (7) 2009 – Vietnam (14) 2010 – Philippines (13) 2011 - Thailand
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ACTIVITIES Laos Disease Surveillance Capacity Building
GEIS Funded Working to enhance military medical
surveillance capability in line with the National Plan of LaosTraining – English, IT, Lab TechniquesEstablishing EWARN system with the Lao
Military HospitalsEnhancing the Military Disease Prevention
Lab
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CHALLENGES LANGUAGE – translation and interpreters COMMUNICATION – especially with some
partner nations that respond better to face to face (email marginal)
MEASURES OF EFFECTIVENESS
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QUESTIONS?
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CONTACTS Col Craig Castillo, 13 AF/SGK, DSN 312-448-3408,
LtCol Peerach Ewings, 13 AF/SGK, DSN 312-448-3476, [email protected]
Maj Douglas Riley, 13 AF/SGK, DSN 312-448-3466, [email protected]
Maj Nerriza Brooks, 13 AF/SGK, DSN 312-449-0492, [email protected]