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Teaching Tuesday! What is a CACI? (Pronounced khaki) C.A.C.I. is an acronym and stands for a CONDITION an AME CAN ISSUE. If the applicant/pilot meets all parameters of the CACI condition worksheet and the applicant is otherwise qualified, the AME (Aviation Medical Examiner) may issue the FAA medical certificate. If the CACI requirements are not met, the AME must defer the exam and send supporting documents to the FAA. The following are CACI Conditions as of Nov 2024: Arthritis Asthma Bladder Cancer Breast Cancer C-ITP Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia Chronic Kidney Disease CLL (Chronic lymphoblastic Leukemia)/SLL (Small lymphocytic Lymphoma) Colitis Colon Cancer/Colorectal Cancer Essential Tremor Glaucoma Hepatitis C – Chronic Hypertension Hypothyroidism Low Testosterone (Low T) Hypogonadism Migraine and Chronic Headache Mitral Valve Repair Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Prediabetes Primary Hemochromatosis Prostate Cancer Retained Kidney Stone Testicular Cancer Weight Loss Management Call to schedule your FAA medical or a confidential consultation with Dr. Albers about a CACI condition or another medical issue today. https://lnkd.in/eUda8EkN #drsarahalbers #aviation #aviationmedicine #aviationmedicalexaminer #caci

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Cost vs Care. Providing our forces with educated, trained, and experienced trauma surgeons is an ethical imperative. Failure to do so violates our values. Outsourcing medical treatment to civilian doctors degrades the ability to care for the wounded. Trauma care is an essential readiness and combat function. https://lnkd.in/efEVvfSa

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⚓🤿 Learn more on how a U.S. Navy family medicine physician overcame an injury with collaboration between #NavyMedicine, Commander, Submarine Group 9 and the #NavyDiver community through hyperbaric oxygen therapy, which is a specialty of Navy undersea medicine. #ThisIsNavyMedicine Naval Medical Forces Atlantic

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THE SPOUSE’S GUIDE TO MILITARY RETIREMENT BENEFITS Understanding military retirement benefits is crucial for spouses of retired veterans. This guide covers healthcare, pension, and support services, providing a roadmap for navigating the system. HEALTHCARE BENEFITS TRICARE: Offers comprehensive coverage with various plans like TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Select. Dental and Vision Plans: Accessible through FEDVIP, providing multiple options. SUPPORT SERVICES Military OneSource: Provides counseling and support, including retirement planning. Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs): Offer assistance with benefit claims and transition services. NAVIGATING THE SYSTEM Stay Informed: Keep updated on benefits and attend pre-retirement counseling. Organize Documents: Keep important papers accessible for benefit applications. ENSURING A SMOOTH TRANSITION Financial Planning: Work with advisors to integrate military benefits into retirement plans. Healthcare Planning: Understand healthcare options and coverage. Stay Connected: Engage with support networks for emotional and practical assistance. Navigating military retirement benefits requires planning and utilizing resources. Stay informed, organized, and connected to ensure your spouse has a smooth transition into civilian life. At Veterans Guardian, we're here to help families understand and maximize their VA Disability benefits.

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Check out this great interview with Dr. Frank Butler. It's a compelling discussion about the past and future of #TCCC via the EMS World podcast. Signed copies of Dr. Butler's new book, Tell Them Yourself: It's Not Your Day To Die, are now available on the JSOM Online Store. https://lnkd.in/eEXebZzV #TacticalCombatCasualtyCare #MilitaryMedicine #Medicine #EMS #CombatMedicine

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This week, Hospital Corpsman Basic (HCB) students honed their skills in immunization, injection techniques, and treating environmental injuries—essential knowledge for their roles in hospitals, on ships, and in the field. Immunizations are a critical part of military healthcare, ensuring the health of service members and their dependents, while environmental injuries, like heat stress and bee stings, demand readiness in diverse and challenging conditions. Reported from @Navy Medicine Training Support Command. Organizations like Heroes for Healthcare are here to help these highly trained military personnel transition seamlessly into civilian healthcare careers. By translating their skills and experience into educational opportunities and employment, Heroes for Healthcare ensures their contributions are respected and valued in healthcare organizations across the country. #NavyMedicine #hospitalcorpsmen #HCB Navy Medicine METC Naval Medical Forces Development Command

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An update on Bleeding Control in Emergency Department; In the United States, trauma claims the lives of over 150,000 civilians each year. In military settings, trauma and exsanguination result in 50% of combat related deaths. The majority of these deaths result from uncontrolled non-compressible hemorrhage. Non-compressible hemorrhage often results from deep vascular injuries within the torso, however can also occur secondary to penetrating injuries that involve the extremities. Given the high mortality rates for non-compressible hemorrhage, rapid and effective management of patients suffering from hemorrhage is essential to good patient outcomes. Consequently, there has been increasing interest in solutions for point-of-injury hemorrhage control in trauma and military medicine. Undoubtedly there is a great need for prehospital hemostatic interventions that can be deployed by trained and untrained personnel. Since 2001, various hemostatic agents have been developed, each with its advantages based upon the type and severity of injury, wound size, wound location, accessibility to injury site, and the coagulation status of the patient. These agents are often used in the military setting as a temporizing measure prior to definitive therapy and include techniques such as resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) and bioengineered agents including ResQFoam, RevMedx’s XSTAT, Tranexamic acid (TXA), and QuikClot Combat Gauze (QCG). Ann Transl Med. 2021 Jul; 9(14): 1192. doi: 10.21037/atm-20-5452 https://lnkd.in/gqgzeuuh

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Santa wears combat boots… Operation Christmas Drop 2024: U.S. Air Force, Allies and Partners Integrating to Deliver Donated Supplies JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The U.S. Air Force, Allies and partner nations are making final preparations for Operation Christmas Drop 2024. This annual humanitarian activity brings essential supplies to remote communities in the Pacific starting Dec. 4 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Operation Christmas Drop displays the shared capabilities of Indo-Pacific Air Forces and is a testament to the U.S. Air Force's enduring support of humanitarian assistance. The airdropped bundles of food, supplies, and other hard to source items are expected to reach nearly 60 remote islands across the Pacific, including locations in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The success of this humanitarian activity is made possible through the collaborative efforts of multiple organizations, including the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Philippine Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, Republic of Korea Air Force, and the U.S. Air Force. The multinational operation, led by the 374th Airlift Wing from Yokota Air Base, Japan, improves interoperability and communication for future real-world humanitarian assistance and disaster relief requirements. The tradition underscores the commitment to regional security and humanitarian cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. Alongside Airmen from the 36th Wing at Andersen AFB and the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, they plan and execute low-cost, low-altitude airdrops for these missions. For more information, to include the airdrop flyover schedule, visit https://lnkd.in/eFs24bti or direct any questions to the OCD24 Combined Joint Information Bureau at [email protected]. Taken from the link @ https://lnkd.in/eWwBsQeV

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I was recently asked by a leader I admire, in a thought provoking exchange of ideas, “what do you think the future of your career field (Air Force Medical Service Corps officers) should be and how would you advise on a path to that future?” My position: We need Joint Qualified Officers. When a warfighter is a JQO, the member has received rigorous training with a matching set of experience. This qualification is also recognized throughout multiple communities in which Air Force MSCs are able to do the most amount of good. As a service, we are responsible for the warfighter, the operation, the inherent military functions. Until DHA becomes a CCMD with functional responsibilities, our focus may best be served by pivoting to building joint planners and logisticians who understand how to support all other communities in an operational environment. This is also how we will increase our value and relevency to the teams we join as well as how we lead the way into the future. This is of course a way, not the way, and a response that generated great discussion. The attached article has some great points related to medical, which I have paralleled to the administrative side. Of note, my primary concern is a dismissal, or discount of this idea or a resistence to explore the goodness JQO MSCs could bring and what future opportunities would be available across CCMDs, TSOCs, JTFs, etc. to further Security Cooperation by, with, and through Global Health Engagements. Additionally, if the position is not an inherent military function nor a position that would deploy in support of a warfighter in combat, I recommend civilianizing the position. I look forward to discussing this position and other ideas in-line, or counter, to be a part of a better future for our warfighters. “Cultural resistance to change is another risk to the future joint medical force. Without transformation, however, the force faces a future of irrelevance to the warfighter of tomorrow. If this force is not ready or able to tailor itself to meet inherent requirements, it risks not integrating effectively, which threatens mission failure: higher casualties and jeopardized strategic security objectives.”

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Full Text Out Today in the 2024 Military Supplement of The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery! Stabilizing the Military Health System and Preparing for Role 4 Definitive Care in Future LSCO World War II was the most recent conflict in which the U.S. military fought in multiple operational theaters, with hundreds of thousands of combat casualties returned to the continental United States by air and sea. These numbers necessitated the establishment of a “Zone of the Interior,” which integrated military and civilian healthcare networks for definitive treatment and rehabilitation of casualties. Current security threats demand refocusing and bolstering the Military Health System's definitive care capabilities to maximize its force regeneration capacity integrated with the National Disaster Medical System.

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Testing out different management options for casualties is one of the ways we’re going to figure out how approach medical in a DMO/EABO environment. What I’m more interested in is the logistical support to establish the role II and the plan for maintaining the supply chain once the role II supplies are used up.

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I'm so glad the wind wasn't blowing for these @imig.marines aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California! When you are small enough that you have to lean back as counter balance for the staff at Present, you don't need wind. ⭐⭐Nice job, team! ℹ️Notice the difference in the right hands of the guards. I dislike the totally unnecessary Present requirement conceived out of thin air several years ago that is only for the M16 platform with the horizontal thumb sticking out. That's what the right rifle guard is doing, it's the current proper technique. Notice his wrist is neutral, it's flat and he's not engaging the first knuckles of his fingers. However, the left rifle guard is engaging her knuckles slightly (it looks like it's more severe due to the shadow) and creating an angle with her wrist turned counter-clockwise forcing that engagement and strain on the hand. Interesting. #DrillMasterBodyMechanics • • • • • 🔆Education is 🔑! . 🔹Read your manuals! Download them free at the Resources page here: www.thedrillmaster.org . Prov 1:7b, Fools despise wisdom and instruction . 🔹https://lnkd.in/e6u7K8v2 . 🔹I educate, train, & certify cadets, military, judges, & 1st responders . 🔹Ask about a professional critique of your performance . 🔹If you choose to, you can learn more about D&C with my books on Ceremonial, Regulation, & Exhibition Drill: https://lnkd.in/ebVva2E . #honorguard #ceremonialguard #JROTC #AJROTC #MCJROTC #NJROTC #AFJROTC #SFJROTC #YoungMarines #CAP #CivilAirPatrol #SeaCadets

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📢 Strengthening Naval Readiness for 2027: How O2X Human Performance Supports NAVPLAN 2024 and Warfighter Readiness Adm. Lisa Franchetti’s “America’s Warfighting Navy” guidance in NAVPLAN 2024 sets a critical path to prepare the US Navy for a high-stakes Pacific conflict by 2027. Amid flat budgets and fleet constraints, her plan focuses on Warfighter Readiness—calling for an 80% surge-ready force and resilient, adaptable personnel. O2X Human Performance is proud to support these initiatives: 🇺🇸 Optimizing Warfighter Resilience: Our programs enhance mental and physical readiness, equipping sailors to handle operational stress and sustain peak performance for an agile, combat-ready Navy. 🧠 Adapting to Unmanned Systems and Advanced Tech: With unmanned systems and robotics already integrated across missions, O2X training boosts cognitive flexibility and situational awareness, enabling sailors to operate seamlessly with new tech and meet NAVPLAN 2024’s demands. 🛳️🚁✈️🪖 Sustaining Force Readiness: Our tailored strategies reduce injury, prevent burnout, and strengthen mission endurance across the fleet, directly supporting NAVPLAN’s readiness goals. Let’s ensure our warfighters have the tools to succeed in a shifting threat landscape. Reach out to see how O2X can enhance your mission readiness strategy. 📧 [email protected] Read more on the Navy’s strategic direction: https://lnkd.in/eFzKKn6k #WarfighterReadiness #NAVPLAN2024 #O2XHumanPerformance #MissionReadiness #ResilientTeams #NavalInnovation #PacificDefense #CombatReady #FlyNavy #SWO #Submarine (Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV), Naval Education and Training Command, Navy Senior Enlisted Academy, Chief of Naval Air Training, Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, Commander, Naval Air Force, Pacific, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing PACIFIC, TAILHOOK ASSOCIATION, Commander Naval Surface Force Atlantic, U.S. Naval Surface Force, U.S. Naval Air Forces, United States Naval Academy, U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association & Foundation, Naval Reactors, Naval Special Warfare Command - Navy SEAL & SWCC Teams, Commander, Submarine Forces | Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic, Surface Navy Association, U.S. Naval Institute, Navy League of the United States, U.S. Navy Reserve) Gabriel Gomez // Adam La Reau // Paul McCullough // Eamonn Burke // Blake Brinkerhoff // Michael Lombardi // Joe McCullough

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We are proud to announce an exciting partnership with the United States Space Force (USSF) to bring lifestyle medicine to the forefront of military health and readiness. This collaboration will provide Space Force Guardian Resilience Team members with lifestyle medicine education, training, and certification—the first enterprise-level initiative of its kind in the Department of Defense. Together, we’re taking a bold step to address the epidemic of chronic disease, improve performance, and enhance holistic well-being for those who serve. This partnership underscores our shared commitment to a lifestyle-first approach to healthcare, both within and beyond military walls. Learn more about how we’re transforming the future of military health. https://lnkd.in/ePzfav99

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If your program is participating in the Match and it includes Veteran Affairs (VA) hospital rotations, here’s what you need to know: 1️⃣Enhanced background checks are now required for any physician who trains or rotates through VA hospitals. In addition to the fingerprint and law enforcement Special Agreement Check (SAC), U.S. citizen and non-U.S. citizen Health Professions Trainees will be subject to additional suitability checks that vary based on citizenship status. 2️⃣Institutions and programs must disclose these updated requirements before rank order list deadline for Main Residency Match and Fellowship Matches. If your institution has any affiliation with the VA, the NRMP asks that you immediately begin working with your programs, especially those in the Main Residency Match and the Fellowship Matches that remain open for July 2025 appointments, to ensure they are aware of the new requirements and are communicating those requirements to their interviewed applicants. To learn more, view NRMP’s statement with links to VA Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA) resources: https://ow.ly/fbRA50Up6eW As the OAA at the VA continues to release information, the NRMP will post and notify the GME community to ensure continuity of and access to important information for the 2025-2026 appointment year. If you have questions, please contact [email protected].

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