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PEOPLE
FIRST
Editor’s Note: The “People First” section is
compiled from information from the Air Force
Personnel Center, TRICARE, 56th Force Sup-
port Squadron, Airman and Family Readiness
Flight, Veterans Affairs, the civilian personnel
office and armed forces news services. For the
complete story, go to the web address listed at
the end of the story.
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People in distress may hesitate to reach
out for help due to perceived stigma associ-
ated with seeking mental health treatment.
This perception and the belief that care may
be hard to get may prevent some people who
need care from getting it. TRICARE has
worked hard to eliminate potential barri-
ers to mental health care by removing day
limits for certain mental health services.
When a mental health condition requires
more intensive treatment than outpatient
care, partial or full-time hospitalization
may be required. The inpatient psychiat-
ric hospitalization benefit was limited to
30 days per benefit year for adults and 45
days for children or adolescents. You could
request a waiver for additional treatment
days if needed.
However, inpatient mental health hospi-
tal services, regardless of length or quantity,
may be covered as long as the care is consid-
ered medically or psychologically necessary
and appropriate. Likewise, the psychiatric
partial hospitalization benefit previously
had a 60 day per benefit year limitation
that could be extended with a waiver. This
60-day limitation has been removed to en-
sure that beneficiaries receive care for as
long as needed.
In addition, the 150-day limit on residen-
tial treatment care for beneficiaries under
21 years old has been removed. Although
medical determination is still required,
there is no day limit.
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NEWS
If you or someone you know requires
mental health care, get help. If you believe
emergency care is required, you can get
emergency psychiatric care without pre-
authorization.
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Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David
Goldfein presented the Operation Home-
front 2016 Air Force Military Child of the
Year award to Madeleine Morlino, 17,
during a ceremony April 14, in Pentagon
City, Virginia.
Madeleine, of Moorestown, New Jersey,
is the daughter of retired Master Sgt.
Leonard and Kerry Morlino. She was
selected as the Air Force military child
recipient along with five other children
from each of the services including the
National Guard. The award honors resil-
iency, strength of character in the face of
the challenges associated with military
life, and selfless service to others within
their families and communities.
Operation Homefront received more
than 500 nominations for this year’s com-
petition.
“As we celebrate our honorees tonight,
we do so knowing that there are many,
many more military kids making good
things happen in their homes and in their
communities,” said retired Brig. Gen. John
I. Pray Jr., the president and CEO of Op-
eration Homefront. “Tonight’s honorees
follow 28 other military child of the year
award winners since 2009, each one a shin-
ing example of promise and hope.”
Madeleine said she was motivated by
the challenges her family faced as her
father transitioned from military to civil-
ian life and wanted to ease the transition
for other service members. She conceived,
organized and led a job expo for veterans in
her hometown and successfully attracted
national and local businesses poised to
offer veterans meaningful employment.
Before presenting Madeline with her
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trophy, Goldfein shared why she was re-
ceiving this award.
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assistants gathered for the U.S. Air Force
Minutes after an ordered departure
of Defense Department family members
and civilians assigned to locations in Tur-
key, mobility Airmen sprang into action
around the world, preparing to execute
missions that would ensure a safe and
speedy airlift for them and their pets.
The combined mission effort was ac-
complished within 74 hours following the
initial order on March 29. Around 650
passengers and 70 pets were moved using
three contracted commercial aircraft and
six C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned
to Air Mobility Command, according to
data compiled by the 618th Air Operations
Center at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
The mandatory departure came at the
recommendation of Gen. Philip Breed-
love, the commander of U.S. European
Command. In a press conference held
March 29, Peter Cook, the Pentagon press
secretary, said the decision to move de-
pendents was made “out of an abundance
of caution.”
The DOD spokesman also emphasized
that the decision was not triggered by a
specific threat, but rather the broader
scope of security threats playing out in
the region.
“This decision allows for the deliberate
safe return of family members from these
areas due to continued security concerns in
the region,” he said. “It in no way signifies
a permanent decision to end accompanied
tours at these facilities and is specifically
intended to mitigate the risk to DOD ele-
ments and personnel, including family.”
After the passenger movement was vali-
dated by U.S. Transportation Command,
Special Assignment Airlift Mission and
Global Channel planners at the 618th AOC
worked together to phase the required air-
craft through normal en route bases and
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move the families to their desired home
destinations.
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More than 200 chaplains and chaplain
Chaplain Corps Summit in Alexandria,
Virginia, April 12 through 14.
The summit marked the first time in four
years that Chaplain Corps Airmen have
gathered to exchange ideas, develop solutions
and plan the future for the corps. Chaplain
(Maj. Gen.) Dondi Costin, the Air Force chief
of chaplains, simply called it a family reunion.
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh
III kicked off the event addressing the
chaplains and sharing his gratitude for
their service.
The summit was the brainchild of Costin
and Chaplain (Brig. Gen.) Steven Schaick,
the deputy chief of chaplains. They came
up with the idea in one of their after-hours
discussions on how to improve communica-
tions in the corps.
Besides talks from Welsh, Costin, and
Schaik, Chief Master Sgt. Dale McGavran,
the career field manager for the Chaplain
Corps, spoke about the inspiration he took
from history and from other chaplain as-
sistants. He quoted Napoleon Bonaparte’s
definition of a leader, “a dealer in hope,” and
a chaplain assistant’s summation of her job:
“We’re the ninjas of networking.”
Other Air Force leaders who addressed
the summit for the next two days included
Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David
Goldfein; Maj. Gen. Garrett Herancak, the
commander of the Air Force Recruiting Ser-
vice; Chaplain (Col.) Gary Califf, the com-
mand chaplain for the Air Force Reserve
Command; Chaplain (Col.) Bill Yates, the
director of the Air National Guard Chaplain
Corps; and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air
Force James Cody, who told the crowd, “You
go anywhere we send an Airman.”
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