16 Oct 08 National Marine Corps Council HELPING WOUNDED WARRIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES

16 Oct 08 Slide 2 WWR Program Foundation Personal Touch –Focus: Marine, Sailor, Family –Caring and Concerned Leadership –Not a process – personal relationship Marine Corps Service Culture –Esprit de Corps –Marines Taking Care of Marines –Marines for Life Strong support from Bureau of Medicine & Surgery

16 Oct 08 Slide 3 Wounded Warrior Regiment Mississippi River Established Apr 07 – Marine Corps Base Quantico VA 2 Battalions East / West Coast 22 Subordinate Elements (Patient Affairs Teams, WW Companies, VA Liaison) Tracking 10.5K Marines Annual operating budget $17M Current MILCON projects $64M Call Center on line Jan 08 – Completed 27,652 outreach calls – Received 2,806 incoming LtCol Martin WWBN West Camp Pendleton LtCol Siebenthal WWBN East Camp Lejeune Organization

16 Oct 08 Slide 4 Guam Hawaii Okinawa Landstuhl Single Command with Strategic Reach Camp Lejeune Camp Pendleton Quantico WWR services the Total Force – Active Duty / Reserve / Retired / Former Marines WW Regiment WW Battalions Patient Affairs Team (PAT)/VA Liaisons District Injured Support Cells (DISC) WW Company 120 Hometown Links (not shown) * * 186 I & I Staffs (not shown) Level of Effort Current (Mil & Civ): 212 Contractor Support: 66 Future Total: 361

16 Oct 08 Slide 5 Personnel Accountability –Marine Corps Wounded, Ill, Injured Tracking System Supporting Marines & Families Outside of Military Treatment Facilities –Regiment Staff – Transitioned and Former Marine Population –Battalion and Elements – Active Duty and Reserve –Marine Liaison Officers assigned to all 4 VA Poly-trauma Rehabilitation Centers –Marine Corps elements nation-wide (Tiger Teams, District Injured Support Cells, Hometown Links, Inspector- Instructor Staffs) –Navy/Marine Corps Relief Society visiting nurses Past Challenges / Solutions

16 Oct 08 Slide 6 Seamless Transition – USMC to Community –Reciprocal liaison officers at VA HQ and WWR –Job Transition Cell (Dept of Labor Reps) –Mentoring Programs –Careers in Media Continued Government Service Opportunities –Retain in service (expanded permanent limited duty program) 41 Marines continue to serve despite disability –Transition to National Security Personnel System positions –House of Representatives WW Hiring Program 17 available full time positions with Congressional Staffs Past Challenges / Solutions

16 Oct 08 Slide 7 Address Psychological Health Stigma –CMC video message to Marine Corps –WWR mental health cell –WW Battalion – Marines healing together –Combat Operational Stress Control Operational Stress Control and Readiness (OSCAR) Project FOCUS –Readiness Group International Long Range Planning / Measuring Effectiveness –Future Initiative and Transformation Team (FITT) –Assessment Cell Past Challenges / Solutions

16 Oct 08 Slide 8 Supporting Former Marines (OEF/OIF wounded) –Wounded Warrior Call Center – Outreach Contacted 6,405 OEF/OIF wounded Contacted 523 Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company Marines and 1,494 disability retired Marines Mental health screening and referral –Post-service education opportunities Dartmouth College NH / University of Idaho / etc. –Marine for Life Program support Family Support –Improved Casualty Notification Process and Support –Family Readiness Officers –Family Member Employment Assistance Program –WWR Family Support Plan Past Challenges / Solutions

16 Oct 08 Slide 9 Current / Future Initiatives Non-profit Financial Support (Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund / Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation / Bob Woodruff Foundation / etc.) Community Reintegration –Hometown Command & Control Retirees –Veterans Service Organizations / Non-profit Engagements Support Specialized Medical Treatment –Facial reconstructive surgery (Operation Mend) –Alternative TBI therapy Hyper-baric treatment Bio-feedback Strategic Communication –Sustain support message for America’s Heroes

16 Oct 08 Slide 10 Questions?

16 Oct 08 Slide 11 Marines Severe Stress Reactions Source: Defense Medical Epidemiology Database (DMED)

16 Oct 08 Slide 12 Warrior Care Month

16 Oct 08 Slide 13 Wounded Care Month

16 Oct 08 Slide 14 Objective: “Warrior Care Month” will be a month-long DoD- wide coordinated tactical effort to educate the military and to increase awareness of DoD’s Warrior Care programs and resources. Focus: Programs, initiatives, and support that DoD promises our military through the phases of recovery, rehabilitation, and reintegration that are integral to the livelihood of our wounded, ill and injured service members, and their families. Warrior Care Month

16 Oct 08 Slide 15 Audience Primary: "Raising Awareness” The first priority of Warrior Care Month is to reach out and inform our military, military families, and veterans about the many programs and resources within DoD and the Department of Veterans Affairs (as appropriate) that are available through the Services as well as at the DoD/VA level. Secondary: To increase awareness of Warrior Care issues and programs external to DOD

16 Oct 08 Slide 16 Overview DoD-wide Steering Committee to execute Warrior Care Month All events, reports, and press generated through Warrior Care Month will be highlighted on a dedicated DoD website: Three phases of the continuum of care: –Recovery (acute care), –Rehabilitation (long-term care), –Reintegration (community involvement in the care of Wounded Warriors). Each of the different tactics of Warrior Care Month will highlight Marine Corps & DoD programs and the on-going initiatives to improve care, enabling DoD to convey the highly complex system and the three phases of care in one succinct message.

16 Oct 08 Slide 17 Program Elements Recovery: To highlight the how we are reacting to and developing new methods to save lives on the battlefield, as well as provide substantive care from point of injury to increase recovery rates. Rehabilitation: To demonstrate the different methods used to provide care for different types of injuries, the different resources available, and how DOD is looking to exceed expectations and streamline processes. Reintegration: To highlight how Marine Corps is “setting the example” in Warrior Care transition.

16 Oct 08 Slide 18 ALMAR, DOD and Navy / Marine Corps News, DOD publications, Base News Papers, Public Service Announcements and New Media (blogs) New Wounded Warrior Website – Feature articles, Human Interest stories, Program updates & Regimental Success America supports You – Out Reach

16 Oct 08 Slide 19 External Website

16 Oct 08 Slide 20 How ALMAR: Addressing Wounded Warrior Call Center Mission of the Wounded Warrior Regiment Wounded Warrior Regiment Wounded Warrior Battalion-East Wounded Warrior Battalion-West Patient Affairs Team Wounded Warrior Operations Center Wounded Warrior Call Center District Injured Support Cells Charitable Organization Cell Center Marine Corps Wounded, Ill and Injured Tracking System Future Assessment Cell Job Transition Cell Tiger Team USMC Liaisons at VA Poly Trauma Rehabilitation Centers House of Representatives Wounded Warrior hiring program

16 Oct 08 Slide 21 How Wounded Warrior Job Fair TSGLI 2008 Navy Surgeon General's Award Human interest/Feature stories Marine Corps & Charitable Organization Events past and upcoming. Marine Corps Birthday Ball Huntsville for Heroes, Huntsville, Al 7-12 Nov Bob Woodruff Family Foundation Gala-Stand up for Heroes, NYC 4-6 Nov

16 Oct 08 Slide 22 Goal WE MUST ENSURE THAT MARINES, CIVILIAN MARINES, AND FAMILY MEMBERS ARE CONTINUALLY AWARE OF THE SERVICES OFFERED BY THE WWR AND MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE WWR CALL CENTER. WHEN WOUNDED, ILL AND INJURED MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES NEED HELP, THEY ONLY NEED TO REMEMBER ONE NUMBER: USMCWW

16 Oct 08 Slide 23 Warrior Care Month

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16 Oct 08 Slide 25 Marines Severe Stress Reactions Source: Defense Medical Epidemiology Database (DMED)