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Year No. 5, Edition No. 43 

AFSOC team helps shape future of Afghan medicine 

By Senior Airman . 

Patrick McKenna 

U.S. Air Forces Central Command 

Combat Correspondent 

HERAT, Afghanistan 

— Eight Airmen making 

up a special operations 

medical team are currently 

deployed to Afghanistan 

from the 1st Special Operations 

Support Squadron at Hurlburt 

Field. The core mission of this 

team is to give the special operations 

community a surgical capability 

on outside the wire missions. 

The team has two sections. The 

first is the special operations surgical 

team (SOST) which has a general 

surgeon, orthopedic surgeon, 

anesthesia doctor, operating room 

technician and an emergency room 

doctor. The other is the special operations 

critical care evacuation 

team (SOCCET) which has a critical 

care nurse, a respiratory technician 

and a critical care doctor. They 

are able to operate in austere environments 

and intended to reach 

an injured service member quickly, 

stabilize and treat them while in 

transit to a larger medical center. 

Their goal is to extend what they 

call the “golden hour.” 

“The first hour or ‘golden hour’ 

after an injury is the most critical 

hour,” said Maj. Jason Webb, 

SOST general surgeon. “Treatment 

or stabilization of a patient 

in that hour improves mortality 

significantly. Our design is to be 

far enough forward so we can get 

to the casualty within that hour, get 

them stabilized and sent to a larger 

hospital where more definitive surgery 

can be performed.” 

Tactically Sound, 

Medically Brilliant 

To be able to handle the high 

ops tempo it’s expected to sustain 

while deployed, the team undergoes 

extensive training so the 

team members are able to keep 

up with the special operations 

units they support. Their mantra 

is “tactically sound and medically 

brilliant”, and they’re constantly 

pushing themselves to live up to 

that. 

“We train year round to get 

Senior Airman Tyler Placie | USAF 

Above, Maj. Jason Webb advises an Afghan doctor during the care of a young Afghan child at Herat’s Afghanistan 

National Army hospital, Oct. 10. Below, Maj. Jeffrey Collins compares X-rays, with Navy Capt. 

Christopher Kushner, at Herat’s Afghanistan National Army Hospital intensive care unit Oct. 10. Collins is 

part of the Special Operations Surgical Team, deployed from Hurlburt Field. 

accustomed to the operational 

side of the Air Force,” said Master 

Sgt. Oladayo Oladokun, SOCCET 

respiratory therapist. “We support 

high speed missions therefore our 

training is geared toward not making 

us a liability so we can fit in 

with the unit.” 

That preparation involves 

advanced weapons training and 

survival evasion resistance escape 

courses to ensure they’re highly 

mobile while leaving a small footprint. 

Additionally, the SOCT/SOC- 

CET Airmen take part in medical 

exercises in harsh conditions that 

test their capabilities and ability to 

perform the mission under stress 

and under fire. 

‘We train so hard because our 

skills are tested constantly on 

trauma as well as critical care,” 

said Maj. Marion Foreman, SOC- 

CET team lead and critical care 

nurse. “Every injury is new. Everything 

we do in the medical profession 

brings new challenges and 

through those you become a better 

medical provider.” 

The training coupled with being 

stationed together at Hurlburt 

Field is extremely beneficial in 

terms of increasing communication 

among the team members 

as well as trust in each other’s 

capabilities. 

“All the time we spend together 

back at home station 

and in training helps us get to 

know each other’s personalities, 

leadership styles and quirks,” 

said Lt. Col. Jade Barrow, SOST 

team lead as well as the team’s 

certified registered nurse anesthetist. 

“Being only an eight man 

team, it helps knowing the other 

person’s personality and defi- 

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Doctor leaves private practice to become Airman 

By Senior Airman . 

Patrick McKenna 

U.S. Air Forces Central Command 

Combat Correspondent 

CAMP STONE, Afghanistan 

— The choice to join the 

military is one thousands of 

Americans make each year. 

Some join right out of high 

school. Others may come in 

years later with higher education 

or valuable life experience 

under their belts. 

For one Airman currently 

deployed to Afghanistan, 

the decision to join the 

Air Force came two years 

ago, when he left behind a 

successful private medical 

practice to become an Air 

Force doctor, helping to fulfill 

a lifelong dream as well 

as put his skills to what he 

felt would be a better use. 

Lt. Col. (Dr.) Derrick 

Willsey grew up in a military 

family as his father served 

four years in the Army during 

Vietnam, separated, and 

then came back to active 

duty as a dentist in the Air 

Force where he eventually 

retired. The respect and 

admiration for the military, 

instilled in Willsey as 

a child, transformed into 

curiosity and action as he 

saw a need for medical personnel 

to care for wounded 

service members fighting in 

Afghanistan and Iraq. 

“In the back of my mind 

there was always something 

missing,” said Willsey. “I’d 

see pictures on the news 

and wondered if I could 

contribute and provide a 

greater capability to help 

the war effort. I began doing 

research and heard of the 

special operations surgical 

teams at Hurlburt Field and 

a light bulb went off in my 

mind.” 

What appealed to Willsey 

about the SOST mission 

was the opportunity it presented 

to apply his medical 

experience in a number of 

different ways. Willsey and 

the other seven members 

of his team, deployed from 

the 1st Special Operations 

Support Squadron at Hurlburt 

Field, Fla., train year 

round to handle the blending 

of mission sets in what 

they do.” 

“Coming into active duty, 

I wanted to experience the 

more operational side of 

things,” said Willsey, critical 

care provider for the 

special operations critical 

care evacuation team. 

“The SOST/SOCCET team 

provides forward surgical 

care, bolsters surgical capabilities 

at forward operating 

bases, supports coalition 

forces on direct action missions, 

as well as works with 

Afghan medical professionals 

to help them care for 

their own patients.” 

Willsey attributes much 

of his team’s success to the 

experience and professionalism 

of his fellow SOST/ 

SOCCET members and 

emphasized the importance 

of the team’s cohesion in 

how they complete their 

missions. 

“It’s been busy, but 

that’s what we signed up 

for,” Willsey said. “We are 

blessed to have high quality 

folks on this dynamic team. 

We train how to eat together, 

live together, fight together, 

and that only helps us reach 

that mutual support to execute 

the mission.” 

In turn, Willsey’s teammates 

have strong admiration 

for his decision join the 

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war and value his contributions 

and the experience he 

brings to the team. 

“The choice he made 

to leave private practice 

medicine amazes me,” 

said Maj. (Dr.) Jason Webb, 

SOST/SOCCET general 

surgeon. “He felt he had 

skills that could be better 

utilized by people in need. 

As a doctor he has a wealth 

of knowledge and we’re always 

bouncing things off 

each other. He’s become a 

good friend and I think the 

world of him as a doctor and 

a person.” 

Looking back to his childhood, 

the married father of 

two children recognizes the 

ties between his father’s 

choice to come back to the 

military after some time 

away and his own choice 

to leave civilian life and answer 

what he describes as a 

higher calling. 

“The military way of life, 

values, and what you’re giving 

back was engrained into 

me,” Willsey said. “ It’s doing 

something more than 

just for yourself. It was a 

great upbringing for me 

and I hope I can translate to 

my kids the same benefits 

— duty, obligation, honor 

— that comes with it.” 

Now on his second deployment 

to Afghanistan, 

Willsey has missed anniversaries 

and birthdays and, 

most importantly, time with 

his family due to his military 

obligations. One might 

wonder if he has any second 

thoughts about his decision 

to leave civilian life to join 

the Air Force. 

“I’m confident why I’m 

here,” Willsey said. “I’m not 

here to wait the clock out to 

get out. I’m here because I 

want to be and I’m committed 

to giving it everything 

I can. I consider this one 

of the best decisions of my 

life and I’ll keep giving it 

all in whatever position I’m 

asked to fill. 

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nitely helps with day-to-day 

communication.” 

Collaborating 

with Afghans 

In addition to caring for 

wounded coalition service 

members outside the wire, 

the SOST/SOCCET team 

members are tasked with 

another mission this deployment 

they feel a great 

deal of pride in. They’re 

travelling throughout Afghanistan 

to team up with 

Afghan medical professionals 

to exchange ideas 

and prepare the Afghans to 

handle the medical mission 

on their own in the future. 

“We’ve seen a wide variety 

of patients as we interface 

with local hospitals,” 

said Foreman. “These hospitals 

see everything from 

multi traumas, burns, gunshot 

wounds and roadside 

bomb injuries. Each stop 

has different capabilities 

so we tailor the mentoring 

to the needs of the facility 

we’re visiting.” 

The SOST/SOCCET 

team emphasized the Afghan 

medical professionals 

they work with are already 

doing great work and their 

visits have been more of 

a mutual collaboration 

as opposed to one sided 

instruction. 

“Our Afghan counterparts 

have been extremely 

receptive and intelligent,” 

said Barrow. “What we do 

is show them a different 

way of doing things. It’s 

been nice working in their 

operating theatres and 

learning their techniques 

in addition to teaching 

them ours. Sometimes you 

learn just as much from 

them as they do from you.” 

The Afghan doctors at 

the Afghan National Army 

Hospital in Herat have 

worked closely with their 

American counterparts 

during their recent visit 

and expressed excitement 

over what they’re working 

on and learning. 

“We’re thankful to have 

this team working in our 

surgical and intensive 

care sections,” said General 

Azim Husieni, Herat’s 

ANA hospital commander. 

“We’re learning from their 

experiences and working as 

a team to exchange ideas. 

Our main goal is to serve 

and help the Afghan people, 

so this is important because 

it helps us take care of our 

patients and improve our 

hospital.” 

In the hospital’s hallways 

are always family members 

of wounded ANA soldiers 

and civilians the hospital is 

treating. They watch as the 

SOST/SOCCET team works 

hand in hand with the Afghan 

doctors to treat their 

loved ones. The impact that 

potentially has is not lost 

on the Airmen of the SOST/ 

SOCCET team. 

“Showing those family 

members and the rest of 

the hospital staff that their 

doctors are equivalent to 

American doctors gives 

them confidence they’ll 

be in good hands once we 

leave,” Webb said. “It also 

raises the doctor’s level of 

confidence in treating patients 

and helps move to the 

point where they can take 

over with very little input 

from us. They’re ready to 

run the hospital without 

anyone looking over their 

shoulder.” 

Success Story 

The team sees progress 

every day they spend in 

local Afghan hospitals, but 

one event sticks out in all 

of their minds as a high 

point from this deployment 

so far. They took part in a 

milestone medical evacuation 

that to them signals 

just how far Afghan medical 

capabilities have come. 

“The medevac mission 

was for an Afghan critical 

care burn victim. What 

made it unique was it was 

the first ever critical care 

transport on an Afghan 

fixed wing aircraft. We felt 

great taking part in that 

event. It was a great and 

historic accomplishment 

for the Afghan professionals 

we worked with.” 

Pride in Mission, 

Each Other 

This is the team’s second 

deployment to Afghanistan 

in two years. They 

spend weeks and months 

at a time away from their 

loved ones back home. 

They all agree that despite 

how much they miss their 

families, they know what 

they’re doing here is worth 

it and wouldn’t be possible 

without leaning on each 

other. 

“Our job is to make sure 

the people of this country 

are well cared for both 

while we’re here and in the 

future,” Foreman said. “We 

all understand the importance 

of the missions we 

are tasked with. This mission 

is only successful because 

on this team you can 

count on the person next to 

you. I think we’re more of a 

family than a team.” 

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Just say ‘no’ to old, unused medications 

By Tech. Sgt. . 

Stacy Fowler 

1st Special Operations Wing Public 

Affairs 

For anyone who has ever had a 

joint injury, muscle strain or one of 

those coughing, sneezing, “makesyou-feel-icky” 

illnesses cycling 

through the workcenter, there’s a 

good chance old prescribed medications 

are laying around at home 

that “could” fix it. 

So what do you do? Taking old 

medications is not a good idea, according 

to the 1st Special Operations 

Medical Group Pharmacy 

Flight. They recommend disposing 

of them properly if they are no 

longer needed. 

“As a general rule, most prescription 

drug items are only good 

for one year from when you receive 

them from the pharmacy,” 

said Maj. Ann McManis, commander 

of the 1st SOMDG Pharmacy 

Flight. “If the medication 

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An Airman simulates the improper 

disposal of out-of-date 

prescription medication. 

is stored in a hot or humid area 

(the bathroom for example), the 

medication will not be good for 

one year.” 

One ready avenue for proper 

disposal is Hurlburt Field’s National 

Take Back Initiative event 

Oct. 29 at the base commissary 

from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The U.S. 

Department of Justice’s Drug 

Enforcement Administration 

is teaming up with the 1st Special 

Operations Security Forces 

Squadron, Hurlburt’s Office of 

Special Investigations and the 1st 

SOMDG to give people a safe way 

of turning in medications. 

The day of the event activeduty 

personnel, retirees, dependents 

and base civilians can drop 

off unused or expired medications 

at the commissary, said Detective 

Anthony Correia, chief of 

1st SOSFS Investigations and 

Intelligence Flight. Turn-in coordinators 

prefer medications be 

dropped off in the prescription 

bottle; however, if those are not 

available, participants can let the 

gate guard know when they enter 

the base they are dropping off 

medications for the take back program 

at the commissary. 

Sometimes these medications 

end up forgotten in the back of 

a cabinet, or some people might 

hold on to them for “just in case” 

scenarios. But there is a catch to 

keeping old medications. 

“Some prescriptions may not 

be safe to take at a later time like 

eye drops, antibiotics and pain 

medications,” McManis said. 

“People might think they have 

the same injury or sickness as 

before, but it could be a different 

or more serious sickness. It is 

important to contact your medical 

provider for direction before 

taking the [old] medicine.” 

For those who are unable to 

attend the turn-in, flushing down 

the toilet is not a good option either. 

Flushing old medication can 

contaminate the environment 

- especially waterways like the 

Sound and the local wetlands - 

because wastewater treatment 

systems aren’t designed to remove 

the chemicals in most medications, 

according to the Florida 

Department of Environmental 

Protection. 

So re-taking old meds isn’t safe 

for the body, and flushing them 

isn’t safe for the environment. 

Throwing them away in the trash 

isn’t a good idea, unless they are 

made completely unusable. 

“Many times people or stray 

animals will go through the trash 

to find usable items such as food 

and old medications,” Correia 

said. “That could potentially be a 

danger to yourself or your family. 

Not to mention what will happen 

to the environment when they 

start dissolving into the soil.” 

To safely throw prescription 

medications away: 

1. Keep the medicines in the 

original container. This will help 

identify the contents if they are 

accidentally ingested. 

2. Mark out your name and 

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Airman leadership school graduates 

From staff reports 

Congratulations to all 

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and Senior Airmen 

of Vincent Airman Leadership 

School, Class 11-H: 

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• Cody Hooker 

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prescription number for 

safety. 

3. For pills: add some 

water or soda to start dissolving 

them For liquids: 

add something inedible like 

cat litter, dirt or cayenne 

pepper. 

4. Close the lid and secure 

with duct or packing 

tape. 

5. Place the bottle(s) inside 

an opaque (non seethrough) 

container like a 

coffee can or plastic laundry 

bottle. 

6. Tape that container 

closed. 

7. Hide the container in 

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Honoring 

fallen comrades 

By MONA MOORE 

Florida Freedom Newspapers 

The lobby of the Special Tactics 

Training Center was quiet 

Wednesday afternoon as people 

paused to read about the 

lives of 17 fallen Airmen displayed 

on the center’s memorial wall. 

It was one of three requests 

made by Maj. Travis Woodworth, the 

Special Tactics Training Squadron’s 

commander, during a memorial 

ceremony to honor Special Tactics 

Airmen killed in action since 9/11. 

He asked each guest to read at least 

one of the biographies so the Airmen 

are not forgotten. 

He also asked that people stop 

and shake hands with 18 Special 

Tactics Airmen who arrived Wednesday 

after an 812-mile march from 

Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. 

“Ask them why they did it and 

thank them for making sure we don’t 

forget the price of freedom,” Woodworth 

said. 

The march started Oct. 16 at 

Lackland, where all Special Tactics 

Airmen begin training, and ended 

at Hurlburt Field, where most take 

their final training courses. 

The Airmen carried a baton for 

each of the fallen Airmen and averaged 

about 144 miles each during 

the march. 

The Tim Davis Memorial Ruck 

March started in 2009. It is named 

in honor of Staff Sgt. Timothy Davis, 

a combat controller who was killed 

Feb. 20 of that year in Afghanistan. 

This was Senior Airman Stone 

Hazlett’s first year to participate in 

the march. He said his feet and legs 

were giving out on him at times, but 

his mind never faltered. 

“I started to think about the families 

and the kids,” he said. “The pain 

that I felt was nothing compared 

to the pain and loss they feel every 

day.” 

nick tomecek | Daily News 

Chief Master Sgt. Tony Negron salutes a baton with Sr. Airman Jason Cunningham’s 

name on it. Cunningham’s widow Theresa Cunningham Miller, middle, 

delivered the baton with Negron during a closing ceremony for the Tim Davis 

Memorial Ruck March. 

Friends and family were invited 

to the ceremony. Many joined in for 

the last five miles of the march and 

were escorted by the marcher who 

held their loved ones’ memorial 

baton. 

Debbie Argel-Bastian attended 

with her family in memory of her 

son, Capt. Derek Argel who was 

killed in Iraq on Memorial Day in 

2005. Derek’s son, 7-year-old Logan, 

and brother, John, marched the last 

five miles as Debbie and other family 

members waited for them inside 

Hurlburt’s gates. 

“It’s a sad but incredible honor 

for these guys to go as far as they 

did to honor one of their fallen,” Argel-Bastian 

said. “Combat controllers 

are a small family.” 

Medically retired Tech. Sgt. Jack 

Fanning said he wished he could 

march with his Special Tactics 

brethren. He was injured two years 

ago in a parachuting accident. 

“(The march) is a wonderful 

thing. The camaraderie that we have 

is unmatched,” Fanning said. “I did 

a lot of deployments with these guys. 

Argel was one of my teammates and 

probably one of the toughest guys I 

knew.” 

The march is only held in years 

when a special tactics Airman is 

killed. So far, that has been every 

year. 

“I hope that it doesn’t have to be 

done again,” Hazlett said. 

He said he hoped people would 

not only mourn for those they lost, 

but be proud of them for “dying doing 

what they loved.” 

nick tomecek | Daily News 

Special Tactics Airmen and family members of fallen special tactics Airmen walk the final leg of the Tim Davis 

Memorial Ruck March on U.S. Highway 98 outside the Hurlburt Field main gate Wednesday Oct. 26. The ruck 

march began Oct. 16 and ended Wednesday after an 812-mile march from Lackland Air Force Base. Marching 

Airmen carried 17 batons to honor Special Tactics airmen that lost their lives since Sept. 11, 2001. 

My Air Force friend, 

my Army protector 

By Maj Kristi Beckman 

Air Force Special Operations Command 

Public Affairs 

Slidell, La. — Army Sergeant First 

Class Michael Jones is marching alongside 

Staff Sgt. Robert Gutierrez from Lackland 

Air Force Base, Texas to Hurlburt Field, 

as they march 812 miles together with 16 

other Airmen in memory of 17 fallen special 

tactics Airmen. 

Jones, a 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) 

medic, was invited to participate 

in the 2011 Tim Davis Memorial March 

as a colleague, but more than that, as a 

friend of the special tactics community. 

Two years ago he saved the life of combat 

controller Gutierrez, during a mission in 

Afghanistan. 

Gutierrez was assigned to the same 

Army unit as Jones. As a combat controller 

Gutierrez said he has worked with Marine 

Special Operation Teams and Navy 

Special Warfare Units, but he is usually 

assigned to the Army. 

“We primarily handle the austere airfield 

control, airfield seizures and fire support 

, but right now we’re covering down on 

both ends downrange. We cover down as a 

Joint Terminal Attack Controller attached 

to Special Forces, Joint Special Operations 

Task Force teams and Coalition; as well as 

playing that role of communications, the 

air-to-ground link on the battlefield.” 

The Air Force recognized the vital role 

the JTAC plays for the ground units. In 

his 2011 Vector, Chief of Staff of the Air 

Force Gen. Norton Schwartz, stated the 

Air Force increased JTAC support to 33 

additional combat maneuver companies. 

Jones echoes that support. 

“It’s very important for an Army Special 

Forces unit to have a combat controller,” 

Jones said. “We bring the gun ammo and 

the Air Force brings the gun ammo and 

the bombs. If it’s close quarters, room-toroom, 

we’ve got that. But if its something 

we can’t handle, the JTAC’s got aircraft 

right at the end of his fingers. The CCTs 

are part of our family now and we would 

give our life for them.” 

Gutierrez said it’s about the team and 

everyone relies on each other. He said the 

teamwork required in combat is huge. 

“You have to depend on each other,” 

Gutierrez said. “In reality, they are the 

only Americans that I know and at that 

point you’re closer than family. You’re in a 

foreign land fighting a foreign force in their 

hometown, on their ground and it’s them 

against you.” 

For the 2009 mission, Gutierrez was in 

charge of air cover for his Army unit. Calling 

Jones his battle buddy, Gutierrez said 

Jones was never far from his side. They 

got to know each other very well. 

“On objective, I would be next to the 

Ground Forces Commander and Jones 

on every patrol,” Gutierrez said. “I always 

knew where he was and he always knew 

where I was whether it was a combat 

reconnaissance patrol, key leader engagement 

or a direct action mission, I knew 

exactly where he was.” 

But during the night of that 2009 mission, 

it was a different story. Gutierrez’ and 

Jones’ unit entered a village at night on foot 

to track down a high-priority individual. 

“It was the fog of war,” Jones said. 

“Everything happened so fast. The team 

quickly became surrounded and the enemy 

had the tactical advantage because 

they were shooting at us from less than 

fifteen feet away on the rooftops.” 

Gutierrez was inside a building returning 

fire to the rooftops through an opening 

and suddenly got shot. Jones looked over 

and saw Gutierrez. 

“He said, ‘Mike!’ and I looked and you 

could tell something was wrong,” Jones 

said. “I ran over, grabbed him and pulled 

him inside and he spit out a mouth full of 

blood. Literally the first thought that came 

to my head was that he’s got a baby girl 

coming in December.” 

Jones tells Gutierrez to let him know 

once his breathing is hard. He took Gutierrez’ 

kit and radio off but left his headset on 

as Gutierrez was still talking to aircraft. 

About 30 minutes into it he said he was 

having trouble catching his breath back 

and Jones administered a needle decompression, 

which allowed the removal of 

fluid or air from the chest. 

Then they had to move out of there. 

Gutierrez called in for an A-10 strafing run 

and while the team was running out of the 

building, Jones jumped on Gutierrez to 

cover him. 

“He jumped on me when the runs were 

going off,” Gutierrez said. “He covered me 

with his own body to make sure I was ok, 

because I didn’t have any armor on.” 

They ran about 1.5 kilometers to the 

landing zone for the medevac. 

Jones said Gutierrez was talking to the 

gunships and the helicopters and calling 

in his own medevac. But once they got 

to the landing zone, Gutierrez told Jones 

he was having trouble breathing again 

and Jones had to give him another needle 

decompression. 

Gutierrez said he felt confident that 

Jones would take good care of him. 

“I completely trusted him,” Gutierrez 

said. “I knew he was good and he knew 

what he was talking about. He was dedicated 

and loved his job. When someone 

loves their job that much and wants to do 

it that well, I had the utmost confidence 

in him.” 

Although Gutierrez was medevac’d out 

that night, the team continued the mission 

the next day. They were determined 

to get their man. That boosted Gutierrez’ 

morale ten-fold as he lay in the hospital 

bed recovering. 

“I was in Walter Reed when they told 

me,” Gutierrez said. It made my morale 

skyrocket because they went back out and 

got the number one guy we were looking 

for and they did an awesome job. Honestly, 

you’re sitting in your bed and you’ve got 

five tubes coming out of your body, and you 

hear about this, you talk about being happy 

and wanting to get up and get out of there 

and carry on.” 

Resilience is why Gutierrez and Jones 

are participating in the Memorial March 

and honoring the 17 fallen Airmen. 

“We’re the same,” Jones said. The guys 

that we’ve lost, they wouldn’t want us to 

stop, they wouldn’t want us to not keep 

going. If the same thing happened to me, 

I wouldn’t want these guys to sit and think 

about it or anything like that. I would want 

them to keep going and just do their job.” 

Gutierrez thanks Jones every chance 

he gets for saving his life and although 

Gutierrez says Jones is probably tired of 

hearing it, Jones says he’s not. 

“Having Rob here and just being friends 

with him and his family, that’s the most reward 

I can ever ask for,” Jones said. “I get 

to see his daughter and know that she has 

her dad with her. 

Gutierrez was awarded the Air Force 

Cross Oct. 27, the highest award the Air 

Force gives, for his actions during that 

mission which saved countless lives. He 

will be the first to tell you that he wouldn’t 

have been able to accomplish that mission 

- or march to honor others - if it wasn’t for 

Jones, who saved his life twice that night.

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Key senators back TRICARE fees; retiree COLAs return 

Sens. Carl Levin, D- 

Mich., chairman of the 

Senate Armed Services 

Committee, and John 

McCain of Arizona, its 

ranking Republican, endorse 

President Barack 

Obama’s call to establish 

next year a $200 enrollment 

fee on TRICARE 

for Life (TFL), the prized 

supplement to Medicare 

for 2.1 million elderly 

military retirees, their 

spouses and survivors. 

These influential 

senators made their views 

known on TRICARE 

changes and other defense 

budget issues in 

separate letters to the 

Joint Select Committee on 

Deficit Reduction. The socalled 

“super committee” 

of 12 lawmakers faces a 

Nov. 23 deadline to recommend 

to the full Congress 

a plan to trim the nation’s 

massive debt by $1.5 trillion 

over a decade. 

The first-ever TLF 

fee would climb to $295 

in 2013 and, under the 

president’s plan, would be 

raised annually thereafter 

to keep pace with health 

care inflation. Levin, 

however, wrote that annual 

adjustments should 

match the percentage 

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increase in 

enrollment 

fees to 

TRICARE 

Prime, the 

managed 

care option. 

And 

both the 

House and 

Senate 

versions 

of the 2012 defense bill 

would raise Prime fees in 

the future, for workingage 

retirees only, by the 

percentage increase given 

retirees as cost-of-living 

adjustments. 

Levin and McCain 

also back, with caveats, 

Obama’s other cost-saving 

initiative for TRICARE — 

charging sharply higher 

co-payments on drug prescriptions 

filled through 

the TRICARE network of 

retail pharmacies. 

Obama wants co-pays 

at retail to be brought 

nearer to the $45 per 

brand drugs paid by federal 

civilian employees. But 

TRICARE co-pays should 

be tied to a percentage 

of the government’s cost 

per drug and thus raised 

automatically with drug 

prices. Initially, generic 

drugs at retail would be 

set at 10 percent of the 

department’s cost. After 

2013 that would climb to 

20 percent. Co-pays for 

brand names would start 

at 15 percent of cost and 

be raised to 30 percent 

over time. 

But Levin wrote that 

setting drug co-pays 

based on cost isn’t feasible 

because the true cost of 

drugs dispensed at retail 

outlets is obscured by 

manufacturer discounts. 

Levin promised to work 

with Department of Defense 

officials on an alternative 

plan that would 

achieve the same level 

of savings, estimated at 

$20 billion over the next 

decade. 

McCain noted the copay 

plan would “lead to 

significant increases in 

out-of-pocket costs for 

most DOD beneficiaries” 

to encourage greater 

use of TRICARE’s more 

efficient mail-order pharmacy 

option. He urged 

the joint committee not to 

embrace the co-pay plan 

without first consulting 

with Defense officials. Because, 

McCain explained, 

DOD officials might already 

plan to use dollars 

raised through higher 

pharmacy fees to help 

cover $450 billion in defense 

budget cuts Obama 

agreed to earlier this year. 

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“Coordination with 

DOD will be necessary to 

avoid double counting of 

savings from pharmacy 

fee changes” in any second 

round of cuts required 

under the Budget Control 

Act, which created the 

super committee, McCain 

wrote. 

McCain’s only suggestion 

to soften the blow for 

TRICARE users is to have 

DOD and the Department 

of Veterans Affairs “use 

their market force buying 

power to negotiate lower 

pharmaceutical costs, and 

that any savings generated 

by that action be 

passed on to the men and 

women who use these 

services. We cannot allow 

these fees to be raised 

without this action.” 

Levin recommended 

that the joint committee 

support the new TFL 

enrollment fee. McCain 

called it a “reasonable 

step,” considering the 

hefty rise in national 

health care costs since 

Congress established TFL 

in 2001. 

It “would still keep the 

cost of TRICARE for Life 

well below costs of comparable 

‘Medigap’ policies 

paid by non-DOD healthcare 

beneficiaries and 

would reduce entitlement 

spending significantly,” 

McCain wrote. He noted 

the fee would hit “a group 

on mostly fixed incomes 

who are vulnerable to 

unanticipated changes in 

expenses.” Still, he wrote, 

it should be considered. 

The House Armed 

Services Committee also 

commented on Obama’s 

TRICARE initiatives. 

Committee Republicans, 

led by Rep. Howard P. 

“Buck” McKeon, the 

chairmen, urged caution 

on any changes to military 

benefits in light of career 

demands that “are radi- 

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tricare From page 10 

cally different from any private 

sector or government 

civilian endeavor. The 

retirement and health care 

systems that support the 

military community should 

reflect that reality.” 

Although they did not 

directly oppose the TRI- 

CARE initiatives, House 

Republicans said the TLF 

fee plus higher drug copays 

at retail “would constitute 

a substantial double 

hit on the TRICARE for 

Life population.” And 

a third hit will occur as 

Medicare Part B fees rise, 

as expected, in 2012. 

So McKeon and colleagues 

urged the debt 

reduction committee to 

“avoid to the greatest 

possible extent” changes 

to retirement and health 

care that would “impose 

more sacrifice on the 

military population than is 

being asked of any other 

American.” 

The White House debt 

reduction plan described 

military retirement as “out 

of line with most other 

government or private 

retirement plans.” But it 

also said changes should 

not apply to the current 

force. Obama wants a powerful 

commission, similar 

to base closing commissions, 

to study the matter 

and offer a reform plan 

for future generations. 

Congress would have to 

approve or reject but could 

not be alter it. Levin wrote 

that such a study should 

include all features of military 

compensation including 

allowances. 

Defense Secretary 

Leon Panetta and Army 

Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, 

the new chairman of the 

joint chiefs, told the House 

Armed Services Committee 

last week that the 

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Uniform phase-out date set for Nov. 1 

By Ashley M. Wright 

Air Force Special Operations 

Command Public Affairs 

On Nov. 1, wearing the 

Airman Battle Uniform and 

ABU items will become mandatory 

for all Airmen. 

“Mandatory phase-out 

of the battle dress uniform, 

desert camouflage uniform 

and tan boots excluding Airmen 

deployed to the area of 

responsibility is effective 1 

Nov 2011,” said Master Sgt. 

Jennifer Johnson, Air Force 

Special Operations Command 


and Operations superintendent 

and acting AFSOC first 

sergeant. 

According to Air Force Instruction 

36-2903, Dress and 

Personal Appearance of Air 

Force Personnel, after Oct. 

31 the following items can no 

longer be worn by Airmen: 

• Battle Dress Uniform 

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• Desert Camouflage 

Uniform 

• Black T-shirt 

• Black Combat Boots 

• Tan boots with 

ABU (outside Theater of 

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“I’ve made very clear 

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with those in the service,” 

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COLA RETURNS — Military 

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Milton High School auditorium 

at 11 a.m. 

Enjoy the value of Membership! 

Receive a $15 Sam’s Club Gift Card when 

you join or renew as a Sam’s Club Member. 

This certificate is valid for active and retired military and their spouses. 

A $100 Advantage Plus Membership and $40 Advantage Membership include one primary card and one spouse (or 

other household member over the age of 18) card. Primary Memberships are valid for one year from the date of issue. 

The certificate may be redeemed for a new or renewed Membership. The Gift Card with this offer cannot be used toward 

Membership fees. Certificates and special promotions are not valid on SamsClub.com or by mail. Primary Membership fee 

($100 for Plus, $40 for Advantage – plus tax in some places) will apply at the time of renewal. This offer cannot be combined 

with any other offer. To view our privacy policy, visit SamsClub.com/privacy. Offer not vaild in Puerto Rico. Only original 

certificates accepted. One-time use only. 

Certificate 

New 

Renewal 

USO hosts Golf for 

Heroes tourney 

The Northwest Florida 

USO is hosting a Florida 

scramble golf tournament 

to raise funds in support of 

local USO activities. 

The tournament will follow 

a typical scramble format 

with a shotgun start 

at 8 a.m. on Nov. 11. A barbeque 

lunch will be served 

following play. Tournament 

awards and prizes will be 

given out following lunch. 

Hole in One wins 2012 Chevy 

Silverado truck courtesy of 

Award Chevrolet. 

Registration is $45 for 

Foxwood members and 

active duty military and 

$55 for all others. Golfers 

interested in participating 

can contact Foxwood Country 

Club at 850 682-2012, or 

email bobbyz55x@gmail. 

com. 

For information on this 

event, contact Bob Davis at 

the email address above or 

at 850 685-4759. 

It’s our salute to you. 

2041568 

Join or renew, and 

receive a $ 15 Gift Card. * 

In appreciation of your service to our country, 

Sam’s Club ® will give a $15 Sam’s Club Gift Card to military personnel * 

when you join or renew as a Sam’s Club Member. Then enjoy how easy 

a Sam’s Club Membership makes it to save on items throughout the 

year – from everyday essentials to special finds. 

Bring this 

certificate 

along with your 

valid military ID 

to the Member 

Services Desk 

of your local 

Sam’s Club. Upon 

payment, you 

will receive a 

$15 Sam’s Club 

Gift Card. 

* Only one offer per primary 

Membership. Offer cannot 

be combined with any other 

Membership offers. Gift Card 

may not be used to pay for 

Membership. Walmart ® and 

Sam’s Club Associates are not 

eligible for this offer. Offer valid 

for active and retired military 

and civilian military employees 

and their spouses.

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C L A S S I F I E D S 

It’s easy to place an in-column classified ad 

in the Hurlburt Warrior. 

Call 850-864-0320 

OR 

Place your ad online at 

www.HurlburtWarrior.com 

OR 

Bring this form in person to: 

Northwest Florida Daily News 

200 Racetrack Road NW 

HURLBURT WARRIOR 

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DEADLINE TUESDAY AT NOON PRIOR TO PUBLICATION 

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If no category is requested, it will appear 

in the Miscellaneous category. 

25 word limit • Please print clearly or type 

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Signature 

NO FORMS ACCEPTED WITHOUT SIGNATURE 

Military Dependent Retiree 

Classified Ad Copy: 

Duty Phone 

Ft. Walton Beach, FL 

✁ 

FREE CLASSIFIED AD RULES: 

• Free classified ads are for the one time sale of personal property 

by military members and immediate family, and military retirees. 

• Non-military individuals and all businesses should contact the 

Hurlburt Warrior’s publisher, the Northwest Florida Daily News 

by calling 850-864-0320. 

• Ads must not exceed 25 words and must list a home or cell 

phone number. 

• Duty telephones are used by the Warrior staff for verification 

purposes only. The Hurlburt Warrior staff reserves the right to 

edit or refuse classified ads due to inappropriate content, space 

considerations or for other reasons. 

• Only one ad may be submitted per week, unless PCSing. 

A copy of PCS orders must be presented in person at: 

Northwest Florida Daily News 

200 Racetrack Road NW 

Ft. Walton Beach, FL 

The submission deadline for classified ads is 

Tuesday at noon prior to publication. 

20538621 

Beautiful large dog, 

male/neutered, 70 lbs, 

more info 862-0923 

Text FL83351 to 56654 

GE drop in oven/ 

range, black front, perfect 

condition, $75. Call 

499-8524 in Shalimar 

WANTED 

Quality Hi-Fi / Stereo 

Equipment, Guitars, 

Amps, Vacuum Tubes 

and Testers Old/New 

850-314-0321/543-7025 

text FL83915 to 56654 

Large wood frame 

Futon $125; Dining 

Room table with 3 

chairs $125; Excellent 

condition. 585-3194 

GUN SHOW 

Panama City 

FAIRGROUNDS 

Oct 29th & 30th 

SAT. 9-5 & SUN. 10-4 

FREE PARKING 

Info. (407) 275-7233 

floridagunshows.com 


Boys winter clothing 

sz. 3 & 4 includes long 

pants & shirts. all $20; 

call 850 586 3499 

We Buy Gold 

US GOLD PAWN 

JEWELRY & LOAN 

700 Beal Pkwy FWB 

850-974-2462 

DIABETIC 

TEST STRIPS 

NEEDED 

I Buy sealed, unexpired 

Boxes (850)710-0189 

Mongoose 21 speed 

bicycle, $50. Free 

power pole, 18 feet. 

Free chain link fence 

with gate 100x90. You 

remove. Wooden deck, 

also free. 830-6626 

Ernie’s Canvas & Upholstery 

On Okaloosa 

Island. Over 30 Yrs Experience 

850-585-2964 

Text FL79094 to 56654

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Stamina Pilates Premier 

XP Reformer exercise 

equipment $175; 

OBO. 585-0632. 

Piano Jesse French & 

Sons Spinet Medium 

Mahogany with matching 

bench seat. $1,100; 

(850) 729-1990 

Choctahatchee River 

fishing camp, 2 lots 

cabin, waterfront, close 

to freeport off Hwy 20, 

Paradise North Rlty Inc. 

Mark Miller 974-4137 

RIC KEY 

Mini Storage 

Climate Controlled 

Storage. Best Rates 

In FWB. Mill. Disc.& 

Move-In Specials 

(850) 863-7964 

Westwood Apts 

2 bd/1 Ba 

850-581-2324 

Villager Apts 

2 bd/1 ba 

Falcon House 

1bd/1ba - 2bd/2ba 

850-862-5915 

text FL82356 to 56654 

Shalimar-1, 2, 3 & 4 Br 

Apts. $599-$850 Water 

Incl. Pool and Laundry, 

Central Air, Low Dep! 

Mon-Sat (850)651-8267 


Shalimar-1, 2, 3 & 4 Br 

Apts. $599-$850 Water 

Incl. Pool and Laundry, 

Central Air, Low Dep! 

Mon-Sat (850)651-8267 


FWB-3/2/2 FL room. 

Great home, perfect for 

family. W/D, fncd yard, 

fridge, screened porch. 

$1195/mo + $500 dep. 

Convenient to bases. 

890-5015 or 598-5055 


Holly/ 

Navarre 

3br 2ba, 1/2 acre 

fenced lot, Stainless 

Applncs, Boat/RV 

OK, FP, Pets Ok. 

$1100/mo + dep. 

850-543-5911 see 

pictures 

at 

milesmotorsinc.com 

Live with your 

Airplane 

2500 SqFt 3br 2.5ba w 

40x50’ hanger on 2500 

Ft. grass strip. 1 mile 

from I-10 in Holt. Call 

850-902-1934 for details 

or see photos at 

tinyurl.com\6b2s2br 


Mary Esther 4 bed 2 

bath. 2400 sq foot 

brick house. Jacuzzi 

tub, near the water. 

850-884-9357 or 

618-406-3397 

Mary Esther- Two bedroom 

Townhouse completely 

remodeled fully 

furnished. in 30’ deep 

water boat slip with lift 

on the sound. 1 1/2 miles 

from Hurlburt $145k 

(850) 533-6300 

Navarre- 

1996 3/2 Dblwide, With 

Lot $39k 850-243-9770 


Dixie RV 

SuperStores 

FL’s Newest RV 

Dealer 

NOW 

OPEN!!! 

*Store Hours* 

Monday-Saturday 

8:00am-6:00pm 

Install/Maint/Repair 

Attn: Military 

spouses! 

Needed for cleaning 

co. in Crestview. Earn 

extra money for the holidays. 

Military ID preferred. 

firstchoicecleaning10@yahoo.com 

Web ID#: 34156066 

RIC KEY 

Mini Storage 

Climate Controlled 

Storage. Best Rates 

In FWB. Mill. Disc.& 

Move-In Specials 

(850) 863-7964 

$250 OFF 

December Rent 

$199 Deposit 

2BR/1.5BA Townhouse 

Parkview Estates 

(850) 862-4831 

FWB- 1385sqft, 3/2.5/1, 

Tile, Base Access, 

Good Schools, Quiet, 

$995mo. 850-897-2429 

FWB- 3br 2ba 2cg 

shed, sprinklers, fncd 

yard. No pets /smokers 

$1100/mo 533-6595 


Individual wants to 

buy house for investment 

850-651-0987 


21 Acres / 30 Brands 

New and Used Units 

7 Manufacturers: 

Newmar 

Keystone 

Heartland 

Jayco 

Fleetwood 

Forest River 

Prime Time 

Located off I-10 

Exit 70 / SR285 

328 Green Acres Dr. 

De Funiak Springs, 

FL 32435 

Sales 

850-951-1000 

www.dixierv.com 

Car, Truck & SUV Accessories 

Body Side Molding 

Floor Mats 

Bed Covers 

Window Visors 

Trunk Spoilers 

Since 1988 

Running Boards/Steps 

WWW.ACCENTTOPS.COM 

Accent Tops & Trailers 

657 BEAL PARKWAY 

2039729 

862-2400

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