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76 Anthony M. Griffay, MD CAPT, USN Command Surgeon Due to the topic of this edition, this Surgeon’s input is submitted by CDR Gene Garland, MSC, Force Health Protection Officer. Fall ushers in a new season and a time that is rich in tradition for the Navy/Marine Corps Team. I would like to congratulate the following new Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC) Chief Petty Officers (CPOs) who were selected and underwent CPO initiation in September: HMC (FMF/SW) Jason Adams, HMC (FMF/PJ/DV) Ryan Christensen, HMC (FMF) Seth Matteson, HMC (FMF/PJ/PJ/DV) Dexter Raysor, and HMC (DSW/SW) Bryan Smith. Advancement to Chief Petty Officer is the most significant promotion within the enlisted naval ranks. At the rank of Chief, the Sailor takes on more administrative duties. Chief Petty Officers serve a dual role as both technical experts and as leaders, with the emphasis being more on leadership as they progress through the CPO ranks. Congratulations, Chiefs! As MARSOC continues to move forward, it is most appropriate that this edition of JSOM focuses on Preventive Medicine. Having our first Preventive Medicine Technician downrange with Special Operations Task Force (SOTF) 81 was a groundbreaking accomplishment which demonstrated significant value-added to the mission. He spent a significant amount of the deployment conducting base camp health assessments as well as addressing many reoccurring preventive medicine issues such as potable water, septic systems, and food service safety, not to mention dealing with the occasional issue of the feral “camp dogs” at the various locations. The current rotation with SOTF-82 finds our Preventive Medicine Technician continuing with the base camp assessment mission in addition to conducting Occupational Environmental Health Site Assessments (OEHSAs) in the area Journal of Special Operations Medicine Volume 10, Edition 4 / Fall 10 of operation. In many cases, this is the first time OEHSAs have been conducted at these locations. With the establishment of Village Stability Operations in the Helmand and Baghdis Provinces of Afghanistan, these sites were completely untouched by military preventive medicine assets and will surely offer challenging and unique opportunities to overcome in order to maintain the operational medical readiness of our forces. It will be critical to maintain a pro-active preventive medicine presence in SOTF-West to ensure that we provide adequate force health protection to our forces on the ground. We must keep in mind that despite remarkable advances in public health and preventive medicine, disease and non-battle injuries remain a significant threat to the operational capability of our force. CDR Gene Garland, MSC
Warner D. “Rocky”Farr, MD COL USA SOCCENT Surgeon SOF Language Training or Even Old Dogs Must Learn New Tricks In olden days when giant Green Berets walked the earth and language training was not part of the Special Forces Qualification Course, one found language training when and where one could. This usually meant the much-coveted permanent change of station (PCS) to the Defense Language Institute (DLI) in Monterey, California. So Special Forces was soon divided into the language “haves” and the language “have nots.” I was lucky enough to get the coveted permanent change of station to the Defense Language Institute on my way back from 5 th Special Forces Group (Airborne) in Vietnam, but it was to the east coast branch in the District of Columbia (which I didn’t even know existed before I was sent there) for German. I was going to PCS further to Detachment “A” in the Berlin Brigade. I recieved twenty-three weeks of excellent instruction and came out of that experience speaking and reading at the 3/3 level. When language training was finally placed in the Special Forces Qualification Course every one received region/group appropriate language training but the result was not at the 3/3 level of expertise like one received at the Defense Language Institute. At least everyone had some knowledge. This meant that language sustainment rose in importance. Also over the years, the languages of interest changed. As example, the Defense Language Institute does not even support German sustainment training any more. So, when I decided to put aside my 1971 German and take something else, I settled on Dari, which is Farsi (Persian), which is Tajik. What I had found before I started this was the USSOCOM “Special Operations Forces Teletraining System” website: https://www.softsonline.org/. This Special Operations Forces Teletraining System (SOFTS), is a program that takes advantage of commercial off-the-shelf technology to deliver real-time language & culture training to SOF Soldiers anywhere in the world. This means those who are unable to attend traditional classes at traditional training institutions on a full time basis (like me-I got a day job) can master a language. The difference between this computer based method and the average computer based training drill is that this technology enables all of the usual instructional functions of a regular, real classroom: face-to-face interaction of students and instructors; speaking, reading, and writing in script; one-onone drills; after hours tutoring; individual and group activities. It’s not just ”here’s the CD, have at it.” How does this work? You basically sit in class at your computer, usually at home in the evening if in CONUS, for two hours, and see, speak, and interact with the instructor and the other three or four students by your own video teleconfence (VTC) link on your home computer. Some of the great benefits of this are greater flexibility in setting class hours (of course you have to convince the other students of a cooperative time), instant access to online content, ease of saving sound, video, and other content for later study, and portability. This portability means that students and teachers can train regardless of their geographic location as long as the individual has access to broadband internet. I usually take class from somewhere in the Middle East at morning hours my time which are evening hours for my instructor. They run courses TSOC Surgeon 77
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