Enhancing Combat Readiness

Maj Gen Lee Payne, USAF, MC, CFSAssistant Director-Combat Support

Defense Health Agency

AMSUS 2018

28 Nov 2018

National Harbor MD

Disclosures

Presenter has no interest to disclose.

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Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

1. Describe DHA’s role in enabling a medically ready force.

2. Describe DHA’s role in enabling a ready medical force.

3. Discuss how the DHA is collaborating with the Services to improve MTF readiness to support combat operations as the MTFs transition to DHA management.

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DHA – AD Combat Support

Coordinate actions across the DHA

to ensure we meet our

Combat Support Agency obligations to support the Combatant Commands

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Executive Offices

Oversight & Management of Military Treatment Facilities

Womack Army Medical Center

Pope 43 MDS

Naval Hospital Jacksonville

Keesler 81 MDG

Seymour Johnson 4 MDG

Charleston 628 MDG

National Capital Region Market

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Fort Belvoir Community

Hospital

Healthcare Administration

Medical Affairs

Information Operations

Financial Operations

Healthcare Operations /

TRICARE

Combat Support

Operations, Plans & Requirements

Armed Services Blood Program

Public Health

Medical Logistics

Armed Forces Medical Examiner System

Joint Trauma System

Management / Contracting

Admin & Management

Acquisition

Strategy and Innovation

Education & Training

Research and Development

Defense Health AgencyFunctional Organizational Structure

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DHA Combat Support Resources

DHA-CCMD Liaison Officers

• Key communications link between DHA and CCMDs

• CCMD requirements + DHA capabilities

• Embedded in JSS and CCMDs

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DHA Combat Support Resources

Operations

• CSA OPS Center

• Continuity of Operations

• National Security Events

• MHS Emergency Planning

Plans

• CCMD Planning Assist

• JMPT Assist Visits

• Subject Matter Expertise

Requirements

• Joint Requirements Management (JCIDS)

• IT Capability Portfolio Management

DHA Combat Support Resources

• Joint Trauma System

• Armed Services Blood Program

• Armed Forces Medical Examiner System

• Public Health

• Health Surveillance/Biosurveillance

• Medical Logistics

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DHA Combat Support Priorities

• Partnering with Joint Staff Surgeon

• Support for CCMDs & Services

• Synchronize CSA capabilities, exploit possibilities, engage all DHA resources

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Hurricane Florence

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Typhoon Mangkhut

12M: Major Hurricane S: Tropical Storm D: Tropical DepressionDisturbance is a weather formation that is being watched.

Combat Support Requests

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Joint Operational Medicine Information Systems (JOMIS)

• Combat Support Intersects Functional Champion

• Acquisition and deployment of MHS GENESIS in operational medicine

• Sustains Theater Medical Information Program-Joint

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Way Ahead

• Embedded Combatant Command LNOs in Place

• CONUS Patient Distribution Support Plan

• Medical Common Operating Picture (MEDCOP)

• Address Combat Casualty Care “Top 10" Issues

• Implement JTS Organizational Assessment Recommendations

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Questions?

CE/CME Credit

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