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Chapter 2: A New Reality: Impact of the Global War on Terrorism Operation: Military Kids

Chapter 2: A New Reality: Impact of the Global War on Terrorism Operation: Military Kids Ready, Set, Go! Training. Impact of the Global War on Terrorism Has changed the face of military service for those in the National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve

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Chapter 2: A New Reality: Impact of the Global War on Terrorism Operation: Military Kids

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  1. Chapter 2: A New Reality: Impact of the Global War on Terrorism Operation: Military Kids Ready, Set, Go! Training

  2. Impact of the Global War on Terrorism • Has changed the face of military service for those in the National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve • Mobilization and deployment at record high levels for all components of the military • Different needs than traditional military Families • Primary occupation is not one of “Service Member” and some Families might not consider themselves “military Families” • Geographically dispersed from others in the same circumstances (not necessarily located near a military installation) • Family identity changes from “civilian” to • “military” with one letter or phone call

  3. Unique Issues for Children/Youth in Military Families: • Lack of community awareness of and support for Family needs • Lack of educator preparedness to recognize and meet needs of children/youth of deployed members • Possible transition from one school to another • Social/emotional/behavioral reactions may impact youths’ future • Accessibility and affordability of childcare • Availability and affordability of after-school programs and youth activities; children home alone • Frequently unaware of resources to help parents and children cope • Difficulty understanding and dealing with media • Deployment cycle—disrupts Family before, during, and after...and is repeated

  4. Identified Issues for Children/Youth in Military Families: • Geographically dispersed Families and lack of connection with other youth and Families in similar situation • Child separation/anxiety issues regarding safety of deployed parent • Deployed parent absent for significant events • Less parental involvement from parent at home • Limited opportunities for youth to attend extracurricular activities • Teens having increased care of home and younger siblings • Behavioral changes, peer pressure, lower self-esteem • Communication with deployed parent • Need to live with extended Family • Changes in financial resources

  5. How can OMK State Teams utilize theIssue Action Planning process to address unique issues facing children/youth in Military Families?

  6. OPERATION: MILITARY KIDSIssue Action Plan ActivityAs a table group use one of the issues identified during the newspaper activity or one specific to your state and brainstorm what your OMK State Team can do to address it. List your ideas below.

  7. Video

  8. The Active Army

  9. Army Component Structure Active Component* Regions Geographically Dispersed** Installations Reserve Component Army Reserve National Guard States Regions * Base Operations organization, not units ** Assigned away from military installations, e.g. Army Recruiters, ROTC Instructors

  10. Active Army Demographics • • 483,452 Soldiers • • 54% married • • 10% of married Soldiers are dual military • • 8% are single parents • • 457,428 children • • Over 500,000 retirees • • Undergoing transformation

  11. Fort Wainwright Ft. Greely Fort Richardson Yakima Training Center Fort Lewis Umatilla Chem Depot Fort Drum Natick R & D Ctr Devens RFTA (USAR) USAG Selfridge Watervliet Ars Fort McCoy (USAR) Tobyhanna Army Depot Ft. Hamilton Detroit Ars West Point Picatinny Arsenal Carlisle Barracks Rock Island Arsenal Fort Monmouth Letterkenny AD Aberdeen Proving Ground Fort Dix (USAR) Dugway Proving Ground Lima Army Tank Plt Sierra Army Depot Ft Detrick Deseret Chem Depot Ft. AP Hill Fort Carson Tooele AD Adelphi Lab Ctr Fort Eustis Parks RFTA (USAR) Fort Monroe Hawthorne AD Fort Lee Fort Story Pueblo Depot Riverbank AAP Radford AAP Walter Reed Ft. Meade Blue Grass AD Presidio of Monterey Iowa AAP Fort McNair Fort Myer Fort Hunter Liggett (USAR) Fort Knox Fort Belvoir Lake City AAP Holston AAP Fort Campbell Fort Riley Fort Irwin Fort Leavenworth Milan AAP Fort Sill Fort Leonard Wood McAlester AAP White Sands Missile Testing Center Yuma Proving Ground Redstone Arsenal Pine Bluff Ars Red River AD Kansas AAP Anniston AD Fort Hauchuca Lone Star AAP Louisiana AAP Fort Bliss Fort Polk Fort Hood Fort Sam Houston Camp Stanley Storage Actv Pacific Corpus Christi AD Tokyo/Yokohama Akizuki/Kure Zama/Sagamihara Okinawa Fort Shafter Schofield Barracks Kwajalein Army Installation Management Regions Northeast Scranton AAP Moffett Field RFTA (USAR) Fort Bragg MOT Sunny Point Fort Jackson Fort Gordon Director Locations NE: Ft Monroe SE: Ft McPherson NW: Rock Island Ars SW: Ft Sam Houston Europe: Heidelberg Pacific: Ft Shafter Korea: Yongsan Fort McPherson Fort Benning Ft. Gillem Hunter Army Airfield Fort Rucker Fort Stewart Mississippi AAP USAG Miami West Ft Buchanan, PR Southeast Overseas: Europe, Korea

  12. Army National Guard

  13. Overview of National Guard • Army National Guard is one branch of the total U.S. Army • ARNG is composed of reservists—civilians who serve their country on a part-time basis • Each state and the federal government control the ARNG, depending on the circumstances • In peacetime, governors command the Guard Forces through the Adjutant General • During wartime, the President of the United States can activate the National Guard • When federalized, Guard units are led by the Commander-in-Chief of the theatre in which they are operating

  14. National Guard • Army National Guard • • 350,000 Soldiers • • 33% of Army’s total strength • • State and Federal mission • • State command • • Primarily combat and combat service support units

  15. Army National Guard 350,000 Soldiers

  16. Strategies for Working with the National Guard • Schedule introductory meeting with State Youth Coordinator, State Family Program Director, and Wing Coordinators • Inform all potential OMK participants of program services • Learn about issues faced by youth of deployed parents • Work with State Family Programs personnel to enlist Command support • Invite the State Youth Coordinator to participate on the OMK Team

  17. ARMY RESERVE

  18. Army Reserve Overview • • 189,000 Soldiers • • Units train at Reserve Centers throughout the U.S., Pacific, Europe, and Asia • • Federal Mission • • Primarily combat support and combat service support units

  19. Army Reserve Units

  20. Army Reserve Youth • • Approximately 156,000 dependents • • 0-5 years: 39% • • 6-11 years: 32% • • 12-18 years: 24% • • 19-23 years: 4%

  21. Strategies for Working withthe Army Reserve • • AR CYS Regional Coordinator—main contact person • • Include AR CYS in planning and implementation • • Connect with Family Programs staff in the state/region • • Become familiar with the needs of AR Families • • Support unit/command activities • • Provide AR Staff with marketing materials for distribution to AR Families

  22. U. S. Navy

  23. Active Navy Demographics • • 332,806 Sailors • 127,313 Ready Reserve Sailors • 175,416 Civilian Employees • • 57% married • • 6% of married Sailors are dual military • 5% are single parents • • 278,475 children

  24. Navy Structure Active Component CNIC** Naval Commands & Numbered Fleets (Geographically Dispersed*) Regions Operating Commanders Bases Reserve Component Reserve Command Hqs New Orleans, LA Navy Reserve Force Regions (6) • *Assigned away from military bases, e.g. Recruiters, NROTC, IA families • **Commander, Navy Installations Command

  25. Operational Navy Organization Unified Command Naval Command Operating Fleet

  26. Navy Installation Structure Ombudsman Child Care & Youth Referral

  27. Commander, Naval Installation Command Washington Navy Yard Navy Region Structure • CNR Mid-Atlantic • NSA Norfolk • NSS Norfolk Naval Shipyard* • - NAVSTA Norfolk • NAS Oceana • - WPNSUPPFAC Yorktown • - NAB Little Creek • - NSA Mechanicsburg • - NAS/JRB Willow Grove • - NSGA Sugar Grove • - NAS Brunswick • - NAVWPNSTA Earle • - SUBASE New London • - NSY BOS Portsmouth • - NAVSTA Newport • - NAVAIRENGSTA Lakehurst • - NSU Saratoga Springs • CNR Northwest • Naval Base Kitsap • NAS Whidbey Island • - NAVSTA Everett • NAVMAG Indian Island CNR Europe - NSA Naples - NAS Sigonella - NSA Souda Bay - NAVSTA Rota - JMF St. Mawgans • CNR Midwest • - NAVSTA Great Lakes • NSA Crane • Mid South • CNR Japan • - CFA Okinawa • - CFA Yokosuka • - CFA Sasebo • - NAF Atsugi • NAF Misawa • NSF Diego Garcia CNR Hawaii - NAVSTA Pearl Harbor - PMRF Barking Sands • CNR NDW • - NSA Washington • - NSA North Potomac • - NSA South Potomac • NSA Patuxent River • - NSA Annapolis • CNR Southwest • SUBASE San Diego • NAVSTA San Diego • - NAVBASE Ventura County • NAF El Centro • NAS Lemoore • NAS Fallon • - NAVWEPSTA Seal Beach • NAS North Island • NAWS China Lake • NSA Monterey CNR Marianas (Guam) - Guam (CNF Marianas SA) CNR Korea - CFA Chinhae Singapore AC CNR SW Asia - NSA Bahrain Updated 15JAN08 C. Douglas, CNIC N446

  28. Navy Reserve

  29. Navy Reserve Overview • Sailors: 69,000 • 65,779 Children birth to age 18 • Today’s Navy Reserve: • Support to the Fleet… Ready and Fully Integrated • The Navy Reserve represents 20% of the Navy’s total mission assets!!! • Strategies for Working with the Reserve Families • Navy Families currently work with Region Family Support Program Administrators and their Ombudsman in partnership with: • Inter-service Family Assistance Committee (ISFAC) • Closest Active/Guard/Reserve installation • Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood, 4H, Boys & Girls Club of America… • The Way Ahead: Align existing Family Support Program with the Joint Services Family Assistance Program (JSFAP) and Operation Military Kids (OMK)

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  31. Navy Reserve Forces Command Location: New Orleans, LA Pat Nicholson, Family Support Program Manager (504) 678-1898 DSN 678-1898 patricia.nicholson@navy.mil

  32. Active Duty Air Force

  33. Air Force Structure Active Component Major Commands Geographically Dispersed* Bases Reserve Component Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command 3 Numbered Air Forces States Major Commands 36 Wings * Assigned away from military bases, e.g. Recruiters, ROTC Instructors

  34. Active Air Force Demographics • • 329,094 Airmen • • 61% married • • 7% of married Airmen are dual military • • 500,626 family members • • Undergoing transformation

  35. Wing Organizational Structure

  36. Air National Guard

  37. Overview of Air National Guard • • Air National Guard is one branch of the total U.S. Air Force • • Federal Mission: maintains well-trained, well-equipped units available for prompt utilization. Enforces federal authority, suppresses insurrection and defends the nation when called to federal service by the president, congress, or both. • State Mission: Provides assistance during emergencies such as natural disasters and civil disturbances when required by the governor. Under state law, provides protection of life and property, and preserves peace, order, and public safety.

  38. National Guard • Air National Guard • • 107,500 Airmen • • 19% of Air Force’s total strength • • State and Federal mission • • State command • • Primarily flying missions and expeditionary combat support

  39. Air National Guard Locations Guam Air National Guard Units Puerto Rico

  40. Strategies for Working with the National Guard • Schedule introductory meeting with State Youth Coordinator, State Family Program Director, and Wing Coordinators • Inform all potential OMK participants of program services • Learn about issues faced by youth of deployed parents • Work with State Family Programs personnel to enlist Command support • Invite the State Youth Coordinator to participate on the OMK Team

  41. AIR FORCE RESERVE

  42. Air Force Reserve Overview • • 71,400 Airmen • • Units train to same standards as Active Duty force both within their units and alongside Active Duty • • Federal Mission • • Deliver sovereign options for the defense of the United States of America and its global interests – to fly and fight in Air, Space and Cyberspace

  43. Air Force Reserve Units 36 Wings & 4 Groups – 11 Reserve Bases – 52 Tenant Bases 45

  44. AFRC Services Locations Youngstown-Warren Minn-St Paul Westover Portland Gen Mitchell Niagara Falls Pittsburgh Grissom Dobbins Guam March Robins Duke Field Reserve Bases HQ AFRC/HQ AFRC SV Homestead Puerto Rico

  45. AFRC and Active Duty Locations Guam Reserve Bases Active Duty Bases Puerto Rico

  46. AFR/ANG Youth 6-18 663- VT 2056 1111 700 - NH 548 711 1465 802 - MA 1489 1423 4121 618 - RI 651 1005 2313 500 - CT 734 2082 1375 - NJ 1366 2795 610 817- DE 1574 750 1954 2208 - MD 1030 1351 941 1467 419 - DC 1731 662 2193 4452 1086 2345 563 - Guam 924 1615 1547 2196 692 1750 2670 1773 2656 1284 1534 2538 891 1293 - HI Puerto Rico

  47. Strategies for Working withthe Reserve Families • • Connect with unit Airman and Family Readiness Director or Liaison • • Become familiar with the needs of Reserve families • • Support unit/command activities • • Provide Reserve Staff with marketing materials for distribution to families

  48. United States Marine Corps

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