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Breakaway Media Receives 2020 Best of • Graduate degree category, 6 semester hours in sociology, lead-
St. Petersburg Award ership or organizational behavior
We are very pleased to announce that the publisher of the JSOM, Please contact Buck Rogers at brogers@ntoa.org if you have ad-
Breakaway Media, has been selected for the 2020 Best of St. ditional questions.
Petersburg Award in the Emergency Care Facilities category by
the St. Petersburg Award Program. Each year, the St. Peters-
burg Award Program identifies companies that we believe have
achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community
and business category. These are local companies that enhance the
positive image of small business through service to their customers
and our community.
The St. Petersburg Award Program is an annual awards pro-
gram honoring the achievements and accomplishments of local
businesses throughout the St. Petersburg, Florida, area. Recogni-
tion is given to those companies that have shown the ability to use CALL Insider Newsletter Updates
their best practices and implemented programs to generate com- In case you missed the Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL)
petitive advantages and long-term value.
Insider newsletter last month, we want to highlight the COVID-19
lessons learned resources available on our CAC-enabled website.
US Military Sharply Reducing Emergency Below (at #3) is a roll-up of the most recent documents added to
Casualty Evacuation Services in West Africa the site. Please know that the COVID-19 collection and analysis
The US military is sharply reducing its emergency casualty evacua- team is currently using this information to develop the first initial
tion services in West Africa, raising concerns that American troops impressions report for Army senior leaders.
on missions there could be left vulnerable if they run into trouble In April, the lessons learned elective for the Command and
at a time when violence is surging in that corner of the continent. General Staff College students was shifted to an online format. A
Some lawmakers and military officials voice concern that the key event for that class is a panel discussion with combat train-
responsibility for handling any casualty evacuation flights will ing center (CTC) commanders of operations group (COGs). This
now fall on a single H225 Super Puma helicopter operated from discussion was so popular that it was made it available on the
Niamey, Niger’s capital. website (see #1 below).
“A lack of support can have serious results when troops are Finally, they continue to look for highly motivated self-start-
faced with a hostile and determined foe,” Representative (R) Mi- ers to fill our military analyst (forward) (MAF) positions. MAFs
chael Waltz of Florida and former Army Green Beret who served serve as the critical link between the operational and institutional
in West Africa, said in a letter on March 12 to Pentagon officials. forces and provide that inside perspective from the field. If you
For more information on the situation, see are currently serving in the rank of major to colonel (04-06), mas-
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/18/world/africa/west-afri- ter sergeant to sergeant major (E8-E9), or chief warrant officer
ca-special-operations-medevac.html (W2-W5), and think this might be the job for you, please contact
the MAF program coordinator, Mr. Tim Burkett, at timothy.m
Coffee or Die Magazine .burkett.civ@mail.mil. Mr. Burkett can provide details on current
Coffee or Die Magazine is Black Rifle Coffee Company’s online openings and qualification requirements.
lifestyle magazine. Launched in June 2018, the magazine covers
stories both about and for the military, first responder, veteran, and 1. In April, COL David Gardner, COG, Joint Readiness Training
coffee enthusiast communities. From embedding reporters with Center (JRTC), and COL Michael Simmering, COG, National
troops in both Iraq and Afghanistan, to covering the 75th anniver- Training Center (NTC), participated in a session with students
sary of the D-Day landings on the ground in Normandy, France, in the Command and General Staff College elective “Lessons
their team of journalists and editors have shown time and again Learned for S3s and XOs.” Discussions focused on warfight-
that they will go anywhere to publish stories that are a cut above ing function trends, unit performance, and roles/expectations
the rest. JSOM contributor Ranger Luke Ryan is associate editor for field-grade officers. Watch at https://us-lti.bbcollab.com
and social media manager. See more at https://coffeeordie.com/ /recording/1ec89ebe3b974dd0ab91b8193194a0c4.
2. From MG Brito’s team at the Maneuver Center of Excellence:
NTOA Command Academy Announces College Credit Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) Leader Training at https://
The National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) is pleased to youtu.be/ugxJfQoaAjw. This video walks through the casualty
announce that Command College graduates may now receive Col- evacuation process at Fort Benning, Georgia. This includes
lege Credit through The American Council on Education’s (ACE) ground evacuation using emergency medical services and evac-
College Credit Recommendation Service (CREDIT) which con- uation through the air ambulance detachment. Both processes
nects workplace learning with colleges and universities by helping begin at the point of injury and end when the casualty reaches
students gain access to academic credit for formal courses and a higher echelon of care. ***If your access to YouTube from
examinations taken outside the traditional classroom. ACE is an within the NIPRNet is currently being blocked, you may need
accrediting organization for hundreds of universities throughout to open this link from a personal device off network.
the world and allows students to request credit hours from any 3. COVID-19 Response Products. Last month, CALL created a
member university. COVID-19 Lessons Learned page on the CAC-enabled site.
Command College graduates who complete all three modules Latest products include:
are eligible for the following: • USAG Italy Forza Avanti Handbook (COVID-19 Recovery
• Upper-division baccalaureate degree category, 6 semester Roadmap)
hours in organizational leadership, public safety leadership or • 94th Military Police Battalion COVID-19 Lessons Learned
sociology • USASOC Lessons Learned, COVID-19

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