MARCENT UPDATE

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MARCENT UPDATE
HEALTH SERVICE ADVOCACY BOARD CONFERENCE 19-20
SEPT CDR STEVE TATE, MSC, USN LOGISTICS,
PLANS AND OPERATIONS HEADQUARTERS, USMC
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PURPOSE
This brief is UNCLASSIFIED To provide a brief
update on current MARCENT Issues
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AGENDA
Who We Are (MARCENT).. Medical
Billets Rotation Timeline Recent
Projects Medical Issues Current Issues
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MARCENT is.

• A stand-alone staff that focuses on Service
  Component responsibilities in the CENTRAL COMMAND
  AOR.
• LtGen Sattler is Dual-Hatted as CG, I MEF AND
  serves as the Commander, U. S. Marine Forces,
  Central Command (COMUSMARCENT) when designated.
• LtGen Sattler, SgtMaj Kent and HMCM Sanchez are
  the only I MEF staff that have this dual
  relationship

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MARCENT MEDICAL BILLETS

• LT Chavis- The only medical person at the MARCENT
  HQ. Responsibilities include
• Caretaker of Force Surgeon/Force Health
  Protection issues/responsibilities.
• G-4 Medical Ops section/Medical logistics.
• Medical Plans section- TPFDD/force rotation of
  medical units through the MPG (MARCENT Planning
  Group).
• Medical Admin- Coordinates all medical
  screenings of permanent party staff and IA
  Marines that screen through Tampa. Also acts as
  command Patient Admin Officer.
•  Incoming Billets
• LT Rod Salvador (Med Planner)- From 3rd MAW in
  Okinawa will report to MARCENT in Nov 05.
• CAPT Robert Culligan, a reservist and former
  Marine AW Flight Surgeon/ER Doc in Afghanistan
  under MARCENT last year will be the MARCENT Force
  Surgeon.   
• HM 8404 Medical Admin- MCCDC advised that the
  billet is currently occupied at MARFORPAC and can
  not be filled until spring/summer 06.

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ROTATION TIMELINE
Where we are today
0507-1
0608
0406-1
0406-2
0507-2
Sourcing Conf Aug 05
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RECENT PROJECTS

• Assist visit made to Kuwait to help the MARCENT
  Detachment, Kuwait, CFLCC, and EMF Dallas find
  resolutions to patient admin issues concerning
  MEF Marines that were medevaced from Iraq.
  Results included tremendous improvements to the
  health and welfare of the injured Marines.
• OPORD-14 OPT- MARCENT Medical rep for the Camp
  Lemonier, Dj transfer from USMC to NAVCENT.
  MARCENT is planning to turn over Command and
  Control of Camp Lemonier to NAVCENT NLT Oct 05.
  Currently MARCENT provides responsibility for
  repairs, replacements, maintenance etc to the
  EMF. Once NAVCENT assumes C2, USMC will not be
  responsible for any repairs, replacements,
  maintenance, etc.

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RECENT PROJECTS
BRIGHT STAR 2005 

• MARCENT coordinating USMC support with NAVCENT.
  
• A USMC MEU to participate.
• All ashore level II and III capability will be
  provided by the Army.
• A Combat Support Hospital (-) will be located at
  MMC and will provide level I-III care for all
  units participating in this exercise.
• SPOD/APOD will have small level I-II clinics
  available.
• Ashore air and ground evacuation will be
  provided by the Army.

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MEDICAL ISSUES

• Occasional complaints received from forward
  medical units stating that members have reported
  without required immunizations, adequate malaria
  chemoprophylaxis (for applicable areas) or
  chronic medications.
• Members being deployed with original medical
  records- CENTCOM instructions state that members
  must deploy with skeleton medical records.
• Active duty and/or civilians being deployed with
  medical issues that overwhelm in-theater medical
  assets.
• Expired physicals and annual dental exams.
• Climate and/or environment damaging equipment,
  consumables, and medications/immunizations

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RECENT ISSUES
PLANNING CONFERENCE 

• 06-08 CENTCOM AOR Theater Conference in SW Asia.
  
• Held in Oct 2005.
• Health Service, HQMC will attend
• Discussion topics will include Level III issue
  in Marine AO between MNCI, CENTCOM, MARCENT, and
  HQMC Medical Planner.
• Other identified issues from conf as well as
  transition of Camp Lemonier to NAVCENT.

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Questions?
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