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Show OEPT,"So-1- - x Third CVass around n 4 Ul ougviay. 3 1 537P6 ut the personnel of Dugway Proving: Ground vsr5-- BOO Activities at Dugway are scaling up for the. May 12 arrival of about 150 Ranger students. . During April a group of trainers from Georgia, visited DugThese trainers spent way. much of their time looking over the range areas and planning where the different phases of the Rangers' desert training will take place. Part of the preparation was to make practice parachute jumps near Michael Army Airfield where the students will jump in. Next week, several more Rangers will arrive on post to develop a memorandum of understanding. According to Lt. Col. Richard Haley, Chief of Plans and Operations, the memorandum will spell out the requirements for training sites and let the post know what the Rangers need to conduct their desert training. Factors like the amount of fuel for vehicles, ammunition and medical support must be included. 4-m- will deliver the Rangers. The students will then assemble their gear and move to their training sites. This will probably be the only time that an residents will see the stu- Dah-loneg- a, Haley said that Dugway is also planning a welcoming ceremony for the Rangers when they jump into the post. Residents of the Post will be able to see the students arrive. A viewing area will be set up at the airfield so the residents can watch as the students parachute, from the aircrafts that C-1- 40 dents since they will be taking part in an actual training exercise at the time. Maj. Gen. John W. Foss, Commandant of the Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia, and Maj. Gen. Andrew Anderson, TECOM Commander, will also take part in the ceremonies. Foss will parachute in with the first group of students and will join Anderson at the viewing area for wel- . coming ceremonies. Dugway is expecting me- dia representatives from newspapers and television stations to be here. Also, a reporter from the Cable News Network is anticipated to be jumping in with the Rangers as part of an article being done for a CNN broad- -' cast Dugway will host about 14 Ranger classes a year following the first day ceremonies. About 135 trainers and support people will be stationed at Dugway full time to run the desert training program. These extra people and their families will have a long range economic impact on Dugway since many budget considerations are based oh the active military population of the installation. i w ' ,,: STAFF SGT. JIM THURSTON takes one last look back as he prepares to jump into Dugway Proving Ground. f 2. Must have been mareligibility the former spouses"1' ried to the service member . CHAMPUS' rules-fo- r i for. 20 years, all 20 of which of military members have been changed.' There are now four categories into which former spouses can fit, in order to edocal be eligible to use CHAM-PU- S. The categories' are as follows: change ffoir divorcees 1. Must have been married to the service member for 20 years, all 20 of which were while the member was on active duty (or active re- ; serve status creditable toward retirement), and the divorce or annulment must have been final on or after Feb. 1, 1983. Persons in this category are eligible for itely. This is the original category of eligibility that was established two years sons in this category are eligible for CHAMPUS benefits ago. 7o Gome. filing's. Qtx&t 3ovjn dV ,,tinq zAondaij 95 630 out Into fiowis, fcxtlCe. idea ttbom a fcttttx community fox everyone Published by the Transcript-Bulleti- n Publishing Company, a private firm in no way connected with the Department of the Army. Opinions expressed by the writers herein are their own and are not to be considered an official expression by the Department of the Army. The appearance of advertisements inserts In this publication does not constltnte an endorsement bv the Department of tne Army. were spent on active duty (or active reserve status creditable toward retirement), and the divorce or annulment was final before Feb. 1, 1983. Persons in this category are covered indefinitely under the liberalized rule -- but only for care received on or after Jan. 1, 1985. 3. Must have been married to the service member for 20 years but only 15 of those years must have been while the member was on active duty (or active reserve status creditable toward retirement). The divorce or annulment may have been made final at any time before April 1, 1985. Per- CHAMPUS benefits indefin- 1 sampler, Apr. 11, 1985 Bills promoted Ruth A. Mecham Col. Ray Bills was hon- by - but only for care received on or after indefinitely -- Jan. 1, 1985. 4. Must have been mar- ried to the service member for 20 years but only 15 of. those years must have been spent on active duty (or active reserve status creditable toward retirement), and the divorce or annulment was made final on or after April 1, 1985. CHAMPUS eligibility for former spouses in this category will be limited to two years. At the end of ' that time, it is expected that the former spouse may be able to transfer to a Defense Department-sponsore- d pri- vate health insurance plan. Creation of such a plan is currently being studied by a Defense task force. . These new provisions (categories 2, 3 and 4, above) became effective Jan. 1; 1985; Claims submitted date by a former spouse who would only qualify under categories 2, 3 or 4 will be denied. Other rules of eligibility for former spouses of mili- members haven't changed. As before, the tary spouse must: Have been married to a military member or. former member who performed at least 20 years of service which can be credited in de- termining the member or former member's eligibility for retired or retainer pay. Not have been remarried since the divorce or annulment. Not be covered by an (cont.) and work habits started at home with the support of my family." 'My value system ored at a Promotion reception April 1 at the Community Club. Bills is not a newcomer to the area, having completed another tour at Dugway. He has seen Dugway come a long way and has been instrumental in growth of Dugway. Bills, Director of Materiel Test is one of eight Material Test directors in TECOM. "Promotion has been alot of hard work. Four things have been instrumental in my success. They arev exper- ience, performance, luck, and people. I feel the largest component is the people-you work with and for and the people that support you including your family. Accomplishments are made only by the support of people," said 'V ,. V Bills. ; Bills added "I started my first assignment at the De-ser- et Test Centers working in the Chemical and Biological field and then from there have had various troop duty assignments and Research development. Test and Evaluation duties. This promotion was one of my greatest satisfactions due to all my family being able to participate and share it with me." emplo- health care yer-sponsored . . COL BILL BILLS IS CONGRATULATED by his mother Cecilia Bills at promotion "MY value system and work habits started at home with the support of my family.'' . |