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Show 10 ;11.144 HILLTOP TIMES TriCare travel tips — keeping you covered while you're away BY BRIAN R SMITH TriWest Healthcare Alliance W hen you're leaving on vacation or changing duty stations, TriCare is your medical coverage. These five small steps can help you avoid unexpected issues during your travels — even if you change TriCare regions. Keep DEERS updated No matter which TriCare program you use, your Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) record is the key to your military health care eligibility. If your address changes for more than 60 days, you can log into milConnect (milconnect. dmdc.mil ) to update DEERS. When moving to a new location, don't disenroll from TriCare Prime before you move. You can transfer your enrollment if TriCare Prime is available at your new location. You will have to choose a new primary care manager (PCM). No matter if you're moving across town or across the county, you can find instructions for transferring your enrollment at TriCare.mil/moving. Get routine care at home Before you hit the road, take care of your family's routine health care like annual exams or required immuniza- tions. Getting routine care at your new location before your enrollment is transferred can lead to claims issues and outof-pocket expenses. Know your urgent and emergency care options But what about those unexpected issues? Emergency care is covered for conditions that could result in a loss of life, limb or sight. Urgent care covers those issues that require medical attention in 24 hours, such as a rising fever or something like a sprain. Remember to follow the TriCare Prime rules for urgent and emergency care.You can read more at TriWest.com/Urgent- Care. connected to your health care while you're on the go. Visit TriWest.com/Mobile to learn how you can: • Find a TriCare network provider or urgent care center near you from your phone • Download the TriWest mobile app and have TriCare info at your fingertips • Log into your secure account • New to the West Region? Register for an account today! Long trips and short ones, roundtrip or one-way, TriCare has you covered during your travels. For questions before, during or after a vacation or a move, find your answers at TriWest.com . TriCare Pharmacy delivers For medications you need on the road, remember to order your refills before you leave. If you move, TriCare Home Delivery moves with you, too (and can even deliver to a temporary address). You can manage your TriCare Home Delivery account at www.express-scripts.com/Tricare. Access your important information on the move If you're going to travel within the TriCare West Region, make sure you stay Ill 67th Aerial Porters practice for AFRC competition I BY TECH. SGT. RICHARD GONZALES 419th Fighter Wing Public Affairs I A ir Force Reservists from the 67th Aerial Port Squadron spent the June UTA lifting and loading cargo in preparation for Air Force Reserve Command's Port Dawg Challenge. Six Airmen from the squadron are headed to Georgia for the contest, which tests Reserve aerial port personnel in a dozen challenges. Events include maneuvering a 25-ton Halverson loader and a 10-ton forklift; processing cargo; planning loads; building up pallets; restraining and processing cargo; and participating in a fit-to-fight test. In 2010, the 67th APS brought home two firstplace trophies in the fitto-fight event and trivia categories. Master Sgt. Brandon De Los Reyes, 6 Ask us how to qualify forAw rip I Heatin - P - 50 13U @ ( ( 1 TO 1 I i & Air Conditioning WM ® LASTS AND LASTS AND LASTS.'"" lin@igUw@,@ Ellig Iligo a Eg@ Kedr ' Vey SERVICE CENTER 520 South State • Clearfield 67th APS team lead for this year's challenge, said his team has trained hard and is ready for the contest. "We have a great team again this year," De Los Reyes said. "This team has multiple deployments under its belt, so that realworld experience is going to pay off for us." The three-day challenge kicks off June 19 Davis/Morgan Weber County U.S. Air Force courtesy illustration 801-393-1265 801-773-4836 www.KearsleyService.com at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia. Must present coupon at time of estimate. Offers cannot be combined . Expries 6-30-12 Outdoor Rereation is sponsoring a Mountain Biking tot Snowbasin on July 5, 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Get your downhill adrenaline pumping with a gondola/shuttle bike day pass. You can access lower trails with shuttle service back to the base, or hop on the gondola and ride from the top of Needles. Cost is $10 for transportation and includes a trip leader. Bring your own bike. Gondola/shuttle pass is $18. The mountain bike trails at Snowbasin have been used for the Xterra Triathlon Championships and are suitable for both hiking and biking. Make sure to bring your camera and snap a few photos of your trip. Snowbasin is located 30 minutes from Hill Air Force Base and offers a multitude of activities throughout the summer season. National Parks free to service members, families Service members and their families will be able to enter all of America's national parks free of charge for a year under a new initiative announced by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. The pass normally costs $80 and is available now. Military personnel can get the passes by showing their military ID at any national park or wildlife refuge that charges an entrance fee. Family members also will be able to obtain their own pass, even if the service member is deployed or if they are traveling separately. The pass is not available for military veterans or retirees. With five national parks in Utah and several others within a half day drive, this an excellent benefit for Hill Air Force Base's active military. Donate blood Friday, June 22 Come out to Building 568 between 9 am. and 11:30 a.m. and donate blood. The blood you donate supports the peacetime and contingency requirements for military personnel and local community health care. One pint of blood you donate can save up to three lives. Walk-ins are welcome. Please request supervisor approval if during duty hours. For questions contact Lt. Leonil Cruz, DSN 75-3137 or Lt. Ricardo Basora, DSN 777-4909. Dash for Dyllon June 16 to support him and his family Four Pillar Fitness is hosting a fundraiser 5K for Dyllon Peters who tragically suffered complications during surgery. This April Dyllon, 20, was scheduled to have minor in and out surgery to remove noncancerous tumors from his right leg. There were complications during surgery. After several days and several surgeries and being heavily sedated in ICU, Dyllon awoke to be told the doctors were unable to save his right foot. Dyllon underwent a below knee amputation. Although the surgery was successful, now is when the hard work for Dyllon begins. Dyllon has an amazing outlook on life and what is coming up in his near future. The surrounding community, led by Four Pillar Fitness in Bountiful, is showing their support for Dyllon through a 5K Fun Run fundraiser on June 16 at North Foxboro Regional Park in North Salt Lake. Proceeds go to the Dyllon Peters Foundation to be used to cover the unexpected surgery costs and on-going physical therapy expenses. Registration and check- in starts at 7:30 a.m. Race begins at 9 a.m. Wear U of U or Red to show your support for Dyllon. North Foxboro Regional Park is located at 1120 W. 1100 North, North Salt Lake Entry fee is $20 (ages 18 and older), $10 (under 18). To register the day of the race, it will cost $30. Register in person at Four Pillar Fitness, 358 W. 500 South, Bountiful, or by calling 801.295.2377. There is no online registration. Relay for Life event includes medics Aug. 3 Does someone close to you have cancer? Or maybe you know a friend of a friend? Cancer never affects just the person who has it; it affects everyone that is close to them. That's why the American Cancer Society is holding the Relay for Life on August 3. It begins at 6 p.m. and it's free. The relay is held so that anyone who is diagnosed with cancer knows they're not alone. More importantly, the event is held so no one will ever be diagnosed with cancer again through the raising of funds associated with the event. The team from the 75th Medical Group is called "Combat Medics Against Cancer" and the Relay for Life needs more teams. You don't have to be on a team to come out to the relay though; it's an event for all ages. Every team has a booth so come on out and see what the teams are about. All money raised goes towards programs offered to cancer patients and their families as well as to find a cure. Volunteers are needed for committees. If you're interested, please contact Kathy Avery at 801-499-3843. If you want to join Combat Medics Against Cancer, or form your own team, please go to www.northdavisrelay.org or contact Staff Sgt. Amanda Rood at 801-77-6422 or Senior Airman Anna Broadbent at 801-777-5424. The American Cancer Society's North Davis Relay for Life event will be held on Aug. 3-4 at the Angel Street Soccer Complex located at 150 S. Angel St. in Kaysville. 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