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Show 0 Hiliti 8 I inns life normal POWs to adjust helps agency joint Y.sI(.'IUY A1 I'Ni - !t'vL:wm lli.iii it tin iniijj I'll yni 'mil v..il tui her to i''( li;ii'k to a normal litr. Mm h tin- saim' i oiiM In- i about tin- vvt-;.iio!,ri oi vai In i live unit comrades and sClled A pi il two pilots Atter spi ndiiiH ei.ulit days in Iraqi captivity and amount oi tune i eciip rating at a neat ly Lamlstnhl Ket;ional Medical enicrin (icrinany, I. vnch leturiied to lla t iiited States on April ini.ic I . while reintegrating into society and regaining sense of normalcy in her life. "When you first come out of a captivity situation oran isolation event, you're probably going to have nightmares, sleep disturbances and some fear reactions," Percival said. " This is a normal response to what has hapbut it's treated "as norhe to added, you," pened mal people adjusting to an abnormal event." JI'RA also has cognizance over the training, coordination that doctrine, and facilitate the recovery of military personnel and other personnel who are POWs or hostages. The agency also handles peacetime governmental detainees, such as the Navy EP-- crew held in China for 1 days in April 2001. The Navy crew reconnaissance aircraft and its was forced to land on China's Hainan Island after r it survived a collision with a Chinese jet a :' IvAevei v. lnle vic ,i;i i! aies In r i cover y at al (. enter in W'asli-iiil'Ioilii Reed Ai m M.-iiii mav take suim 'ime lielore she returns uii.c.ai.illv. eiiiph.isii o ( iary IVivival, a psy-- i hoi oi;M with the ,i:n! I'i isonnel Recovery At;eni y ! ( ( W i, i inter-agenc- Miiiordmale coinmand ol the N assists hot rccov-e- i s ( on man d and other al lected V si vice members a isi.unel thioutdi comprehensive repatriaIon pi ocess hi ill ocess mi hides physical and psycho iui'ii ,i! c u e; dehrieliiis; decompression time; lid in !ps vmiIi laniily, organization and unit mill His Mi dia awareness training is also provided, as well as support lor Ian ii lies, Col. Randy Monlion, JI'RA commander, said. 'm most detainees a key component ol repa In a agency, Joint on I I i I 1, i i - I. y 3 er lighter. When a service member is missing in action or is captured, the first act is to immediately report the incident and then locate the individ I mately improve the quality of life for many Air Force families as well as the level of military readiness. "This is a really important issue for us in the DoD and society as a whole. The more we can do to stop this cycle of violence now, the better off we'll all be," she said. Hill AFB has a number of resources available to victims of domestic violence military personnel or family members can contact the Base Family Advocacy Center, Ext. and federal employees can contact Mickey Williams, the Base Employee Assistance Program manager, Ext. "We need to reach out and tell victims this is neither normal or acceptable and that we want to get them the help they need to make them sale This doesn't mean in all cases the abuser needs to leave. In some cases we can treat the batterer and slop the violence. In the military, we have another unique opportunity they don't have in the civilian we can require that batsector terers go through an intervention and treatment program," Eakle said. While Fakle admits there are challenges ahead, she says the task force's recommendations are a good foundation lor changes that will ulti cases handled individually tiom luf;r 7 lie victim's safely is the Air Force's lop pi ionty. "Our lirst tenant is the safety of he victim," Eakle said. "We sepa-- i ate the two parties until a thorough investigation is accomplished." Fakle urges anyone who is being battered to contact a victim's advocate who can assist in finding Unavailable resources. time-sensiti- mid-ai- i Abuse three-phas- 1 I ' ing individuals in captivity. Once the individual is located, recovery planning begins immediately to return the service member to safety. That's where repatriation conies in," he added. "The goal of repatriation is to ensure the successful reintegration of the service member both professionally and personally," Moulton explained. Since her rescue, Lynch has been under the care of a specially trained mental health professional, called a SERE psychologist. That acronym (pronounced "seer") stands for survival, evasion, resistance and escape. About 30 SERE psychologists in the military e help recovering detainees through a repatriation process. The initial receipt and recovery stage occurs when detainees are brought back into a safe area, according to Percival. There they are treated medically, and if healthy enough, debriefed about infortheir captivity "to learn of mation that will protect lives." The second phase is focused on what's referred to as "decompression time." There detainees are given at least 72 hours "to put their lives together before they go out and face the world," rt C he noted. This phase gives them "time to come to grips with what has occurred and gives them a chance to tell someone what happened." he added. Percival said the final phase is the most critical: when detainees are transferred home or to their home installation. During this phase the detainee receives ongoing medical care and more debriefmgs. They also have the opportunity to meet with family and prepare for the possibility of political and public attention, including the media. "Typically detainees don't know what to tell their family, or how to talk with them. The families may want to overwhelm them," he explained. "Rut you have to give them time to come to grips with what happened. They are a lot healthier in the long run if you give them that time to decompress." Percival said that families, military commanders, the media and politicians should understand that detainees need time to readjust to life. "Everybody wants to do what they think is best for the detainee, but what they think is the best is often times harmful," Percival explained. He said that detainees should be allowed to make their own choices, to be able to "predict and control" what happens in their lives. ual, said Moulton. He noted the agency also assists combatant commanders with support- triation is dealing with the trauma that comes with being held against one's will - to get them "hack into their jobs and back into society, back into their family," Percival said. 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