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Show Hil top 6 HILLTOP TIMES s December 11, 2014 Officials highlight health, wellness resources for military families BY AMAANI LYLE DoD News Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON — As efforts continue to strengthen service members and their families, Pentagon officials held a Bloggers Roundtable to highlight the myriad resources available to tackle the unique military and transitional challenges those who serve may face. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy Rosemary Freitas Williams, Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff senior enlisted advisor, and Navy Command Master Chief Petty Officer Terry Prince, Defense Health Agency senior enlisted advisor, discussed military family health and welfare and the value of Military OneSource. "We are keen on having a safe and happy holiday season [but] there's a lot of stress around the holidays, which is unavoidable," Williams said. Military OneSource She urged military families feeling such stress to look to Military OneSource, a call center and online resource that can assist with a range of issues and situations, regardless of base or status. "It's for folks maybe having a difficult time, they could be caregivers, they could be [children], or maybe a spouse of a deployed person," Williams explained, adding that the toll-free 800-247-HELP line is available and comes with 12 free counseling sessions, per issue, per person. "Help is no more than an average distance of about 3.2 miles away," she noted. Williams also said that job assistance and a range of resources are available to all types of DoD families, including same-gender couples. "Every resource that's available to Lisa Battaglia [wife of Sgt. Maj. Battaglia] is available to our same-gender spouses," Williams said. "We've added a number of resources that pertain directly to same-gender couples in the military so they can help navigate military life and whatever unique challenges they face." Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas — Eligible activeduty line officers interested in attaché duty must submit their application by Dec. 29, Air Force officials said Dec. 2. The Air Force Personnel Center and the Secretary of the Air Force, international affairs office are accepting applications for senior defense official/defense attaché, air attaché and assistant air attaché duty at a dozen locations, with accompanied tour lengths ranging from 24 to 36 months, said Maj. Katie Tanner, the international affairs assignments chief. "Attaches officially represent the secretary of defense, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, secretary of the Air Force and Air Force chief of staff to the host country defense ministry," she said. "They help build and sustain relationships between the U.S. and host country and provide critical advice on bilateral political-military issues to the U.S. ambassador and country team." Attaché applicants must be active-duty senior captains, majors or lieutenant colonels, and must have their assignment function- enlisted person's first [permanent change-of-station] move," Battaglia said. "If we get it wrong, then it just means more stressors are placed on a family." Battaglia said he plans to travel to bases in Korea and Japan in February to speak to troops in the field to gauge junior enlisted experiences and address their concerns. "With the reshaping of our force, there can be some expectations now that some of the transfers and PCS moving may not be as frequent as it used to be," Battaglia said. "I'm open to ideas as to how to make command sponsor- Seeking Command Sponsorship Input For those who still serve, especially in remote locales, Battaglia also pledged to help improve the command sponsorship process. He said he and his family have personally made 17 moves during his career. "[Permanent-change-ofstation] to us is a natural body clock ... versus Korea where it might be a junior As advisor to both Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and the chairman, Battaglia said in addition to the health, welfare, and education of service members, he's also heavily engaged in helping them manage transition. The Transition GPS program, he said, will better prepare military members whether in separation or retirement. "This will have a significant impact in setting successes for service members to become productive members of society once that reintegration takes place, regardless if they are active duty, Guard or Reserve," Battaglia said. "It leads them to three tracks: one for higher edu- al manager's hard-copy or email release to compete for attaché duty. Applicants and all immediate family members must be U.S. citizens, and candidates must take the Defense Language Aptitude Battery test to compete for foreign language-required positions. Several defense attaché offices have C-12 aircraft assigned, so the attaché for those offices must be fixed-wing pilots, Tanner said. Although not mandatory, operations background, foreign language skills and experience in the desired region are highly desired. A webinar is scheduled for Dec. 3, 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, on the Defense Connect Online site for officers interested in the opportunity. Applicants selected for an interview will be notified by Jan. 30, and they (and spouses, if applicable) will be scheduled for an interview. For more information about the attaché program including complete eligibility and application instructions, go to the Air Force Portal and enter "Attaché Program" in the search window, or visit myPers. Select "Search All Components" from the drop down menu and enter "Attaché Duty" in the search window. ship anywhere on the globe better." program, Operation Live Well, for service members and their families across the forces. "We're focusing on integrative wellness, physical activity, sleep, nutrition, tobacco-free living and mental wellness," he said. Operation Live Well Meanwhile in health matters, Prince said the Defense Health Agency and Tricare has developed tools, resources and original content through its • Hill AFB Job Openings Site Internal civilian announcements are posted on the USAJOBS web site. Announcements for bargaining unit positions are posted any week day. The website is www.usajobs.gov. On the home page type "HILL" in the box titled "What". In the box titled "Where" type "UT" and hit the Search Jobs button. To view all vacancies that are currently open, under "Refine Your Results", top left hand section, select the "Jobs for Federal Employees" bubble. CUTRUBUS MITSUBISHI Transition GPS Helps Separating, Retiring Troops Officer attaché duty applications due Dec. 29 BY DEBBIE GILDEA cation, another track for those with a desire to enter the workforce and the newest track, which came from service members themselves, is entrepreneurship." 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