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Deployment Lessons Learned: Continuing Promise 2008 USS Kearsarge

Deployment Lessons Learned: Continuing Promise 2008 USS Kearsarge. William A. Lanier, DVM, MPH, DACVPM LCDR, US Public Health Service Utah Department of Health EIS Field Assignments Branch, CDC February 16, 2011 Combined PPAC/VPAC Conference Call. USS Kearsarge. DRAFT.

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Deployment Lessons Learned: Continuing Promise 2008 USS Kearsarge

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  1. Deployment Lessons Learned:Continuing Promise 2008USS Kearsarge William A. Lanier, DVM, MPH, DACVPM LCDR, US Public Health Service Utah Department of Health EIS Field Assignments Branch, CDC February 16, 2011 Combined PPAC/VPAC Conference Call

  2. USS Kearsarge

  3. DRAFT USS KEARSARGE Transit 4 month deployment beginning Aug ‘08 Norfolk, VA Depart 6 AUG Return 1 DEC Miami, FL 8 - 9 AUG 28 - 29 NOV 115-day Deployment HA Port 87 days Under Way 16 days LOG/Port VST 12 days Santo Domingo, DOM 3 – 17 OCT Puerto Cabezas, NIC 11 – 25 AUG Willemstad, ANT 18 – 23 OCT Port-of-Spain, TTO 25 OCT – 8 NOV Santa Marta, COL 27 AUG – 10 SEP Georgetown, GUY 9 NOV – 23 NOV Cartagena, COL 10 – 15 SEP Porvenir, PAN 16 – 30 SEP DRAFT UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

  4. My Deployment • October–November 2008 (last leg) • Trinidad and Tobago • Guyana • USS Kearsarge: Grey-hulled • Veterinary mission

  5. Veterinary Mission

  6. Trinidad • Port of Spain • Back and forth from ship to land, helo and boats • Training/Coordination with vet students and technicians • Examinations, treatments, vaccinations • Spays/neuters at SPCA

  7. Guyana • Georgetown • RON in tent cities • Vaccination of working horses, owner education • Preventive vet med clinics • Husbandry at Georgetown Zoo

  8. Before the trip • First heard in winter before (~9 months notice) • Asked my wife • Secured permission from supervisors & agency (liaison) • Actual travel plans last minute

  9. Preparation • VetPAC calls regarding deployment • Spoke with those previously deployed • Especially those on same ship • Looked over items to bring, packed early • Navy training courses (take them early) • Flexible

  10. My USPHS group

  11. What I wished I had brought • More comfort things • 2 small working alarm clocks! • Phone call capability

  12. What was helpful • Laundry bags, soap, dryer sheets • Notebook • Flashlight • Dramamine • Water bottles, drink mix, snacks • DEET/permethrin, sunscreen • Small digital camera • Backpack/sturdy bag for RON

  13. When in Rome…

  14. Uniform/Clothes • 3 pairs of blue coveralls, 1 pair boots, no cover • 3 BDUs, 1 cover, 1 belt, good boots • Khakis optional? • Whites depends. • 2 shirts, 1 shorts for PT • 2 civilian outfits

  15. Working with other services/groups • Navy very accommodating and appreciative • Learned a lot from other services • Practice your salute! • Know customs, courtesies, and acronyms! • NGOs • Occasional challenges with other services

  16. Shipboard Life • Hurry up and wait • Darken the ship • Taps and other shipboard customs • Warship • Laundry, haircuts, exercise • Food • Religious services

  17. Security

  18. Enjoy the people

  19. Enjoy the food (if you can)

  20. After lunch…

  21. MREs

  22. High points • Meeting people, making friends • Helping animals and people • Learning skills • Experiencing shipboard life • Learning about the Navy and other services • USPHS career progression

  23. Low points • Heat stroke • Waiting, wasting time • Friction between services, officers • Opportunities missed—food safety consult

  24. Lessons learned • Pre-deployment site survey—vets involved • Clearly define specifics of mission in advance • Bring things that will help you cope with stressful times

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