A PUBLICATION OF THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AND MILITARY AFFAIRS veterans.utah.gov • MAY 2018 Military Affairs • Helpful Links pg. 2 WORLD WAR II/KOREAN WAR • VIETNAM WAR • COLD WAR/PEACETIME • GULF WAR/OIF/OEF • FAMILY • Memorial Day Events pg. 13 • Upcoming Events pg. 2 • Veterans Business Conf. pg. 14 • Director's Message pg. 3 • Veterans Career Fair pg. 15 • Military Info & Data pg. 3 • Military Info & Data Card pg. 4 • ASUA pg. 9 in the • FAQs pg. 17 • VA Federal News pg. 5 • Air Force Association pg. 10 • Benefits & Resources pg. 18 • HAFB Air & Space Show pg. 6 • Dugway pg. 11 pg. 7 • Outreach Calendar pg. 19 News • Hill Air Force Base pg. 8 • USTAR & UDA pg. 12 Helpful Links Register your information with the Veterans Information System: uvisreg.utah.gov/vtsreg/public/Register Outreach, Websites, Claims Assistance, Events, and Resources UTAH DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS CLAIMS ASSISTANCE CALENDAR COORDINATION OF VETERANS AND MILITARY AFFAIRS veterans.utah.gov/outreach-calendar SERVICES veterans.utah.gov veterans.utah.gov/coordination-of- CALENDAR OF EVENTS veteran-services veterans.utah.gov/events-calendar Upcoming Events — veterans.utah.gov/events-calendar MAY Saturday – 19 May • 0900 - 1400 Thursday – 14 June Cache Valley Veterans Resource Fair Flag Day / Army Birthday Wednesday – 2 May • 0900 - 1200 • Cache Visitors Center- Logan, Utah St. George Veterans Legal Clinic Sunday – 17 June • St. George CBOC 230 No. 1680 East, Bldg. Thursday – 24 May • 0730 - 1400 Fathers Day N St. George, UT Veterans Golf Social • Hubbard Golf Course Saturday & Sun – 23 & 24 June • 0930 - 1700 Saturday – 5 May • 1100 - 1700 Hill Air Force Base Air Show Golden Boys Artillery Reunion Monday – 28 May • 1000 • Hill Air Force Base, SLC, UT • 1143 Blackberry Circle, St. George, UT Memorial Day Ceremony • Utah Veterans Memorial Park Cemetery Friday– 11 May • 0900 - 1500 JULY Veterans Business Conference *(ALL MEMORIAL DAY EVENTS ON pg. 13) • SLCC Larry H Miller Campus, SLC, UT Wednesday – 4 July Independence Day Sunday – 13 May JUNE Mothers Day Tuesday – 24 July Friday – 1 June Pioneer Day Tuesday– 15 May DAV Conference Yellow Ribbon Day • Fairfield Inn & Suites, Midvale, UT Thursday – 26 July • 1000 - 1400 Minority Focus Town Hall Tuesday– 15 May • 1100 - 1500 Saturday – 2 June • 1400 - 1800 • SLC Main Public Library Veterans Career Fair M. McFarland Veterans Community Event • 2929 Decker Lake, WVC, UT • Davis Conference Center, Layton SEPTEMBER Thursday– 17 May • 1300 - 1600 Friday & Sat – 8 & 9 June National Veteran Freedom Riders Sounds of Freedom Festival Monday – 3 September • Salt Lake Veterans Home • Layton Park, Layton, UT Labor Day Saturday – 19 May • 1000 - 1500 Saturday – 9 June • 1800 Wednesday – 12 September • 0900 - 1400 Western Sky Aviation Air and Car Show Army Ball Education Summit • St. George Airport • Grand America, SLC, UT • UVU, Orem, UT Saturday – 19 May • 1930 Tuesday – 12 June • 1400 - 1700 Saturday – 15 September Armed Forces Day Concert Korean Ambassador of Peace Medal Governors Day • Gallivan Center / activities @ 1700 • Ivins Nursing Home, Ivins, UT 2 Director's Message Ted Frederick, Director of Military Affairs Utah Department of Veterans & Military Affairs ur Military Affairs issue of the Veterans’ Voice gives us In this issue you will find information and stories of interest Oan opportunity to highlight the outstanding work and from across the services and different components: Active, essential contributions of those currently serving, and the Guard, and Reserves. We also enjoy outstanding support units and installations in the state. from our community based groups including but not limited to the Utah Defense Alliance, Military Affairs Committees, As always, we emphasize the essential element of military and our local chapters of AUSA and AFA. These partnerships utility and their contributions to our national defense. not only strengthen the effectiveness of the military but We in Utah are proud to do our part but also value and also contribute to better communities and quality of life for appreciate what the military brings back to our state. It isn’t those serving and their families. just jobs and economic activity but the amazing men and women serving our nation that are an integral part of our If you have a chance to talk to someone currently serving or local communities. make it to one of our bases, camps, forts, posts or armories, I know you will be impressed. MILITARY PERSONNEL US Army US Navy US Air Force US Marines DoD Civilians 3, 979 Active Duty 6, 698 8,539 403 6,423 473 14,876 National Guard Active - 179 Active - 26 Active - 3678 Active - 96 Active - 11968 Guard - 5312 Reserve - 377 Guard - 1386 Reserve - 253 Guard - 1797 Reserve - 3048 Reserve - 1359 Reserve - 1111 5, 037 Reserves *Defense Manpower Data Center, military and civilian personel by service by State September 2017 INSTALLATIONS AND MAJOR ACTIVITIES Hill Air Force Base (HAFB): One of three Air Force depots that comprise the Air Force Sustainment Center. Major activities include: • Ogden Air Logistics Complex - the depot • 75th Air Base Wing – the base services and support command responsible for HAFB • 388th and 419th Fighter Wings – First operational F-35 Fighter Wings in the Air Force • ICBM Systems Directorate – Minuteman III and new Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program • 60+ tenant organizations and full base support (BX, Commissary, Ed Office, ID Cards, Tricare) • Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR): Is located in north-western Utah and eastern Nevada. It is contained within the Great Salt Lake Desert, approximately 70 miles west of Salt Lake City, Utah. With over 19,000 sq miles of air space, UTTR provides the largest overland safety footprint available in the Department of Defense (DoD) for aircrew training and weapons testing. Utah National Guard: More than 6500 Citizen Soldiers and Airman serving our nation and Utah. In addition to numerous communities based armories and the Draper Utah HQ, the Utah National Guard operates out of 2 major installations: • Camp Williams: Professional training environment located just 26 miles south of Salt Lake City. The Training Center consists of 24,000 acres of combat training areas as well as developed and modern institutional garrison training facilities. • Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base: Formally the Salt Lake Air Base, lies within the boundary of the Salt Lake City International Airport on the east side. Home to the 151st Air Refueling Wing supporting training and operational missions worldwide. 3 Military Info & Data Card Tooele Army Depot (TEAD): Department of Defense’s (DoD) western region conventional ammunition hub and the DOD ammunition peculiar equipment center. Dugway Proving Ground (DPG): The testing center located in the Great Salt Lake Desert about 85 miles southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah. Dugway protects America’s war fighters, citizens and allies against present and emerging threats and support all aspects of chemical and biological defense, meteorology smoke, obscurants, illumination, and munitions testing. Home to the Army’s Unmanned Aerial Systems Rapid Integration and Acceptance Center (RIAC) that testes various high-end unmanned systems. Fort Douglas: A portion of historic Fort Douglas remains in use by the United States military as designated the Fort Stephen A. Douglas Armed Forces Reserve Center. Units include 2, 2 Star USAR HQs and elements from the Marines and Navy Reserves: • USAR 76th Division, Operational Support • USAR 807th Medical Command • Naval Operational Support Center (NOSC) • Marine Reserve Center COLLABORATING PARTNERS Utah Defense Alliance (UDA): A broad-based community advocacy organization working to promote the continued vitality of military installations and organizations throughout Utah. UDA maintains relationships with senior military leadership, local, state and federal officials, and engages on relevant issues and opportunities. Military Installation Development Authority (MIDA): An independent public corporation created by the Utah Legislature in 2007 to facilitate the development of under-utilized military land under the military’s enhanced use lease (EUL) provisions. The 500+ acre Falcon Hill Development at Hill Air Force Base is MIDA’s largest project area. Community Support Organizations – The military in Utah is actively supported by a number of engaged and valuable partners to include, but not limited to: • The Top of Utah Military Affairs Committee (TOUMAC) – a combined effort of both the Ogden- Weber Chamber of Commerce and the Davis County Chamber of Commerce • The Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee • Association of the United States Army and Air Force Association Aerospace and Defense Industry - Utah has a robust ecosystem of industry partners supporting the military and our installations. Top Fortune 500 defense contractors as well as local vendors and supplier located in Utah create jobs and economic opportunities for Utah’s world class workforce. ECONOMIC IMPACT Hill Air Dugway Tooele Utah Reserves Veterans Grants & Total Force Base Proving Army National Recruiting Contracts* Ground Depot Guard & ROTC $4,569.8 $225.0 $113.8 $841.9 $339.8 $1,891.9 $1,230.4 $9,212.7 *In Millions. Utah’s Defense Sector: Economic Impact of Military and Veterans, Kem C Gardner Policy Institute, March 2017, p.2 Web: veterans.utah.gov E-mail: [email protected] 4 VA Federal pm Nearly $700 Million in State Veterans Home Funding Leads to New Construction WASHINGTON - Recently the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it will use $685 million in funding from Congress to fund several State Veterans Home construction projects through the VA State Veterans Home Construction Grant Program. To read the full article visit: https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=4041 "Prescribed to Death" opioid memorial raises awareness of prescription drug crisis On April 17, VA Acting Secretary Robert Wilkie visited the National Safety Council's 'Prescribed to Death' opioid memorial and recorded this video message. Nearly 60 percent who served in the Middle East, and more than 50 percent of older Veterans, live with some form of chronic pain.