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From: DOD, ARMY, ORGANIZATIONS, DA PENTAGON TELECOMMUNICATIONS(UC), ALARACT RELEASE AUTHORITY(UC)[mailto:smtpproxy@misc.pentagon.mil]
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 10:04 AM
To: DCS G1 Agency Mail
Subject: ALARACT 232/2009 - MOD 1 TO ALARACT 165/2009 - HQDA H1N1 INFLUENZA ADDITIONAL PRE-DEPLOYMENT SCREENING GUIDANCE FOR TRAVEL TO

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Subject: ALARACT 232/2009 - MOD 1 TO ALARACT 165/2009 - HQDA H1N1 INFLUENZA ADDITIONAL PRE-DEPLOYMENT SCREENING GUIDANCE FOR TRAVEL TO
Originator: /C=US/O=U.S. GOVERNMENT/OU=DOD/OU=ARMY/OU=ORGANIZATIONS/L=CONUS/L=WASHINGTON DC/OU=DA PENTAGON TELECOMMUNICATIONS(UC)/OU=ALARACT RELEASE AUTHORITY(UC)
DTG: 281357Z Aug 09
Precedence: PRIORITY
DAC: General
To: /C=US/O=U.S. GOVERNMENT/OU=DOD/OU=AUTODIN PLAS/OU=AIG 6-AZ/OU=ALARACT
/C=US/O=U.S. GOVERNMENT/OU=DOD/OU=ARMY/OU=ORGANIZATIONS/OU=ADDRESS LISTS/CN=AL ALARACT(UC)
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THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN SENT BY THE PENTAGON TELECOMMUNICATIONS CENTER ON BEHALF OF DA WASHINGTON DC//G-3//

SUBJECT: ALARACT MOD 1 TO ALARACT 165/2009 - HQDA H1N1 INFLUENZA ADDITIONAL PRE-DEPLOYMENT SCREENING GUIDANCE FOR TRAVEL TO CENTCOM AOR//

ADD: REF/F/MOD NINE PT TWO TO USCENTCOM INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION AND INDIVIDUAL UNIT DEPLOYMENT POLICY/02JUN09//

ADD: AMPN/REF F IS THE USCENTCOM MESSAGE DIRECTING PRE-SCREENING, TO INCLUDE TEMPERATURE SCREENING, FOR ALL PERSONNEL DEPLOYING OR TRAVELING TO THE USCENTCOM AOR.//

ADD: NARR/ (U) THIS MOD IS IN RESPONSE TO THE 02 JUNE 09 USCENTCOM GENADMIN MESSAGE WHICH REQUIRES TEMPERATURE SCREENING OF ALL PERSONNEL ENTERING THE CENTCOM AOR.//

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1. (U) NO CHANGE.

2. (U) CHANGE PARA TO READ: 2. (U) THE PURPOSE OF THIS ALARACT IS TO REINFORCE PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED IN REFERENCES E THROUGH F; AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SCREENING GUIDANCE TO COMMANDERS OF DEPLOYING UNITS; TO THE CONUS REPLACEMENT CENTER; TO THE PERSONNEL ASSISTANCE POINTS; AND TO ALL OTHER DOD TRAVELERS.

3. (U) CHANGE PARA TO READ: 3. (U) NO LATER THAN 10 SEPTEMBER 2009, THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL ACTIONS WILL BE TAKEN:

3.A. (U) SCREENING OF DEPLOYING UNITS. NO CHANGE.

3.B. (U) SCREENING OF PERSONNEL AT THE CONUS REPLACEMENT CENTER (CRC).

3.B.1. (U) CHANGE PARA TO READ: 3.B.1. (U) CRC CADRE WILL SCREEN ALL SERVICE MEMBERS, CIVILIAN PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTORS TRAVELING THROUGH THE CRC EN ROUTE TO THE CENTCOM AOR WITHIN 24 HOURS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. CRC WILL SCREEN ALL DOD TRAVELERS USING THE FOLLOWING CDC GUIDELINES AND TAKING TEMPERATURE READING:

3.B.1.A. - 3.B.1.C. (U) NO CHANGE.

3.B.2. (U) CHANGE PARA TO READ: 3.B.2. (U) A 'YES' ANSWER TO ANY OF THE QUESTIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED A SCREENING FAILURE. SCREENING FAILURES WILL IMMEDIATELY BE TURNED OVER TO A MTF FOR EVALUATION. SCREENING FAILURES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO BOARD A PLANE UNTIL MEDICALLY CLEARED. INDIVIDUALS WITH A TEMPERATURE GREATER THAN 100.4 DEGREES (F) MUST NOT BOARD UNTIL EVALUATED AND CLEARED BY A PHYSICIAN. INDIVIDUALS TESTING POSITIVE FOR INFLUENZA A WILL BE TESTED FOR THE H1N1 INFLUENZA VIRUS. SERVICE MEMBERS AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL WILL NOTIFY THEIR OWNING UNIT OF THEIR STATUS. UPON RELEASE, THE SERVICE MEMBER / CIVILIAN PERSONNEL WILL BE ALLOWED TO DEPART AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY. CONTRACT PERSONNEL WILL NOTIFY THEIR OWNING ORGANIZATION OF THEIR STATUS.

3.B.3. (U) NO CHANGE.

3.C. (U) SCREENING PROCEDURE AT PERSONNEL ASSISTANCE POINTS (PAP).

3.C.1. (U) CHANGE PARA TO READ: 3.C.1. (U) NO LATER THAN 10 SEPTEMBER 2009, MEDCOM WILL PROVIDE TRAINED PERSONNEL TO EACH PAP AS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION TO SCREEN ALL SERVICE MEMBERS, CIVILIAN PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTORS TRAVELING THROUGH THE ATLANTA AND DALLAS R&R NODES EN ROUTE TO THE CENTCOM AOR WITHIN 24 HOURS OF DEPARTURE. HQDA G-1 WILL MODIFY CONTRACTS TO REPLACE MEDCOM PERSONNEL ASAP, BUT NO LATER THAN 01 OCTOBER 2009. DETAILED MEDCOM PERSONNEL WILL BE TASKED IN A SEPARATE DA EXORD. DETAILED MEDCOM OR HRC CONTRACT PERSONNEL WILL SCREEN ALL PERSONNEL USING THE FOLLOWING CDC GUIDELINES AND TAKING TEMPERATURE READING:

3.C.1.A. - 3.C.1.C. (U) NO CHANGE.

3.C.2. (U) CHANGE PARA TO READ: 3.C.2. (U) A 'YES' ANSWER TO ANY OF THE QUESTIONS AND/OR A TEMPERATURE GREATER THAN 100.4 DEGREES (F) WILL BE CONSIDERED A SCREENING FAILURE. SCREENING FAILURES WILL IMMEDIATELY BE TURNED OVER TO AIRPORT MEDICAL PERSONNEL FOR EVALUATION. SCREENING FAILURES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO BOARD A PLANE UNTIL MEDICALLY CLEARED. IF AIRPORT MEDICAL PERSONNEL DETERMINE THE SERVICE MEMBER / CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MUST BE HOSPITALIZED, THE SERVICE MEMBER / CIVILIAN PERSONNEL WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO A CIVILIAN HOSPITAL AND / OR A MTF AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY. HRC, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE APPROPRIATE MEDICAL PATIENT ADMINISTRATION DIVISION, WILL TRACK THE SERVICE MEMBER'S AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL'S DISPOSITION AND HRC WILL NOTIFY THE OWNING UNIT OF THEIR STATUS. UPON RELEASE, THE SERVICE MEMBER / CIVILIAN PERSONNEL WILL BE ALLOWED TO DEPART AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY. CONTRACT PERSONNEL WILL NOTIFY THEIR OWNING ORGANIZATION OF THEIR STATUS.

3.C.3. (U) NO CHANGE.

3.D. (U) CHANGE PARA TO READ: 3.D. (U) SCREENING REQUIREMENTS OF ALL OTHER DOD TRAVELERS.

ADD PARA 3.D.1 (U) ALL SERVICE MEMBERS, CIVILIANS AND CONTRACT PERSONNEL TRAVELING TO THE CENTCOM AOR WILL BE REQUIRED TO UNDERGO AN H1N1 SCREENING, TO INCLUDE TEMPERATURE READING, AT THEIR UNIT OR A MTF WITHIN 24 HOURS OF DEPARTURE. SCREENING WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING CDC GUIDELINES AND TAKING TEMPERATURE READING:

ADD PARA 3.D.1.A. (U) ARE YOU EXPERIENCING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS? (COUGH, SORE THROAT, RUNNY OR STUFFY NOSE) ADD PARA 3.D.1.B. (U) HAVE YOU BEEN EXPOSED TO ANYONE WITH H1N1? ADD PARA 3.D.1.C. (U) DO YOU HAVE A FEVER?

ADD PARA 3.D.2. (U) PERSONNEL TRAVELING ALONE:

ADD PARA 3.D.2.A. (U) PERSONNEL WILL CARRY MEDICAL SCREENING RELEASE (MEMORANDUM) FROM THEIR UNIT OR MTF, AND BE PREPARED TO PRESENT THE RELEASE UPON ARRIVAL IN THE CENTCOM AOR.

ADD PARA 3.D.2.B. (U) MEMORANDUM SUBJECT WILL BE: H1N1 SCREENING. PARA 1 WILL STATE: (PERSON'S NAME) HAS BEEN SCREENED PER THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL GUIDELINES AND IS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY H1N1 SYMPTOMS, HAS NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO ANYONE WITH H1N1, AND DOES NOT HAVE A FEVER. PARA 2 WILL STATE PERSON'S NAME WITH SCREENING DATE (DTG). PARA 3 WILL PROVIDE POINT OF CONTACT INFORMATION. MEMORANDUM WILL BE SIGNED AND INCLUDE SIGNATURE BLOCK.

ADD PARA 3.D.3. (U) PERSONNEL TRAVELING AS PART OF A GROUP:

ADD PARA 3.D.3.A. (U) THE GROUP LEADER WILL CARRY THE MEDICAL SCREENING RELEASE (MEMORANDUM) THAT INCLUDES A LIST OF ALL PERSONNEL IN THAT GROUP, AND WILL BE PREPARED TO PRESENT THE RELEASE UPON ARRIVAL IN THE CENTCOM AOR.

ADD PARA 3.D.3.B. (U) MEMORANDUM SUBJECT WILL BE: H1N1 SCREENING. PARA 1 WILL STATE: THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN SCREENED PER THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL GUIDELINES AND ARE NOT EXPERIENCING ANY H1N1 SYMPTOMS, HAVE NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO ANYONE WITH H1N1, AND DO NOT HAVE A FEVER. PARA 2 WILL LIST PERSONNEL WITH SCREENING DATE (DTG). PARA 3 WILL PROVIDE POINT OF CONTACT INFORMATION. MEMORANDUM WILL BE SIGNED AND INCLUDE SIGNATURE BLOCK.

ADD PARA 3.E. (U) OFFICE OF THE CHIEF, PUBLIC AFFAIRS WILL PUBLISH A STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS PLAN FOR H1N1 SCREENING.

ADD PARA 3.F. (U) DIRLAUTH ALCON, KEEP HQDA, G-3/5/7 INFORMED.

4. (U) NO CHANGE.

5. (U) NO CHANGE. HQDA POC: COL ADOLFO AQUINO, G-33, HOMELAND DEFENSE / CIVIL SUPPORT, COMM: 703-695-2224, DSN: 225-2224, EMAIL: ADOLFO.AQUINO@US.ARMY.MIL. OTSG POC: COL SCOTT STANEK, OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL, COM: 703-681-3130, DSN: 761-3130, EMAIL: SCOTT.STANEK@US.ARMY.MIL.

6. (U) EXPIRATION DATE CANNOT BE DETERMINED.