APPENDIX E
INITIATIVES THAT WORKED AT HOME STATIONS
Set up
conference calls between the theater and the home station so commanders and unit leaders can talk to local media and family support group leaders at home station.Send
videotapes of family support group activities, such as picnics or parties, to the deployed soldiers.Send
copies of family support group newsletters to the soldiers. Include local newspaper clippings of deployed units.Show
videotapes from the theater at support group meetings and in family assistance centers.Use
returning and deploying soldiers as couriers for videotapes and other command information products.Have
soldiers returning on emergency leave or for PCS brief support groups and civic organizations at home station.Set up
1-800 numbers and action lines for family assistance.Set up
"desert fax" services for families and soldiers to exchange messages.Attach
a PA representative to a deploying unit that does not have organic PA assets.Have
TASC capture activities, such as deployment, mobilization, training, family support, Reserve Components, support groups, homecomings, etc., on video and film.
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D - Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP) for Commanders
Appendix
F - Initiatives that Worked in Theater
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