rapidfire Benefits Brief
FOR MILITARY RETIREES TRAVELING OR LIVING OVERSEAS, TRICARE air ambulance ser- vices (aeromedical evacuation, or “air evac”) is an important benefit. It also is important to know what is and is not covered. TRICARE only pays if the transport is medically
necessary and then only to the closest, safest location for medical care. TRICARE does not cover: the cost for nonmedically necessary air evacua- tion and won’t move a patient to a location of his or her choosing; moving a retiree or retiree family member from
overseas back to the U.S., unless the medically neces- sary care is not available in their current location or the U.S is the closest location that can provide the necessary care; or transporting a retiree who wants to return to the
U.S. from overseas for personal reasons (e.g., to be closer to family). Retirees pay the air ambulance company directly, without any reimbursement from TRICARE, in the above noncoverage options. For covered options, retirees overseas must pay for
transport up front and then file a claim for reimburse- ment. Those planning to live or travel overseas might want to consider other, less expensive, options for coverage of air transport for circumstances not cov- ered by TRICARE. For more information about receiving care over-
seas, visit the TRICARE Overseas Program Web page at
www.tricare.mil/overseas.
ARMY 10-MILER Runners, take your mark, get set, register! MOAA’s running team is readying for the Army 10-Miler Oct. 9. Priority registra- tion for the race begins May 11, and general registration begins May 25. Nab a spot, and then sign up to run with MOAA dur- ing the big race. Find out more at
www.moaa.org/running.
22 MILITARY OFFICER APRIL 2016 In Review
A War of Logistics: Para- chutes and Porters in Indo- china, 1945-1954. By Charles Shrader. University Press of Kentucky, 2015. $60. ISBN 978-0-81316-575-2.
The key to victory in war is not just a combina- tion of good tactics,
superior leadership, and bold courage. The key is logistics, according to ac- claimed military historian Charles Shrader in his well- researched, meticulously detailed study of logistics in the Indochina War in Vietnam 1945-54. Although overpriced,
this intelligent book reveals the critical role of logistics in the unsophisticated communist Viet Minh’s victory over the modern, technologically advanced French. Shrader clearly shows how Viet Minh forces and French forces faced the same obstacles of harsh climate, diffi cult terrain, and poor trans- portation infrastructure. He describes the op- posing forces’ logistical doctrines, organization, and consumption, explain- ing why French reliance on roads and aerial resupply could not compete with thousands of Viet Minh
porters carrying food, am- munition, weapons, and medical supplies overland on their backs.
Winston Churchill Re- porting: Adventures of a Young War Correspondent. By Simon Read. Da Capo Press, 2015. $26.99. ISBN 978-0- 30682-381-7.
Winston Churchill (1874- 1965) is best known as the
leader of Great Britain dur- ing World War II; however, few know of his remarkable fi rsthand wartime experi- ence as a young cavalry offi - cer and war correspondent from 1895-1900. Award-winning journal-
ist Simon Read off ers this exciting blend of biography and history, vividly describ- ing Churchill’s combat adventures in Cuba, India’s northwest frontier, the Sudan, and South Africa. He tells of Churchill’s
desire for action, glory, and wealth as a junior offi cer, as well as his unique writing skills as a war correspon- dent for London news- papers. As Read relates, Churchill was wounded and captured and escaped dur- ing the Boer War, learning that war was “a shockingly dirty business.” — William Bushnell
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