COMCAM Pre-Deployment Guide

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Ensure you're deployment-ready by following this checklist of tasks to complete.

Nearly every service member has been there: packing for deployment. The socks and gear are strewn about while incomplete last-minute tasks tumble through their mind. Forgotten details like an outdated will, running low on a prescription or not having a plan for forwarding mail can compound the stress of an upcoming deployment.

Use this checklist to help alleviate some of the anxiety that comes with deployments.

  • Update personal and family wills.
  • Update power of attorney as needed.
  • Update and deploy with an ID card, personal passport, official passport and visa(s).
  • Update Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System information concerning TRICARE for family members.
  • Update DD Form 93 (Record of Emergency Data).
  • Update VA Form SGLV 8286S (Service Member’s Group Life Insurance).
  • Conduct medical, dental, vision and lab screenings/briefings to include DD Form 2795 (Pre-Deployment Health Assessment Questionnaire).
    • Draw a 30-day supply of medication; some medication can be drawn up to 180 days out.
    • Coordinate plans with doctors or points of contact for resupply at major Forward Operating Bases during deployment.
    • If you have pre-existing conditions, including behavioral health conditions, prepare an outline of the condition to provide doctors if the condition develops downrange.
  • Complete or update DD Form 2766C (Vaccine Administration Record).
  • Set up appointments to store personal property and personal vehicle, as necessary.
  • Begin the process to close out barracks or housing and forward mail/bills, as necessary.
  • Conduct Family Readiness Group briefs/training, deployment counseling and Family Care Plans.
    • Ensure the unit has family POC information.
    • Attend a brief on additional financial/tax benefits.
  • Update personnel record(s) with all awards, evaluations, training and professional military education.
  • Qualify on all assigned weapon systems.
  • Pass service-specific physical fitness test.
  • Schedule travel itinerary (include an excess baggage authorization), equipment shipping and customs/hazardous cargo inspections.
  • Conduct body armor, nuclear, biological, chemical mask and specialized deployment equipment issue checks.
  • Update and deploy with copies of hand receipts and Central Issue Facility records.
  • Complete Isolated Personnel Report.
  • Conduct command climate survey and unit risk inventory analysis.
  • Complete required annual information assurance training to expedite in-theater access.
  • Conduct pre-combat checks and inspections of:
    • Camera
    • Lens(es) with case and cleaning equipment
    • Computer with software (bring a backup image of the hard drive)
    • Internal and external hard drives
    • Batteries
    • Extra cables
    • Memory cards

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