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COL Gregory GadsonDirector
U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2)
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• Ensures that non-clinical processes and programs that support wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers are integrated and optimized throughout the Army
• Supports the Army's commitment to the rehabilitation and successful transition of wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers back to active duty or to Veteran status
• Serves as the lead proponent for the Army's Warrior Care and Transition Program – 29 Warrior Transition Units (WTUs) – 9 Community-Based Warrior Transition Units (CBWTUs)– Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2)– Adaptive Sports Programs (ie: Warrior Games)– Career and Employment Readiness
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U.S. Army Warrior Transition Command
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WW Movement Through the WTU
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• Primary Care Physician• Nurse Case Manager• Squad Leader
• Augmented by a multidisciplinary professional team (Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, etc.)
Triad of Care for Each Soldier in a WTU
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• Systematic framework with a six-part multidisciplinary process for every Soldier in a WTU
• Includes a personalized plan created by the Soldier for the Soldier• Regular scrimmages with Triad of Care and multidisciplinary team to
assess progress toward identified goals• Short- and long-term goals for each of six domains:
– Career– Physical– Emotional– Social– Family– Spiritual
Comprehensive Transition Plan
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** An individual WT Soldier may have more than one
Medical Condition. All conditions are counted
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WTU Population10,020
Total Conditions19,525
Internal Medicine3090
15.8% of all Conditions30.8% of all WT Soldiers
General Surgery & Other Surgery
9444.8% of all Conditions9.4% of all WT Soldiers
Eyes, Ear, Nose & Throat655
3.4% of all Conditions6.5% of all WT Soldiers
Cardiovascular330
1.7% of all Conditions3.3% of all WT Soldiers
Endocrine231
1.2% of all Conditions2.3% of all WT Soldiers
Dental 111
0.6% of all Conditions1.1% of all WT Soldiers
Burns60
0.3% of all Conditions0.6% of all WT Soldiers
Orthopedic6557
33.6% of all Conditions65.4% of all WT Soldiers
Amputations-216
1.1% of all Conditions2.2% of all WT Soldiers
Behavioral Health (non-PTSD)2262
11.6% of all Conditions22.6% of all WT Soldiers
PTSD2314
11.9% of all Conditions23.1% of all WT Soldiers
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)-1396
7.1% of all Conditions13.9% of all WT Soldiers
Neurological1359
7.0% of all Conditions13.6% of all WT Soldiers
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• Official Army program that supports the most severely wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers, Veterans, and their Families since 2004
• More than 170 AW2 Advocates provide personal, local support at military treatment facilities and VA hospitals, to foster the Soldiers’ independence
Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2)
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• Suffer from injuries or illness incurred in the line of duty after 10 September 2001• Receive or expected to receive a 30% rating in one or more specific condition as
rated by the Physical Disability Evaluation System (PDES) in categories such as:– Severe Loss of Vision / Blindness
– Loss of Limb
– Spinal Cord Injury
– Severe Paralysis
– Permanent disfigurement
– Severe Hearing Loss / Deafness
• OR receive a Combined 50% PDES rating for any combat/combat-related condition
AW2 Eligibility
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– Severe burns
– Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
– Severe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
– Fatal / Incurable Disease with limited life
expectancy
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AW2 Population by Primary Injury
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Total: 8154As of 1 Feb 11
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• WTC/AW2 Website: www.WTC.army.mil• AW2 Career Coordinators: [email protected]• Blogs:
– WTC.armylive.dodlive.mil– AW2.armylive.dodlive.mil
• Social Media (Launching March 1, 2011)– WTC Twitter Page: http://twitter.com/armyWTC– AW2 Facebook Page: http://facebook.com/armyAW2
• Toll Free: (877) 393-9058
Learn More
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