New Mortar and Rocket Training Simulators Could Shield Marines from Blasts Linked to Brain Injury The Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer, which is currently in use at five Marine Corps bases across the world, allows...
8 US Troops Treated for TBI, Smoke Inhalation After Syria Attack, Pentagon Says Of the eight, three service members have already returned to duty, and the rest are still under medical observation, Pentagon...
New Military Blast Exposure Policies Direct Cognitive Testing, Keeping Instructors Farther from Fired Weapons New military recruits will get baseline cognitive testing and training instructors will have to stand farther away when some...
Pentagon's Efforts on Traumatic Brain Injuries to Get Government Watchdog Review A government watchdog will probe the Pentagon's efforts to identify, treat and prevent traumatic brain injuries caused by...
Traumatic Brain Injury Prevention Efforts Included in Must-Pass Defense Bill A growing body of evidence is showing that troops are at risk of exposure to potentially dangerous blasts not just from enemy...
Traumatic Injury Financial Protection (TSGLI): Coverage Details Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance has an added provision for traumatic injuries known as Traumatic Injury Protection...
Watchdog Investigation of Pentagon Traumatic Brain Injury Efforts Requested by 22 Lawmakers A large, bipartisan group of lawmakers say they have concerns over how the Pentagon is tracking traumatic brain injuries...
They Said the Rise in Military Suicide Is a Mystery. Traumatic Brain Injury May Be an Answer. Veterans who have had a head injury are at higher risk for suicide, but these deaths can be prevented, experts say.
Traumatic Brain Injury Bill Calls for Sweeping Changes in Military Health Care, Training, Safety to Protect Troops The 46-page bill comes amid growing evidence that troops are at risk of exposure to potentially dangerous blasts not just...
Newly Approved Rapid Blood Test for Traumatic Brain Injury Could Speed Up Treatment for Troops The diagnostic test was developed by Abbott Laboratories and an arm of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command...
Airmen's Search for Remains Recalls Top Secret WWII Mission to Turn Planes into Flying Bombs U.S. airmen in England assisted with an archaeological dig aimed at finding the remains of an Army pilot lost there during...
Vets with Rare Lung Disease Could Get Benefits More Easily Under Proposed Changes, VA Says The Department of Veterans Affairs is taking steps to remove the specific challenges veterans with constrictive bronchiolitis...
US Aircraft Carrier in the Middle East Is Heading Home The Pentagon's rare move to keep two Navy aircraft carriers in the Middle East over the past several weeks has now finished...
Edwards Air Force Base Set to Get Service's First Commercial On-Base Apartment Complex The base, home to the 412th Test Wing, has faced housing issues for its more than 10,000 military and civilian personnel...
New CIA Workplace Assault Case Emerges as Spy Agency Shields Extent of Sexual Misconduct in Ranks A recent 648-page internal watchdog report that found systemic shortcomings in the CIA’s handling of complaints was...