The news media is alive with the idea that a "simple tweak" of padding in military helmets will reduce TBI ("traumatic brain injury") and, perhaps, PTSD ("post traumatic stress disorder").   Ms. Claudia Cowan of Fox News, published an article on Aril 22nd which suggests that "a little padding goes a long way ...

is designed to improve "Soldier performance and readiness. Build confidence to lead, courage to stand up for one's beliefs and compassion to help others. Comprehensive Soldier Fitness is about maximizing one's potential."   This program is deemed so important to forming core values of our men and women in uniform and their families, ...

It is surprising how quickly the US government can move when matters of  "vital interest" are at stake.  Regardless of what feelings one may have regarding our intervention in Libya, it is quite amazing how we can focus our attention to prevent atrocities in a country which we have largely ...

The editor and writer, James Heidenry, talks to Sebastian Junger about his recent book, our troops.   What was the genesis for War? Well, in 1996 I was asked to write a magazine story about some westerners who were kidnapped in Kashmir. They’d been kidnapped by former Mujahideen who continued ...

Editor's Note:  The following story is provided by the spouse of a brave servicemember serving in Afghanistan.  While SFTT focuses primarily on essential combat equipment and protective gear to safeguard our troops, it appears that our troops can't even find the basic necessities at reasonable prices in Afghanistan.  We hope ...

The New York Times reported today that it will last about two months, part of a shift of Western forces to the province’s more populated areas. Afghan units will remain in the valley, a test of their military readiness." The Times claims that "at least 103 American soldiers have died ...

The Secretary of Defense has proposed cutting $78 Billion out of the DoD budget over five years.   That’s $78 Billion, or less than $20 Billion a year.  Are you kidding me -- why even bother with such a miniscule amount?   Anyone with even a brief, passing knowledge of the DoD ...

Soldiers For The Truth has become Stand For The Troops. Our new name reflects exactly what we do on behalf of all concerned  Americans—stand for the troops—and more specifically, stand for our frontline troops, our young heroes who stand tall for us and our country out at the tip of ...

In a fascinating book review in the  New York Times last Sunday,  Jay McInerney writes extensively on a new biography on the reclusive J.D. Salinger entitled J.D. Salinger: A Life by Kenneth Slawenski.   This iconic author, best known for Catcher in the Rye, was a transformational author who did much to goad the ...

B.E.S.T. is Back On April 6th,  B.E.S.T. Greenwich will be holding an April in Paris event at Saks  Fifth Avenue in downtown Greenwich.  Saks has generously agreed to donate 10% of sales on that day to Stand for the Troops, a 501 (c)(3) charitable foundation designed to make sure that our ...

In a fascinating article by Carl Thompson, published by IDGA (Institute for Defense and Government Advancement) entitled that is thwarting our progress in Afghanistan.   Found below are examples cited by Mr. Thompson of rampant corruption across all elements of Afghan society.

• We had ANA (Afghan National Army) and the ...
  
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Military tries one-stop shop for treatment of concussions One hundred and sixty thousand troopers have been diagnosed with concussions since 2000.  I bet that is a conservative estimate/data point, given the fact that the stigma of reporting a head-injury and the evolving science of diagnosis. Nevertheless, there has been three-hundred ...