In a recent study published by  Steven P. Cohen, associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at Johns Hopkins University and a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, he states that “War amplifies all stressors, which may be why headaches take such a great toll in soldiers overseas.” “Everyone ...

Mental health problems and self-destructive behavior have always been difficult subjects to discuss, let alone diagnose and cure.   Since the 2008 Rand Corporation study on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ("PTSD") entitled Invisible Wounds of War:   Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery,  there has been growing preoccupation ...

Senator John McCain, a decorated warrior who has sacrificed much for this country, would do well to take action rather than talk.  At a recent Congressional hearing on cuts to the military budget, Senator McCain remarked: “As far as I’m concerned, I will fight any additional cuts in defense spending,” ...

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With Wall Street protests popping up in many cities in the United States and over 150,000 signatures now collected on a new Constitutional amendment to "get the money out" of politics, it was a bit of surprise to read that Point Blank Solutions  has recently received a new $30 million ...

There is a growing public awareness that many returning veterans from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ("PTSD") and other brain-related injuries. Some studies suggest that, perhaps as many as 1 in 5 veterans, suffer from PTSD. In fact, 8 servicemembers commit suicide each day as ...

The latest flap over think is really "real" or even close to the truth. This morning, I woke up and read an article on Yahoo's news entitled "Is America's Body Armor Defective?"  The alleged author of the article is Charles Simmins.  Now I have no idea who Charles Simmins is, ...

One Minute News is adding a channel to focus on military issues and bring you news from some of the brave men and women in uniform who defend our country so valiantly. SFTT is honored to have Sgt. Jon ...

Every couple of years or so (and sometimes more frequently) US Army body armor testing procedures are called into question by investigating authorities.  There used to be a saying among Army troops "that you never had time to do things right, but you always had time to do them again."  ...

The Pentagon spin doctors are working overtime  to cover-up the latest IG report from the DoD which chides the Army for the lack of proper testing for is the most tested body armor in the world today." Lt. Gen Phillips goes on to say, ""I am not aware of ...

Editors  Terry L. Schell and Terri Tanielian  of the Rand Corporation have recently issued a Technical Report for the New York State Health Foundation which chronicles some of the mental health challenges faced by returning veterans in New York State.  "The study found substantial elevated rates of post-traumatic stress disorder ...

Designer of Interceptor Body Armor: The "Ugly" Truth About Army & Contractors Ignoring Stringent Test Requirements for Interceptor Body Armor [Editor's note: Col. Jim Magee, USMC (Ret.) noted our recent posting on the "reality testing" for body armor that has been substituted for required acceptance testing by contractors before they ...