Dr. Charles Hoge, the U.S. Army’s senior mental health researcher at Walter Reed Hospital from 2002 to 2009 and now advisor to the Army Surgeon General, wrote an interesting piece for the Huffington Post in which he effectively dismissed the idea that there might be lingering effects from mild traumatic brain injury (“TBI”). This article appears to have written to place the US Army “spin” on earlier report from the New York Times that a US Army ...
Continue Reading →Taliban snipers test body armor and helmets
A recent article by Terri Judd of London-based The Independent entitled “Sharp rise in Army deaths from small arms fire prompts inquiry into Taliban snipers,” suggests that troops may not have the proper helmets or body armor to deal with the changing tactics of the Taliban.
According to the article, “commanders in Afghanistan are examining whether a sharp rise in troops being killed by gunfire is a sign that a better trained or equipped Taliban is targeting soldiers ...
Continue Reading →Congressman Carney and defective military helmets
Congressman Chris Carney (D-PA) has rightfully asked that defective military helmets now produced by UNICOR or Federal Prison Industries (“FPI”) be turned over to private enterprise. In yet another stunning indictment of a thoroughly incompetent, ineffective and some might argue corrupt military procurement system, the Department of Justice recently launched an investigation into the recall of 44,000 military helmets which failed to meet required military test procedures. The contract was awarded to ArmorSource LLC, who in turned subcontracted the work ...
Continue Reading →More on Military Helmet Recall
We had previously reported that the US Army had recalled 44,000 military helmets that failed to meet the required government mandated test standards. The manufacturer, ArmorSource in Hebron, Ohio, is now under investigation by the Department of Justice. To determine if you have been issued a defective helmet, please consult the guide below that was furnished by Stars and Stripes:
In an interesting, but by no ...
Continue Reading →44,000 Military Helmets Recalled
Just when you thought it couldn’t get much worse, it has now been reported that the US Army has recalled 44,000 helmets which failed to meet US Army testing standards. In an article reported in Yahoo news, helmets manufactured by ArmorSource in Hebron, Ohio currently issued to troops serving in Afghanistan were recalled following an investigation by the US Justice Department.
According to Brigadier General Pete Fuller, who is quoted in the article, the helmets were issued ...
Continue Reading →Basic Five B.E.S.T Campaign to Support the Troops
Ever since its inception, Soldiers for the Truth (“SFTT”) has been focused on insuring that our frontline troops have the best possible equipment to accomplish their mission and come home alive safely and in one piece. Our campaigns have been based on providing our troops with the “Best Equipment to Support the Troops,” often referred to as our “B.E.S.T.” Campaign strategy. While much of our recent investigative reporting has been focused on body armor, SFTT will soon be extending ...
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