Found below are a few news items that caught my attention this past week. I am hopeful that the titles and short commentary will encourage our readers to click on the embedded links to read more on subjects that may be of interest to them.

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Russian Warplanes Reportedly Bomb Secret US Base in Syria
Russian warplanes reportedly bombed a secret military base in Syria used by elite American and British forces last month. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that the Russian strike on the CIA-linked site was part of a campaign by Russia to pressure the White House to agree to closer cooperation in the Syrian skies, U.S. military and intelligence officials said. Despite the fact that some forces could have been killed and the bombing dampened relations between Russia and the Pentagon and CIA, the White House and State Department still pursued a compromise.  Read more . . .

Turkey Cuts Power to Incirlik Air Base
Power was restored Friday to the base in Turkey used by U.S. and coalition forces for airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, American officials said. Incirlik Air Base in the southern part of the country had been without power since July 16 and relying on generators to conduct the strikes following the attempted military coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “We will retain this capability should the power be interrupted again,” officials from U.S. European Command, based in Stuttgart, Germany, said in a release. “Meanwhile there is a steady flow of hot food, water, and fuel to support our servicemembers and civilians in Turkey.”   Read more . . .

More Lethal Light Reconnaissance Vehicle on the Horizon?
The exercise featured the ground mobility vehicle 1.1 prototype firing the M230-LF 30mm cannon and the light armored vehicle combat reconnaissance vehicle prototype with a Kongsberg turret firing an integrated MK44 30mm cannon. Both weapon systems are belt-fed and vehicle mounted. The M230-LF is identical to the cannon used on the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, other than being belt-fed. And the MK44 is similar to the main gun on the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, but the Bradley’s gun is chambered for 25mm. Read more . . .

Wounded Warrior Project Developments
Wounded Warrior Project’s chief program officer, Adam Silva, resigned last week from the organization. Silva, who has been with WWP for eight years, previously held the position of chief development officer, where he oversaw fundraising. As readers will remember, part of the concern expressed by media and donors about the organization had to do with the proportion of fundraising revenues that were spent on fundraising costs. As his bio on the WWP site reads, “[Silva] also previously served as director of people, where he oversaw the organization’s cultural training program. Additionally, Adam played a central role in establishing the WWP mission, vision, and values.”  Read more . . .

New Study finds Sleep Disorders Rising in Veterans
In a sample of more than 9.7 million U.S. veterans, the age-adjusted prevalence of sleep disorders increased from less than 1 percent in 2000 to nearly 6 percent in 2010. Sleep apnea was the most common sleep disorder diagnosis (47 percent) followed by insomnia (26 percent). Veterans with cardiovascular disease, cancer, or other chronic diseases also experienced higher rates of sleep disorder diagnoses relative to those without comorbid conditions.  Read more . . .

Georgia Farm Finds Healing for Veterans with PTSD
Thousands of soldiers struggle to find a way to cope with life during and after the military. Current Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) drug treatments may not work for all, but some veterans say getting back to nature is the cure for them.  In a News Leader 9 special report, Irisha Jones goes to a farm in middle Georgia where agriculture and farming is providing an alternative way for PTSD relief.  Away from  the daily distractions of a big city, Scott Kennedy finds comfort and peace with everything related to living on a farm. He looks relaxed but what you can’t see is the scars of life he’s fighting inside.   Read more . . .

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