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Posts Tagged us military
Datapoints: Self-Inflicted Deaths Among Women With U.S. Military Service: A Hidden Epidemic?
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 4/Dec/2010 14:56
“Prospective analyses of National Health Interview Survey and National Death Index data found an adjusted risk of suicide among male veterans twice that of nonveteran males. That study also examined data for 11 female veterans and 246 female nonveterans who completed suicide and found that women with past military service were more likely to complete suicide
These findings suggest a hidden epidemic of suicide among younger women with military service. Clinicians should inquire about military service among women and should recognize that suicide prevention practices pertain to female veterans.”
Soldiers work with Scientists towards Solving Bee Die-Off Mystery
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 7/Oct/2010 19:37
“Since 2006, 20 to 40 percent of the bee colonies in the United States alone have suffered “colony collapse.†Suspected culprits ranged from pesticides to genetically modified food.
Now, a unique partnership — of military scientists and entomologists — appears to have achieved a major breakthrough: identifying a new suspect, or two.
…researchers on both sides say that colony collapse may be the first time that the defense machinery of the post-Sept. 11 Homeland Security Department and academia have teamed up to address a problem that both sides say they might never have solved on their own.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/science/07bees.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
New Explosive Being Tested For the Military
From Wired
Called IMX-101 (which stands for Insensitive Munitions Explosive) the explosive is one successful result of a four-year Pentagon-funded effort that sought to replace TNT — military munitions’ longtime staple. First to go will be M795 artillery projectiles: 1,200 produced with IMX-101 instead of TNT will be delivered to the Army and Marine Corps by 2011.
As bad as it sounds war always ends up advancing science.
Atlantic Signal Tactical Headsets
Posted by Gary in Comms, Gear, Warrior Tools on 12/Aug/2010 17:27
Atlantic Signal Custom Tactical Headset Systems, Options & Accessories
Atlantic Signal and its predecessor, New Eagle, have been in the business of designing and manufacturing tactical communications for L.E. and Military Operators worldwide since 1989. www.atlanticsignal.com
The United States must not abandon Iraq?
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 12/Aug/2010 16:26
“Today, Iraq has no functioning government, and violence is on the rise: last month, 535 people were killed, the highest total in two years.
Little wonder, then, that Lieutenant General Babakar Zebari, the head of Iraq’s armed forces, has warned that an American pull-out would be premature, and that his troops will not be in a position to take control of internal security for a decade.”
Ironically, those militant Iraqis who claim to want the US out of Iraq so badly may, by their continued violence, convince the US that we need to stay engaged longer.
US to end its combat mission in Iraq by the end of this month?
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 2/Aug/2010 19:33
“…the United States is on track to end its combat mission in Iraq by the end of this month, transitioning from a military to a civilian-led effort.
Though Iraq is now grappling with political uncertainty five months after a parliamentary election, and with bomb attacks in Baghdad and other cities, the president and others in his administration are highlighting the coming formal end of the U.S. combat mission.
The president said 90,000 troops will have come home from Iraq by the end of August. He noted the United States is in the process of moving millions of pieces of equipment from Iraq, and continues to close or turn over military bases to Iraqi government troops.”
Darpa proposal: Death-from-Above — on Demand
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 12/Jul/2010 19:01
“Darpa would like to cut out all [the] middle men. Instead, the Pentagon’s R&D arm wants to build an air strike network with exactly two nodes: the air controller on the ground, and the robotic, heavily-armed airplane in the sky.
Darpa calls the project Persistent Close Air Support, or PCAS. Think of it as death-from-above — on demand.”