Wearable device helps predict heat illness during intense trainingResearchers have measured more than 14,000 soldiers and Marines in recent years.By Todd South3 months ago
When will we learn the findings of the Navy’s beard study?Officials said a year ago that the study would finish in 2023.By Geoff Ziezulewicz5 months ago
OpinionWhy the US must protect military training lands from encroachmentThere is no substitute for tough, realistic training and testing to prepare our forces for the challenges they will face.By Brig. Gen. Tyler B. Smith (ret.)16 months ago
New in 2023: Results of the Navy’s latest beard study coming in 2023SECNAV mandated a renewed assessment of the beard question earlier in 2022.By Geoff Ziezulewicz17 months ago
New data model predicts how deployments affect future readinessWhat if you could predict the effects of one deployment three years into the future?By Meghann Myers17 months ago
Study recruits troops to see how sleep deprivation affects the brain Researchers want to know how sleep deprivation affects brain function.By Meghann Myers18 months ago
How does military life affect teens? Landmark study aims to find out."Our military youth have unique voices rooted in their military life experiences."By Karen Jowers18 months ago
Navy failed to address environmental impact of Growler fleet expansion, judge rulesIn 2019, the Navy authorized a significant expansion of its Growler program at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.22 months ago
Naval Academy IDs midshipman who died SaturdayMidshipman 2nd Class Luke Gabriel Bird, 21, was hiking near the Salto El Agua waterfall in Placilla when he reportedly slipped. He was found dead in the waterfall's lagoon.By Diana Stancy22 months ago
Some officers still promoting thanks to loopholes in background checks, study saysUnclear guidelines and uneven discipline could let unfit officers through the cracks.By Meghann Myers22 months ago
Marine Corps, Army report disproportionate substance abuse, mental health issuesThe Air Force and Coast Guard reported the lowest prevalences.By Meghann Myers23 months ago
Airmen take KC-46 tanker on record-setting ride in the name of sleep and fatigue scienceThe mission aimed to see how airmen and the jet would fare over a full day in flight.By Rachel S. Cohen2 years ago