Protecting Our Forces
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Author | : Institute of Medicine |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 159 |
Release | : 2002-10-25 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0309084997 |
Infectious diseases continue to pose a substantial threat to the operational capacity of military forces. Protecting Our Forces reviews the process by which the U.S. military acquires vaccines to protect its warfighters from natural infectious disease threats. The committee found that poorly aligned acquisition processes and an inadequate commitment of financial resources within the Department of Defense vaccine acquisition process â€" rather than uncleared scientific or technological hurdles â€" contribute to the unavailability of some vaccines that could protect military personnel and, implicitly, the welfare and security of the nation. Protecting Our Forces outlines ways in which DoD might strengthen its acquisition process and improve vaccine availability. Recommendations, which include combining all DoD vaccine acquisition responsibilities under a single DoD authority, cover four broad aspects of the acquisition process: (1) organization, authority, and responsibility; (2) program and budget; (3)manufacturing; (4) and the regulatory status of special-use vaccines.
Author | : Thaul S. Lemon SM |
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Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2000-03-21 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 030917225X |
Since Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Gulf War veterans have expressed concerns about health effects that could be associated with their deployment and service during the war. Although similar concerns were raised after other military operations, the Gulf War deployment focused national attention on the potential, but uncertain, relationship between the presence of chemical and biological (CB) agents and other harmful agents in theater and health symptoms reported by military personnel. Strategies to Protect the Health of Deployed U.S. Forces which is one of the four two-year studies, examines the detection and tracking of exposures of deployed personnel to multiple harmful agents.
Author | : Institute of Medicine |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 2000-11-04 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0309071895 |
Since the Gulf War ended in 1991, various constituencies, including a significant number of veterans, speculate that unidentified risk factors led to chronic, medically unexplained illnesses, and these constituencies challenge the depth of the military's commitment to protect the health of deployed troops. Despite general concurrence in findings to support these claims, few changes have been made at the field level. The most important recommendations remain unimplemented, despite the compelling rationale for urgent action. Protecting Those Who Serve illuminates these recommendations and government-developed plans that remain inactive due to a lack of authority within the Department of Defense, while describing the dangers that may result from failure to protect our forces in the field.
Author | : George P. Fletcher |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press on Demand |
Total Pages | : 285 |
Release | : 2008-03-18 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0195183088 |
Recoge: Murder among nations -- How to talk about self-defense -- A theory of legitimate defense -- The six elements of legitimate defense -- Excusing international aggression -- Humanitarian intervention -- Preemptive and preventitive wars -- The collective dimension of war.
Author | : Carl von Clausewitz |
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Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 1908 |
Genre | : Military art and science |
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Author | : United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff |
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Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Military art and science |
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Author | : Vernon E. Clark |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 86 |
Release | : 2010-10 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 143792798X |
On Nov. 5, 2010, a gunman opened fire at the Soldier Readiness Center at Fort Hood, Texas. Thirteen people were killed and 43 others were wounded or injured. Following the shooting, Defense Sec. Robert M. Gates established the Dept. of Defense Independent Review Related to Fort Hood to address questions about the degree to which the entire Dept. is prepared for similar incidents in the future -- especially multiple, simultaneous incidents. This report includes, but is not limited to: identifying and monitoring potential threats; providing time-critical information to the right people; employing force protection measures; and planning for and responding to incidents.
Author | : Madeline Drexler |
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Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2000-03-17 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0309172535 |
Risk management is especially important for military forces deployed in hostile and/or chemically contaminated environments, and on-line or rapid turn-around capabilities for assessing exposures can create viable options for preventing or minimizing incapaciting exposures or latent disease or disability in the years after the deployment. With military support for the development, testing, and validation of state-of-the-art personal and area sensors, telecommunications, and data management resources, the DOD can enhance its capabilities for meeting its novel and challenging tasks and create technologies that will find widespread civilian uses. Strategies to Protect the Health of Deployed U.S. Forces assesses currently available options and technologies for productive pre-deployment environmental surveillance, exposure surveillance during deployments, and retrospective exposure surveillance post-deployment. This report also considers some opportunities for technological and operational advancements in technology for more effective exposure surveillance and effects management options for force deployments in future years.