militarynon-combatspecialtytraumaBackground: The US military has been engaged in the Global War on Terrorism for nearly 2 decades. This asymmetric warfare has exposed many noncombat military occupational specialties (MOS) personnel to combat. We assessed what proportion of casualties were combat versus...
Battle Injury Patterns Sustained Noncombatant Military Occupational Specialty Service MembersTapia, GiselleNaylor, Jason F.April, Michael D.Schauer, Steven G.Medical Journal, US Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE)
Since the mid-1800s, clergy, doctors, other clinicians, and military personnel who specifically facilitate their work have been designated “non-comba
Researchers from the U.S. Army and North Carolina State University have developed a computational model that can be used to expedite military operations aimed at evacuating noncombatants, disaster response or humanitarian relief. "What sets this tool apart from other models is that it is designed ...
There was a big shopping centre that got hit last year because it was seen to be taking in military vehicles and supplies. Just this June, a warehouse in the city was taken out which was found to have been storing NATO supplied munitions as evidenced by the rounds cooking off during the...
The article explores the roles and experiences of noncombatant military laborers during the U.S. Civil War. Particular focus is given to labor performed by free and enslaved African Americans. According to the author, a key factor in the victory of the U.S. government over the Confederate ...
Military doctors, especially during times of war, are often exposed to life threatening danger. However, one less recognized threat is that of the military physician over identifying himself or herself as a combatant, which can render them susceptible to violating their moral obligations as a ...
The study covers the history of the development of the principle of discrimination or noncombatant immunity; the definition of the criteria and its place within modern just war theory; the ethical tension between noncombatant immunity and military necessity in examples from World War II, the Viet...
Military Selflessness, Self-Interest, and the Protection of NoncombatantsMayer, Chris
Although combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been documented for military combatants, little is known about PTSD in noncombatants. Active-duty U.S. Air Force noncombatants (N = 5,367) completed a Post-Deployment Health Assessment upon return from combat zones in Iraq (n ...