The association between stress and physical fitness testing in the 2005 Department of Defense population survey

Objective. The purpose of this study was to examine the association of perceived stress and passing the fitness test in a cohort of Department of Defense active duty members. Reports of this association have been suggested in numerous articles. Methods. The 2005 DoD Survey of Health Related Behaviors Among Active Duty Military Personnel was used to examine the association between the participants’ perceived levels of stress from family and/or work related sources and the respondents’ last required fitness test taking into account potential confounder of the association. Measures of association were obtained from logistic regression models. Results. Participants who experienced “some” or “a lot” of stress either from work sources (OR 0.69, 95% CI: 0.58-0.87) or from personal/family sources (OR 0.70, 95% CI: 0.57-0.86) were less likely to pass the fitness test when compared to their counterparts who experienced “none” or “a little” stress. Additionally, those who reported “some” or “a lot” of stress either from work sources (OR 0.54, 95% CI: 0.41-0.70) or from personal/family sources (OR 0.54, 95% CI: 0.44-0.67) that interfered with their military duties were also less likely to pass the fitness test. The multivariate adjustment only slightly reduced the unadjusted association. Conclusions . An association exists between perceived stress levels and outcome of fitness testing. The higher the level of stress perceived, the less likely the person will be to pass the fitness test. Stress-related intervention might be useful to help the military members to achieve the level of fitness needed to perform their duties.^

Characterization of a Leishmania tropica antigen that detects immune responses in Desert Storm viscerotropic leishmaniasis patients.

A chronic debilitating parasitic infection, viscerotropic leishmaniasis (VTL), has been described in Operation Desert Storm veterans. Diagnosis of this disease, caused by Leishmania tropica, has been difficult due to low or absent specific immune responses in traditional assays. We report the cloning and characterization of two genomic fragments encoding portions of a single 210-kDa L. tropica protein useful for the diagnosis of VTL in U.S. military personnel. The recombinant proteins encoded by these fragments, recombinant (r) Lt-1 and rLt-2, contain a 33-amino acid repeat that reacts with sera from Desert Storm VTL patients and with sera from L. tropica-infected patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis. Antibody reactivities to rLt-1 indicated a bias toward IgG2 in VTL patient sera. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from VTL patients produced interferon gamma, but not interleukin 4 or 10, in response to rLt-1. No cytokine production was observed in response to parasite lysate. The results indicate that specific leishmanial antigens may be used to detect immune responses in VTL patients with chronic infections.

Back in Blue: The Successful Reintegration of Combat Veteran Law Enforcement Officers.

In the past ten plus years, several million national guard and reserve component military personnel have been deployed in support of the global war on terrorism. Tens of thousands of those personnel also serve as full-time law enforcement officers in police and sheriff's offices around the country. Life as a law enforcement officer is tough enough, but when combined with the psychological baggage brought on by months of war, reintegrating into civilian life and the role of a law enforcement officer can be extremely difficult. This article discusses a reintegration program specifically for law enforcement agencies that is designed to promote long-term psychological and social health in combat veteran officers. The program's costs are offset by the many assets (leadership, tactical training, etc.) these men and women bring to the department. By committing to the long-term successful reintegration of these individuals, departments enhance their own forces and improve community safety.

Digital Curation Program of the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)

The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is a digital library that strives to serve the public through digital collections accumulated from a wide variety of partners. Our chosen topic for the DPLA exhibit project is Perspectives on the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War remains a controversial topic of national interest, making it a topic of depth and of many perspectives. Our goals with this exhibit were to gather different perspectives of the war through personal stories, the media, presidential administrations of the war, military personnel, and the general public, including famous figures. We strove to demonstrate the variety of perspectives on the Vietnam War through a variation of digital objects and content that will be engaging for users: both black and white and color photos, videos, and audio files. Furthermore, we wanted to ensure that our digital materials are of high quality, properly documented, and easy to search and find thus all of our objects are from DPLA and are from usable original sources. This poster will describe our processes for organizational, object selection, building our exhibit, attainment of our goals, and detailed steps of our overall operation. The poster will also include details about the minor issues and bumps that occurred while reaching our final product as well as the team members’ perspectives on the project as a whole including: problems, words to for the wise, and triumphs.

Employment of retired commissioned officers by contractors of the Department of Defense and the Armed Forces : report (to accompany H.R. 10959)

"March 21, 1960."

Bread baking.

Cover title.

Preparation and serving of food in the garrison dining facility.

Includes index.

The army cook.

"This pamphlet supersedes TM 2100-152, Apr. 2, 1928 (including Cl, Jan. 2, 1930)"

Army baker.

"This pamphlet supersedes Training manual--The army baker, September 1, 1926 (including C1, TM 2100-151, January 2, 1934, and C2, January 3, 1939)"--Foot-note, p. [1].

Papuan campaign; the Buna-Sanananda operation, 16 November 1942-23 January 1943.

"For use of military personnel only."

Department of Defense appropriations for 1963 : hearings before the subcommittee ... Eighty-seventh Congress, second session.

pt. 1. Military personnel.--pt. 2. Secretary of defense; Chairman, Joint chiefs of staff; Service secretaries and chiefs of staff; overall financial statements.--pt. 3. Operation and maintenance.--pt. 4. Procurement.--pt. 5. Research, development, test, and evaluation.--pt. 6. Appropriation language; Army reserve components; Chemical and biological warfare programs, Army; Testimony of members of Congress, organizations, and interested individuals.

Department of Defense appropriations for 1962 : hearings before the subcomittee ... Eighty-seventh Congress, first session.

pt. 1. Overall financial statements, military personnel.--pt. 2. Operation and maintenance.--pt. 3. Secretary of defense; Chairman, Joint chiefs of staff; Service secretaries and chiefs of staff.--pt. 4. Research, development, test, and evaluation.--pt. 5. Procurement.--pt. 6. Nuclear propulsion; appropriation language; amendments to the budget, 1962; statements of members of Congress, organizations, and interested individuals.

Department of Defense appropriations for 1966 : hearings ... Eighty-ninth Congress, first session.

Includes Supplemental defense appropriations for 1966.

Department of Defense appropriations for 1967 : hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Eighty-ninth Congress, second session.

Includes index.

Department of Defense appropriations for 1968 : hearings before a subcommittee ... Ninetieth Congress first session.

pt. 1. Military personnel.--pt. 2. Secretary of defense; Chairman, Joint chiefs of staff; overall financial statements; service secretaties and chiefs of staff.--pt. 3. Research, development, test, and evaluation.--pt. 4. Procurement.--pt. 5. Operation and maintenance.--pt. 6. Appropriation language and general provisions, Overseas dependents education; Special briefings: Antisubmarine warfare program, Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, Special foreign currenecy program, Testimony of interested organizations and individuals.