MED FACT ENH SOLD EFF
Abstract
This project supports applied research with a focus on sustaining and enhancing Soldier health and performance during military operations in the full spectrum of military environments. Emphasis is placed on the identification of baseline physiological performance and assessment of degradations produced by operational stressors. The resulting databases and collection of rules and algorithms for performance degradation in multi-stressor environments form the basis for the development of behavioral, training, pharmacological, and nutritional interventions that include psychological debriefing to prevent degradation in Soldier health and sustain Soldier performance. Key stressors include psychological stress from isolation, new operational roles, frequent deployments, inadequate restorative sleep, prolonged physical effort, and inadequate hydration in extreme environments. This project also assesses the adverse effect of shifting biological rhythms during deployments across multiple time zones (extreme jet lag), night operations, and thermal as well as altitude stress. In FY10, project 879 was consolidated into project 869. The cited work is consistent with the Director, Defense Research and Engineering Strategic Plan, the Army Modernization Strategy, and the Army Science and Technology Master Plan. Work in this project is performed by the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Silver Spring, MD; the US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MD; and the US Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory, Fort Rucker, AL.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- 879_0602787A_2_2040_PB_2012
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