Virtual Reality Uses the Sights, Sounds and Now the Smells of War to Treat PTSD

The Trauma Management Therapy program at the University of Central Florida, now available to volunteer South Florida active duty soldiers and veterans with PTSD, uses sights, sounds and smell to help ease the episodes of anxiety, sleeplessness and nightmares. Dr. Ron Hoover, the MOMRP Psychological Health Deputy Portfolio Manager for PTSD, recently discussed virtual reality PTSD treatment with the Miami Herald.

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Researchers Improve Taste and Variety in Rations

The operational success of our military depends greatly on the nutritional practices and healthy eating habits of our Soldiers. Researchers at NSRDEC and USARIEM are constantly improving military rations. The First Strike Ration “assault” ration menu has expanded from three to nine menus in 2012 alone, introducing more than 40 new items. Other popular meal improvements include greater variety and even vegetarian options. As the saying goes, "we are what we eat."

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WRAIR Team Will Study Significant Deployment Issue

A WRAIR research team conducting Soldier mental health studies are focusing on a newly identified and significant problem: an increase in anger and unnecessary risk-taking associated with deployment. The new research effort, managed by Dr. Amy Adler, Chief of Science at USAMRU-E, is focused on assessing and reducing anger and risk-taking behavior among combat veterans.

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Welcome

The Military Operational Medicine Research Program (MOMRP), United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC), manages an extensive portfolio of research aimed at developing effective countermeasures against stressors to maximize health, performance and well-being throughout the Deployment Cycle. The broad program is organized into four program areas: Injury Prevention and Reduction, Psychological Health and Resilience, Physiological Health, and Environmental Health and Protection. Each area represents efforts to develop guidelines and criteria to predict, prevent and mitigate physical and psychological injury and contribute to the shared responsibility of enabling our Armed Forces and providing them with the best care possible.

The MOMRP conducts collaborative research with university and commercial laboratories and other federal agencies oriented toward solving critical problems facing the Army today and in the future. Service- and platform-specific issues are addressed through close coordination with Navy and Air Force counterparts to prevent duplication of effort. The MOMRP uses an independent, external scientific peer review process to ensure high quality and validity of its research, peer review of milestone accomplishments and to prepare these findings for publication in the open scientific literature.

The MOMRP is centered on cutting-edge scientific research and bringing science to the Soldier on the battlefield in a relevant, timely manner. The MOMRP depends on a phenomenal cadre of dedicated scientists and engineers who continuously and tirelessly work to protect the Nation’s most valuable asset – the Warrior.

Science to Soldier is our focus