A new congressional measure could require that the military services assign blast safety officers to help enforce safety rules and teach troops about the health risks of blast overpressure caused by ...

When military personnel fire certain powerful weapons, they are exposed to a blast wave that sends blood surging from the body to the brain. This "tsunami in the body" is one way a blast can injure ...

The Pentagon would be required to better protect troops from the effects of weapons blasts by assigning dedicated blast safety officers across every branch of the military under a provision in the ...