May is Mental Health Awareness Month (MHAM), a time dedicated to raising awareness of the challenges faced by those living with mental health issues and provide education on available resources for help. The U.S. Department of Defense understands that mental wellness plays a vital role in overall health and wellness and recognizes and supports MHAM by providing a number of resources to help military personnel, their families, and veterans lead happier and healthier lives.
For more information, visit: Mental Health Awareness Month: Defend Your Mental Health | Health.mil
The U.S. Air Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Systems Branch fielded new respirator masks to the 563rd Operational Support Squadron (OSS) and 755th OSS, on March 7, 2024. The new mask, known as the Joint Service Aircrew Mask Strategic Aircraft or M69, replaced the legacy MBU-19/P Aircrew Eye and Respiratory Protection equipment, which…
The Homeland Defense and Security Information Analysis Center (HDIAC) received a technical inquiry regarding microbial contaminants of the fuel and hydraulic liquid in aircraft. A particular focus was on all known microbes detected in aircraft or any other similar systems, the enzymes these microbes use for their nutrition, and morphological and physiological peculiarities of such biofilms and any other related and relevant information. HDIAC subject…
Learn MoreHDIAC hosts live online technical presentations featuring a DoD research and engineering topic within our technical focus areas.
Hosted by: Jeth Fogg, Ph.D.
May 16, 2024 12:00 pmHosted by: Mark Ettenhofer, Ph.D.
July 17, 2024 12:00 pmHosted by: Amy E. Bair, Ph.D., Catherine P. Starnes, Ph.D.
June 14, 2024 12:00 pm
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) was an early adopter of nuclear power and pioneered research of mobile nuclear energy. In addition to the well-documented U.S. Navy nuclear propulsion program, the U.S. Army constructed eight land-based reactors, deploying a 330-ton “portable” reactor to Camp Century in Greenland. Although that reactor (PM-2A) leaked radiation, it operated…
UPDATE: DUE TO RECENT CHANGES, THIS TRAINING HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A VIRTUAL EVENT. With this change of venue, a number of virtual breakout rooms and one “plenary” room will be created. Prior to the…
The Military Health System (MHS) Conference is a four-day annual conference sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. Conference attendees are comprised of government, military, and industry healthcare professionals….
The Energy Exchange, hosted by the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP), is an opportunity for agencies to ensure their workforce understands leadership direction, priorities, goals, and strategies. It’s also a unique opportunity to fulfill training…
The IEEE conference series on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition is an international forum for research in image and video-based face, gesture, and body movement recognition. It is cosponsored by the IEEE Biometrics Council and…
Research Scientist, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory (USACIL)
Dr. Allred is a research scientist, program manager for internal research, and research chemistry lab manager for USACIL, where
he supports the advancement of several forensic science disciplines. Past research efforts have included explosive and drug
analysis, synthetic and organic polymer identification and characterization, latent print visualization, 3-D firearm and toolmarks, and statistical representation of pattern-based evidence.
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