USA. The Air Force is fighting in-flight physiological issues but can’t end them, Pentagon watchdog says (Rachel Cohen, Defense News)

Staff Sgt. Kimberly May, noncommissioned officer in charge of aerospace and operations physiology for the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, operates a hypoxia-familiarization trainer at Hurlburt Field, Florida, in July 2019. May and her team of five train aircrew by using a reduced oxygen breathing device to detect the signs of hypoxia during flight. (Senior Airman Dennis Spain/Air Force)

The Air Force has made dozens of changes to reduce the risk of flight sickness among airmen who fly five types of military aircraft, but says it can’t erase the problem altogether after more than a decade of studies, according to a new report from the Pentagon Inspector General’s Office.

“It cannot completely eliminate [physiological events] caused by unanticipated aircraft malfunctions or human factors,” the Sept. 2 report said of the Air Force, later adding: “All occupations have some hazards that cannot be eliminated.”

The Air Force is fighting in-flight physiological issues but can’t end them, Pentagon watchdog says (defensenews.com)