Clinical Characteristics of Combat Crewmen

Jacob R Powell; Sara M Lippa; Tamara L McKenzie-Hartman; Chandler Sours Rhodes; Treven C Pickett; Rujirutana Srikanchana

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.2032

Clinical Characteristics of Combat Crewmen

JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Mar 2;9(3):e262032. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.2032.

Authors

Jacob R Powell^{1

2}, Sara M Lippa^{1

3}, Tamara L McKenzie-Hartman^{1

4}, Chandler Sours Rhodes^{1

5

4}, Treven C Pickett^{1

6}, Rujirutana Srikanchana¹

Affiliations

¹ The National Intrepid Center of Excellence, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
² General Dynamics Information Technology, Falls Church, Virginia.
³ Neuroscience Program, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland.
⁴ Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland.
⁵ Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.
⁶ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland.

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Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study examines clinical characteristics of traumatic brain injury and the psychological health of combat crewman and special operators to determine how brain health risks can be detected and mitigated.