Mr Lee implies we did not thoroughly investigate his product. In fact, our article, “Evaluation of Commercially Available Traction Splints for Battlefield Use,” also cited Auerbach et al.’s 1984 research in which the RS was deemed superior to the Thomas splint. We also were aware of the advertised internal memoranda by combat medic instructors from the Army Medical Department Center & School in...

Future military battlefield systems, exemplified by the US Army’s Future Combat System initiative, are characterized by the extensive use of mobile sensing systems, unmanned platforms, and decision aiding systems at the lowest levels of the combat force. The effective deployment, control, and exploitation of these capabilities will require the ability to form real-time situational awareness for...

This paper presents a preliminary report of a feasibility study of a project to develop a uniform descriptive framework that: 1. captures all of the complexity of the modern battlefield; 2. is capable of sufficient precision to allow for cross-domain communication that meets the needs of all parties; 3. allows for clarification and disambiguation; 4. is sufficiently natural and intuitive for ra...