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As Trump touts expanded use of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 patients, the US military has already been using it

Roughly a dozen servicemembers have been treated and the plasma is now stashed on U.S. Navy ships and military bases worldwide.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

4 years ago

Is this the solution to contaminated water on military bases?

Civilian researchers tested a plasma reactor at an Air Force Base that could destroy cancer-linked chemicals in drinking water.

By Meghann Myers

4 years ago

Pentagon scientists are making talking plasma laser balls for use as non-lethal weapons

Sounds can now move through the laser frequencies, and developers expect a usable weapon in the next five years.

5 years ago

The future of nonlethal laser weapons: Dazzling lights to talking plasma balls

Troops have seen nonlethal weapons alternatives grow from flashlights to a host of visual, audio and physical tools.

6 years ago

DoD, FDA partner to speed up approval of freeze-dried plasma for use on the battlefield

The FDA is hoping to have a licensed product by the end of 2018.

By Charlsy Panzino

6 years ago

Firm denies Flynn texted its director on US sanctions

An investment firm that once hired Michael Flynn has denied he sent text messages during President Donald Trump’s inauguration indicating U.S. sanctions would be “ripped up” so a nuclear reactor project in the Middle East involving Russian interests could proceed.

By Stephen Braun, The Associated Press

6 years ago