Navy Ignored Pilot Brain Health | Philadelphia News

The Navy’s ignoring pilot brain health at its own peril — a new Oversight Committee report blasts the service for failing to study or act on mounting evidence that extreme flight forces are causing long-term brain injuries, leaving pilots with headaches, mood swings, and even suicide. Despite warnings from pilots and a civilian neurologist, Navy medical experts claimed there was “no evidence of a problem” because they never studied it. Three F/A-18 pilots died by suicide, and an informal survey revealed widespread mental health struggles — yet Navy leadership blamed individual pilots, not the jets. The committee demands Congress mandate a full brain health program for all pilots, including tracking flight data and studying long-term effects — even after service — echoing a secret TOPGUN initiative already in place. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/3c6f9444c1e9b9c8