BALTIMORE, Md., Aug. 27 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following news release:
Scientists from six NATO countries met at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) on July 6, 2026, for a summit on battlefield fatigue and its effect on troop performance. Army Col. Daniel Kearney, who commanded an infantry company through 15 months of combat in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley, offered a firsthand perspective on what sleep deprivation does to a leader's judgment when the fighting doesn't pause for rest.
Kearney's deployment as a captain with Battle Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, was the subject of Restrepo, the 2010 documentary that won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival an...