{"id":51879,"date":"2018-01-22T18:59:05","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T18:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/01\/22\/air-force-taps-brig-general-to-look-into-hypoxia-related-issues\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:52:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:52:17","slug":"air-force-taps-brig-general-to-look-into-hypoxia-related-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2018\/01\/22\/air-force-taps-brig-general-to-look-into-hypoxia-related-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force taps brigadier general to look into hypoxia, related issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Air Force has assembled a team to look into the rash of hypoxia and other alarming physiological events endangering the safety of pilots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brig. Gen. Bobbi Jo Doorenbos will head the Unexplained Physiologic Events Integration Team, the Air Force said in a release Monday. The panel will try to find ways to eliminate those events or minimize their impact, the Air Force said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs part of the integrated effort to address physiological events, the Air Force is providing more resources to understand UPEs, standardize response actions to such events and assess options for more robust aircrew training to recognize and respond to these events,\u201d Doorenbos said in the release. \u201cOur ultimate goal is to prevent UPEs.\u201d
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Hypoxia is is a condition in which the body is deprived of adequate oxygen at the tissue level. Other unexplained events include hypocapnia and hypercapnia (abnormally low and high levels of carbon dioxide in the blood, respectively), and disorientation, the Air Force said. All these occurrences can hinder pilots\u2019 ability to fly safely and effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\t