b'However, those tests are scheduled to occur onlyIts imperative we have an allowable number of once every 5 years, a frequency that Warren saidrounds for all the weapons systems that we cur-she found unacceptable.rently useto be able to look at the brain, said Itseemstobe,givenwhatelseweknowKathyLee,directorofDoDsWarfighterBrain and given how catastrophic the implications ofHealth Policy. Historically its been through ear untreated TBI can be, we ought to be erring onandlung;however,wearelookingatwhatthe the side of at least collecting this data annu- brain effects are and will follow suit with our poli-ally, she said. Waiting 5 years to test is justcies as such.not often enough.Warren concluded the hearing by saying that both WarrenalsopointedoutthatthemaximumDoD and Congress need to do better and that this allowablenumberofroundsaservicememberwill be an issue we take up during the next round can fire in training does not take into accountof NDAA negotiations.braininjury.DoDofficialsagreedthatthis needed to be corrected.Training in the Atlantic Ocean in 2019, logistics Specialist 2nd Class William Fulmer fired an M-240B as part of a training exercise on the weather deck of the destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95). New studies suggest that weapons training can sometimes contribute to traumatic brain injury. U.S. Navy.Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gian PrabhudasPHOTO WITH CUTLINE TKU.S. Army Spc. Demel Cooper, a visual information equipment maintainer, checks his shot grouping after firing his M16 rifle at the target during a weapons qualification test on Feb. 25, 2016, at a military shooting range in Landsthul, Germany. Spc. Cooper and other soldiers at the range wore Advanced Combat Helmets (ACH) and other personal protective equipment during the training in order to protect themselves from any possible injuries, such as TBI. (DoD News photo by USAF TSgt Brian Kimball)51'