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Rep. James Comer, R-Tompkinsville, and the panel he leads on Capitol Hill are investigating whether Navy pilots and flight officers are suffering traumatic brain injuries, and what the Navy is doing about it.

The flight crews often endure intense G-forces, even on training missions, as they catapult-launch from aircraft carriers and undertake extreme dogfighting maneuvers.

The concern is that these forces are taking a toll on their brains.

Last week, Comer, who is chairman of the powerful House Oversight Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of the Navy John Phelan asking for reports and studies on the mental and physical health of F-18

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