AFSA Statement on ODNI Anomalous Health Incidents Assessment

The release of today’s assessment on Anomalous Health Incidents (AHIs) by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence has found no evidence that a foreign adversary was behind these incidents or that any sort of directed energy weapon was used. But it does not dispute the very real medical issues that have been involved and well documented in AHI victims.

AFSA does not possess the qualifications to refute or agree with the report’s findings, and remains solely concerned about the welfare of its members. We further note that this assessment does nothing to affect the commitment of the State Department and all impacted government agencies to ensure that their employees receive the medical treatment they need.

Thus, AFSA will continue to advocate strongly for the rights of our members who have reported medically proven debilitating symptoms resulting from these incidents. We will continue to focus on the fact that public servants have documented medical issues up to and including traumatic brain injury and must receive continued treatment and evaluation.

We will continue to push on all fronts, including legislative, to guarantee that those afflicted will be treated with care and fairness.