E. (§10.53) Claims by Military Personnel(Feres Doctrine)
The United States remains immune from claims by military personnel for injuries received during activities incident to their military service. Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135 (1950) (the Feres doctrine).
In Cummings v. Department of the Navy, 279 F.3d 1051 (D.C. Cir. 2002), the court said that the Feres doctrine does not extend to Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, Pub. L. No. 89-487...
