In 2007, during the height of warfighting in Iraq an Afghanistan, Chas exposed a lethal bacteria outbreak in frontline military hospitals — pointing out how the preventable infections — combined with inconsistent use of antibiotics — jeopardized the lives of service members who had survived their combat injuries, and caused some to lose limbs that might otherwise have been saved.
While an executive with the U. S. Naval Institute in 2009, Chas offered the Canadian network CTV this analysis of maritime piracy off the Horn of Africa.
