A tort claim against a defense contractor was preempted by federal interests and therefore dismissed by the District Court for the Southern District of New York because the claim arose from combatant military activity and the contractor was integrated into activities over which the military retained command authority. The plaintiff alleged he was injured by a fall in a toilet facility on a forward operating base in Iraq and his injuries were caused by the contractor's negligent construction and maintenance of the facility. The contractor provided operations and maintenance services at the base pursuant to a task order issued under the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program. In seeking dismissal, the contractor argued the claim was preempted by the policies underlying the Federal Tort Claims Act's combatant activities exception, which preserves sovereign immunity for any "claim arising out of the combatant activities of the military ... during time of war" (28 USC 2680(j)). More specifically, the contractor contended imposing tort liability for an injury in a latrine on a forward operating base would create a significant conflict with the unique federal interest in "the elimination of tort from the battlefield."