In the last 30 years of the late 19th century, America’s railroads grew from 45,000 miles of track to over 200,000 miles. This growth and the continued expansion afterward played an outsized role in settling America’s West and in the country’s economic success. The railroad companies that carried both supplies and people across and around the
Researchers from the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York, have published a study that concludes that a transmembrane protein called carbonic anhydrase IX has a 100% sensitivity in detecting pleural epithelioid mesothelioma, making it comparable to or better than currently used markers for diagnosing malignant mesothelioma.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a technology company and manufacturer that specializes in defense and commercial aerospace, electronic, and information technology products and services. The company dates back to 1939 when it was called Northrop Aircraft, Inc. Over several decades, Northrop acquired many different companies to make it the conglomerate that it is today. The company’s
Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory is located in Schenectady, New York. Originally established to conduct nuclear research and development, over the past several decades, it has transitioned to the management, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of nuclear-powered warships. The work that Knolls has done through the years has been important to the U.S. government, but it
The land that became U.S. Army Fort McCoy has been a field artillery site, an ordnance depot, a training camp, a prisoner of war camp, and more. Today, it is the only major installation located in the north-central United States. Fort McCoy’s extensive and highly regarded history encompasses the years when the U.S. military used asbestos.
Fort Jackson is a U.S. Army installation in the Columbia metropolitan area of South Carolina that was established in 1917. Today, Fort Jackson is used for basic combat training, but it has served several missions, including soldier support, the Chaplain Center and School, and as part of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Like many other Army bases that began
A study published in a recent issue of Scientific Reports has concluded that improper asbestos removal processes can actually lead to increased contamination within and outside of treated buildings. If true, this would lead to an increased risk of malignant mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases.
The Pueblo Chemical Depot was a U.S. Army site located in Pueblo County, Colorado. It was used for 82 years to stockpile and safeguard artillery shells and mortars that contained a form of mustard gas. At the time that it closed in 2023, it was one of the last two such sites that held chemical munitions
The F-4 Phantom II is a twin-engine tactical fighter bomber that was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas between 1958 and 1981. Originally designed for the U.S. Navy, it was also a major part of the air fleet for the Marine Corps and the Air Force. The most produced American supersonic military aircraft in history, the F-4 was
Manufactured by the Lockheed-Martin Aeronautics Company, the C-130 Hercules is considered the workhorse of the military’s combat airlift fleet. It has been relied on for troop and equipment transport and other operational missions in peace and war for more than half a century by the Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. There have been