Scott Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in St. Clair County, Illinois, 17 miles east-southeast of downtown St. Louis. One of the oldest Air Force bases still in service in the United States, it was first established in 1917 and has largely been used as a training facility ever since.
Lackland Air Force Base is located in San Antonio, Texas, and is part of Joint Base San Antonio. Today, it is considered the “gateway” for modern Air Force careers, but before being combined with Randolph Air Force Base and Fort Sam Houston, Lackland had a long and distinguished history that dates back to World War
Located in California with its eastern end in San Bernardino County and its southern arm in Los Angeles County, Edwards Air Force Base has a storied history. Starting with its days as a bombing range, it grew to become a bomber training base in World War II and then went on to achieve more major
Like many other U.S. Air Force bases, Chanute Air Force Base in Champaign County, Illinois, was contaminated with asbestos throughout its operation. Air Force veterans and others who were present on the site have been diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, asbestosis, asbestos-related lung cancer, and other asbestos-related diseases. The contamination was so pervasive at Chanute that
Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado, prepared service members from all branches of the U.S. and Allied Forces for operations during World War II, the Korean War, the Cold War, and the Vietnam War. Its base population reached 20,000 during World War II and remained active in training missile technology specialists during the 1950s. It
The U.S. Air Force is an essential element of America’s national security policy and has been for almost 100 years. The service branch has always relied on private industry for the manufacture of its airplanes. Unfortunately, negligence and failure to warn on the part of many of these manufacturers and suppliers led to service members,
The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard has the distinction of having been the first United States Navy shipyard. Known as the birthplace of the U.S. Navy, it played an integral part in the nation’s defense for nearly two centuries. Unfortunately, a significant portion of its operations involved the use of asbestos, the deadly mineral that has been
The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is located on 270 acres in Kittery, Maine, bordering Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Still operational and one of just four public naval shipyards that remain active today, the yard has a history dating back to the year 1800. Over the years it shifted from building warships to submarines in addition to the
The public is increasingly aware of the link between asbestos and malignant mesothelioma, but that doesn’t make diagnosis any easier. Unless a person displaying symptoms specifically notes their history of exposure to the carcinogen, it is unlikely that their physician will start with the possibility of the extremely rare disease. Still, researchers are developing better
The Sampson Naval Training Station in Seneca County, New York was initially used by the Navy and later became an Air Force Base. Throughout its years of use by these two military branches, the structures built on the site, as well as the equipment used to heat and insulate those structures, were contaminated with asbestos.