Raytheon Company is one of the United States’ most important defense contractors. Its long history of manufacturing weapons and military electronics, special-mission aircraft, radar systems, and guided missiles made a significant difference in America’s capabilities. Still, many of those products were made using asbestos, a mineral that led to countless cases of malignant mesothelioma and
Located in Victorville, California, about 75 miles northeast of Los Angeles, George Air Force Base was activated in 1941 to train pilots and bombardiers in preparation for America’s entry into World War II. After the war’s end, the base was placed on standby status and used to store surplus aircraft, and it was later reopened
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.
Today, Pratt & Whitney is an American aerospace manufacturer with global service operations, but it got its start in the mid-1920s and became one of the most productive and innovative aircraft companies to ever supply the military. Unfortunately, the aircraft that the company produced used asbestos in its insulation, gaskets, and other parts. The company
Fairchild Republic Company represents the merger of two major aircraft and aircraft parts companies that provided aircraft to the U.S. military from 1931 to 1987. The planes and many of their components contained asbestos, putting the workers at the company’s factories, pilots who flew the planes, mechanics, and others who worked with the parts at risk for malignant
Like many other military bases, Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, Montana, dates back to the years preceding World War II, when the War Department was building its capabilities and readiness. Originally named the Great Falls Air Force Base and assigned the mission of providing air route support for materials airlifted to the Soviet
Burns Air Force Radar Base is located in Harney County, Oregon, near the towns of Burns and Hines. It was once an invaluable element of America’s National Air Defense Command system. Burns personnel were tasked with operating and maintaining search radar sets and height-finder sets used as an early warning system during the height of
Though patients suspected of having mesothelioma may believe that treatment will start as soon as the illness is identified, confirmation of the disease sets off a new set of processes, the most important of which may be staging. Doctors must determine how far the disease has progressed to create the best possible treatment plan to
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is located in Dayton, Ohio, the site to which Wilbur and Orville Wright returned after their famous flight at Kitty Hawk. The flying field where the brothers perfected their flying skills and taught others to fly was already part of aviation history when it was purchased by the U.S. Army in
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.