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.
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