2015 - George Air Force Base, CA

The Air Force Law Review – Lead-Based Paint

December 21, 2015

[PDF] The Reporter, vol. 32 no. 2 – Air Force Judge Advocate www.afjag.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-090107-037.pdf Others will follow your lead. …… in this article is based upon the collective past work of the Air Force …… ments regarding lead-based paint, the Melina Bill in-. [PDF] The Reporter, vol. 33 no. 1 – Air Force Judge Advocate – U.S. … www.afjag.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-090107-038.pdf learned with I LEAD!, no [Read More…]

The Air Force Law Review – Military Housing

December 21, 2015

[PDF] military housing privatization initiative – Air Force Judge … www.afjag.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-081204-025.pdf Military Housing Privatization Lnitiative: A Guidance Document for Wading. Through … 1996, Congress stepped in and enacted the Military Housing Privatization. [PDF] AF Law Review vol. 61 www.afjag.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-081009-006.pdf which did not provide for power to terminate and at the same time proscribe anticipated profits if termination did occur. Particularly in the field [Read More…]

The Air Force Law Review – Feres doctrine

December 21, 2015

[PDF] The Reporter, vol. 28 no. 2 – Air Force Judge Advocate www.afjag.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-090107-023.pdf der the Feres Doctrine; dismissed the United States Air. Force and United States as defendants on sovereign immunity grounds; and dismissed the three com-. — [PDF] The Reporter, vol. 36 no. 4 (2009) – Year in Review www.afjag.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-100510-067.pdf Dec 15, 2006 – efforts to repeal the Feres doctrine, which bars [Read More…]

The Air Force Law Review – Trichloroethylene (TCE)

December 21, 2015

[PDF] The Reporter, vol. 32 no. 1 – Air Force Judge Advocate www.afjag.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-090107-036.pdf Mar 3, 2005 – migration and presence of Trichloroethylene (TCE) in the groundwater underneath plaintiff’s land.6 In de- fending these cases, we have argued … — [PDF] The Reporter, vol. 32 no. 2 – Air Force Judge Advocate www.afjag.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-090107-037.pdf chloroethylene (TCE), migrated in a plume from. Tinker AFB’s landfill. Plaintiffs’ argued the [Read More…]

The Air Force Law Review – Asbestos

December 21, 2015

[PDF]The Reporter, vol. 28 no. 2 – Air Force Judge Advocate www.afjag.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-090107-023.pdf Asbestos Information Requests From. Union May Herald Litigation. Over the course of the past year, the Air Force Cen- tral Labor Law Office has repeated the … — [PDF]The Reporter, vol. 35 no. 1 – Air Force Judge Advocate – U.S. … www.afjag.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-090114-047.pdf settlement of an asbestos-related enforcement action when an agreed [Read More…]

The Air Force Law Review – Chlordane

December 21, 2015

[PDF]The Reporter, vol. 36 no. 4 (2009) – Year in Review www.afjag.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-100510-067.pdf Dec 15, 2006 – Idaho over how to handle chlordane in soil at a housing construction site. The branch also assisted ACC and AMC bases deal with Homeland …

The Air Force Law Review – Pesticides

December 21, 2015

IS DEATH DIFFERENT? – Air Force Judge Advocate – U.S. … www.afjag.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-090107-042.pdf Mar 1, 2007 – Use of Operations and. Maintenance Funds. During Deployments. Can Old Pesticides Kill. Big Construction Projects? On the Cover. 1. 17. 19. — [PDF]THE AIR FORCE LAW REVIEW – Air Force Judge Advocate www.afjag.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-081009-011.pdf Agriculture, Forest Service Pesticide Fact Sheet at http://infoventures.com/e- hlth/pestcide/24d.html (last visited Mar. 29, 2004). [Read More…]

George AFB’s Lead Based Paint Contamination

December 21, 2015

If you were a child that lived or went to daycare/school on George AFB, before 1978, you were probably exposed to unsafe levels of lead-based paint (LBP). The buildings constructed before 1978, when the DOD banned the use of LBP, are likely to contain one or more coats of LBP. In addition, some facilities constructed immediately after the ban may also contain LBP, [Read More…]

We are the men and women of the U.S. Military

December 14, 2015

We enlisted or were commissioned in the military to protect the United States. If necessary, we agreed to sacrifice our bodies or lay down our lives to protect the country we loved. We did NOT agree to be needlessly poisoned by the government we swore to protect, and we certainly did NOT agree to the poisoning of our spouses and children. In most [Read More…]

2014-04-14 FOIA AFHRA – George AFB’s Aircraft Decontamination Center

December 14, 2015

Frank Vera III P.O. Box 1313 Jamestown, CA 95327-1313 Phone: 209-xxx-xxxx www.GeorgeAFB.Info 14 March 2014 BY Email: [email protected] Lynn Gamma, FOIA Manager Air Force Historical Research Agency Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA) 600 Chennault Circle, Bldg 1405 Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6424 334-953-2395 FOIA Request Dear FOIA Officer: Please process this request pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552. [Read More…]

2015-12-02 FOIA Air Force – George AFB’s Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Test Decontamination Centers

December 2, 2015

Frank Vera III GeorgeAFB.Info P.O. Box 1313 Jamestown, CA 95327-1313 Phone: 209-782-4541 2 December 2015 BY Fax: (703) 428-6522 Headquarters Air Force/AAII (FOIA) 1000 Air Force Pentagon Washington, DC 20330-1000 Phone: (703) 693-2735/692-9981 Fax: 571-256-3110 Email: [email protected] FOIA Request Dear FOIA Officer: Please process this request pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552. I request a complete and unredacted [Read More…]

2015-12-01 FOIA Air Force – George AFB’s hazardous waste minimization (HAZMIN) plan(s)

December 1, 2015

Frank Vera III GeorgeAFB.Info P.O. Box 1313 Jamestown, CA 95327-1313 Phone: 209-782-4541 1 December 2015 BY Fax: (703) 428-6522 Headquarters Air Force/AAII (FOIA) 1000 Air Force Pentagon Washington, DC 20330-1000 Phone: (703) 693-2735/692-9981 Fax: 571-256-3110 Email: [email protected] FOIA Request Dear FOIA Officer: Please process this request pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552. I request a complete and unredacted [Read More…]

2015-11-10 FOIA Army – Lt. Gen. David Halverson’s order regarding the Army’s older buildings and their occupants

November 10, 2015

Frank Vera III GeorgeAFB.Info P.O. Box 1313 Jamestown, CA 95327-1313 Phone: 209-782-4541 10 November 2015 By Fax: (703) 428-6522 U.S. Army Freedom of Information Office Casey Building, Suite 150 ATTN: AAHS-RDF 7701 Telegraph Road Alexandria, VA 22315-3905 Phone: (703) 428-6238 FOIA Request Lt. Gen. David Halverson’s order regarding the Army’s older buildings and their occupants Dear FOIA Officer: Please process this request pursuant [Read More…]

DOE Human Research – News

September 7, 2015

U.S. Gov’t intentionally ‘blew up’ nuclear reactor outside Los Angeles in massive human radiation experiment on public — Southern California covered in radioactive plume — Officials “documented effects of long-range effluent cloud on people downwind” ENENews – September 6th, 2015 U.S. Nuclear Accident in 1965 Was Staged, Documents Show New York Times, Aug 24, 1994: The Atomic Energy Commission staged a nuclear rocket accident [Read More…]

2014-05-14 FOIA DTRA – record index/bibliography – George Air Force Base, CA

August 22, 2015

Frank Vera III GeorgeAFB.Info P.O. Box 1313 Jamestown, CA 95327-1313 Phone: xxx-xxx-xxxx www.GeorgeAFB.Info 14 May 2014 BY FAX: 703-767-3623 Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act Office (J0XGP) ATTN: Juanita Y. Gaines, Chief Defense Threat Reduction Agency 8725 John J. Kingman Road MSC 6201 Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6201 E-Mail: [email protected] FOIA Request Dear FOIA Officer: Please process this request pursuant to the Freedom of Information [Read More…]

George AFB’s Asbestos Contamination

August 18, 2015

If you worked, lived, or went to school in a building built before 1980, on George AFB, you were probably exposed to unsafe levels of asbestos. “There are 1,970 buildings on-base (including 1,641 housing units) with a total square footage of floor space of 4,629,926, approximately 10 percent of which has been surveyed for asbestos. Forty percent of those facilities tested had asbestos containing [Read More…]

George AFB’s Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Testing Decontamination Centers

August 18, 2015

If you worked or lived next to the west side of George AFB, worked at an engine test cell or the weapons test bunker, you were likely exposed to unsafe levels of fission byproducts (radioactive dust) from the decontamination of aircraft and equipment used in the open-air nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site (NTS). This exposure could potentially pose serious health risks [Read More…]

Donna Lenz

August 14, 2015

My husband has also had Esophageal and prostate cancer. And we lost a child to anencephaly. He was based here, then onto Phu Cat. He got the toxins from everywhere!

Cheryl J. Wolford-Stamps-Carter

July 2, 2015

My sister and I were born on George’s Air Force base in 1955 and 1954 respectively. My father Wolford last name was enlisted. My Mother was Beverly. They were married. She died of liver disease I was told. I am concerned for my family history is sketchy and this web page makes me wonder. We were in the housing on GAB until I [Read More…]

Larry P. Campos

July 2, 2015

I was stationed at George Air Force Base from 1969 thru 1973, with a tour of South East Asia in between. I was a crew chief on F4 Phantoms. In 2005, I was diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and chronic emphysema. I turned in a claim to V/A for exposure too aircraft fumes, Agent Orange, and other toxic solutions. I never [Read More…]

Connie Curry

July 2, 2015

I lived at George from 77 to 80 with my family they were young kids at that time. There were always problems with the water. they would shut it off with no notice, then turn it back on it and it would be dirty. This caused a lot of problems with laundry. Also had an ant problem. They would spray the heck out [Read More…]

Tommy Jacobs

July 2, 2015

My family was stationed on George AFB in the early to mid seventies. my mom now has multiple sclerosis (MS) and was diagnosed in 1990. but the drs said she had it for a very long time is it possible the her MS was caused by exposure at George AFB back then? Tommy Jacobs

Annette

July 2, 2015

My dad was stationed there GAFB in 70 – 73, I was 13 and up. I had a total hysterectomy with endometriosis and bilateral mastectomies for breast cancer. I have been ill for many years and many of my family have been ill. Long story

Raymond Cook

July 2, 2015

I was stationed there from 1966-1969. During my stay my wife had a stillborn and two miscarriages. Prior to that we had no problems and 5 years after that we had a healthy little girl with no problems. We of course had no warnings and at that time it was just considered our problem. I was not aware of problems until 6 months [Read More…]

C. Wilkinson

July 1, 2015

I arrived in Fall of 1984 and I had heard from people that they were telling women not to get pregnant. So when I got pregnant in 1985 I was told by the doctor at 4 weeks to not get attached because I was going to lose my baby. I bled through my entire pregnancy and was on bed rest. I never had [Read More…]

Mustard Gas – News

June 26, 2015

Veterans Used In Secret Experiments Sue Military For Answers NPR … at least 70,000 troops were used in the testing, including World War II veterans exposed to mustard gas, whom NPR reported on earlier this summer. Apology Demanded For Mustard Gas Experiment Subjects NPR We found that the U.S. military exposed black and Puerto Rican soldiers to mustard gas and other chemical weapons [Read More…]

The Air Force Lied

May 16, 2015

This article might explain why the Air Force went from a fighter base (George AFB) with 360 days of flying weather to Idaho with 100 good days of good weather (Mountain Home AFB). Fighter pilots need lots of training and lots good weather. I understand doing winter training to be prepared, but not moving a whole base from one of the top areas [Read More…]

Semper Fi: Always Faithful Trailer

April 7, 2015

If you, a friend, or loved one has been injured or died as a result of the contamination at one or more of the 148 Department of Defense (DOD) Superfund Sites, please watch this trailer and rent or buy “Semper Fi: Always Faithful.” The DOD does not want to spend the money to inform the military personnel, their families, civilian employees, and the [Read More…]

Burn Pits and Incinerators – News

March 4, 2015

Virtually every military base in the United States used unlined open-air burn pits and incinerators (without an air scrubber to remove toxic chemicals). This practice injured tens of thousands of Americans. George Air Force Base, CA, had several open-air burn pits and two old-style incinerators (without an air scrubber to remove toxic chemicals). The known carcinogens and respiratory sensitizers that were released into [Read More…]

DOD’s Hubris Towards America Citizens

January 13, 2015

The DOD’s employees hubris towards America Citizens and the callous disregard for the laws that every DOD employee swore to uphold and protect? Pentagon puts budget concerns ahead of Fort McClellan troops’ welfare The Pentagon doesn’t want to spend the money to alert hundreds of thousands of soldiers who served at a once-contaminated Army base that they may have been exposed to toxins. [Read More…]

Department of Defense – News

January 1, 2015

Toxic soldiers: A Portland woman among thousands of Army vets … Street Roots News-Dec 18, 2014 Oregon hosts only one of the DoD Superfund sites: Umatilla Army Depot in Hermiston. The depot was placed on the list in the mid 1980s, and … Toxic Trash Contamination on US Military Bases Center for Research on Globalization-Dec 8, 2014 Some producing virtual permanent contamination. … [Read More…]

McClellan Air Force Base – News

January 1, 2015

Pentagon puts budget concerns ahead of Fort McClellan troops’ welfare The Pentagon doesn’t want to spend the money to alert hundreds of thousands of soldiers who served at a once-contaminated Army base that they may have been exposed to toxins. “The cost of attempting to identify all these individuals, including the cost of media advertising, would be a significant burden on the Army’s [Read More…]