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☆ The Air Force Is Expanding a Review of Cancers for Service Members Who Worked With Nuclear Missiles
  + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Associated Press | Dec. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +7 min
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force is expanding its study of whether service members who worked with nuclear missiles have had unusually high rates of cancer after a preliminary review determined that a deeper examination is needed. In response, medical teams went out to each nuclear missile base to conduct thousands of tests of the air, water, soil and surface areas inside and around each of its three nuclear missile bases; Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana, Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota and F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming. For years the missileers were told in multiple Air Force reviews that there was not cause for concern. While the Air Force review is looking at a broader set of cancers, the number of self-reported NHL cases is striking because the community of missile launch officers is very small.
Persons: We’ve, Keith Beam, missileers, ”, Tory Woodard, ” Woodard, “, Barry Little, We’re Organizations: WASHINGTON, Air Force, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Minot Air Force Base, Warren Air Force Base, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S . Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, DOD, Veterans Affairs, The Air Force, Torchlight, NHL, National Cancer Institute, Torchlight Initiative, Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, 341st Missile Locations: Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, Iraq, Afghanistan
☆ US Air Force finds unsafe levels of possible cancer-causing chemicals in nuclear missile launch control centers
  + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
The US Air Force said it found unsafe levels of possible cancer-causing chemicals at a Montana base. It found the chemicals in nuclear missile launch control centers at Malmstrom Air Force Base. A team of experts that carried out testing at Malmstrom Air Force Base in June discovered levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) that were above federally recommended thresholds in two facilities at the site, Air Force Global Strike Command said in a statement on Monday. "Of the swipes, 279 returned non-detectable results," the Air Force said. None of the air samples of the launch control centers and launch control support building revealed any detectable levels for PCBs.
Persons: Thomas Bussiere, Jackson Ligon, Jonathan Marinaccio, Daniel Brosam, F.E, — Organizations: US Air Force, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Service, Air Force Global Strike Command, Environmental Protection Agency, Air Force, Twentieth Air Force, Guardians, U.S . Air Force, 341st Missile, Air Force Base, AP, The Air Force, III Locations: Montana, Wall, Silicon, Great Falls, Mont, Wyoming, North Dakota, Warren, Minot, Malmstrom
☆ Rare photo captures the moment the keys were turned on a US military 'doomsday' plane to launch an ICBM
  + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
The US military test-launched a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile last week. Newly released Air Force photos show the moment an airman turned the keys to initiate the launch. The launch was executed aboard a so-called 'doomsday' plane, and a newly released photo captures the moment an airman turned the keys to initiate the launch. US NavyUS Strategic Command said last week's launch is "part of routine and periodic activities" to ensure that Washington's nuclear capabilities are stable. Several times a year, an ICBM will be pulled from one of the Air Force Global Strike Command missile wings for an Operational Test Launch at Vandenberg.
☆ B-52 crews are getting special brain training to help them fly the US Air Force's oldest bomber
  + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Hope Seck | Sandboxx News | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
US Air Force B-52 crews are going through a special brain- and body-conditioning program. The program is part of an effort to find the best way to enhance the performance of Air Force crews. Other airmen could get access to similar programs in the future, an Air Force official said. Officers on the lower deck of a B-52 at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota in August 2006. A B-52 bomber drops cluster bombs over Afghanistan on October 7, 2001.
☆ Unusual blood cancer cases among US troops who manned nuclear missile silos at a base in Montana are raising new questions for the military
  + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
US military officers who worked at a nuclear missile base have developed cancer in recent years. An Air Force spokesperson told Insider that leadership is "aware of the concerns." "Senior leaders are aware of the concerns raised about the possible association of cancer related to missile combat crew members at Malmstrom AFB," Rose Riley, an Air Force spokesperson, told Insider. "The information in the briefing has been shared with the Department of the Air Force Surgeon General and our medical professionals are working to gather data and understand more." A spokesperson at Malmstrom Air Force Base confirmed to Insider that the base is aware of the situation but had no further information on the matter.
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