Baghdad burn pit operated by KBR said to cause migraines, breathing problems...
ILL WINDS BLOW Posted by defensebaseactcomp on February 1, 2010 Baghdad burn pit operated by KBR said to cause migraines, breathing problems and rashes CAMP TAJI, Iraq — One night in mid-January, a...
View ArticleSupporting the troops: Making them sick
Posted by defensebaseactcomp on February 21, 2010 David Isenberg The biggest portion of U.S. private military contractors has always been, by far, on the logistics, not the weapons bearing security...
View ArticleWhy did Sgt Thomas die?
Posted by defensebaseactcomp on February 21, 2010 Contractors are also coming down with these aggressive cancers during and after deployment. Contractors contact dbacasualty@yahoo.com to report cancer...
View ArticleMesothelioma Alert: Burn Pits Contained Abestos
Mesothelioma Alert: Burn Pits Contained Abestos Posted by defensebaseactcomp on March 6, 2010 The US military’s largest contractor, KBR, has testified in court that it burned hazardous materials...
View ArticleThe Legacy of Burn Pits
Posted by defensebaseactcomp on March 23, 2010 At the Injury Board Richard Ronald Guilmette of Enterprise, Alabama, was always a man’s man. The one-time personal trainer was active in kickboxing and...
View ArticleCancer patient blames toxic burn pits in Iraq
Posted by defensebaseactcomp on March 25, 2010 When she volunteered to work in Iraq with the military, defense staffer Emilye Rainwater confronted her mortality in much the same way soldiers do....
View ArticlePresident Signs Burn Pit Registry Bill
ABQ Journal January 10, 2012 President Obama today signed two pieces of legislation with New Mexico origins – a bill that would allow for enhanced DNA collection at crimes scenes and another that...
View ArticleAmerican military creating an environmental disaster in Afghan countryside
Posted by defensebaseactcomp on April 26, 2010 America plans to withdraw its troops but leave behind a toxic mess The Kabul Press Part One of Three The American military presence in Afghanistan...
View ArticleWhere There’s Smoke…..
Posted by defensebaseactcomp on May 9, 2010 Dan Rather Reports Episode Number: 515 Episode Title: Where There’s Smoke… Description: Soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan believe smoke coming...
View ArticleCloud of Smoke Could Put Soldiers’ Lives at Risk
Posted by defensebaseactcomp on June 27, 2010 Hundreds of Soldiers Say They Inhaled Toxic Smoke from Pits Where Military Burns Equipment, Medical Supplies, Hazardous Waste as were the Contractors When...
View ArticleBurn Pits Claims Against KBR and Halliburton can Continue
Posted by defensebaseactcomp on September 9, 2010 To paraphrase Yogi Berra it’s déjà vu all over again for KBR. By David Isenberg at Huff Post In my Aug. 31 post I wrote about a significant pro-veteran...
View ArticleS.C. veterans and contractors can proceed with lawsuit over Iraq, Afghanistan...
Posted by defensebaseactcomp on October 4, 2010 More than a dozen South Carolina veterans and defense contractors who allege their exposure to noxious fumes from burning waste dumps in Iraq and...
View ArticleMilitary using potentially harmful methods of burning trash
Posted by defensebaseactcomp on October 15, 2010 Washington (CNN) -- Military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan continue to use waste methods that expose troops to potentially toxic emissions without fully...
View ArticleSenators Press for Burn Pit Updates from the Military
Posted by defensebaseactcomp on May 18, 2011 TAMPA BAY ONLINE May 18, 2011 Armed with a new study showing military personnel deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq are eight times more likely to suffer...
View ArticleArmy paid $5 million for garbage incincerators it never used in Afghanistan
The Washington Guardian April 25, 2013 Talk about burning taxpayer money! The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spent more than $5 million to have a contractor build two garbage incinerators at a...
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