Airmen from the Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM) arrive at a Missile Alert Facility during a visit to Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 6, 2023. The USAFSAM team will conduct a study at the request of Gen. Tom Bussiere, Air Force Global Strike Command commander, and will accomplish their initial visits to the command's three active missile wings this week, where the teams will have full access to the facilities and personnel necessary to conduct their study. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael A. Richmond) The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.
By: FEDweek StaffFollowing up on evidence of cancers among airmen stationed at Minuteman III bases, the Air Force plans to expand the scope of its study to more facilities at sites used to store and launch ICBMs.
Air and Space Forces magazine reported that the service announced the decision to do so in a Dec. 1 press briefing.
“We are fully dedicated to looking into this to maintain the safety of our operations and our people,” Col. Tory Woodward, commander of the Air Force’s School of Aerospace Medicine, told the news media members, according to the magazine report.
The magazine also noted that medical teams have finished cleaning up potential carcinogens at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana – a site where such levels were higher than Environmental Protection Agency thresholds.
Cleanup efforts at Malmstrom, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, and Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, began in August, according to the report. Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, is also slated to undergo sampling for carcinogenic toxins. Necessary cleanup would take place sometime early next year, according to the Air and Space Forces report. Further plans also would include an epidemiological review of current and past missileers.
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