In addition to the construction of barracks and bases, asbestos was used to manufacture vehicles, weapons, ships, and military assets. Why was asbestos used in military barracks? Although the advantages of asbestos were well known dating back to the 1930s, it would take decades for the U.S....
Navy and Air Force veterans were most at risk of exposure, particularly when working on ships or in boiler and engine rooms. Even those not in the military can contract the disease if they are exposed to the mineral at a work site or the home. ...
Fifteen current or retired Joint Base Lewis-McChord servicemen who say the Army failed to protect them from a military doctor who has been charged with sexual abuse are each seeking $5 million in damages for the emotional distress they say they have suffered. “I have...
Edwards and attorney Louis Font of Boston, who specializes in military law, advised Brisbois to surrender at Lackland Air Force Base, where treatment of HIV soldiers is considered relatively humane. “We advised the Army and the Air Force that he was in a delicate frame of mind,” Edwards sa...