1971 February – Hq USAF survey letter – Radioactive Waste Disposal, Hq, SCN 71-28 – AF George AFB was notified by HQ USAF that that all of its radioactive waste burial sites were to be accounted for, fenced off, and clearly marked. They were not. 1972 March – Burial of Radioactive Waste in the USAF – AF Positive responses George AFB 1973 fall – My radiation exposure in Southeast [Read More…]
The Department of Defense (DOD) deliberately misled the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the American people about the hazardous substances at the former George Air Force Base, CA, “EPA Superfund ID: CA2570024453″ and the complete exposure pathway that the drinking water provided. George AFB’s contaminated drinking water supply provided the following “Completed Exposure Pathways” Ingestion: Drinking water, cooking Dermal Contact: [Read More…]
Did the Department of Defense (DOD) misrepresent the nature and extent of the environmental contamination at the former George Air Force Base, CA, “EPA Superfund ID: CA2570024453″? Yes. In doing so, the DOD wasted in excess of $124,700,000.00(1) of the taxpayers’ money and unnecessarily endangered the public, military personnel, and their family members. By concealing the nature and extent of the contamination, and the complete [Read More…]
I have received dozens of personal accounts about miscarriages, stillbirths, birth defects, and childhood cancers at George Air Force Base. Here are some excerpts from these accounts: “When I arrived at the base [George AFB] in Oct 81, they told us during our inbrief that there was a high infant mortality rate and females should consider NOT getting pregnant while assigned there.” G. [Read More…]
If you worked, lived, or went to school on George AFB you were probably exposed to unsafe levels known carcinogens and respiratory sensitizers. George AFB had over a dozen unlined open-air burn pits and two old style incinerators (without an air scrubber to remove toxic chemicals). Known carcinogens and respiratory sensitizers were released into the atmosphere and pose both acute and chronic health hazards to civilians, [Read More…]
George Air Force Base’s contaminated drinking water provided a Completed Exposure Pathway (CEP) Supply wells → water → civilians, military personnel and their family members, and surrounding community This contaminated drinking water provided the following “Completed Exposure Pathways” Ingestion: Drinking water, cooking Dermal Contact: bathing, showering, swimming pool, occupational exposures Inhalation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs): showering, swamp coolers The Department of Defense (DOD) and Air Force [Read More…]
The Secretary of Defense announced the closure of George Air Force Base under the Base Closure and Realignment Act 5 January 1989. George AFB was deactivated December 15, 1992. President Bill Clinton fast-tracked George AFB environmental cleanup program so base property could be quickly transferred to the community for reuse. “Five-Part Plan for Revitalizing Base Closure Communities,” President William Clinton, July 2, 1993
If you’ve got nothing to hide, you’ve got nothing to fear. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) requires the Air Force to make full disclosure of known and suspected contaminants when the property is transferred. Why are the Department of Defense (DoD), Air Force (AF), and Bureau of Prisons (BOP) blocking the release of the Deed Restrictions for Parcel K? Victorville [Read More…]
1971 Hq USAF survey letter – Radioactive Waste Disposal, Hq, SCN 71-28 -AF – 19 Feb 71 George AFB was notified by HQ USAF that that all of its radioactive waste burial sites were to be accounted for, fenced off, and clearly marked. 1972 The USAF report “Burial of Radioactive Waste in the USAF,”, 15 March 1972, predates the first record in the George AFB [Read More…]
Established as the Air Corps Advanced Flying School: 23 June 1941 Construction Began: 12 July 1941 Occupied: 25 October 1941 Renamed Victorville Army Flying School: 6 February 1942 Renamed Victorville Army Air Field: 23 April 1943 Renamed Victorville Air Force Base: 13 January 1948 Renamed George Air Force Base: 2 June 1950 Closed: December 1992 Army Air Corps Advanced Flying School: 23 June [Read More…]
Because George Air Force Base is in the Mojave Desert, protection of the water supply is of critical concern. Unfortunately,George AFB’s contamination has seriously damaged the fragile aquifer system of the Mojave River Ground-Water Basin that has been in a state of overdraft since the early 1950′s. For more information: Mojave River – Mojave Water Agency Groundwater Basins – Mojave Water Agency [Read More…]
Brigadier General Harold Huston George Photo courtesy of Gen. H. H. George’s Family
What city or company would lease or buy property on a Superfund Site (George Air Force Base, CA), potentiality exposing their employees to toxic contamination, and opening the door to years of litigation? The George AFB CERCLA §120(h) Deed Restrictions The Army and/or Air Force used organochlorine pesticide to protect the older buildings’ (pre-1988) foundations against ground termites and other pests at George [Read More…]
Site Name City State Type NPL Status BRAC Round Agency Adak Naval Air Station Adak AK NPL/BRAC Final 4 US Navy Alameda Naval Air Station Alameda CA NPL/BRAC Final 3 US Navy Allegany Ballistics Laboratory (USNAVY) Mineral County WV NPL Final US Navy Bangor Naval Submarine Base Silverdale WA NPL Final US Navy Bangor Ordnance Disposal (USNAVY) Bremerton WA NPL Final US [Read More…]
Curtis Bay Coast Guard Yard – Baltimore, MD Source accessed on: 25 June 2012
Aberdeen Proving Ground (Edgewood Area) – Edgewood, MD Aberdeen Proving Ground (Michaelsville Landfill) – Aberdeen, MD Alabama Army Ammunition Plant – Childersburg, AL Anniston Army Depot (Southeast Industrial Area) – Anniston, AL Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant – Hall County, NE Fort Devens – Fort Devens, MA Fort Devens-Sudbury Training Annex – Sudbury, MA Fort Dix (Landfill Site) – Pemberton Township, NJ Fort Eustis [Read More…]
Site Name City State Nuclear Weapons Type NPL Status BRAC Round Agency 1 Air Force Plant #4 (General Dynamics) Fort Worth TX Decommissioned Reactors NPL Final US Air Force 2 Air Force Plant 85 Columbus OH NPL Proposed US Air Force 3 Air Force Plant PJKS Littleton CO NPL Final US Air Force 4 American Lake Gardens/McChord AFB Tacoma WA NPL Final US [Read More…]
Cal West Metals (USSBA) – Lemitar, NM Source accessed on: 25 June 2012
Otis Air National Guard Base/Camp Edwards – Falmouth, MA Source accessed on: 25 June 2012
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA) – Pasadena, CA Langley Air Force Base/NASA Langley Research Center – Hampton, VA Source accessed on: 25 June 2012
Federal Aviation Administration Technical Center (USDOT) – Atlantic County, NJ Source accessed on: 25 June 2012
Old Navy Dump/Manchester Laboratory (USEPA/NOAA) – Manchester, WA Source accessed on: 25 June 2012
Standard Steel & Metal Salvage Yard (USDOT) – Anchorage, AK Source accessed on: 25 June 2012
Lee Acres Landfill (USDOI) – Farmington, NM Sangamo Electric Dump/Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (USDOI) – Carterville, IL Source accessed on: 25 June 2012
Bonneville Power Administration Ross Complex (USDOE) – Vancouver, WA Brookhaven National Laboratory (USDOE), – Upton, NY Feed Materials Production Center (USDOE) – Fernald, OH Hanford 100-Area (USDOE) – Benton County, WA Hanford 1100-Area (USDOE) – Benton County, WA Hanford 200-Area (USDOE) – Benton County, WA Hanford 300-Area (USDOE) – Benton County, WA Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (USDOE) – Idaho Falls, ID Laboratory For [Read More…]
Army Corps of Engineers Hamilton Island Landfill (USA/COE) – North Bonneville, WA Defense Logistics Agency Memphis Defense Depot (DLA) – Memphis, TN Ogden Defense Depot (DLA) – Ogden, UT Department of Defense (DOD) Atlantic Fleet Weapons Training Area – Vieques, PR Defense General Supply Center (DLA) – Chesterfield County, VA National Guard Otis Air National Guard Base/Camp Edwards – Falmouth, MA US Air [Read More…]
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (USDA) – Beltsville, MD Fremont National Forest/White King and Lucky Lass Uranium Mines (USDA) – Lakeview, OR
Memphis Defense Depot (DLA) – Memphis, TN Ogden Defense Depot (DLA) – Ogden, UT Source accessed on: 25 June 2012
Hamilton Island Landfill (USA/COE) – North Bonneville, WA Source accessed on: 25 June 2012
Several people have reported that they, family members, friends, or coworkers from the George AFB schools have cancer. If you worked at or were a student at one of the schools on George AFB and have health problems, please contact us. Expedited Environmental Assessment and Cleanup The former George Air Force Base, CA, “EPA Superfund ID: CA2570024453″ was redeveloped under President Clinton’s expedited environmental cleanup “Fast-Track“. The [Read More…]
While this document outlines the health risks to those who were deployed to Balad AB (LSAA), it is relevant to the George AFB personnel and their family members. George AFB had several burn pits and two old style incinerators. The known carcinogens and respiratory sensitizers released into the atmosphere by the burn pits and incinerators present both acute and chronic health hazards to civilians, [Read More…]
Army Corps of Engineers 1.Hamilton Island Landfill (USA/COE) – North Bonneville, WA Defense Logistics Agency 2.Memphis Defense Depot (DLA) – Memphis, TN 3.Ogden Defense Depot (DLA) – Ogden, UT Department of Agriculture 4.Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (USDA) – Beltsville, MD 5.Fremont National Forest/White King and Lucky Lass Uranium Mines (USDA) – Lakeview, OR Department of Defense (DoD) 6.Atlantic Fleet Weapons Training Area – Vieques, PR 7.Defense General Supply Center [Read More…]
Exposure Pathways Chemicals can be released into the soil, water or air from spilled or leaking containers, leaking landfills or dumps, through spraying, or released from smokestacks. These chemicals follow a pathway, or a route from the time of release to the point of human contact. When a substance enters the ecosystem where it is not normally found, it is called a contaminant. [Read More…]
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