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May 20, 2024
AFGSC Issues PCB Memo for Health Care Providers

AFGSC published a memorandum signed by commander Gen Bussiere documenting the presence of PCBs at missile facilities based on an environmental survey by USAFSAM, acknowledging PCBs likely also present at decommissioned Peacekeeper and Titan missile facilities operated by many now-separated, retired
April 22, 2024
Air Force Global Strike Command: Vandenberg SFB Environmental Sampling Complete

The Missile Community Cancer Study’s (MCCS) environmental sampling at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, found no instances of contamination above regulatory action levels, Air Force Global Strike Command reported today.
March 13, 2024
AFGSC, USAFSAM hold Missile Community Cancer Study virtual town hall

AFGSC Commander Gen. Bussiere held a virtual town hall Feb. 23 with current and former missile community members currently serving throughout several organizations to provide updates on environmental sampling results, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) mitigation efforts, and the results from the
March 7, 2024
AFRL Biotech Days Summit unites scientific community

Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, scientists and engineers met with strategic partners from the Department of Defense, other U.S. government agencies, academia, industry and state organizations to share progress and collaborate at the third AFRL Biotech Days Summit Feb. 27-28, 2024, at
Dec. 20, 2023
Missile Community Cancer Study Round 1 environmental sampling results release

The U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine and AFGSC released the complete results of the Round 1 Environmental Sampling effort at Malmstrom AFB, Montana, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming, and Minot AFB, North Dakota, today.
July 28, 2023
USAFSAM Visits MAFB to Continue Cancer Study

Airmen from the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, the 5th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, and the 742nd Missile Squadron pose for a photo at a missile alert facility (MAF), near Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 25, 2023. The team assessed indoor air quality at each
June 28, 2023
Airmen strengthen medical partnerships through international education and training

Personnel from the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, are facilitating a six-month education and training course for international students.