Offices of Balfour Beatty raided at Tinker AFB in probe of asbestos exposure in base residences
AUSTIN, Texas — The offices of housing company Balfour Beatty Communities at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma were raided Tuesday by Air Force and Environmental Protection Agency investigators searching for evidence in an investigation that families in base housing were exposed to asbestos. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., said Thursday in a statement that the […]
Judge dismisses lawsuit filed by military families over Keesler AFB’s toxic mold
A federal judge in Gulfport has dismissed one of the lawsuits filed by military families who say they have been sickened by toxic mold in Keesler Air Force base housing, one of many widespread complaints about the U.S. military’s privatized housing. Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi said during a recent Armed Services Committee hearing […]
USAF condones airman’s message: “I am getting out of the USAF and you shouldn’t stop me”
An Airman based in Louisiana has given her account as to why she’s leaving the Air Force- and the Air Force was more than happy to publish it on their official channels. Senior Airman Tessa B. Corrick of the Barksdale Air Force Base 2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs wrote the piece, titled, “Why I am […]
