An Air Force veteran filed class-action claims seeking benefits for veterans who say they were exposed to radiation while responding to the crash in Spain.
The decision leaves the possibility open for retirees implicated in high-profile scandals to face punishment, to include sailors involved in the Navy’s “Fat Leonard” scandal and retired Gen. David Petraeus’ affair with his biographer.
Guam hosts more than 7,000 U.S. troops and nearly a third of the land controlled by the military. Naval Base Guam is home to both fast attack submarines and their tenders.