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This Jan. 17, 1966, file photo, shows part of the wreckage of the U.S. Air Force B-52 that crashed in Palomares, Spain, after a mid-air collision with a KC-135 aerial tanker during refueling.

Bill would give US vets of 1966 Spain hydrogen bomb accident benefits

The VA denied them disability benefits based on radiation exposure estimates compiled by the Air Force.

2 years ago

A Marine crisis response task force covering Africa is stuck in Italy and Spain over COVID-19 concerns

“In compliance with DOD guidance, the scheduled redeployment of the current rotation of SPMAGTF-CR-AF has been delayed in order to minimize the risk of COVID-19 exposure to our forces and to stateside communities.”

By Shawn Snow

3 years ago

This is why the Corps is partnering with elite Air Force pararescue jumpers in Africa and Europe

The PJs provide the Corps with dedicated technical rescue personnel, as well as field and in-flight paramedic capabilities.

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago

Veterans seek class action lawsuit over 1966 H-bombs accident

Veterans who say they responded to a 1966 accident involving U.S. hydrogen bombs in Spain and then became ill from radiation exposure asked a federal appeals court on Monday to allow a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

5 years ago

Vets sue Defense Department over 1966 Spain H-bomb mishap

Veterans groups sued the Defense Department on Tuesday in an effort to obtain disability benefits for airmen who say they were exposed to radiation while responding to a 1966 accident involving U.S. hydrogen bombs in Spain.

6 years ago

A fired squadron commander was reassigned to the Pentagon, but the Air Force won't say why

The former squadron commander of the 496th Air Base Squadron and U.S. Forces Morón Air Base in Spain, who was relieved of his duties in April, is now assigned to the Pentagon after an investigation.

By Stephen Losey

6 years ago

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