The Department of Veterans Affairs has determined that a select group of Air Force and Air Force Reserve personnel were exposed to herbicides through regular and repeated duties as ground, flight or ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Reversing a long-held position, the Department of Veterans Affairs now says Air Force reservists who became ill after being exposed to Agent Orange residue while working on planes ...
UC-123B aircraft on a defoliant run, part of Operation Ranch Hand during the Vietnam war. Operation Ranch Hand—in which the U.S. military sprayed 18 million gallons of the defoliant Agent Orange in ...
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302 Built, 1 War, 1 Scandal: The C-123 That Became a Toxic Legend
The Fairchild C-123 Provider began as a glider and ended as one of aviation’s most controversial aircraft. Used in Vietnam for cargo, rescue, and chemical missions, it spread Agent Orange across ...
A rendering depicts the updated design for a memorial honoring Vietnam veterans who died or were affected by exposure to Agent Orange. (Courtesy of the Utah Agent Orange Veterans Foundation) The Utah ...
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700 Evacuated, 2 Aircraft Lost, 1 Impossible Mission: The Hercules and Provider’s Final Flight
Amid collapsing airbases and advancing enemy forces, U.S. C-130 Hercules and C-123 Provider crews risked everything to rescue ...
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