In 1984 I was diagnosed with an ulcer after several years of unknown stomach problems. Like so many others I served at MCAS Tustin, starting as CO of HMM-164 and later serving as MAG-16 XO, Ca.1980-1983. Today, asbestos is found in the soil. Fortunately, todays Marine is much more sensitive to the environment than 10 years ago. Seated in the front row, Navy Capt. Often times when a de-fuel truck could not be acquired from El Toro, the birds would be towed around the base, especially the civilian produce fields, with the drains left open, until the aircraft was empty! ZWIwMzk4NmQ3YTIzYzgyN2JkYTM1MjBiZTMzMmRlYTNmYWQzMmVlZWM4ZDYx YzI5MjBjNzE3N2Y0OWRjZjA1MDMzYzBhOTI3MzIwZDM0NDI0NjNlNjQ2MTQw When I was growing up my father was a Marine Corps helicopter pilot and spent many years stationed at the MCAS Tustin facility. When he stood, surprisingly, he had no counterattack, only a conciliatory offering. The underground pipes that fed the fuel from the tank to the flightline had gone south. Tustin announced last week that, due to "deferred federal caretaker activities," it will beef up police presence around the north hangar to clear "trespassers and secure buildings that pose. We need to get this information and message out to all of our fellow Marine brothers and sisters and their families. In Hangar 296 at El Toro, 55 gallon drums of TCE were dumped into a heated vat. About 95 acres are located in the City of Irvine. The list goes on and on, the various chemicals are cancer-causing, the types of cancer vary. Experts estimate it could take up to 15 years to pump the TCE-contaminated water from the ground at a cost of several million dollars. I had terrible lower stomach problems during my time at El Toro which was more than two years of service. There are a number of Marines who served 1980 to 1985 that work in 610 & 620 shops in the vans at the 3rd hanger that have severe medical problems and also passed away from ultimately using cleaners that were know to be dangerous and the OIC's didn't warn the young Marines, but the Officers kept away from the hazards. The north hangar was closed in 2013. The corps is willing to right the environmental wrongs of the past and cooperate with local, state and federal regulatory agencies, which have complained for years about the militarys failure to clean up its hazardous waste, he said. Any property that lies within the boundaries of the Site . Up until its closure, the base served as a helicopter base. ZTg1NTc2MDU5YWRhODNmYTEzODFiNDgxODMxNTRhZmFmZDRjNmQ2OWU5NTAz I started smoking in boot camp in San Diego and camp Pendleton Second ITR training and was on leave when Join F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1964 and was ordered back to base canceling boot camp leave. Thanks in advance. See the California water data here. Contact usfor legal assistance ad speak to one of our attorney-members under a free consultation to learn more information about your potential your toxic exposure claim and get it moving. History of MCAS(H) Tustin Chemical Exposure. I would like to know more about the effects of these exposures and the medical conditions they may lead to. Therefore, the Marine Corps had . The main property, located largely within the City of Tustin . I also lost a daughter to leukemia in 2008. Just before El Toro closed, the helicopters that had traditionally been based at MCAS Tustin LTA (Lighter Than Air) - the WWII blimp base a few miles from El Toro, were moved to El Toro. MzZlY2E1NTdjNGE4ZjBiNzViMmRmNjk5ZDRhNWI0MzBjYzBhNDgyMmEwYjkx The Air Force failed to disclose to the U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs that George Air Force Base, CA had several radiological decontamination centers for aircraft and personnel that were involved the nuclear cloud sampling program in the 1950s-60s. MDM5ODZhMDIwNTM1YmEyZWRhNDViNDk5ZjZmN2MzMjgyNmU2Y2UyOWIzMGY1 I now have several medical issues that I believe are related to prolonged exposure to TCE and other chemicals. As Roger Butow pointed out at the time, Agron knew damned well that the ground under the flightline was more toxic than anything we already knew about, they had no choice. Contact Information Name Anantaramam Peddada Agency Name Department of Toxic Substances Control Contact Types Lead/Public Agency Address 5797 Corporate Avenue Cypress, CA 90630 Phone (714) 484-5418 Location Cities Irvine, Santa Ana, Tustin Counties Orange Cross Streets Red Hill Ave, Barranca Pkwy, and Edinger Ave. Zip 92710 Total Acres 6 Parcel # 17026 in the City of Tustin as recorded in the County (TLCP) ownership. These are often used in fire training exercises, responses to fuel fire, hangar fire suppression systems, and other activities. However, in 1985, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), after much scientific analysis was undertaken, the Marine Corps Air Station Tustin was declared a Superfund site. He told me that the chemicals they sprayed would eat the bottom of their boots. Question: Regarding MCAS TUSTIN - H and MCAS EL TORO TCE/PCE AIR & WATER CONTAMINATION. by Roger Butow. Tim King: Ray, that is so amazing to read, it must be tough to see it as it is today, if you can share any details about the earliest days I would be extremely interested. For nearly four decades, solvents, jet fuel, paint products and hydraulic fluids were dumped routinely--an illegal practice by todays standards--at El Toro, a 4,900-acre jet fighter and bomber training base, and at the nearby Tustin base, a 1,000-acre helicopter training facility. The Marine Corps treated the water prior to releasing it, but it still. It cant hurt to check it out. Thanks Tim, great article. At former MCAS El Toro, veterans and dependents reported cancer and other . What is even more interesting, is that the Tustin base splits the distance between the two points. It cant hurt to check it out. I'm currently 70% disabled through the VA and I'm still awaiting my Navy Medical Records. I also have an autoimmune disease called Myasthenia Gravis. Unfortunatly, only one hangar (#1) was marked as an Historical Landmark by the gov't. Therefore, hangar 2 will be demolished. Did you know your niece, her husband and your great niece live in Santa Ana right beside Tustin. ZjhlYTdkNmViN2IyYjcwZTliYzA5OWM5ZGY0YWI3MjE4NjBlNTU2ZDk5MWM4 i was stationes in both places between 1993-1998. . The US Marine community recognizes this place as the location from which it would launch blimp operations to support the US Navy, while fighting during World War II. It is time for the USMC/USN/DOD and the VA to acknowledge the fact that they knowingly exposed all of us to these carcinogens and take responsibility much the way they did LeJeune. I now suffer non-reversible Lung disease COPD level 4. James M. Montgomery Engineers, Inc. 1988. t.dvorak@sbcglobal.net. Military.com is a good place to start. There has been an attempt by the Marines to be more forthcoming about environmental issues, Agran said. NTEzZWRjOWJkMjk1MmU3OWRmMTFlZGJiYWY5NmFiMzRmMjdlMWY0ZDY4YjVi The Defense Department needs to notify veterans, dependents and civilian workers of the contaminants and their health effects at EPA Superfund sites. Risk Not Required. MDFiOTdiMWYzMzkzZWIyZjNiZDIyYjlhMzc0Nzg4ZDI1MGJkODUyYjU5YmE3 Will try to send this article to them. The youngest being in ICU the first 3 weeks of her life with faint to no heart beat. The longtime Marine Corps Air Station, . Tustin Markers The top of a hangar is partially visible between the apartment buildings. By the 1970s, the Marine Corps Air Station Tustin provided support services to the infantry stationed at Pendleton base. its interesting to hear all of you havi.g these colon problems and digestive priblems and cancers. ZmE0ZGM2MDU1ZjUyYWJjZGQxMzZmNjE0OGJhZmQwNTcwOGUzZDE2MWI1M2Rl S. R. Holm Jr., attired in freshly pressed dress blues, listened intently until it was his turn to speak. In February 1944, it became an Outlying Field (OLF) to . Those who already know that El Toro is a Superfund site, will not be surprised to learn that Tustin has similar problems and while there is no real support from the government at this point, it will do former Tustin Marines good to understand that their health may have been compromised just like the Marines from El Toro. ERRG's value engineering analysis during the design process saved the client $100,000 by incorporating existing extraction wells . We are pushing for legislation to help West Coast vets get PACT ACT protections. MzViODNhMjAyYzJhNWI5NzE1YzQyYzNiN2NmNmEyYWI3Y2I2YWFiMzg5OTQ0 Ray used to work at Hangar 296, where he and his team would wash down aircraft with a degreaser, a TCE linked to various health problems, including kidney damage, cancer, and many other health concerns. While Ray sought treatment for his deteriorating health, his wife, Laura Alkofer, fought with the VA for benefits to pay for Rays medical treatment. Holms remarks, some say, reflect the U.S. Marine Corps gradual change of attitude toward environmental issues. i have had abdominal problems since a year after being discharged. OGNlMjkzNGMwODMxM2Y4ZTRjMjFmODA2ZTVmNmFhODVhYTIzODUwYzBjZjE5 ZmM0YWFmMjY2MGExMDkxMjFkOWRkNWI1MTUwNmMyMTczZDBiN2IzZTdhODM2 Recent revelations on the environmental damage by the Environmental Protection Agency and human health forced the implementation of new laws and regulations about chemical disposal at bases. I'd like to know more about all this. All of these bases have great historical significance to the country and So. Classes on the handling and proper disposal of hazardous materials and wastes are conducted regularly for those who live and work at the two bases. We do know that watershed also released these toxins into the water supply of the nearby community. ----- Date: 09/24/97 DECLARATION SITE NAME AND LOCATION Site 24, Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Source Area - Operable Unit 2A (OU-2A) - Vadose Zone Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) El Toro Santa Ana, California 92709 STATEMENT OF BASIS AND PURPOSE This Interim Record of Decision (ROD) presents the selected remedial action for vadose zone soil at Site 24 at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) El . Thanks for shedding light, especially being as far away as you are. As far as tracking like LeJeune, nothing! Has Orange County been utterly devastated by TCE and PCE? YzJkYWY2OWZiZTEzMzAxYTg4NjVlMzcxM2NmZjViZWFkYzk1MDdjNDM2NjI0 Former MCAS Tustin was extensively used for agriculture prior to being commissioned in 1942 for a lighter-than-air patrol base and re-commissioned in 1951 to support helicopter operations. I wanted to post some information about benefits for those of you that have military service, have a disability, are having financial hardships and dont know where to turn. Jan 2018, liver cancer. Stationed there at PWP 440 MALS-16 from 1994-1996 plus school in 1992. (TUSTIN, CA) - We've written at length about the contamination of MCAS El Toro in Southern California, the now-closed Marine Corps air base that was a center of military defense for both Orange County and Los Angeles for half a century, however we haven't devoted very much space to a second nearby base, MCAS Tustin. He past away in 2003 in Salem as a result of many medical complications. VA Services in your area is a good place to start. YmMxZmE5NGU4YzhhMzA3NWZmY2M0MDRmYTMwODcyNDVlN2RhYmRjNTk4ZmM5 -----END REPORT-----. $3.32M. The US Marines also provided helo-lift support to the US aircraft wing unit stationed at Marine Corps base El Toro. Veterans Unaware of Contaminants & Health Effects. MWVlMWJkZTUyZWUzYzdlZDA0YjMxZjJhOWFjMDFiNWQ1NjkxZDc2N2MyNThl The TCE is far from the only contaminant prominent at El Toro, another is PCE - perchloroethylene, another chemical degreaser, and another is Benzene, a fuel ingredient that is extremely dangerous. I live here in Salem and I was Stationed at MCAS Tustin from 1996 until they shut it down in 1999, and was then transferred to Camp Pendleton. Under California law, all underground chemical and fuel tanks should have been inspected by their owners by 1986. Tustin, California ERRG designed, constructed, operated and maintained two separate groundwater extraction and treatment facilities to address trichloroethene (TCE) contamination at Former Marine Corps Air Station Tustin in Tustin, California for the U.S. Navy. There are those like myself, who served at both bases. Marines disposed of it improperly, simply pouring it into the ground, they were not trained in the radical impact their lack of environmental stewardship would ultimately have. MjEzOTA2NjAwNDU4MDYzNGI1MzQwN2VlMDgyYTBkODlmMzRjNDFkMWJhMmE2 asnd when I brought it up to the person in charge at the vet center she gaffed me off. On July 3, 1999, MCAS Tustin was officially closed, 57 years after the base and its iconic hangars arose from the farm fields of Orange County. Inhaled an awful lot of turbine exhaust and MIL-L-23699 oil mist, though. An environmental assessment of the MCAS Tustin base by the EPA revealed that the soil and water had large concentrations exceeding remedial goals of Dichloroethene, Trichloroethene (TCE), 1,2,3-Trichloropropane, Carve-Out (CO)-2, and other compounds resulting in contaminated groundwater plumes. NzVkZDYwN2IzNGEwOWMxYzEzZjM2N2FkOTc3MGQ0NjRhZmNmY2ZmMWFkY2Rk (MCAS) El Toro and MCAS Tustin as Low Cost Moves from Camp Pendleton and adds Fort The Marine Corps took over operations in 1951. Varying levels of trichloroethylene, or TCE, have been detected in the ground water beneath the El Toro air base and portions of Irvine. The source was not known and there was concern that we could have a major explosion unless the source was determined and fixed. ZDkxOTA5NjZlOWQzMTdmNWFkYzllNzA3MmU2ZmU1Yjg3NmQ4Nzg3NmU5OWJk In 1949, the US military decommissioned the Naval Lighter-Than-Air Station before re-opening it in 1951 to support the US in the Korean War. Cal., not to mention the great memories for families like mine. As for help from the VA one can only hope. I wanted to post some information about benefits for those of you that have military service, have a disability, are having financial hardships and dont know where to turn. But the Marines are changing their ways. I was an MP, I closed MCAS Tustin down in 1999. MGNlMzlmMjVlZjI0YTEyY2E2NzFjZmEzMTQ2NjNhYjMyOTRlMzVlZmY1MWU0 I'm a former El Toro Marine, this page is created to educate those. MCAS Tustin Hangar 2 is a hall in Tustin, California, U.S.A.. View a detailed profile of the structure 241621 including further data and descriptions in the Emporis database. I would like to know more, if you don't mind, please drop an email to me, tim@salem-news.com I appreciate your contact very much and we protect the privacy of those we work with, thank you. School children, whose small bodies are less resistant to contamination with . The good news is that Tustin's Website includes the relevant Web links and the first few paragraphs about the base disclose the environmental problems. But Orange County Water District officials warn that if the polluted ground water, which has contaminated several miles of the aquifer, is not removed, it eventually could seep into Irvines domestic drinking supplies. is their any new info concerning this base? It was even common practice at many installations, including El Toro, to spray dirt lots and vacant fields with petroleum wastes and chemicals to control dust on windy days. !! Human health effects of trichloroethylene: key findings and scientific issues. I found it odd that a large amount of land at the end of Tustin's runway 24 was leased to a company to grow vegetables, with a similar arrangement in place at El Toro. OTk2OTZjOTU4ZmIyNzY4MmUyZGI3MmUxMzcyMzQyZjhhYWI2NDQyNTlmMDdm As part of a $7.5-million military contract awarded recently to a Santa Ana firm, a long-awaited inspection of 460 underground fuel storage tanks at the El Toro base is scheduled to begin this summer, a process that may take up to 4 years to complete. As a long time resident of Orange County, it's been hard to find out why this land hasn't been put to use sooner (besides the economy being what it is). I hope that the federal government will do the right thing and not allow these contaminated sites to be passed off on unsuspecting local governments which would only make the exposure to the public worse. It sucks to still be fighting CML but watching this really pisses me off. Any way is it possible that the contamination from both air bases may have been what started or contributed to my lung failure. Upon arrival I sent 2-3 hours with the MCAS Commander trying to locate the source accompanied by several other Base personnel. . YzcwMzc4NDhmM2E5OTk4NGYwNDU5YmI2NzI5ZTQ2NzkxYTUxNzM0MDRlMjIx HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC 20350-3000 . The Navy in turn, along with the fighter weapons school, was sent to train for naval missions in Fallon, Nevada - in the middle of the desert. Your access to this site was blocked by Wordfence, a security provider, who protects sites from malicious activity. (IRVINE, Calif.) - A number of Marines are now sick and dying from their contact with toxins at MCAS El Toro, such as TCE (trichloroethylene) a chemical used to clean jet fighters; but Marines aren't the only victims. The list of presumptive illness needs to be expanded and the VA needs to start recruiting people in for testing. They do not have funds to continue, they spent them and then at the last minute, announced that they would not be tearing up the flightline after all, to extend the highly touted project. NLTAS Santa Ana was decommissioned in 1949 . -----BEGIN REPORT----- When in service, officers give their lives to protect their country, but it is a real shame that they have to battle the Department of VA for benefits while on their last leg. OGE1Y2U5MjU5OTdhMzQwYjYwOWI4M2IyNjdmMzc1YjExYTY1MGViN2E3MmY0 When I was there most of the fields to the northwest were strawberry fields. The DOD data from Tustin, a base that closed in 1999, only includes information on two types of PFAS chemicals - PFOS and PFOA. The contamination is about 150 feet deep beneath the base and 300-700 feet deep in the community area . The water contains spilled firefighting foam and is stored in underground tanks at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Aircraft parts were then lowered in a basket into the vat. Nobody in both sides of family has any of these problems. At its high point, the base employed some 5,000 military and civilian personnel, about 4,500 of whom lived on the base. YWNiMzgzMTYxYmZjODhmMDFhYThkZTA0ODQ5YTNlZTI5ZWI0ODliODg4Yjlj If you need help with your application, call our Camp Lejeune Family Member program staff at 866-372-1144. The VA has done very little to assist me in finding out what is going in. Reuse Plan What seems to be overlooked here is that we did things VERY differently back in the day. NTJjYmViMTFkNGE2N2Y5ZTIyZmJjZTcwNDMzZTQxNTY4OTkwOGExMWVmN2Iw Ray Alkofer spent three years, from 1951 to 1953, stationed at El Toro, where he and thousands of service members were seriously exposed to many dangerous chemicals. Having served there for 5 years until the shutdown and our relocation to San Diego, I began experiencing major digestion issues 2 years after being stationed on El Toro. ODFiNSIsInNpZ25hdHVyZSI6IjgzYjhlYTEzNzU2ZTFjN2Q1ZmU1MTEzN2M5 VA plans to propose expanded disability benefits eligibility for Veterans exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune - VA News VA announced today that it plans to propose expanded disability compensation eligibility for Veterans exposed to contaminated drinking water while assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Lower stomach issues are commonly related including intestinal colitis which one of my sons suffers from. Unknown at this time of whether it is cancer at this time. I was stationed on Tustin and El Toro from 1992 to 1999 and a year later I was diagnosed with leukemia. NjU2YTAzMjIzYWZkNzQyNjY4OWJhZmMzMmFlYTk3NjQ5YTdlMDlmYjg1MTFh We also used the TCE at the airfield at Pendleton, just found out about thos through a friend and would like to get more info if possible. We normally used large fuel bags or fuel pods for these tactical operations as they were portable, so this was a hybrid or bastardized version of our normal operation, but it worked. NGNiNWE0MzY3NTFiMGMxZWEyNTA2YTM5ODIyNTJkODJlY2NlYTU0NjlmODA5 Y2E5ZDM3MGIxODM1ZGUwNWU5Njc0YmFmYzdkZTMzM2Q1NTM1OWUzNjViNWIw Laura was the first person to receive disability benefits related to TCE exposure. Lived on base housing at both bases. If you are suffering from illnesses resulting from your time as a serviceman, it could be due to exposure to deadly chemicals. U.S. military officials say the fee is a tax, and that federal agencies are exempt from local and state taxes. The United States Department of the Navy (Navy), in coordination with state environmental regulatory agencies, has completed the Fourth Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and. I have filed a claim, well see what happens. did lease land to a local agricultural concern that seemed to have a year round program growing vegetables as close to the base roads and flight line areas as possible. To make that determination, the corps says that within the next year, it will use more than $500,000 from the militarys $400-million Defense Environmental Restoration Account--the U.S. Defense Departments special environmental cleanup fund--to investigate the suspected hazardous waste sites at each base. The contamination of the base's wells [and ingestion of toxins in the drinking water] made national news on CNN. Stationed MCAS Tustin 1974-1979 cleaning solentts
Under the Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC) of 1990, the US moved all its assets, including personnel, equipment, and support from MCAS El Toro and MCAS Tustin, to other locations in Southern California, such as NAS Miramar. Another retired Marine, Major William Mimiaga, also suffered from a litany of health ailments such as breast cancer, lung cancer, heart failure, and more due to TCE exposure. Drunk Driver Sentenced in the Deaths of Four People, Best Practices for Cloud Security and Compliance. In 2013 I had a 3cm golf ball size tumor/mass removed from my brain stem. Since then, bladder and colon cancer, kidneys are shot and full of unknown cysts. The Marines owe the county more than $108,000 in fees and penalties as producers of hazardous wastes and owners of underground storage tanks, Merryman said. Although the Tustin U.S. Marine Corps Air Station closed in 1999 it has left behind astonishingly high levels of contamination. 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