I'm worried about asbestos as well. I was in the USAF from '88-'98. I was at Lackland for Basic Training, Keesler for tech training, RAF Alconbury, NORAD, Ankara Turkey, and the Pentagon. EVERY base had asbestos. Turkey was really bad because I was in a Turkish Army bldg on a Turkish base for a while. NORAD did command center renovations while I was there. Alconbury was full of it. BUT - the worst was the Pentagon. My office was first in the 5th floor comm center - that was ok. When I moved to the mezzanine and later to the basement I was in the thick of it. They did a complete renovation of those 2 levels to remove all of the asbestos. There is no telling what I breathed while there for 5 years.
At the time I didn't know about any of it - except for the Pentagon. The only reason I know now is during my VA disability appointments they sent me to pulmonology. A month later the VA asked me where I was exposed to asbestos (I guess the Drs noticed something?). I researched all of my stops and couldn't believe it. I sent all of my stuff to the VA - including the Pentagon's own plan for basement/mezzanine renovations - and they are processing it. I'm not looking forward to their letter.
I'm worried about asbestos as well. I was in the USAF from '88-'98. I was at Lackland for Basic Training, Keesler for tech training, RAF Alconbury, NORAD, Ankara Turkey, and the Pentagon. EVERY base had asbestos. Turkey was really bad because I was in a Turkish Army bldg on a Turkish base for a while. NORAD did command center renovations while I was there. Alconbury was full of it. BUT - the worst was the Pentagon. My office was first in the 5th floor comm center - that was ok. When I moved to the mezzanine and later to the basement I was in the thick of it. They did a complete renovation of those 2 levels to remove all of the asbestos. There is no telling what I breathed while there for 5 years.
At the time I didn't know about any of it - except for the Pentagon. The only reason I know now is during my VA disability appointments they sent me to pulmonology. A month later the VA asked me where I was exposed to asbestos (I guess the Drs noticed something?). I researched all of my stops and couldn't believe it. I sent all of my stuff to the VA - including the Pentagon's own plan for basement/mezzanine renovations - and they are processing it. I'm not looking forward to their letter.