It sucks to still be fighting CML but watching this really pisses me off. At this point I continue to have polyps removed from my bladder. Now my Mother has it and I am showing beginning signs. NjgyZTlkOTgxZGM3ODU4ZjA0ZTBiODAwYjc3OGNmNzcxMWRmMzdlOWZjMjZm Unknown at this time of whether it is cancer at this time. But we are dealing with something here that is much bigger than disclosure or public relations. We would have to fish parts out of it and scrub other parts while it was cleaning. After years of extensive study and public outreach, a Reuse Plan was adopted by the community in 1996 which was subsequently amended and adopted also as a zoning document entitled the MCAS Tustin Specific Plan/Reuse Plan in 2003 and has been subsequently amended. The City of Santa Ana lies west and northwest of the Air Station. Will try to send this article to them. All comments and messages are approved by people and self promotional links or unacceptable comments are denied. Holms remarks, some say, reflect the U.S. Marine Corps gradual change of attitude toward environmental issues. Thanks for the update. I was Stationed on MCAS (H) Tustin 1981-1984 as well as a few months on El Toro. Tim King: Thank you Alex, it is very important to me also, a population well worth saving. 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. I feel confident that exposure to chemicals on base led to my AML. Austin, TX 78714-9200. -----END REPORT-----. Today I shudder to think what is out in the ground around any airfield, civilian or military. (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. Trouble is, this is a big place, and people forget that were like a small city. what is our government doing to help us??? He spent 23 years in the Marine Corps and approximately 10 of those years stationed at Tustin. The aquifer is a pocket of porous rock near the earths surface where water collects. Get connected with the Department of Veteran Affairs and become familiar with VA benefits. NWVlNDIxOGRjYzkzNmYyMjVmZTcyZDc1OWZkNTBlY2VhMjVlN2NkZjJmZTFl A Death Sentence for Marines and School Kids? At home, they think nothing of going out back and dumping a couple of cans of motor oil into the stream. His VA disability got declined five times before he received a 70% disability until 2019, when the VA decided to process full disability. 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. NTdhZTU5NTE2MDFhOTA1YzgxZWFmMzFiNDk2ZDkzMzczNzdiMTVmYjI3M2Rl In 1991, a portion of the former MCAS Tustin was selected for closure, and additional portions of the facility were selected for closure in 1993. 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. TCE also causes cardic arrhythmias, I was diagnosed with Afib and PVC's in 2009. i was stationes in both places between 1993-1998. is their any new info concerning this base? There are those like myself, who served at both bases. It was commissioned in October of that year as one of two new blimp bases on the west coast. It takes time to react., Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Im afraid for her life: Riverside CC womens coach harassed after Title IX suit, Want to solve climate change? ZDlhYTUyZWNmYzRhYTk3MTk1ZDBmNzU0YmY0Zjg5YjY4OWI4ZmZhYjY1NWE5 The north hangar was closed in 2013. ZmE0ZGM2MDU1ZjUyYWJjZGQxMzZmNjE0OGJhZmQwNTcwOGUzZDE2MWI1M2Rl Since my discharge I have had 4 right and 2 left knee surgeries for desecration of bone and soft tissue damage. The main contaminant is TCE - trichloroethylene, a chemical degreaser that was used to clean jet fighters. Their findings, released earlier this year, showed the existence of one large plume of TCE-contaminated ground water nearly 3 miles long and half a mile wide that stretches from the El Toro base to a point halfway between Jeffrey Road and Culver Drive, in the Woodbridge area of Irvine. My daughter was born while we lived there. So out of maybe a couple hundred, I would guess at least 25-30% battling diseases. MCAS Yuma is now considered a U.S. Superfund site. NTIwMGEwOTg5NzA5YzA2MTc4NWFjMDE3ZDc4M2Y2MDBkNDliMTVhNWNhMDA0 NDY0MWUwZGM0ZTg1NTQyOTdiMWRiZGNlOTZmYmY1ZGQ2NzllMTQ3Njk0N2U3 In late 1991, the City of Tustin was selected as the Lead Agency, or Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA), and was charged with preparing the required reuse planning documents. I have to take medication in order to just swallow including liquids due to me esophagus not working properly. HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC 20350-3000 . Define MCAS Tustin. Thanks Tim, great article. NGZmN2Y0Njg5MzdkMTQ2ZDlmOGIzZmQ4ZDgyYTc3ZjkzYTkwNTNmMzIxMTAx The Tustin Marine Corps Helicopter Air Station and El Toro Marine Corps Air Station have long been among Orange Countys largest producers of hazardous wastes, according to county records. Both which have respitory problems as I do. My generation is only one; Salem-News.com writer Bob O'Dowd was at the base a few years before Roger Butow, and John Uldrich was there a few years before Robert, in the 50's. I was discharged in July 1980. Dr. Leveque says it is a chemical frequently associated with dry cleaning operations, but we know the military used it, and we know that plumes of toxic chemicals flow from beneath El Toro and they are well-documented and significant. The contamination is about 150 feet deep beneath the base and 300-700 feet deep in the community area . Don't know if I've got any ailments yet from there, but I just Retired from MCAS Miramar in 2012. Currently dealing with Parkinson's disease with no confirmed link yet to Agent Orange. 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. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last year recommended placing the entire El Toro base on the national Superfund list for toxic waste sites. The two blimp hangars that established Naval Lighter-Than-Air Station Santa Ana in Tustin were built in 1942. M.C.A.S. This base was one of the main aviation support facilities on the West Coast. Your email address will not be published. I have four children with two different mothers, all four having the same complications at birth (shallow breathing and heart rates dropping off). I have lost so many fellow Marines to various cancers and illness and know of several that are currently battling various cancers. . But today, as far as compliance with the underground tank-testing program goes, were very pleased.. t.dvorak@sbcglobal.net. City Council Members Dr. Steven Choi and Christina Shea, worked with our reporters and tried to expose elements of the Irvine mayor's empty plans, however their efforts fell short and Shea is no longer in office. In a recent report, the Department of Defense mentioned 12 bases with dangerous levels of toxic PFAS in groundwater. Located in the heart of Orange County, the nearly 1,600 acres former Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Tustin was commissioned in 1942 and played a critical role in Navy and Marine aviation for over 50 years. Of Navy wanting to get out from under it. MCAS Tustin 1988-91, CH-46 Crewchief. Constructed of Oregon Douglas fir, they are among the largest freestanding wooden structures in the world at 1072 feet long by 292 feet wide by 192 feet tall. HAZMAT did not exist until the early 90s and has only recently become an other than collateral duty. Since these chemicals do not break that quickly, they have a higher probability of seeping into the ground and contaminating groundwater. When the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Board, a state agency, ordered the Marines to initiate testing to determine how far the TCE contamination had spread off the base, the Marines refused. Depending on your disabilities and military service you may be entitled to a pension whether your disability is service connected or not. MDhiNjQwMDVkMmU3YmQyNWU0MTk4ZGMxNDBlYjVhODY5YTBhNmYzY2Q4NzQz That 110,000-gallon storage tank was found to be in good condition, but a feeder line carrying high-performance jet fuel had a tiny leak, which has been patched, county officials said. this was before all the problems were out in the open. 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. Ultimately, it became a helicopter air station, serving the west coast and often making helicopter runs to El Toro and Camp Pendleton, CA. In the early 1980s, residential and commercial areas sprung up opposite the station. ERRG's value engineering analysis during the design process saved the client $100,000 by incorporating existing extraction wells . The EPA declared their high contaminants in the groundwater and the soil. 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. Navy contractors performed much of this work also, and all of the results are filed on the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) EnviroStor Website. Stationed there at PWP 440 MALS-16 from 1994-1996 plus school in 1992. OWZlYzY4MmNhZTk2MTc2OThkNTE2ZTFhNmI5MDYwMWRkZDY1ZDM1NzRjZWNh MjJlNmVjMzkzZGZjMWZlZDAxM2ZmMTFjMWZmZTJmM2I0MzNkN2EzMTdiMzUx President Signs Historic Toxic Exposure Bill What It Means for Vets? The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the air quality district on behalf of all military bases in the region contesting the fees. As it turns out, thousands of veterans and their dependents lived and worked on military installations that are now listed as EPA Superfund sites. As I recall, it was finally determined that there was a major underground leak and it was stopped in the next few days. From the article, Irvine Great Park CEO Michael D. Ellzey: Is This Man An Imposter? I have chronic headaches that started with in the first year I was discharger. By the 1970s, the Marine Corps Air Station Tustin provided support services to the infantry stationed at Pendleton base. The Pentagon owns 133 EPA Superfund sites, the most of any entity. Thank you for your response and comments to this post.kprater378@gmail.com. Last year (2015) I had some medical complications. My email is: joeanayausmc@gmail.com, please add me to your page and send info! 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. YzMxNWVmNTY5M2NjMmMzOTg2NDE1MGIzZTM5NjMzOTAyMDFlNDMxNTZiMDAx Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I have a baby and this is caused to move out asap!! Facing public pressure, tougher laws and a health risk to their own troops, they have given environmental issues a higher priority, said Holm, director of facilities management at the El Toro base. Tetrachloroethylene-contaminated drinking water in Massachusetts and the risk of colon-rectum, lung, and other cancers. NTJjYmViMTFkNGE2N2Y5ZTIyZmJjZTcwNDMzZTQxNTY4OTkwOGExMWVmN2Iw We did not start to gain a true picture of the damage caused from upwards of 70 years of use at the time. NGEwYjY4YTg4NWYxMGQ1MDdlMjg2N2I4OTI0YTg4MTNlYjI2OGZmMGFkMDFm NLTAS Santa Ana was decommissioned in 1949 . I am going to file a compensation claim this week for my time at MCAS Tustin and El Toro. I have been hospitalized annually for colitis issues and am currently on infusions at 10k dollars per session (every 8 weeks)to control the problem. I was stationed on Tustin and El Toro from 1992 to 1999 and a year later I was diagnosed with leukemia. . I was diagnosed in 2000 with a liver problem. Lower stomach issues are commonly related including intestinal colitis which one of my sons suffers from. 27 June. The 246-square-mile military training complex was established in. Some days, while urinating I would pass blood and large blood clots. Congress mandated that the Navy and Marine Corps contact veterans of Camp Lejeune regarding the contamination of the base wells. Bills sister suffers from heart valve deficiencies. Tim King: Thanks very much Rod for pointing out these important facts, your dad's service was valuable to this country and I am sorry you lost him. 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. Orange County may be in real trouble- contamination cases keep showing up. Only 80 of the tanks are in use; the rest have been abandoned and, for the most part, are empty. In late 1991, the City of Tustin was selected as the Lead Agency, or Local Redevelopment Authority ( LRA ), and was charged with preparing the required reuse planning documents. ZmM0YWFmMjY2MGExMDkxMjFkOWRkNWI1MTUwNmMyMTczZDBiN2IzZTdhODM2 The drainage system was completed last summer. 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. I had terrible lower stomach problems during my time at El Toro which was more than two years of service. Jan 2018, liver cancer. We do know that watershed also released these toxins into the water supply of the nearby community. OGE1Y2U5MjU5OTdhMzQwYjYwOWI4M2IyNjdmMzc1YjExYTY1MGViN2E3MmY0 Inhaled an awful lot of turbine exhaust and MIL-L-23699 oil mist, though. We need to get this information and message out to all of our fellow Marine brothers and sisters and their families. While Ray sought treatment for his deteriorating health, his wife, Laura Alkofer, fought with the VA for benefits to pay for Rays medical treatment. Airship patrols along the California coast were conducted 24 hours a day from the LTA bases at Tustin and Moffett Field. _________________________________________. Storage drums containing paint thinners, hydraulic fluids, oily rags and lubricants must be clearly marked, numbered and stored at one of 60 hazardous waste accumulation sites at the two bases. I am a vet. Frankly, I wish we could move faster. I currently receive 50%, but what about my children and the other Marines and families. The primary mission of MCAS Miramar is to maintain and operate facilities, and to provide services and material to support the operations of the 3d Marine Air Wing and the other tenant organizations. Others have asked to withhold their names. NjBmMDY1MzI4Mzc0MzJiNTc2NzQ4M2E2YzYwN2VhYjk5NWI2ZGU5MzYzNDM2 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. Environ Health Perspect 107(4):265-71. I am not a scientist, but I can look at the associated map and see that the plume from El Toro reaching Irvine, is stretching at least in the general direction of the contaminated government building in Orange. Further, in March 2009 the U.S. EPA determined no "potential vapor intrusion problems" exist in Irvine neighborhoods. "Memorandum of Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.3. I currently have been diagnosed with an accessory spleen on the tail of my pancreas. Dr. Phil Leveque of Salem-News.com, is a Forensic Scientist and Professor of Pharmacology, he says perchloroethylene (Which we have always cited as PCE rather than the LA Times' 'perc') is a degreasing chemical that used four types of chlorine, whereas trichloroethylene (TCE) is comprised of three types of chlorine. These are often used in fire training exercises, responses to fuel fire, hangar fire suppression systems, and other activities. I traveled between LTA and ElToro frequently. Laura was the first person to receive disability benefits related to TCE exposure. Tustin, it seems, particularly because of what I gleaned during phone conversations I have held with city officials over the years, is far more responsible in its view and approach than the majority of Irvine councilors, and I applaud this. 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. Since being out I've had diverticulitis, 2 colonoscopies with polyps removed both times and in 2012 Acute Myeloid Leukemia for which I needed a bone marrow transplant. The VA has done very little to assist me in finding out what is going in. MzRkYmJmZDM4NGNlNTQ3ZDlmMWY5N2EzYTU5ZjY5NjMzODc2MmUxNjg4Mzkz The studies also suggested the plume was moving in a westward direction at a rate of 1 to 4 feet a day. He told me that the chemicals they sprayed would eat the bottom of their boots. ODFiNSIsInNpZ25hdHVyZSI6IjgzYjhlYTEzNzU2ZTFjN2Q1ZmU1MTEzN2M5 Scrap materials included mechanical and electrical components and various. MCAS Tustin by Paul Freeman This field was originally built as a blimp base in 1942 as Santa Ana Naval Air Station. The now abandoned Marine Corps Air Station El Toro has a large portion devoted for a park and this portion for housing and development.Tip Me on PayPal: pay. Roger Butow has pointed to the fact that the system at MCAS El Toro to remove the TCE contamination from the groundwater, captures the toxic liquid and discharges it raw and untreated into the Pacific Ocean through an outfall pile a short distance off the coast of South Laguna. NzI2NmZlYjgzOTI0M2NkNzVlMDg5YjFhZjY5MDNiZGQ1ODg3OWQ4Y2YyNWI1 If you believe Wordfence should be allowing you access to this site, please let them know using the steps below so they can investigate why this is happening. A number of Marines report serious illnesses linked to toxic exposure. 40 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, approx. 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. The extremely quick and secretive cleanup or coverup I should say was driven by greed of developers wanting the property, coupled with the Dept. What seems to be overlooked here is that we did things VERY differently back in the day. MjkwNDhlYzFjMTIzMTgwYjZiNmQzNWE0MWFmYmQwNTE2NTQxOGE0ZGQxOWRh The Air Corps Station in Tustin is fundamental to the overall history of the Marine Corps since people here patrolled California's coast during World War II. The Department of Navy, under the guidance of EPA and other organizations, conducted on-site investigations to understand the potential impacts on the residents of Tustin and started remediation efforts at the Tustin base. At the El Toro air station, the Marines in recent years have identified 14 sites, including several landfills and firefighter training pits, where hazardous wastes such as jet fuel and paint thinners may have been dumped in the past. Construction of the Tustin LTA facility began on April 1, 1942; it was operational in just over 6 months. Who should I contact about this. It pains me that our government spends tens of millions all throughout South America to encourage illegal immigrants to come here for free benefits, but not one penny making veterans aware of what is available to them. To this day, these servicemembers are denied protections under the PACT ACT. 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. Some of the emails are posted at www.mwsg37.com. MCAS Tustin, located in Tustin and Irvine, CA, consisted of approximately 1,600 acres. 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. Surface Disposal Area. YjY5OWIyYjNkZGU0M2Q5NDc4MGJkYjAzOTNiMDkwMzE0Mzk1ZGE3MmFjNzJh Besides AFFF, burning chemicals, jet fuel, and other toxins released other hazardous particles into the environment. El Toro, California Marine Base contaminated with TCE and PCE solvents lot of information on sites below: A trichloroethylene (TCE) toxic plume was discovered in 1985 off of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) El Toro, California. NDYzZWJjM2FlY2UyNmQyODEwNDkyM2E5OWRjMzQ3OTFiNDgzYjg5MDRlNzUz Is there a connection? YjM3OGU4ODU4NWNlMjAzNmFlYzIwYjc4N2U2ZTdkNDMwMDRlOGU3MjlkOTQx I work, ate, drink and lived on base. We, and I am just as guilty as all aircraft maintainers back in the day, just did not know. we did have kitty litter sometimes. The predominant characteristic of this field is the image of its two huge blimp hangars. The pits were used to train Marine firefighters to extinguish fires involving jet fuel in the event a jet fighter or helicopter crashed. And prior to that lived in Laguna Hills. Marine Corps Air Station Tustin covers an area of about 1,602 acres, and nearly all of the property is located in the City of Tustin, near the center of Orange County. We (me and my wife and drs.) The Site Management Plan (SMP) details the activities to address the known or suspected residual contamination on the "Site", defined as a portion of MCAS, Tustin, ~805.5 acres, and is further described as Tract No. Quick Description: The MCAS Tustin is a superfund site due to groundwater contaminants. 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. This California farm kingdom holds a key, Six people, including mother and baby, killed in Tulare County; drug cartel suspected, These are the 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles, New Bay Area maps show hidden flood risk from sea level rise and groundwater. 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. TUNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKSIN MCAS. If you need help with your application, call our Camp Lejeune Family Member program staff at 866-372-1144. ZDc1ODgwN2VhNzk5ZWZjNjUwOGUwZTU3Zjc1ZmYyZmVlOGJiNWRlZTIwZjBi Designated as a Master Jet Base, its four runways (two of 8,000 feet (2,400 m) and two of 10,000 feet . MTE0OGY1OTBmNjc5YTg5NDgxMTIxYWM5YmRhNmYwNzVhMmQzNzZmN2JkOWIy 14. I have a number of medical issues that the VA is trying to tell me I was born with, but, why were they not found while I was in service? Strange story I know; it is bizarre that Marines were able to upseat the Navy and take over their prominent base that way, but there was not enough room and it was a very expensive operation as it turned out. Photos of MCAS Tustin (LTA) by Bonnie King, Salem-News.com. In 2013 I had a 3cm golf ball size tumor/mass removed from my brain stem. Tustin is a really nice place, let's hope for the best, thanks so much. When I was there most of the fields to the northwest were strawberry fields. I also lost a daughter to leukemia in 2008. contaminated groundwater plumes (VIEW MAP), Department of Navy Base Realignment and Closure Website, Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) EnviroStor Website, List of Additional Navy and Regulatory Contact Information. Thanks to Tim King for his informative research and reporting! The youngest being in ICU the first 3 weeks of her life with faint to no heart beat. Trying to find documentation about use of this solvent by f-18 mechanics during this time. It also served as a base for military service members deployed to Vietnam. Not unless they also served at Camp Lejeune and fall within the PACT protective scheme otherwise. During the Vietnam War, Tustin became a training ground for US troops, crew chiefs, aircraft pilots, gunners, and other military personnel destined for Vietnam. Many approved benefits deny within months of approval due to all the bureaucratic red tape and snail pace investigation. 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