Video by Jeff Chao and Christopher Kieffer | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center | 03.12.2020
A challenging problem facing our military is the impact caused by aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) that has been used to control aviation fires at military bases since the 1970s. It contains a substance called PFAS, which has been discovered at hundreds of installations around the world, and Department of Defense leadership has committed to further studying the issue. In support of the......
Video by James Truitt | Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center | 02.15.2018
The Air Force hosted a public meeting Feb. 15, 2017 in Lubbock, Texas, to discuss the United States Air Force's response to potential perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid contamination of community drinking water as a result of past firefighting activities on the base....