Mark Green (R-Tenn.), follows news media reports as well as a Congressional investigation into the extensive contamination at the K2 Air Base, which the U.S. leased from the Uzbek government from 2001 to 2005. Some 15,000 service members passed through the base during that time, supporting military operations in northern Afghanistan after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Declassified Pentagon documents showed evidence of numerous chemical and radiation hazards at the base. They included radioactive processed uranium, leftover materials used in chemical weapons and a “black goo” oozing from the ground where underground pools of fuel and solvents had been buried, according to an investigative report by the McClatchy News Service. The news outlet reported that Pentagon officials had been aware of the hazardous materials from the beginning of the K2 Air Base lease in 2001.
Milwaukee family pushes for nationwide Green Alert: It s time
Milwaukee family pushes for nationwide Green Alert
A military family in Milwaukee is renewing its efforts to make Wisconsin s Green Alert system something the entire country can use to help locate at-risk veterans.
MILWAUKEE - A military family in Milwaukee is renewing its efforts to make Wisconsin s Green Alert system something the entire country can use to help locate at-risk veterans.
Gwendolyn Adams and her daughter, Carmen, are determined to have no family go through what they went through. We felt like, it’s time, we have a new president, a new administration it’s time, said Carmen.
Fisher House to serve Madison-area veterans, families
MADISON, Wis. - A new resource is coming to veterans and their families who live in the Madison area, offering a chance for people to give back to those who have sacrificed for us.
For anyone who has had to stay overnight at a hospital, being able to have family by your side can mean a lot.
William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison (Courtesy: Madison Veterans Hospital)
However, relying on and finding affordable lodging can be challenging, especially for families who live hours away from medical centers. That s why Fisher House Wisconsin is looking to help fill that need in the Madison area.
Wisconsin Senate grappling with COVID-19 vaccine questions
Wisconsin Senate grappling with COVID-19 vaccine questions
Can employers force employees to get vaccinated? Should the state prioritize vaccine distribution to inmates? The Wisconsin Senate is wrestling with issues like those and others.
MADISON, Wis. - Can employers force employees to get vaccinated? Should the state prioritize vaccine distribution to inmates? The Wisconsin Senate is wrestling with issues like those and others.
Prisons have been hotspots for COVID-19; the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) reports 10,000 cases of people in their care and 25 deaths.
Wisconsin s vaccine advisory subcommittee recommends including prisoners in the next phase of vaccine prioritization Phase 1b.
Coronavirus vaccinations begin for veterans at Milwaukee VA
Coronavirus vaccinations begin for veterans at Milwaukee VA
VA Spokesman Gary Kunich said folks have been eager for the vaccination clinic after dealing with this deadly pandemic for months.
MILWAUKEE - In a line that snaked outside of the Milwaukee VA Medical Center, veterans waited their turn for the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, Jan. 16. We’ve been out here now about four hours, said veteran Jerry Owrey.
With 500 doses allotted for the day, the first-ever walk-in clinic was at capacity. I want to see my granddaughter, my daughter, go to dinner with them and stuff. I missed them at Christmas time, veteran Elbert Krause said.