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Department of Defense                                             Joint Chiefs of Staff
Air Force                                                                  Air Force Association
Army                                                                        Assn. of the U.S. Army
Marine Corps                                                            Marine Corps Association
Navy                                                                         Surface Navy Association
Coast Guard                                                             Army National Guard
Air National Guard                                                   National Guard Association
Central Command                                                    European Command
Pacific Command                                                      Southern Command
Northern Command                                                  Stars and Stripes Museum
Air Force Services                                                    Army MWR
Marine community services                                      Navy MWR
Dept. of Veterans Affairs                                          American Legion
Reserve Affairs                                                         Veterans of Foreign Wars
U.S. Veterans Resource                                            Blue Star Mothers
Veterans Transition Franchise Initiative                   BPO Elks National Veterans Service
Military Sentinel consumer protection                      National Military Family Association
Tricare information                                                  Fisher House  
According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, there are currently 25
million living individuals who have served in the United States' armed forces.
Hundreds of thousands, if not millions of these living veterans were exposed to
toxic asbestos-containing materials during military service.
Widely used by every military branch, asbestos was highly regarded for its heat
resistance and fireproofing capabilities. In fact, asbestos was so valued that the
military even mandated widespread usage before eventually phasing out the
material in the 1970s.
Most military divisions utilized the caustic substance mainly for insulation
purposes, but more than 300 products containing asbestos were used by the
military, primarily by the Navy from the 1930s through the 1970s. Every ship
and shipyard built by the Navy before the mid-70s was fitted with numerous
asbestos-containing materials.