H.R. 4886 Aviator Cancer Examination Study (ACES) Act

[Sua Sponte]

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7524?s=1&r=97

https://dav.quorum.us/campaign/50264/

Edited August 22, 2023 by Sua Sponte

[Muscle2002]

It's not cancer-related, but I did not think the link warranted a separate thread. It's interesting but not surprising that more of these stories are coming to light.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/us/navy-pilot-brain-injury-topgun.html?unlocked_article_code=1.f04.Wr3y.VkX0hUK8HMLz&smid=url-share

[Lord Ratner]

2 hours ago, Muscle2002 said:

It's not cancer-related, but I did not think the link warranted a separate thread. It's interesting but not surprising that more of these stories are coming to light.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/us/navy-pilot-brain-injury-topgun.html?unlocked_article_code=1.f04.Wr3y.VkX0hUK8HMLz&smid=url-share

We needed a study to prove this? Was this done by the same team that "uncovered" traumatic brain injury in football players?

 

I can't wait to see how they prove the Eagle drivers live in a disproportionate number of two-father households.

[Tonka]

Passed by the House

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/530

[GKinnear]

25 minutes ago, Tonka said:

Passed by the House

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/530

As a 2x time member of that club, it'll be interesting to watch and see what the study finds.  But I won't be surprised if it ends up being a wash...too much politics in both directions.

[Standby]

Seeing how things were handled with agent orange, and how things are being handled with burn pits plus Havana Syndrome…confidence is at an all time low.