A December report from the U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center found high levels of the contaminants perfluorooctane sulfonate, or PFOS, and perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, in groundwater on and around the old Williams Air Force Base, which is now Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport and Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus.
The chemicals are common in carpeting, clothing treatments and a type of firefighting foam that Air Force bases used for decades to put out fires. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency links these chemicals to cancer and birth defects.
Most of the drinking water in this part of Mesa comes from the Colorado River through the Central Arizona Project canal, but about 5% of the area is served by groundwater from deep aquifer wells, according to the Air Force report.
Parsons Awarded $2 Billion Ceiling Air Force Base Modernization Contract
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CENTREVILLE, Va., March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) was awarded an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) multiple award task order contract by the U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) for architecture engineering capabilities, including design, construction management, and the restoration and modernization of Air Force Bases worldwide. The potential 10-year contract has a five-year base period and an option for an additional five years, worth a shared value of $2 billion across awardees. As the Department of Defense prepares for the base of the future, we re ready to deliver exceptional critical infrastructure expertise to modernize and sustain Air Force bases around the world, said Chris Alexander, executive vice president, and general manager of Parsons engineered systems market. We look forward to bri
Remains of WWII soldier from Massachusetts are identified
The Pentagon says it has identified the remains of a long-lost Massachusetts combat veteran killed at Pearl Harbor.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said the remains of Navy Yeoman 3rd Class Edmund T. Ryan were being returned to his family in Wilbraham, Mass., for burial with full military honors.
Officials said burial is scheduled for Aug. 2 in Arlington National Cemetery.
Ryan was 21 and assigned to the USS Oklahoma when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941.
The Oklahoma also took multiple torpedo hits and quickly capsized. Ryan was among 429 crewmen who lost their lives.