As Washington refocuses on the issue of burn pits—waste fires used extensively in Afghanistan and Iraq which emitted toxic smoke that later sickened troops—Military Times is republishing our ...

Known in military jargon as a ‘burn pit’, it was where jet fuel was used, day and night, to set fire to all manner of hazardous waste material – from used tired, vehicle parts, ammunition ...

Michigan winter weather could take a trip to the former Velsicol Chemical Co. Burn Pit near Hidden Oaks Golf Course in St.

The Biden administration expanded benefits for veterans with cancer believed to be linked to burn pits where tens of thousands of service members were exposed to toxic waste. The new step ...

A lone bugle echoed across Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery on Tuesday as more than 200 people laid to rest a father, ...