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The Department of Defense (DoD) has released information regarding projects related to the testing, disposal, and storage of herbicides in the United States. It has come to light that Agent Orange and other herbicides used in Vietnam were not only deployed overseas but were also tested or stored within the borders of the United States. This revelation sheds light on the extent of herbicide usage and its potential impact on domestic soil and water sources. The DoD's disclosure emphasizes the importance of transparency and accountability in environmental practices, urging further examination and action to address any potential risks associated with these activities.
Below is information from the DoD on projects to test, dispose of, or stored herbicides in the U.S.:
Alabama
Location: US Army Gulf Outport, Port of Mobile, Alabama
Dates: Aug 1965 – Dec 1968
Site: Tactical herbicides were marshalled in a warehouse used as a transit shed on the pier leased by the Mobile Detachment, and stored for a short term in a fenced outside storage area located across the street from a warehouse adjacent to Pier No. 5 about one-half mile from the dock warehouse.
Arkansas
Location: Fort Chaffee
Dates: May 16-18, July 22-23, August 23-25, 1967
Site: Identified only as "FTCH-041". Applications from a Bell G-2 helicopter or cherry picker.
Florida
Location: Avon Park Air Force Range*
Date: February – March 1951 (Phase I)
Site: Low volume anticrop aerial spray trials.
Location: Avon Park Air Force Range*
Date: Fall 1951 (Phase II)
Site: Low volume anticrop aerial spray trials.
Location: Avon Park Air Force Range*
Date: March 30 – April 16, 1954
Site: Chemical anticrop aerial sprays from high-speed jet aircraft
Location: Avon Park Air Force Range*
Date: March and April 1955
Site: Chemicals were applied with a hand sprayer to a 16 square foot area around individual or multiple plants.
Location: Avon Park Air Force Range*
Date: April 15, 1967
Site: Native grass-sedge vegetation near Avon Park.
Location: Eglin AFB
Date: November – December 1952
Site: Field #2 and Bombing Ranges 52 and 57. Two series of chemical anticrop aerial spray trails. To include herbicide loading sites, e.g. hardstands or taxiway ends used for loading purposes.
Location: Eglin AFB
Date: March - April 1953
Site: Evaluation of Large Capacity Bomb Bay Spray Tank Assembly in B-29 and C-119 aircraft. Installation of system in aircraft; filling test using agent; dump test using water. To include herbicide loading sites, e.g. hardstands or taxiway ends used for loading purposes.
Location: Eglin AFB
Date: June 1962
Site: Field 2, unused portion of the runway. Flow rate calibration of C-123. To include herbicide loading sites, e.g. hardstands or taxiway ends used for loading purposes. To include herbicide loading sites, e.g. hardstands or taxiway ends used for loading purposes.
Location: Eglin AFB test range
Date: June 24, 27; July 1, 4, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17, 1962
Site: Range 52 South; Swath width and particle size determination using C-123 aircraft. To include herbicide loading sites, e.g. hardstands or taxiway ends used for loading purposes.
Location: Eglin AFB test range
Date: July 18-21, 1962
Site: Range 52 South, Swath width and particle size determination using HUS-1 helicopter. To include herbicide loading sites, e.g. hardstands or taxiway ends used for loading purposes.
Location: Eglin AFB test range
Date: May – July 1963
Site: Range 52 South, Determine the effective swath widths for each system under specified conditions.To include herbicide loading sites, e.g. hardstands or taxiway ends used for loading purposes.
Location: Eglin AFB test range
Date: October 2-23, 1963 (Specific date not specified but done prior to spray flights)
Site: Eglin Test Range C-52A. (C-130) Flow rate calibrations. Tests were run on the ground using a 32-foot canvas trough to collect spray and funnel it into a 500-gallon catch tank.To include herbicide loading sites, e.g. hardstands or taxiway ends used for loading purposes.
Location: Eglin AFB test range
Date: October 24 - December 29, 1963. All flights conducted from approximately 0430 to 0730 CST.
Site: CB grid on C-52A south. Multiple passes were done on each day at varying altitudes and flow rate.To include herbicide loading sites, e.g. hardstands or taxiway ends used for loading purposes.
Location: Eglin AFB test range
Date: May 19, 1964
Site: C52A. Ground calibrations. A 32-foot canvas trough was used to collect and funnel the spray. To include herbicide loading sites, e.g. hardstands or taxiway ends used for loading purposes.
Location: Eglin AFB test range
Date: May 21 - June 13, 1964
Site: Fifty-three spray flights made across the CB Defoliant Grid located on Test Area C-52 South.To include herbicide loading sites, e.g. hardstands or taxiway ends used for loading purposes.
Herbicide Tests & Storage Locations in the U.S.
