F.E. Warren Air Force Base

Base Background

Location Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82005, United States

Years of Operation 1867-Present

F.E. Warren Air Force Base is a 6,000-acre installation located in Laramie County, immediately west of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Dating back to 1867, it was initially an Army site and became an Air Force base in 1947. The base is currently home to the 90th Missile Wing, which oversees a variety of tactical missile operations.

Toxic Exposure at F.E. Warren Air Force Base

Historical operations and disposal practices at the base have resulted in significant soil and groundwater contamination with lead and other toxic substances, both on base and at adjacent private residences. Cleanup has been completed at many areas.

PFAS Contamination

More recently, F.E. Warren Air Force Base has been identified among hundreds of military locations slated for examination regarding potential PFAS contamination from the use of aqueous film forming foam. The investigation targets the base’s Fire Protection Training Areas 1 and 2, from which PFAS may have contaminated groundwater and potentially reached drinking water supplies.

If you developed a medical condition related to toxic exposure after living or working at or near the base, you may be able to obtain compensation. Get a free case evaluation to explore your legal options.

Known Toxins

The following chart outlines the medical conditions associated with toxic exposure at this base, classified by the strength of evidence required (strong, good or limited).* Please keep in mind that it is not a complete list.

Toxin	Potential Effects
Toxin	Strong	Good	Limited
1,2-dichloroethylene	Potential Effects	-	-	-
Aluminium	Potential Effects	Lung cancer, Bronchitis chronic	Spasticity/Myoclonus, Seizures, Pneumonitis hypersensitivity, Dementia, Decreased Coordination/ Dysequilibrium, Asthma allergic	Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary fibrosis, Pulmonary edema, Porphyria toxic, Parkinson's disease/Movement disorders, Coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, atherosclerosis, Cognitive impairment (includes impaired learning, impaired memory, and decreased attention span), Alzheimer's, ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), Abnormal sperm (morphology, motility, and sperm count)
Arsenic	Potential Effects	Peripheral neuropathy, Hyperkeratosis/Hyperpigmentation, Diabetes Type II, Coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, atherosclerosis	Steatosis (fatty liver), Skeletal malformations, Renal (kidney) cancer, Raynaud's phenomenon, Pneumonitis hypersensitivity, Neural tube defects/CNS malformations, Nasal septal perforation, Myocardial ischemia, Low birth weight/Small for Gestational Age, Hypertension, Hepatoportal Sclerosis, Fetotoxicity (Miscarriage/spontaneous abortion; stillbirth), Congenital malformations general, Cirrhosis, Cardiomyopathy, Bladder cancer, Arrhythmias, Anemia hemolytic, Alopecia, Adult-Onset Leukemias	Neurosthenia (Organic affective syndrome), Myelodysplastic syndrome, Metal fume fever, Immune suppression, Hepatocellular cancer (Liver cancer), Genitourinary malformations (includes cryptorchidism, hypospadias), Cognitive impairment (includes impaired learning, impaired memory, and decreased attention span), Acute tubular necrosis
Barium	Potential Effects	-	-	Sarcoidosis, Arrhythmias
Battery Acids	Potential Effects	-	-	-
Benzo A Pyrene	Potential Effects	Lung cancer	Skin cancer (nonmelanoma), Lung cancer, Immune suppression, Bladder cancer	Reduced Fertility Male (infertility and subfertility)
Beryllium	Potential Effects	Skin ulceration, Pneumonitis hypersensitivity, Pneumoconiosis, Chronic renal disease, Berylliosis	Renal stones, Pulmonary fibrosis, Pulmonary edema, Pneumonia, Nasal septal perforation, Granulomatous disease (liver), Bronchitis acute	Seizures, Sarcoidosis, Mesothelioma, Immune suppression, Cardiomyopathy, Bone cancer/Ewings sarcoma
Chloroethene	Potential Effects	-	-	-
Chromium	Potential Effects	Skin ulceration, Parkinson's disease/Movement disorders, Nasopharyngeal/SinoNasal cancer, Nasal septal perforation, Nasal polyps, Cholestasis, Bronchitis acute, Asthma allergic	Stomach cancer, Pulmonary fibrosis, Psychiatric disturbances, Pneumonitis hypersensitivity, Pneumonia, Photosensitivity, Peripheral neuropathy, Decreased Coordination/ Dysequilibrium, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Chronic renal disease, Bronchitis acute, Brain cancer adult, ADD/ADHD, hyperactivity, Acute tubular necrosis	Soft tissue sarcoma, Skeletal malformations, Renal (kidney) cancer, Reduced Fertility Male (infertility and subfertility), Prostate cancer, Peripheral neuropathy, Pancreatic cancer, Neurosthenia (Organic affective syndrome), Neural tube defects/CNS malformations, Metal fume fever, Immune suppression, Fetotoxicity (Miscarriage/spontaneous abortion; stillbirth), Esophageal cancer, Erectile dysfunction, Delayed growth, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Cognitive impairment (includes impaired learning, impaired memory, and decreased attention span), Bladder cancer, Autoimmune antibodies, positive ANA, Arrhythmias, Adult-Onset Leukemias, Abnormal sperm (morphology, motility, and sperm count)
Cobalt	Potential Effects	Thyroid disorders Hypothyroidism, Hard metal disease, Cardiomyopathy, Asthma allergic	-	Soft tissue sarcoma, Sarcoidosis, Pancreatitis, Lung cancer, Arrhythmias
Copper	Potential Effects	-	Nasal septal perforation, Metal fume fever, Lung cancer, Granulomatous disease (liver), Decreased vision (includes blindness, retinopathy, optic neuropathy), Chronic renal disease, Angiosarcoma (hepatic), Anemia hemolytic	Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary fibrosis, Neural tube defects/CNS malformations, Myelodysplastic syndrome, Immune suppression, Autoimmune antibodies, positive ANA, Acute tubular necrosis
Dichloroethene	Potential Effects	-	-	-
Dioxins	Potential Effects	-	Thyroid disorders Hypothyroidism	Reduced Fertility Female (infertility and subfertility), Peripheral neuropathy, Oral clefts (cleft lip and palate), Cognitive impairment (includes impaired learning, impaired memory, and decreased attention span), Cataracts
Ethylbenzene	Potential Effects	-	-	-
Ethylene glycol (antifreeze)	Potential Effects	-	Pancreatitis, Aplastic anemia, Acute tubular necrosis	-
Gasoline	Potential Effects	-	-	Fetal solvent syndrome/ Fetal Ethanol Syndrome
Lead	Potential Effects	Seizures, Reduced Fertility Male (infertility and subfertility), Peripheral neuropathy, Hypertension, Gout, Developmental Delay, Decreased I.Q../Mental retardation, Decreased Coordination/ Dysequilibrium, Coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, atherosclerosis, Cognitive impairment (includes impaired learning, impaired memory, and decreased attention span), Chronic renal disease, Behavioral problems, Anemia hemolytic, ADD/ADHD, hyperactivity, Abnormal sperm (morphology, motility, and sperm count)	Reduced Fertility Female (infertility and subfertility), Psychiatric disturbances, Preterm delivery, Porphyria toxic, Pancreatic cancer, Nephrotic syndrome, Low birth weight/Small for Gestational Age, Immune suppression, Hearing loss, Glomerulonephritis, Fetotoxicity (Miscarriage/spontaneous abortion; stillbirth), Delayed growth, Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmias, Altered time to sexual maturation (accelerated or delayed puberty)	Wilm's Tumor, Uterine cancer, Thyroid disorders Hypothyroidism, Stomach cancer, Reduced Fertility Male (infertility and subfertility), Osteoporosis, Neurosthenia (Organic affective syndrome), Lung cancer, Hepatocellular cancer (Liver cancer), Erectile dysfunction, Diabetes Type II, Congenital malformation Cranio Facial, Colorectal cancer, Carcinoid, Breast cancer, Brain cancer adult, Bladder cancer, Alzheimer's, Altered time to sexual maturation (accelerated or delayed puberty), ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), Abnormal sperm (morphology, motility, and sperm count)
Manganese	Potential Effects	Parkinson's disease/Movement disorders, Cholestasis	Psychiatric disturbances, Pneumonitis hypersensitivity, Pneumonia, Peripheral neuropathy, Decreased Coordination/ Dysequilibrium, Bronchitis acute, ADD/ADHD, hyperactivity	Skeletal malformations, Reduced Fertility Male (infertility and subfertility), Peripheral neuropathy, Neurosthenia (Organic affective syndrome), Neural tube defects/CNS malformations, Metal fume fever, Fetotoxicity (Miscarriage/spontaneous abortion; stillbirth), Erectile dysfunction, Delayed growth, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Cognitive impairment (includes impaired learning, impaired memory, and decreased attention span), Arrhythmias
Nickel	Potential Effects	Asthma allergic	Stomach cancer, Pulmonary fibrosis, Pulmonary edema, Nasal septal perforation, Laryngeal cancer, Immune suppression	Soft tissue sarcoma, Renal (kidney) cancer, Prostate cancer, Myocardial ischemia, Myelodysplastic syndrome, Metal fume fever, Mesothelioma, Fetotoxicity (Miscarriage/spontaneous abortion; stillbirth), Arrhythmias
Solvents (misc.)	Potential Effects	Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Contact dermatitis Irritant	Lung cancer	Vasculitis, Seizures, Rheumatoid arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis
Trichloroethane	Potential Effects	-	Steatosis (fatty liver), Scleroderma, Fetotoxicity (Miscarriage/spontaneous abortion; stillbirth), Autoimmune antibodies, positive ANA, Arrhythmias, Acute hepatocellular injury (Hepatitis)	Multiple myeloma, Immune suppression, Cirrhosis
Trichloroethylene (TCE)	Potential Effects	Acute hepatocellular injury (Hepatitis)	Scleroderma, Renal (kidney) cancer, Psychiatric disturbances, Lymphoma non Hodgkin's, Hepatocellular cancer (Liver cancer), Fetotoxicity (Miscarriage/spontaneous abortion; stillbirth), Decreased Coordination/ Dysequilibrium, Cirrhosis, Childhood Leukemias, Cardiac congenital malformations, Autoimmune antibodies, positive ANA, Arrhythmias	Trigeminal neuropathy, Testicular cancer, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Raynaud's phenomenon, Prostate cancer, Peripheral neuropathy, Pancreatitis, Pancreatic cancer, Oral clefts (cleft lip and palate), Neural tube defects/CNS malformations, Nephrotic syndrome, Multiple myeloma, Lung cancer, Low birth weight/Small for Gestational Age, Immune suppression, Hodgkin's Disease (lymphoma), Genitourinary malformations (includes cryptorchidism, hypospadias), Cognitive impairment (includes impaired learning, impaired memory, and decreased attention span), Choanal atresia, Cervical cancer, Brain cancer adult, Adult-Onset Leukemias, ADD/ADHD, hyperactivity, Acute tubular necrosis
Vanadium	Potential Effects	COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Bronchitis chronic, Asthma allergic	Acute tubular necrosis	Reduced Fertility Female (infertility and subfertility), Pneumonia, Fetotoxicity (Miscarriage/spontaneous abortion; stillbirth), Bronchitis acute
Waste Oils	Potential Effects	-	-	Mycosis fungoides (cutaneous Tcell lymphoma)
Xylene	Potential Effects	-	Scleroderma, Menstrual disorders, Arrhythmias	Stomach cancer, Peripheral neuropathy, Delayed growth, Colorectal cancer, Brain cancer adult, Acute hepatocellular injury (Hepatitis)
Zinc	Potential Effects	Skin ulceration	-	Testicular cancer

*Effects are according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry unless otherwise noted.

Paths to Getting Compensation

Veterans and civilians who lived or worked at or near the base may be able to receive compensation if they developed health conditions associated with toxic exposure. This would require:

Documenting the time spent at the base using service records and other documentation
Gathering comprehensive medical evidence
Obtaining expert medical opinions to establish a link between the diagnosed medical conditions and the toxic exposure
Making a VA disability claim or pursuing a lawsuit

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