Epidemiologic Study on the Health of Veterans Who Served at Fort McClellan, 1979-1999

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An ad hoc consensus committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will conduct an epidemiologic study of the health of veterans who served at Fort McClellan, Alabama, from 1979 to 1999. The study will include a survey to assess the health status of this group of veterans and potential environmental exposures. A retrospective, records-based mortality analysis of decedent Fort McClellan veterans who served during the same period will also be conducted.

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Epidemiologic Study on the Health of Veterans Who Served at Fort McClellan, 1979-1999 (Meeting 1, Part 1)

February 23, 2026
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (EST)

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The committee will meet for the first time to discuss the scope of the project, committee member backgrounds, committee balance and composition, and upcoming information gathering sessions.

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