Veterans
The BLUF: The redesigned Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry
Stars and Stripes
May 14, 2025
Sgt. Richard Ganske, a soldier with the 84th Combat Engineer Battalion, uses a bulldozer to push refuse into a burn pit in Balad, Iraq, on Sept. 24, 2004. Inclusion on the Department of Veterans Affairs burn pit registry is now automatic for certain deployment locations, including Iraq. (Abel Trevino/U.S. Army)
This week’s episode of The BLUF looks at the updated Airborne Hazards and Open Air Burn Pit Registry associated with the PACT Act, which expands VA health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances.
The PACT ACT — Updated Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry