navy training on vieques
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- controversy
- safety, health, economy, environment
- controversy_reason
- Safety, health, economy, environment
- description
- The military exercises conducted by the U.S. Navy on the island of Vieques, which caused longstanding concerns among residents and led to a presidential intervention.
- duration_start
- 1941
- location
- Vieques
Relationships
- site_ofTragic Accident on Vieques
- description
- The tragic accident took place at the Navy range where training operations were conducted on Vieques.
- source
- Page 15file
- source_text
- tragic accident at the Navy range on Vieques
- benefited_operations_inKosovo
- description
- The training conducted on Vieques helped save lives of pilots involved in operations in Kosovo.
- source
- Page 11file
- source_text
- our nation lost no pilots in Kosovo. The training they received helped save lives
- extracted_fromPage 15
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-04T03:10:22.262Z
- source
- Page 15file
- occurs_onVieques
- description
- The training operations conducted by the Navy are located on the island of Vieques.
- source
- Page 11file
- source_text
- Navy range on Vieques. I mourned the loss to the family of David Sanes (SAN-ness), and the suffering of the others injured that day. ~~The accident was the straw that broke the camel's back regarding the tagged practices~~ That terrible accident focused attention on the longstanding concerns of the island about training operations there
- extracted_fromPage 11
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-04T03:16:56.740Z
- source
- Page 11file