Military Aviator Coalition for Health
THE MISSION CONTINUES . . .
OUR MISSION
MACH is a 501(c)3 nonprofit coalition of veteran aircrew nonprofits, NGOs, legislative champions, and individual stakeholders marshaling the full spectrum of U.S. military flying experience to protect the health of every past and present crew member. Based on the Red Flag model of shared planning and decisive execution, we fuse data, tactics, and advocacy to drive systemic change. By turning cockpit-tested ingenuity into research-backed policy, MACH’s mission is to unlock definitive research, shape legislation, and deliver programs that protect and improve the health of every U.S. military aviator and crew member.
OUR PRIORITIES
POLICY
Our flagship objective for the 119th Congress is passage of the bipartisan Aviator Cancer Examination Study (ACES) Act commissioning an independent National Academies study and paving the way for stronger screening and treatment protocols for every military aircrew member.
PARTNERS
Our partners give MACH both credibility and capacity: credibility through subject-matter authority and real-world stories, and capacity through a nationwide grassroots network that keeps pressure on Congress until aircrew health reforms are law.
RESEARCH
MACH advocates for rigorous, independent research to uncover the full scope of cancer risks among military aviators. We support expanding access to DoD and VA health data, and funding longitudinal studies on occupational exposures to mitigate future risk.
HAPPENING NOW
A database can tell researchers where you were assigned. It may tell them your aircraft. It may capture a diagnosis years later.
It may not tell them what you smelled during engine start, how often fumes entered the cockpit, which systems were operating, how many hours you spent in a specific flight regime, what protective equipment was used, or what was never measured at all.
That is why public engagement matters. Lived operational experience is not a substitute for scientific data — but it can help researchers ask better questions about the data that do exist and the measurements that should come next.
CONFIRMED PUBLIC SESSION: Tuesday, December 8, 2026 • 9:00 AM–2:00 PM Pacific • USS Midway Museum, San Diego
MACH Coalition: milaviator.org
NASEM ACES Project: www.nationalacademies.org/projects/HMD-BPH-25-04
NASEM Meeting 4 (Dec 7–9) RSVP: www.nationalacademies.org/projects/HMD-BPH-25-04/event/47530
Wright-Patterson Public Session Recording: www.nationalacademies.org/projects/HMD-BPH-25-04/event/47225?status=attended&session=4536759&even...
#ACESStudy #AviatorCancer #MACHCoalition
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗦 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗼. Prior studies identified cancer incidence in military aviation. ACES now has a different job: "examine the types of exposures experienced by fixed-wing aircraft aircrew and review scientific evidence on whether those exposures may be linked to cancer. The committee will also assess available data on cancer rates, illness, and deaths among veterans who were serving in 1990 or later."
Bottom-line: Examine military flight-related exposures, evaluate whether the science supports associations with cancer, identify research gaps, and recommend what needs to happen next.
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱. 𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆.
𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘯, 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 — 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩?
RSVP: www.nationalacademies.org/projects/HMD-BPH-25-04/event/47530
#ACESStudy #AviatorCancer #MACHCoalition
The next chapter of the 𝘈𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳 𝘌𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 is coming to San Diego. The National Academy of Science Engineering and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) is planning its 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟴 public session aboard the 𝗨𝗦𝗦 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝘄𝗮𝘆 — final time and RSVP information are coming soon.
Over the next 31 days, MACH will share what the committee heard at Wright-Patterson AFB, what the science can and cannot yet answer, and how military aviators can help fill the gaps.
ACES is focused by law on fixed-wing aircrew, but the broader military aviation health conversation matters to rotary-wing communities too — especially as the current rotary-wing cancer study proceeds within DHA.
𝟴 𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 — 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗨𝗣. 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘. 𝗔𝗦𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦.
www.nationalacademies.org/projects/HMD-BPH-25-04/event/47530
#acesstudy #aviatorcancer #machcoalition
IN THE NEWS
- Military Aviator Cancers: The Hinge Point | JAN 2026
- Report Will Target Cancer Rates in Aircrews, But Toxic-Exposure Work Is Far From Finished | SEP 2026
- Aviator cancer study law is a win, but there's still more to do for toxic-exposed veterans. | SEP 2026
- ACES Act Becomes Law: A Milestone for Military Aviators’ Health | AUG 2025
- SIGNED INTO LAW: The ACES Act | AUG 2025
- Rep. Pfluger's ACES Act Passes Through the House | MAY 2025
- Cancer rates in military pilots and other aviators could get a closer look | JAN 2025
- Panetta, Pfluger Seek to Lower Military Aviation Cancer Rates | JAN 2025
- Military Aviator Cancers: The Aces Act | MAY 2024
- Military Aviator Cancers: The 2023 DOD Study | APR 2024
- Military Aviator Cancer: The USAF Pathfinder Study Changes The Discussion | MAR 2024
- Military Aviator Cancers: The Campaign Roots | MAR 2024
- Military Aviator Cancers: How Did We Get Here?| MAR 2024
- New Paper on Military: Soldiers Exposed to Radar and Full Body RF Have Higher Cancers | OCT 2022
IN THE MEDIA
FLIGHT PLANS
ACES ACT
- ZIntroduce H.R. 530 - The ACES Act
- Z Pass House Subcomittees
- ZPASS THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- ZPASS THE SENATE
- ZFINALIZE BILL IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- ZACES ACT SIGNED INTO LAW
- ZACES Act cancer study CONTRACT SIGNED BY NASEM & THE VA
ROTOR ACT
- ZIntroduce H.R. 4704 – The ROTOR Act
- VAdvocate for H.R. 4704 in the Senate
- VPass the House of Representatives
- VPass the Senate
- VFinalize Bill in House of Representatives
- VROTOR ACT SIGNED INTO LAW