WASHINGTON — A coalition of Navy veterans is seeking an expansion of health care and disability benefits for toxic exposures linked to gases, chemicals and biological contaminants aboard submarines.

Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Pennsylvania arrives at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor following routine operations at sea, Oct. 27, 2025. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Riley/U.S.

If you've ever wondered what the safest place is to be during a tsunami, your first thought is most likely high on a mountaintop somewhere. But what about the depths of the ocean, in the fortified ...