The Missile Technician (MT) rating maintained, assembled, tested, and handled shipboard guided missiles and associated fire control and launch systems — including Terrier, Talos, and Tartar surface-to-air missiles on cruisers and destroyers, and Poseidon and Trident submarine-launched ballistic missiles aboard fleet ballistic missile (FBM) submarines. The publicly filed asbestos litigation record directly documents asbestos in Poseidon and Trident missile systems, Navy specifications calling for asbestos in missile components, and asbestos in the production of weapons systems — establishing a documented asbestos exposure pathway for Missile Technicians throughout their careers.

Documented Exposure Sources

Poseidon and Trident Missiles — Direct Asbestos Documentation

Rockets and Missiles — Official Documentation

Navy Specifications — Asbestos in Missile Components

Missile Handling Equipment — Asbestos Insulation

MT Rating Establishment and Career

The Missile Technician rating qualifies for VA service connection under VA asbestos-claim guidance based on the corpus’s direct documentation of asbestos in Poseidon and Trident missile systems, Navy specifications requiring asbestos in missile components, and official acknowledgment of asbestos in the production of Navy weapons systems. MTs who served aboard FBM submarines — where Poseidon and Trident missiles were stowed in missile compartments surrounded by asbestos-containing insulation — have especially well-documented asbestos exposure pathways.

Key documents for an MT claim:

  • DD-214 Block 11 — primary specialty showing MT rate
  • Ship assignments — FBM submarine (SSBN) duty or guided missile cruiser/destroyer (CG/DDG) assignments
  • Diagnosis — mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, or pleural disease

Civil claims may run against missile manufacturers and subcontractors who incorporated asbestos-containing components into Poseidon, Trident, and surface-to-air missile systems under Navy specification.

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Documented asbestos exposure information derived from publicly filed asbestos litigation records. This does not constitute legal or medical advice.