CARTAGENA, Colombia (Sept. 15, 2016) - U.S. Navy Hospital
CARTAGENA, Colombia (Sept. 15, 2016) - U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Michael Bigelow, a preventive medicine technician assigned to Naval Environmental Preventative Medicine Unit 2, helps construct a san... More
U.S. Navy Divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal
U.S. Navy Divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 and Mobile Dive and Salvage Company 3-1 prepare to tow a boilerplate-testing article, belonging to NASA’s Orion program, to the amphibious ... More
Mitchell Burcham, 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron, pest
Mitchell Burcham, 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron, pest management technician sorts a specimen of mosquitos prior to testing for vector borne diseases Sept. 5, 2018 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. Mosquit... More
Medical entomologist U.S. Navy Lt. Commander James
Medical entomologist U.S. Navy Lt. Commander James Harwood teaches aid station medic U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Melan Davenport how to set up traps and identify where mosquitos are breeding Nov. 24th, 2020, at Ch... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Yans, medical service corps officer,
U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Yans, medical service corps officer, 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, sprays for mosquitos throughout the neighborhoods on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 3, 2... More
CUSCATLAN, El Salvador (Sep. 2, 2016) - Cmdr. Tony
CUSCATLAN, El Salvador (Sep. 2, 2016) - Cmdr. Tony Silvetti, an OBGYN assigned to Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, demonstrates how to properly use a mobile ultrasound station to Operation Blessing’s Medical Brigad... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Yans, medical service corps officer,
U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Yans, medical service corps officer, 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, sprays for mosquitos throughout the neighborhoods on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 3, 2... More
U.S. Navy Divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal
U.S. Navy Divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 and Mobile Dive and Salvage Company 3-1 detach a stabilization collar from a boilerplate-testing article, belonging to NASA’s Orion program... More
CARTAGENA, Colombia (Sept. 15, 2016) - U.S. Navy Hospital
CARTAGENA, Colombia (Sept. 15, 2016) - U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Michael Bigelow, a preventive medicine technician assigned to Naval Environmental Preventative Medicine Unit 2, moves timber to a con... More
U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer 4 Kelvin Dooley, the
U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer 4 Kelvin Dooley, the ship's bos'n aboard the amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22), inspects the ship's well deck before starting towing operations with NASA’s Orion p... More
Chief Petty Officer Mike Swist, a Navy diver assigned
Chief Petty Officer Mike Swist, a Navy diver assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 and Mobile Dive and Salvage Company 3-1, tosses a tending line for the boilerplate-testing article (BTA), belon... More
Airman 1st Class Jamie Tstinic, and Airman 1st Class
Airman 1st Class Jamie Tstinic, and Airman 1st Class Harry Landry, both 436th Civil Engineering Squadron pest control apprentices, prepare to place packets of VectoLex WSP into a puddle of standing water Oct. 6... More
U.S. Navy divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal
U.S. Navy divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 and Mobile Dive and Salvage Company 3-1 tow a boilerplate-testing article, belonging to NASA’s Orion program, to the amphibious transport d... More
Medical entomologist U.S. Navy Lt. Commander James
Medical entomologist U.S. Navy Lt. Commander James Harwood teaches aid station medic U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Melan Davenport how to set up traps and identify where mosquitos are breeding Nov. 24th, 2020, at Ch... More
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (Sep. 6, 2016) - Southern
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (Sep. 6, 2016) - Southern Partnership Station 2016’s (SPS 16) medical engagement team poses for a photo with a group of El Salvadorian students after a CPR lesson. SPS 16 is an annual ... More
Cuscatlan, El Salvador (Sep. 2, 2016) - Lt. Alister
Cuscatlan, El Salvador (Sep. 2, 2016) - Lt. Alister Bryson, an entomologist assigned to Naval Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit 2, left, gives a child a coloring book at a temporary care site in Cuscatlan,... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Mead, a Navy diver assigned
Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Mead, a Navy diver assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 and Mobile Dive and Salvage Company 3-1, practices a rope technique with NASA’s Orion program aboard the amp... More
CHALATENANGO, El Salvador (Sep. 1, 2016) - Hospital
CHALATENANGO, El Salvador (Sep. 1, 2016) - Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Hasson Herbert and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Michael Bigelow, two preventive medicine technicians assigned to Naval Environmental Prevent... More
A contracted helicopter conducts an aerial dropping
A contracted helicopter conducts an aerial dropping of Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis (VectoMax FG) pellets, a granulated mosquito control material, on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Californi... More
Raymond Randle, environmental health technician, Fort
Raymond Randle, environmental health technician, Fort Bliss Environmental Health, connects a battery to a mosquito trap during his daily rounds as part of the mosquito surveillance program at Fort Bliss, Texas,... More
Chalatenango, El Salvador (Sep. 1, 2016) - Hospital
Chalatenango, El Salvador (Sep. 1, 2016) - Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Michael Bigelow, a preventive medicine technician assigned to Naval Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit 2, right, helps an Operation Ble... More
Staff Sgt. Rhys Peterson of the Task Force Darby Civil
Staff Sgt. Rhys Peterson of the Task Force Darby Civil Affairs Team and 353rd Civil Affairs Command hands out materials needed to build mosquito traps to local village leaders in order to combat malaria in the ... More
Technical Sgt. Jeremy Hussey, 374th Public Health force
Technical Sgt. Jeremy Hussey, 374th Public Health force health management section chief, checks a facility’s internal inspection schedule during a routine food facility inspection, Aug. 8, 2017, at Yokota Air B... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Yans, medical service corps officer,
U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Yans, medical service corps officer, 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, sprays for mosquitoes throughout the neighborhoods on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 3, ... More
U.S. Navy Divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal
U.S. Navy Divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 and Mobile Dive and Salvage Company 3-1 prepare to tow a boilerplate-testing article, belonging to NASA’s Orion program, to the amphibious ... More
Three mosquito testing sites on JBM-HH test positive for West Nile
The four D's to deter against mosquito-borne illness. (Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall PAO graphic by Helen Klein)
Airman 1st Class Harry Landry, 436th Civil Engineering
Airman 1st Class Harry Landry, 436th Civil Engineering Squadron pest control apprentice, holds a packet containing 10 grams of VectoLex WSP Oct. 6, 2016, in the Dover Family Housing area, Dover Air Force Base, ... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Mead, a Navy diver assigned
Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Mead, a Navy diver assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 and Mobile Dive and Salvage Company 3-1, practices a rope technique with NASA’s Orion program aboard the amp... More
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII – Senior Airman Tory Haase
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII – Senior Airman Tory Haase and Senior Airman Amy Herman, 114th Medical Group, public health, examine a mosquito trap to see how many specimens are inside at Schofield Barracks 24 May.... More
CARTAGENA, Colombia (Sept. 15, 2016) - U.S. Navy Hospital
CARTAGENA, Colombia (Sept. 15, 2016) - U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Micheal Bigelow, a preventive medicine technician assigned to Naval Environmental Preventative Medicine Unit 2, moves timber to a con... More
Spc. Chad Jones, an aircraft armament/electronic/avionic
Spc. Chad Jones, an aircraft armament/electronic/avionic systems repairer with the 4th Squadron, 6th Air Cavalry Regiment, tightens screws on a mass mounted sight for a OH-58D(r) Kiowa Warrior here May 16. The... More
Navy divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Navy divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 and Mobile Dive and Salvage Company 3-1 conduct towing techniques and safety procedures for the boilerplate-testing article (BTA), belonging to ... More
A packet containing 10 grams of VectoLex WSP, a selective
A packet containing 10 grams of VectoLex WSP, a selective microbial insecticide that kills mosquito larva, slowly dissolves in a puddle of standing water Oct. 6, 2016, in the Dover Family Housing area, Dover Ai... More
The Task Force Darby Medical Team provides refresher
The Task Force Darby Medical Team provides refresher medical training to Cameroon Air Force medics of Base 301 August 9 near Contingency Location Garoua. Capt. Monsur Ali (second from left), Staff Sgt. Douglas ... More
CUSCATLAN, El Salvador (Sep. 2, 2016) - Lt. Cmdr. Ebony
CUSCATLAN, El Salvador (Sep. 2, 2016) - Lt. Cmdr. Ebony Ferguson, a clinical nurse specialist assigned to Fort Belvoir, right, helps an Operation Blessing Medical Brigade doctor check a patient for symptoms at ... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Golden, a Navy diver assigned
Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Golden, a Navy diver assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 and Mobile Dive and Salvage Company 3-1, prepares to tow a boilerplate-testing article, belonging to NASA’... More
The amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22)
The amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22) prepares to launch a boilerplate-testing article, belonging to NASA’s Orion program, into the Pacific Ocean Oct. 30, 2016. USS San Diego is currently conduct... More
Spc. Joshua Jones, preventive medicine specialist,
Spc. Joshua Jones, preventive medicine specialist, 227th Preventive Medicine Detachment, 62nd Medical Brigade, tests for total dissolved solids in water during a field training exercise on Joint Base Lewis-McCh... More
Joint base raises awareness of Zika virus
The Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Directorate of Public Works is asking that the joint base community be cognizant of the Zika virus, a mosquito-borne disease that has been declared a global emergency by the W... More
Staff Sgt. Douglas Hayes of the Task Force Darby Civil
Staff Sgt. Douglas Hayes of the Task Force Darby Civil Affairs Team and 353rd Civil Affairs Command shows local village leaders how to build mosquito traps to combat malaria in the Garoua, Cameroon area in orde... More
A 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron, pest management technician
A 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron, pest management technician inspects a specimen of mosquitos before they are tested for vector borne diseases Sept. 5, 2018 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. Mosquito testi... More
Anne Hamilton, an entomologist with Fort Hood's Department
Anne Hamilton, an entomologist with Fort Hood's Department of Public Works, points dragonfly larva swimming in a fish bowl during Fort Hood's Earth Day celebration, April 25. Hamilton showcased local species of... More
Spc. Joshua Jones, left, and Pfc. Richard Bower, both
Spc. Joshua Jones, left, and Pfc. Richard Bower, both preventive medicine specialists, 227th Preventive Medicine Detachment, 62nd Medical Brigade, check an insect trap during a field training exercise on Joint ... More
Spc. Chad Jones, an aircraft armament/electronic/avionic
Spc. Chad Jones, an aircraft armament/electronic/avionic systems repairer with the 4th Squadron, 6th Air Cavalry Regiment, adjusts the torque setting on a wrench before working on a mass mounted sight of a OH05... More
A mosquito clings to the wall of an incubation jar
A mosquito clings to the wall of an incubation jar as the larva swim below; they were collected as part of the mosquito surveillance program at Fort Bliss, Texas, to prevent the spread of West Nile virus, Oct. ... More
CHALATENANGO, El Salvador (Sep. 1, 2016) - Lt. Cmdr.
CHALATENANGO, El Salvador (Sep. 1, 2016) - Lt. Cmdr. Ebony Ferguson, a clinical nurse specialist assigned to Fort Belvoir, helps an Operation Blessing Medical Brigade doctor check a patient’s vitals at a tempor... More
Medical entomologist U.S. Navy Lt. Commander James
Medical entomologist U.S. Navy Lt. Commander James Harwood teaches aid station medics how to set up traps and identify where mosquitos are breeding Nov. 24th, 2020, at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti. The traps ar... More
Medical entomologist U.S. Navy Lt. Commander James
Medical entomologist U.S. Navy Lt. Commander James Harwood teaches aid station medic U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Melan Davenport how to set up traps and identify where mosquitos are breeding Nov. 24th, 2020, at Ch... More
Airman 1st Class Stephen Nicer, 96th Aerospace Medicine
Airman 1st Class Stephen Nicer, 96th Aerospace Medicine Squadron public health technician, places a tissue to cover the mosquito specimens in a petri dish July 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Mosquitoes are tr... More
Staff Sgt. Douglas Hayes of the Task Force Darby Civil
Staff Sgt. Douglas Hayes of the Task Force Darby Civil Affairs Team and 353rd Civil Affairs Command shows local village leaders how to build mosquito traps to combat malaria in the Garoua, Cameroon area in orde... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Yans, medical service corps officer,
U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Yans, medical service corps officer, 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, sprays for mosquitos throughout the neighborhoods on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 3, 2... More
Medical entomologist U.S. Navy Lt. Commander James
Medical entomologist U.S. Navy Lt. Commander James Harwood teaches aid station medics how to set up traps and identify where mosquitos are breeding Nov. 24th, 2020, at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti. The traps ar... More
Medical entomologist U.S. Navy Lt. Commander James
Medical entomologist U.S. Navy Lt. Commander James Harwood teaches aid station medic U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Melan Davenport how to set up traps and identify where mosquitos are breeding Nov. 24th, 2020, at Ch... More
The amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22)
The amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22) prepares to tow a boilerplate-testing article, belonging to NASA’s Orion Program, in the Pacific Ocean Oct. 30, 2016. USS San Diego is currently conducting r... More
Airman Kristina Dugan, 96th Aerospace Medicine Squadron
Airman Kristina Dugan, 96th Aerospace Medicine Squadron public health technician, counts and logs mosquitoes July 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The information gathered from catching mosquitoes establishes b... More
U.S. Navy divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal
U.S. Navy divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 and Mobile Dive and Salvage Company 3-1 tow a boilerplate-testing article, belonging to NASA’s Orion program, to the amphibious transport d... More
CHALATENANGO, El Salvador (Sep. 1, 2016) - Lt. Cmdr.
CHALATENANGO, El Salvador (Sep. 1, 2016) - Lt. Cmdr. Ebony Ferguson, a clinical nurse specialist assigned to Fort Belvoir, helps an Operation Blessing Medical Brigade doctor treat a child’s sprained wrist at a ... More
A multi-directional trap hangs on a tree near the horse
A multi-directional trap hangs on a tree near the horse stables July 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The trap is used to catch mosquitoes that may carry Zika, dengue and yellow fever viruses, as well as other ... More
Airman Tayler Gottschalk, a 919th Special Operations
Airman Tayler Gottschalk, a 919th Special Operations Medical Squadron reservist, affixes a container to a trap near Post’l Point July 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This permanently mounted trap is used to ca... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Yans, medical service corps officer,
U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Yans, medical service corps officer, 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, sprays for mosquitoes throughout the neighborhoods on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 3, ... More
Senior Airman Chris Ray separates mosquitoes at the
Senior Airman Chris Ray separates mosquitoes at the DoD/VA Joint Venture Hospital in Anchorage, Alaska. He separates them based on species, then by male and female. Female mosquitoes are the ones that feed on b... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Yans, medical service corps officer,
U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Yans, medical service corps officer, 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, sprays for mosquitos throughout the neighborhoods on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 3, 2... More
CABANAS, El Salvador (Aug. 31, 2016) – U.S. Navy Lt.
CABANAS, El Salvador (Aug. 31, 2016) – U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Patrick McKenna, a preventive medicine officer assigned to Naval Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit 2, shows Southern Partnership Station 2016’s (S... More
Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock USS San
Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22) work with Navy divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 and Mobile Dive and Salvage Company 3-1 to test a new towing techn... More
A mosquito clings to the wall of an incubation jar;
A mosquito clings to the wall of an incubation jar; it was collected as part of the mosquito surveillance program at Fort Bliss, Texas, to prevent the spread of West Nile virus, Oct. 10. The insects are shipped... More
Airman 1st Class Jamie Tstinic, 436th Civil Engineering
Airman 1st Class Jamie Tstinic, 436th Civil Engineering Squadron pest control apprentice, gets ready to drop a packet of VectoLex WSP into a storm drain with standing water present Oct. 6, 2016, in the Dover Fa... More
Contractors load Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies
Contractors load Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis (VectoMax FG) pellets, a granulated mosquito control material, into the spreaders on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 19, 2020. T... More
Airman Kristina Dugan, 96th Aerospace Medicine Squadron
Airman Kristina Dugan, 96th Aerospace Medicine Squadron public health technician, counts and logs mosquitoes July 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The information gathered from catching mosquitoes establishes b... More
Staff Sgt. Derrick Jones, 96th Aerospace Medicine Squadron
Staff Sgt. Derrick Jones, 96th Aerospace Medicine Squadron public health technician, drops dry ice into the carbon dioxide cooler July 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Mosquitoes are attracted to the carbon dio... More
U.S. Navy Divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal
U.S. Navy Divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 and Mobile Dive and Salvage Company 3-1 prepare to tow a boilerplate-testing article, belonging to NASA’s Orion program, to the amphibious ... More
CHALATENAGO, El Salvador (Sep. 1, 2016) – Cmdr. Tony
CHALATENAGO, El Salvador (Sep. 1, 2016) – Cmdr. Tony Silvetti, a gynecologist assigned to Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, and Lt. Cmdr. Patrick McKenna, a preventive medicine officer assigned to Navy Environmental... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Golden, a Navy diver assigned
Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Golden, a Navy diver assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 and Mobile Dive and Salvage Company 3-1, waits for the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 2... More
Senior Airman Alphonso Carter, 374th Public Health
Senior Airman Alphonso Carter, 374th Public Health technician, is briefed by Airman 1st Class Orion Miller, 374 PH technician, on how to perform a hearing test, Aug. 7, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The hear... More
Airman 1st Class Jamie Tstinic, 436th Civil Engineering
Airman 1st Class Jamie Tstinic, 436th Civil Engineering Squadron pest control apprentice, gets ready to drop a packet of VectoLex WSP into a puddle of standing water Oct. 6, 2016, in the Dover Family Housing ar... More
Technical Sgt. Jeremy Hussey, 374th Public Health force
Technical Sgt. Jeremy Hussey, 374th Public Health force health management section chief, mentors Airman 1st Class Dionel Alconaba, 374 PH/FHM technician, on the proper way to perform a routine health inspection... More
Medical entomologist U.S. Navy Lt. Commander James
Medical entomologist U.S. Navy Lt. Commander James Harwood teaches aid station medics how to set up traps and identify where mosquitos are breeding Nov. 24th, 2020, at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti. The traps a... More
CABANAS, El Salvador (Aug. 31, 2016) – U.S. Navy Lt.
CABANAS, El Salvador (Aug. 31, 2016) – U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Patrick McKenna, a preventive medicine officer assigned to Naval Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit 2, takes a question from an El Salvadorian gove... More
The 374th Public Health flight poses for a photo, Aug.
The 374th Public Health flight poses for a photo, Aug. 14, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The Public Health department at Yokota runs 17 programs dedicated to the health and safety of the base community by th... More
U.S. Navy Divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal
U.S. Navy Divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 and Mobile Dive and Salvage Company 3-1 tow a boilerplate-testing article, belonging to NASA’s Orion program, to the amphibious transport d... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Yans, medical service corps officer,
U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Yans, medical service corps officer, 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, sprays for mosquitos throughout the neighborhoods on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 3, 2... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Mead, a Navy diver assigned
Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Mead, a Navy diver assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 and Mobile Dive and Salvage Company 3-1, practices a rope technique with NASA’s Orion program aboard the amp... More