AF Tent City, Tallil AB, Iraq – June 03
407th /332nd (EMEDS)
PH/Ento tent
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Two 12K runways
24K US & Coalition (~ 1500 AF)
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1000’s of sand flies tested/wk
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Most with NO PPE….
1-3% sand flies infected
Historically Agricultural Area
Tallil AB
Working with the ADOS…
(BEEs, PHO, Dental, Flt Med)
Liason
with CE
Coalition
Forces
Other
Services
What will you do?
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Commander Driven - Personality & Luck
Liaison between CE and EMEDS
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Oversee and consult on:
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Established biweekly PM meeting
Liaison with CENTAF
Aggressive Education Campaign
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Obtain equipment, pesticides, personnel, vehicles
Convince CE CC’s to let CE PM do job
Mass bednet, uniform trt with permethin
Liaison with other Services and PM Coalition Forces
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Vector & pest control, habitat destruction, contracts, training
“Right Start” Briefings
Unit Briefs/visits, Local Newspaper, posters, wallet cards
Commander’s/Sr NCO support
Surveillance, diagnostics, trainer, identifier
What to do…
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Befriend the flight surgeons, RAMs, other docs, OSI,
BMEDS, Loggies, base supply, SF, CE if possible…
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Get techs and other ADOS personnel involved in what you
are doing – buy in…
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Take them out collecting, teach them to ID SFs, etc.
Befriend Coalition forces…Some days are all PR
Start a weekly preventive medicine meeting
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Go with FS during shop visits
ADOS, Coalition, Other services, Vets, Contractors, CE
New comer briefing…
Hand pick your people if possible
Keep in contact with PHOs and CE at different bases.
Work with Command entos…
What not to do…
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Ease your way in….
Avoid becoming PHO or other position if possible
Don’t go outside chain of command
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Make sure your bosses know if you talking to CENTAF
CC your bosses – personality driven
Surveillance and Diagnostics
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Joint Effort – AF arrived with no capability
Purpose:
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Track sand fly populations
Evaluate Control effectiveness
ID sand fly & disease “hot spots”
Determine Leishmania infection rates
Amazed at how effective traps w/ NO CO2 were
Commanders interested in results….
Didn’t know when Army was leaving
Col Swaby and Keith and others – deployed RAPIDS
What do I bring with me?
-GPS
-Digital Camera
- Bring it with you…
- Leverage resources
- Call/write unit weeks before
- $ not issue, getting it is…
-Loggie and BMEDs guys
Sand Fly/Mosquito Collection Equipment Checklist - Iraq
Field notebook/clip board
Schmidt Boxes
GPS (Garmin) with WW software and cables
Pins
Compass
Points/minutins
Plastic eye droppers/pipettes
Point Maker
Turkey baisters and Stump suckers
Pinning block
Dippers
Fine point india ink pens
Enamel and plastic pans
Lots of sharpies, all sizes, colors
Bioquip rearing chambers
Label paper
Forceps - Fine tipped and Feather-weight Aedes food (rabbit pellets)
Culex food (fish food flakes)
Clear Nail Polish or “model” glue
CDC traps (JH model 1012/1010 -ordered)
Ca. 1 gallon 100% ETOH
Extra bulbs, motors, ropes, trap hangers
Ca. 1 gallon 75% ETOH
Extra New style collection cups with
Dram specimen vials
small mesh screen
ID books
6 V - 10 AH batteries & chargers
Relevant scientific literature – down load all
Alligator clip wires for batteries (32)
appropriate sand fly, mosq, insect or
LED headlamp + batteries
Mid East from DIPMIAC
Twine/Rope
Microscope slides and cover slips
Plastic streamers (assorted colors)
Larval mounting media
Volt Meter and X-tra 9 V battery
Slide spinner
Flashlights and X-tra D-Cell batteries
Whirl Paks
AA batteries
Zip lock bags, small and large
Coolers
Push pins
Ice packs
Emergent jars and lids
Eppendorf tubes (snap caps)- 1000 +
Aspirators (HEPA)
Sample boxes
Aspirator Vials and lids
Or Cryovials
“Ice cream” cups with screen and dental dam
Digital camera with macro mode
Flat tupperware containers
Silica Gel packs and Desiccant granules
Envelopes
Stereo microscope (60 X min)
Data Collection Forms
Goose neck light
Counter (mechanical, push button)
Eye piece micrometers
Carrying case for microscope
Hand held “loupe”
Regulators/ Tubing/Orifaces/Xtra parts
Gaskets/Teflon Tape
Tool Kit
Cresent wrench and Channel locks
Assorted screwdrivers & pliers
“Leatherman”
Duct tape
Misc locks with keys
Latex surgical gloves
Leather gloves
Hand-held/collapsible insect nets
Label tape and Tape board
VMD determination gear
-Teflon coated slides
- Stage micrometer
- Eye piece micrometer
- VMD software
Lockable transport trucks
Each w/Business cards and copy of passport
Sherman Traps (approx 30)
Dissection kit
Formalin
Potassium or sodium hydroxide for clearing specimens
Extension cords
Power strip(s)
Magnifying lamp
USB memory stick/thumb drive
Laptop computer (minimum CD burner, DVD helpful,
member has administrative access so PC can be hooked
Roll of duct tape
RW CDs and box of 3.5” diskettes
Questions?