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USAF Medical Entomology Team
MET – More Than a Concept
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Deployable Ento Resources*
Very limited vector surveillance capability
No UTCs for entomologist
Limited equipment
“If you don’t have a deployed mission or job, you can/will become a civilian”
It ain’t looking good for your kind
* Spray flight
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Build It and They Will Come…
Rather than tell the AF they need better surveillance capability, why not build the team, do missions, deliver a product and see if the AF is interested in what we do?
What can happen over breakfast?
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USAFA & F.E . Warren AFB Jul 03
• Hantavirus and Plague surveillance
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Other Missions
Honduras – Dengue
Thailand – JE
Iraq – Leishmaniasis, Malaria
Iraq
Thailand
Central America
CONUS – hanta, plague, tularemia, WNV
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Build It and They Will Come…
Rather than tell the AF they need better surveillance capability, why not build the team, do missions, deliver a product and see if the AF is interested in what we do?
Wow, that didn’t take long
I think we’re on to something. Now what do we do with ourselves?
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MET Proposed
TeamEntomologist
PH Technician
Lab Officer/Technician
Depending on the size of the operation, team could double to meet mission requirements
EquipmentInsect surveillanceRodent surveillanceProcessing equipmentSafety/PPERAPID, VecTests (malaria, WNV, EEE)Other diagnostic equipmentSupport equipment
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USAF MET Components
Medical Entomologist*
Public Health Tech
Lab Officer/tech
Vector Control
CE Pest Management
Core Unit
Medical Entomologist
Public Health Tech
*cannot be modified
MET core equipment
Mission Specific
Equipment
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Why a MET?Why will this team survive?
We are not on a shelfWe are out doing missions right nowWe are productiveWe are well connectedWe have answers to questions that haven’t been asked yetWe compliment other AF assetsWe have a mission!
What’s different about this team?Mission
• Public Health Mission Leish, WNV, Hanta,
plague, malaria, JE, dengue
• WMD Plague, Tularemia, Es
Training• Real World (hands on)• Relevant
People• Good People• Driven
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MET Future (MET ver 2.2)
Support is already there
Formal request by CENTAF
Submit the MISCAP, CONOPS, Allowance Standards
Develop partnerships
Develop assays
Go to work