JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Air Force Reserve Tech. Sgt. Andrew Mitchell, a loadmaster and Aerial Spray Operator, assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing’s 757th Airlift Squadron (AS) based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, communicates with the aircrew of one of the 910th’s specially modified Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules aircraft during engine start up prior to taking off from here, Sept. 9, 2017. Mitchell is among more than 90 Reserve Citizen Airmen supporting the 910th’s mosquito control aerial spray operations over areas of eastern Texas devastated by Hurricane Harvey. The 910th Airlift Wing operates the Department of Defense’s only aerial spray capability to control pest insect populations, eliminate undesired and invasive vegetation and disperse oil spills in large bodies of water. Due to large amounts of standing, polluted water, the numbers of pest insects are increasing significantly. This situation is impacting first responders and recovery workers as clean-up and repair efforts continue. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) have requested the support of the 910th to treat potentially millions of affected acres for mosquito control purposes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.)
| Date Taken: | 09.09.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 09.16.2017 16:52 |
| Photo ID: | 3778196 |
| VIRIN: | 170909-F-SN450-1021 |
| Resolution: | 1800x1200 |
| Size: | 1.21 MB |
| Location: | JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, TX, US |
| Web Views: | 38 |
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