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U.S. Army Maj. John Eads, an entomologist with Walter Reed Army Institute of Research - Africa, uses the tick drag sampling technique by dragging a white cloth sheet across vegetation to collect ticks that latch onto the fabric as part of a vector surveillance team positioned across Justified Accord 2026 locations to collect mosquitoes, ticks and sandflies that may carry pathogens harmful to service members at the Kenya Defence Forces School of Infantry, Isiolo, Kenya, March 4, 2026. The surveillance effort helped identify potential disease threats in the training environment, supporting force health protection and enabling commanders to better mitigate biological risks to multinational forces during JA26.
JA26 increases multinational cooperation in support of humanitarian assistance and crisis response, prepares regional partners for United Nations and African Union missions, and builds readiness for the U.S. joint force. Led by the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, and hosted in Djibouti, Kenya, and Tanzania, JA 26 is U.S. Africa Command’s largest exercise in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. John Garcia)
| Date Taken: | 03.03.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.17.2026 11:03 |
| Photo ID: | 9558993 |
| VIRIN: | 260308-A-KJ763-1018 |
| Resolution: | 6720x3776 |
| Size: | 2.58 MB |
| Location: | ISIOLO, KE |
| Web Views: | 9 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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