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USAF Medical Entomology Team. MET – More Than a Concept. 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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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USAF Medical Entomology Team
MET – More Than a Concept
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
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?
USAFA & F.E . Warren AFB Jul 03
• Hantavirus and Plague surveillance
Other Missions
Honduras – Dengue
Thailand – JE
Iraq – Leishmaniasis, Malaria
Iraq
Thailand
Central America
CONUS – hanta, plague, tularemia, WNV
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?
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
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
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
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
