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Airman 1st Class Kofi Adansi, 779th Medical Group public health technician, inspects mosquitos with a microscope at Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 8, 2017. The mosquitoes are then sent off to a lab where they are tested for diseases native to the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

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Airman 1st Class Kofi Adansi, 779th Medical Group public health technician, inspects mosquitos with a microscope at Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 8, 2017. The mosquitoes are then sent off to a lab where they are tested for diseases native to the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

Staff Sgt. Nathan Higgins, 779th Medical Group public health technician, teaches Airman 1st Class Samantha Yordy, 779th MDG public health technician, how to set mosquito traps at the base lake on Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 8, 2017. Airmen from public health set traps about twice a week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

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Staff Sgt. Nathan Higgins, 779th Medical Group public health technician, teaches Airman 1st Class Samantha Yordy, 779th MDG public health technician, how to set mosquito traps at the base lake on Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 8, 2017. Airmen from public health set traps about twice a week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

Airmen from the 779th Medical Group public health flight collect mosquito traps at the base lake on Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 8, 2017. Airmen from public health set traps about twice a week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

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Airmen from the 779th Medical Group public health flight collect mosquito traps at the base lake on Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 8, 2017. Airmen from public health set traps about twice a week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

Airman 1st Class Kofi Adansi, 779th Medical Group public health technician, separates male and female mosquitoes at Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 8, 2017. The mosquitoes are then sent off to a lab where they are tested for diseases native to the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

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Airman 1st Class Kofi Adansi, 779th Medical Group public health technician, separates male and female mosquitoes at Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 8, 2017. The mosquitoes are then sent off to a lab where they are tested for diseases native to the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

Airman 1st Class Samantha Yordy, 779th Medical Group public health technician, sets mosquito traps at the base lake on Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 8, 2017. Airmen from public health set traps about twice a week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

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Airman 1st Class Samantha Yordy, 779th Medical Group public health technician, sets mosquito traps at the base lake on Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 8, 2017. Airmen from public health set traps about twice a week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – Airman 1st Class Kofi Adansi, 779th Medical Group public health technician, inspects mosquitos with a microscope at Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 8, 2017. The mosquitoes are then sent off to a lab where they are tested for diseases native to the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

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