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File: aaaan_01.txtSUBJECT: AERIAL SPRAY POINT PAPER ON AERIAL SPRAY BACKGROUND: The Department of Defense aerial spray capability maintained by the Air Force Reserve (AFRES) provides for the aerial application of insecticide during wartime, emergency relief activities, and peacetime operations. The wartime mission is to ensure the maximum availability of deployed combat troops through protection from insect borne disease. Aerial spray was used to control mosquito populations in the Southeastern United States following Hurricane Hugo. Peacetime operations include vegetation and insect control at various military facilities in the US. DISCUSSION: Aerial spray mission conducted by C-130E aircraft modified to utilize the Modular Aerial Spray System (MASS) Mission accomplished by the 907th Tactical Airlift Group (TAG), 356 Tactical Airlift Squadron (TAG), Rickenbacker ANGB, OH Two C-130E aircraft are modified to accept the MASS and three aircrews are qualified in the aerial spray mission AFRES currently possesses four MASS and will accept the final two systems prior to the end of FY91 MASS consists of two groups of components: Items that are physically attached to the aircraft prior to a spray mission, such as the wing and fuselage spray booms Palletized components which include the system's console and the two holding tank modules Operations include: Ultra Low Volume (ULV) operations which use the wing booms only Low Volume (LV) and High Volume (HV) operations which use both the wing and fuselage booms Chemicals used by the system are commercially available herbicides and insecticides which have been approved for use by the appropriate environ- mental. agencies Each operation is approved in advance and uses the most environmentally benign substance appropriate to the operation Operations in the Southeast follow including Hurricane Hugo were judged to be 90-95% effective in controlling mosquitoes with no, adverse impact to human or animal populations Major Kirk Bentson/HQ USAF/REOO/70230/25 Feb 91
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