VIENNA TWP., Ohio - A specialized unit from the Youngstown Air Reserve Station flew a C-130H Hercules aircraft to Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, to conduct a large-scale aerial spray mission. The operation, conducted from September 8 through September 12, aimed to control the mosquito population at the Naval Weapons Station base.

The 910th Airlift Wing, which is based in Vienna, maintains the Department of Defense's only large-area fixed-wing aerial spray capability. The unit treated approximately 17,000 acres of marsh and remote habitat with a pesticide approved by the EPA.

Capt. Ben McMillan, a medical entomologist with the 757th Airlift Squadron, said the goal of the mission was to ensure service members could focus on their duties without the distraction of mosquito bites. T

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