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Article: DEET: don't deploy without it.(Round The Reserve)(Directed Energy EOD Tool)
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- Citizen Airman
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- December 1, 2004
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Whether hiking in the woods at home or serving in the sands of the Middle East, Airmen need to shield themselves from biting insects with a repellent.
The active ingredient in most skin-applied repellents is N, N-diethyl-m-toluamide, commonly referred to as DEET. It's a must on almost every deployment checklist and for good reason. DEET protects troops on the ground from mosquitoes, deer ticks, biting flies, chiggers, fleas and other insects.
"Insect bites are a painful nuisance and may even be a source of disease," said Maj. Martin Alexis, bioenvironmental engineer in the Directorate of Health Services, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins ...