Second Lt. Shenelle Gabriel, left, platoon leader, and Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Harris, platoon sergeant, assigned to Joint Forces Command – United Assistance, conduct physical readiness training in an area treated with insect repellent at Barclay Training Center, Monrovia, Liberia, Dec. 3, 2014. Precautionary measures like spraying insect repellent and eliminating standing pools of water are put in place to prevent breeding grounds for mosquitoes, which carry malaria. Both Soldiers are deployed in support of Operation United Assistance, a Department of Defense operation in Liberia to provide lo
Second Lt. Shenelle Gabriel, left, platoon leader, and Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Harris, platoon sergeant, assigned to Joint Forces Command – United Assistance, conduct physical readiness training in an area treated with insect repellent at Barclay Training Center, Monrovia, Liberia, Dec. 3, 2014. Precautionary measures like spraying insect repellent and eliminating standing pools of water are put in place to prevent breeding grounds for mosquitoes, which carry malaria. Both Soldiers are deployed in support of Operation United Assistance, a Department of Defense operation in Liberia to provide logistics, training and engineering support to Agency for International Development-led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in western Africa. ( Army photo by Staff Sgt. V. Michelle Woods, 27th Public Affairs Detachment/RELEASED) Biggest threat to US troops in Liberia is malaria, not Ebola 141203-A-FS017-005
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