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USAFSAM Visits MAFB to Continue Cancer Study

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Oscar Ruiz-Camacho, a 5th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron bioenvironmental engineering technician, swabs to collect data for a swipe sample at a missile alert facility (MAF), near Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 25, 2023. Ruiz-Camacho collected a swipe sample to test for presence of polychlorinated biphenyls. Airmen from the 5th OMRS conducted these tests as part of the ongoing “Missile Community Cancer Study,” air, water and soil quality will be tested at all the missile alert facilities within Air Force Global Strike Command’s three operational intercontinental ballistic missile wings for potential occupational hazards. USAFSAM is part of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing.

PHOTO BY: Airman 1st Class Trust Tate
VIRIN: 230725-F-UV792-0022.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON D800

LENS

24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/100

ISO

2000

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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