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USAFSAM continues missile community cancer study in Montana

From left to right: Bioenvironmental engineers Tech. Sgt. Quintin Labs, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, and Staff Sgt. Jessika Ilgen, 341st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, collect a swipe sample in a launch control center near Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., to test for presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), June 22, 2023. 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. (U.S. Air Force photo / John Turner)

PHOTO BY: John Turner
VIRIN: 230622-F-CX339-1218.JPG
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45/10

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1/80

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1250

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USAFSAM continues missile community cancer study in Montana

From left to right: Bioenvironmental engineers Tech. Sgt. Quintin Labs, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, and Staff Sgt. Jessika Ilgen, 341st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, collect a swipe sample in a launch control center near Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., to test for presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), June 22, 2023. 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. (U.S. Air Force photo / John Turner)

PHOTO BY: John Turner
VIRIN: 230622-F-CX339-1218.JPG
FULL SIZE: 1.48 MB
Additional Details

CAMERA

NIKON D810

LENS

24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

45/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/80

ISO

1250

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

Read More

This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.