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As part of a Gator Dawn 24 exercise, 2nd Lt. Rita Fiorella Bove Diaz, Honduran Army, operates a backpack pesticide sprayer supervised by Engineman 2nd class Jakob Ireland of Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE), May 2, 2024, at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Starke, FL. Gator Dawn is a five-day long Preventive Medicine Field Exchange organized by the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence’s Global Health Operations department. The purpose of the event is to augment professional military support practices, strengthen enduring multinational relationships, and build interoperability in operational settings, and aimed at combating vector-borne diseases. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. John So)