On June 28 , 2002 , in the wake of the 2001 anthrax attacks and leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq , all military personnel were required to receive AVA in addition to their other vaccinations of smallpox . The military does give this vaccination regularly as well as Japanese encephalitis ( JEV ) when the service member is to be deployed to Southeast Asia , and other vaccines such as pneumococcal , tetanus , among others
2001 anthrax attacks
2001 anthrax attacks
Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program