▁were ▁dropped ▁over ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁Georgia ▁to ▁determine ▁if ▁the ▁air - dro pped ▁mos qu ito es ▁could ▁surv ive ▁to ▁take ▁me als ▁from ▁humans . ▁The ▁mos qu ito ▁tests ▁were ▁known ▁as ▁Operation ▁Big ▁B uzz . ▁The ▁U . S . ▁engaged ▁in ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁other ▁E W ▁testing ▁programs , ▁Operation ▁Drop ▁K ick ▁and ▁Operation ▁May ▁Day . ▁A ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁Army ▁report ▁out lined ▁these ▁tests ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁multiple ▁cost - associ ated ▁issues ▁that ▁occurred ▁with ▁E W . ▁ ▁C lin ical ▁tri als ▁Operation ▁White co at ▁involved ▁the ▁controlled ▁testing ▁of ▁many ▁serious ▁agents ▁on ▁military ▁personnel ▁who ▁had ▁ ▁cons ented ▁to ▁experiment ation , ▁and ▁who ▁ ▁understood ▁the ▁ris ks ▁involved . ▁ ▁No ▁death s ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁resulted ▁from ▁this ▁program . ▁ ▁V ul ner ability ▁field ▁tests ▁ ▁In ▁military ▁ven ues ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Special ▁Oper ations ▁Division , ▁operating ▁out ▁of ▁Fort ▁Det rick ▁in ▁Maryland , ▁set ▁up ▁its ▁first ▁test ▁at ▁The ▁Pent agon ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁Oper atives ▁sp rayed ▁har ml ess ▁b acter ia ▁into ▁the ▁building ' s ▁air ▁condition ing ▁system ▁and ▁observed ▁as ▁the ▁micro bes ▁spread ▁throughout ▁the ▁Pent agon . ▁ ▁The ▁U . S . ▁military ▁acknowled ges ▁that ▁it ▁tested ▁several ▁chemical ▁and