Tech. Sgt. Shane Sweeney fires off pyrotechnics that helps scare off birds near the flightline March 29 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The seven-member team of safety experts here patrol hot spots around the airfield's flightline to minimize the threat of bird strikes on the various aircraft taking off and landing. Sergeant Sweeney is a 455th Air Expeditionary Wing weapons safety member. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)