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Safety experts spearhead efforts to minimize bird strikes

An Afghan falconer holds one of his falcons March 29 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 455th Air Expeditionary Wing safety office hired three local falconers to help clear out areas near the flightline that were swarmed with thousands of birds. After a week of work, the falconers had caught or killed more than 250 birds surrounding the flightline and have apparently scared off most of the remaining birds over the past three weeks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)

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Safety experts spearhead efforts to minimize bird strikes

An Afghan falconer holds one of his falcons March 29 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 455th Air Expeditionary Wing safety office hired three local falconers to help clear out areas near the flightline that were swarmed with thousands of birds. After a week of work, the falconers had caught or killed more than 250 birds surrounding the flightline and have apparently scared off most of the remaining birds over the past three weeks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)

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Safety experts spearhead efforts to minimize bird strikes

Tech. Sgt. Shane Sweeney fires off pyrotechnic "screamers" to ward off birds nesting in an area near the flightline as Lt. Col. Charles Wallace watches 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. In addition to bird hazards, the safety experts also have to monitor and control jackals that are occasionally sited in the area. Sergeant Sweeney is a 455th Air Expeditionary Wing weapons safety member. Colonel Wallace is the 455th AEW chief of safety.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)

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Safety first

Senior Airman Joshua Ramos dons sling-load training equipment to protect himself from debris April 15, 2011, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Airman Ramos is an airborne pavement and equipment craftsman assigned to the 820th RED HORSE Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brett Clashman)

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Safety first

Senior Airman Ryan Pizzeck prepositions aircraft chocks July 14, 2011, on the flightline at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. Airman Pisseck is a KC-135 Stratotanker crew chief assigned to the 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz)

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Saluting the red, white and blue

Second Lt. Brandon Jacobson salutes during a retreat ceremony June 30, 2011, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Jacobson is assigned to the 30th Comptroller Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

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Same fight by land or sea

Sailors aboard the USS Ronald Reagan help Staff Sgt. Melissa Koskovich steer the ship 30 degrees to starboard during an orientation tour Thursday, March 30, 2006. Ten Airmen from Southwest Asia came aboard the ship for a two-day visit aimed at fostering joint relations throughout the area of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bruce Morrow)

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Same fight by land or sea

Sailors marshal an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft into position in preparation for take-off Friday, March 31, 2006, aboard the USS Ronald Reagan. F/A-18s and other aircraft are deployed with the ship to the Arabian Gulf in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Melissa Koskovich)

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Same fight by land or sea

Sailors conduct a foreign object damage, or FOD, walk before flying operations Friday, March 31, 2006, aboard the USS Ronald Reagan. The ship is deployed to the Arabian Gulf in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Melissa Koskovich)

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Same fight by land or sea

An E-2C Hawkeye launches from the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan on Friday, March 31, 2006. The aircraft is deployed to the Arabian Gulf in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Melissa Koskovich)

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Sampling the elements

Staff Sgt. William Veal samples liquid nitrogen May 20, 2011, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Sergeant Veal is a cryogenic technician assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sheila deVera)

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Sandhurst Competition

(U.S. Air Force graphic/Corey Parrish, photo/Tech. Sgt. Mareshah Haynes)

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Santa to the rescue

Santa Claus, with an assist from one of his elves, rappels from an HH-60 Pave Hawk Dec. 17, 2010, to greet children of the 31st and 33rd Rescue Squadrons at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Santa wasn't the only attraction at this year's squadron celebration. There were games, cake decorating and other events. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Lakisha Croley)

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Santa’s workshop receives upgrade

Staff Sgt. Matthew Volk guides fellow team members as they load a container specifically built for Santa Claus to deliver toys to children on Dec. 15, 2014, from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Much like Santa’s elves, these Airmen and Soldiers were responsible for packing Santa’s sleigh, which happened to be a C-130J Super Hercules. Volk is a 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial delivery technician. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kris Levasseur)

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Santa's helpers

Master Sgts. Kelvin Buster (left) and Anthony Anderson organize presents at the Providence House warehouse Dec. 17, 2010, in Shreveport, La. The presents will be delivered to more than 150 families enrolled in the "Adopt-a-Family" program. Both Airmen are with the Eighth Air Force Top 3, with Sergeant Anderson serving as its president. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Stives)

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Santa's new ride

Santa Claus arrives on a base fire truck Dec. 2, 2010, at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., for the base Christmas tree-lighting ceremony near the chapel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dennis Carlson)

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Santa's other reindeer

Colonel Eric Overturf and his wife, Karla Overturf, prepare to run through the streets of Anchorage during the 2nd Annual Running of the Reindeer March 1 in Alaska. Colonel and Mrs. Overturf ran in the celebrity heat running two city blocks with a herd of reindeer darting through the crowd. Colonel Overturf, an F-22 Raptor pilot, is the 477th Fighter Group commander at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown)

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Santa's other reindeer

Colonel Eric Overturf prepares for the 2nd Annual Running of the Reindeer down the streets of Anchorage March 1 in Alaska. Colonel Overturf, an F-22 Raptor pilot, ran in the celebrity heat running two city blocks with a herd of reindeer darting through the crowd. Colonel Overturf is the 477th Fighter Group commander at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown)

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Santa's other reindeer

Reindeer race down the streets of Anchorage during the 2nd Annual Running of the Reindeer March 1 in Alaska. Colonel Eric Overture, an F-22 Raptor pilot and 477th Fighter Group commander at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, ran the two city blocks with the reindeer and was able to avoid the reindeer's antlers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown)

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Santa's other reindeer

Reindeer race down the streets of Anchorage during the 2nd Annual Running of the Reindeer March 1 in Alaska. Colonel Eric Overture, an F-22 Raptor pilot and 477th Fighter Group commander at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, ran the two city blocks with the reindeer and was able to avoid the reindeer's antlers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown)

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