167th Airlift Wing BASH program vital to airfield safety
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jose Marrero, noncommissioned officer in charge of airfield management with the 167th Operations Support Group, sets up a pyrotechnic propane canon near the runway, as part of the Bird/wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazards (BASH) program, at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia, May 12, 2021. The airfield management team uses many different types of noise making devices to encourage animals to move away from the airfield to ensure safe flying operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Sencindiver)