Oct. 23, 2024 Clearing the flight path: USDA protects aircraft at Altus AFB The United States Department of Agriculture plays a vital role in ensuring flight safety at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, by managing wildlife that could pose risks to aircraft.
Jan. 21, 2024 Flight safety BASHes airfield hazards at AB 201 The 406th AEW Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard, or BASH program helps monitor the airfield environment and aircrew understand potential risks prior to flight operations. BASH wildlife surveys monitor and deter animals that could be a threat to aircraft and the airfield environment.
Nov. 10, 2022 80th FTW, USDA set for bird mitigation operation Sheppard AFB will conduct a joint operation with the USDA Nov. 14-18, 2022, in an attempt to mitigate one of the biggest threats to its flying training mission: birds.
Oct. 11, 2022 167th Airlift Wing Airmen build raptor traps to minimize damages and enhance safety MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- Air Force bases frequently see bird strikes and other wildlife related damages to aircraft. Large birds can also create safety of flight concerns. The United States Department of Agriculture actively works with these bases, including the 167th Airlift Wing, to help mitigate
April 20, 2022 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety office and United States Department of Agriculture collaborate to keep flight line safe The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety office works with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to depredate wildlife that poses a risk to aircraft, under the Bird/wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard program. The USDA are hired as subject matter experts on wildlife population and habitat management.
April 24, 2020 USDA Wildlife Services complete deer removal project on Joint Base MDL The United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services accomplished the Community Based Deer Management Project which took place at the Falcon Creek golf course on Joint Base MDL in the weeks of March 9th and 16th. The project was aimed to reduce the risk of aircraft and deer collisions
July 30, 2019 USDA creates program to protect predatory birds, Airmen The 97th Air Mobility Wing Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard, or BASH, program, expanded with the addition of the Predatory Bird Relocation Program.
June 17, 2019 167th, Argos, USDA continue black vulture research Last year, the 167th Airlift Wing, Argos Cement Plant and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s Wildlife Services teamed up to research black vultures in and around Martinsburg, W.Va., in an effort to mitigate potential aviation hazards.
June 17, 2019 Unique partnership brings Smithsonian Institution to Kuwait A unique partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Smithsonian Institution is yielding results in reducing bird strikes, not just in Kuwait, but throughout the region.
Feb. 21, 2019 Team Minot keeps animals at safe distance Recently, a pair of moose wandered onto Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, reminding Airmen and their families of the animals who coexist in the local area.“While fun to see and sometimes interact with, wildlife is just that, wild,” said Lt. Col. Brian Tileston, 5th Bomb Wing chief of safety.Living