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Unique partnership brings Smithsonian Institution to Kuwait

Kayla Severino, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing USDA wildlife biologist, surveys for birds at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, June 10, 2019. The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing’s Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard, or BASH, program, is designed to reduce the wildlife struck by aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Arielle Vasquez)
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Unique partnership brings Smithsonian Institution to Kuwait

Kayla Severino, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing USDA wildlife biologist, and Jim Whatton, Smithsonian Institution’s Feather Identification Lab research assistant, survey for birds at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, June 10, 2019. Severino and Whatton have teamed up to collect samples of various birds to take back to the Smithsonian, with the goal of collecting data on native and migratory species to reduce bird strikes on aircraft around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Arielle Vasquez)
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386th hosts first BASH training in Southwest Asia

Airfield managers learn how to use a drop net to remove birds from the area at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 4, 2018. Although the main focus of this training was to deter animals, training also heavily focused on building a continuity binder, where airfield managers can document animal sightings, food sources and water sources. (Courtesy Photo by Tyler Adams)
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386th hosts first BASH training in Southwest Asia

Tyler Adams, United States Department of Agriculture wildlife biologist, loads a revolver with pyrotecnic rounds, used to scare birds out of the area, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 3, 2018. During the first ever Bird/wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard program, airfield managers were trained on not only pyrotecnics, but how to create a continuity binder with wildlife information from the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy L. Mosier)
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386th hosts first BASH training in Southwest Asia

Tyler Adams, United States Department of Agriculture wildlife biologist, watches as Senior Master Sgt. Kenneth Riff, 443rd Air Expeditionary Squadron safety representative, fires off one of the pyrotecnics used to deter birds Dec. 3, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Although the main focus of this training was to deter animals, Airmen were also trained to maintain a list of all animals in their respected area, including endangered species. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy L. Mosier)
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386th hosts first BASH training in Southwest Asia

Tyler Adams, United States Department of Agriculture wildlife biologist, shows an Airman where to place her hands while firing a rifle used to shoot pyrtecnics, during the first ever Bird/wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard program training at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 3, 2018. Since 2016 nearly three million dollars have been spent on wildlife related damages in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy L. Mosier)
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386th hosts first BASH training in Southwest Asia

Tyler Adams, United States Department of Agriculture wildlife biologist, demonstrates proper technique when firing pyrotecnics, Dec. 3, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Adams trained Airmen across the area of responsibility in hopes to mitigate the number of birdstrikes on aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy L. Mosier)
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USDA, BASH saving lives and money

Megan Baker, U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Service wild service's wild life biologist, fires a pyrotechnic, at a undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Nov. 1, 2017. The USDA uses pyrotechnics similar to bottle rockets to scare birds away from habitats on or near airport runways.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. William Banton)
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USDA, BASH saving lives and money

Megan Baker (right) and Colby Cousineau, U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Service wild service's wild life biologists look for aircraft wildlife threats at a undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Nov. 1, 2017. The Air Force works with the USDA in support of Bird, and wildlife, Aircraft Strike Hazard Program.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. William Banton)
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USDA, BASH saving lives and money

The Bird, and wildlife, Aircraft Strike Hazard program (BASH) is to preserve war fighting capabilities through the reduction of wildlife hazards to aircraft operations. According to the Air Force Safety Center during the 2016 fiscal year the Air Force had more than 4000 wildlife strikes to aircraft resulting in more than 20.6 million dollars in damage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. William Banton)
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Air Force-USDA partnership: Providing wildlife mitigation tactics

The 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety office partners with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services to provide wildlife mitigation services, June 30, 2016, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. USDA personnel that work alongside deployed Airmen at Bagram provide a high level of wildlife expertise that aid in mitigating the effects that birds and wildlife have on safe flying operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Korey Fratini)
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Air Force-USDA partnership: Providing wildlife mitigation tactics

Mr. Ben Allen, U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services wildlife specialist and biologist, moves rocks around as he constructs a manmade wildlife trap, June 30, 2016, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Wildlife traps like these are one of the ways the USDA and the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety office provide wildlife mitigation services across the airfield ensuring safer flying operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Korey Fratini)
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Air Force-USDA partnership: Providing wildlife mitigation tactics

Mr. Ben Allen, U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services wildlife specialist and biologist, prepares to fire a pyrotechnic pistol, June 30, 2016, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Pyrotechnic pistols are used as a tactic to scare and deter birds and other wildlife that are around the airfield in order to create an environment safe enough for air operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Korey Fratini)
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Air Force-USDA partnership: Providing wildlife mitigation tactics

Lt. Col. James Cooper (front), 455th Air Expeditionary Wing chief of safety and Mr. Ben Allen (back), U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services wildlife specialist and biologist, prepare to fire an air powered pellet rifle and shot gun, June 30, 2016, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 455th AEW Safety office and the USDA use wildlife depredation tactics as just one of the many tools in order to effectively mitigate the impact of birds and wildlife on safe air operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Korey Fratini)
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Air Force-USDA partnership: Providing wildlife mitigation tactics

Mr. Ben Allen, U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services wildlife specialist and biologist, radios in to Bagram Airfield ground control prior to entering the runway, June 30, 2016, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Allen works directly with the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety Office to provide his expertise on wildlife management. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Korey Fratini)
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Air Force-USDA partnership: Providing wildlife mitigation tactics

Mr. Ben Allen prepares to exit a vehicle on the flightline to conduct wildlife mitigation tactics, June 30, 2016, Bagram Airfield Afghanistan. Allen works for the U.S. Department of Agriculture through a partnership with the U.S. Air Force at Bagram Airfield to help mitigate the impact wildlife has on flying operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Korey Fratini)
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Air Force-USDA partnership: Providing wildlife mitigation tactics

Mr. Ben Allen, U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services wildlife specialist and biologist, fires a pyrotechnic pistol, June 30, 2016, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Pyrotechnic pistols are used as a tactic to scare birds and other wildlife that are around the airfield in order to create an environment safe enough for air operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Korey Fratini)
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Air Force-USDA partnership: Providing wildlife mitigation tactics

Mr. Ben Allen, U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services wildlife specialist and biologist, sifts dirt around a manmade wildlife trap, June 30, 2016, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Wildlife traps like these are used to trap live animals and relocate them off the airfield in order to ensure safer flying operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Korey Fratini)
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Air Force-USDA partnership: Providing wildlife mitigation tactics

Mr. Ben Allen, U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services wildlife specialist and biologist, uses a stick to evenly spread out dirt on a manmade wildlife trap he constructed, June 30, 2016, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Wildlife traps like these are used to trap live animals and relocate them off the airfield in order to ensure safer flying operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Korey Fratini)
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Bird guides, binoulars and ballistics keep the birds at bay

Dave Tresham, United States Department of Agriculture wildlife biologist, assembles a trapping device near the flightline at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Sept. 3, 2015. Tresham controls the wildlife population in the area through the use of ballistics, habitat modification and education in an effort to reduce aircraft strikes that can hamper the support the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing provides to degrade and defeat the Islamic State during Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brittany E. Jones)
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