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Noah Baity: Clearing the flight line, protecting the mission

Noah Baity, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services wildlife biologist, poses for a photo within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 17, 2025. The USDA-Air Force partnership allows dedicated specialists like Baity to focus solely on wildlife mitigation, ensuring sustained airfield readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James Fritz)
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Noah Baity: Clearing the flight line, protecting the mission

Noah Baity, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services wildlife biologist, poses for a photo within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 17, 2025. The long-standing partnership between the USDA and U.S. Air Force ensures a coordinated approach to wildlife management that directly supports operational safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James Fritz)
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Noah Baity: Clearing the flight line, protecting the mission

Noah Baity, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services wildlife biologist, poses for a photo within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 17, 2025. This collaboration highlights the critical role of interagency cooperation in maintaining secure airfields and protecting vital aviation assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James Fritz)
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Noah Baity: Clearing the flight line, protecting the mission

Noah Baity, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services wildlife biologist, records observed bird species during a routine survey within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 17, 2025. Wildlife observations gathered during patrols help inform airfield management decisions and improve long-term mitigation strategies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James Fritz)
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Noah Baity: Clearing the flight line, protecting the mission

Noah Baity, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services wildlife biologist, records observed bird species during a routine survey within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 17, 2025. Baity’s efforts support a proactive approach to flight line safety, aiming to reduce the risk of costly or dangerous bird strikes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James Fritz)
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Noah Baity: Clearing the flight line, protecting the mission

Noah Baity, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services wildlife biologist, scans the area for bird activity during an early morning patrol within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 17, 2025. Baity works in partnership with the U.S. Air Force to support the Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard program, helping to mitigate wildlife threats that could impact aircraft and aircrew safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James Fritz)
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Noah Baity: Clearing the flight line, protecting the mission

Noah Baity, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services wildlife biologist, scans the area for bird activity during an early morning patrol within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 17, 2025. By identifying attractants and implementing control measures, Baity plays a key role in preserving both mission capability and personnel safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mark Colmenares)
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386th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety office and United States Department of Agriculture collaborate to keep flight line safe

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jeremy Sarno, left, a C-130 Hercules pilot with the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety office, and Kevin Barnes, a U.S. Department of Agriculture wildlife specialist, fill up a rifle with air at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, April 5, 2022. The 386th AEW/SE works with the USDA to depredate wildlife that poses a risk to aircraft, under the Bird/wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Filzen)
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386th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety office and United States Department of Agriculture collaborate to keep flight line safe

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Edgar Epiebuang, an entomology pest management journeyman with the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron, opens a fridge to store and preserve bait at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, April 5, 2022. The cataloging of the animals is required as the Smithsonian Institution retrieves them for their bird lab stateside. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Filzen)
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386th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety office and United States Department of Agriculture collaborate to keep flight line safe

Kevin Barnes, left, a U.S. Department of Agriculture wildlife specialist, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Jeremy Sarno, a C-130 Hercules pilot with the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety office, prepare to depredate a bird that is by the centerline of the runway at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, April 5, 2022. The 386th AEW/SE works with the USDA to depredate wildlife that poses a risk to aircraft, under the Bird/wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Filzen)
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386th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety office and United States Department of Agriculture collaborate to keep flight line safe

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Edgar Epiebuang, an entomology pest management journeyman with the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron, opens a fridge to store and preserve bait at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, April 5, 2022. The cataloging of the animals retrieved is required as the Smithsonian Institution retrieves them for their bird lab stateside. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Filzen)
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386th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety office and United States Department of Agriculture collaborate to keep flight line safe

Kevin Barnes, left, a U.S. Department of Agriculture wildlife specialist, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Jeremy Sarno, a C-130 Hercules pilot with the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety office, collect the remains of birds they extinguished at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, April 5, 2022. The 386th AEW/SE works with the USDA to depredate wildlife that poses a risk to aircraft, under the Bird/wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Filzen)
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386th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety office and United States Department of Agriculture collaborate to keep flight line safe

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jeremy Sarno, left, a C-130 Hercules pilot with the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety office, and Kevin Barnes, a U.S. Department of Agriculture wildlife specialist, fill up a rifle with air at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, April 5, 2022. The 386th AEW/SE works with the USDA to depredate wildlife that poses a risk to aircraft, under the Bird/wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Filzen)
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386th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety office and United States Department of Agriculture collaborate to keep flight line safe

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Edgar Epiebuang, an entomology pest management journeyman with the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron, opens a fridge to store and preserve bait at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, April 5, 2022. The cataloging of the animals is required as the Smithsonian Institution retrieves them for their bird lab stateside. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Filzen)
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386th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety office and United States Department of Agriculture collaborate to keep flight line safe

Kevin Barnes, left, a U.S. Department of Agriculture wildlife specialist, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Jeremy Sarno, a C-130 Hercules pilot with the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety office, prepare to depredate a bird that is by the centerline of the runway at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, April 5, 2022. The 386th AEW/SE works with the USDA to depredate wildlife that poses a risk to aircraft, under the Bird/wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Filzen)
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386th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety office and United States Department of Agriculture collaborate to keep flight line safe

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Edgar Epiebuang, an entomology pest management journeyman with the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron, opens a fridge to store and preserve bait at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, April 5, 2022. The cataloging of the animals retrieved is required as the Smithsonian Institution retrieves them for their bird lab stateside. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Filzen)
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386th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety office and United States Department of Agriculture collaborate to keep flight line safe

Kevin Barnes, left, a U.S. Department of Agriculture wildlife specialist, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Jeremy Sarno, a C-130 Hercules pilot with the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety office, collect the remains of birds they extinguished at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, April 5, 2022. The 386th AEW/SE works with the USDA to depredate wildlife that poses a risk to aircraft, under the Bird/wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Filzen)
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Unique partnership brings Smithsonian Institution to Kuwait

A display of various birds is shown at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, June 12, 2019. The samples will be taken back to the Smithsonian Institution’s Feather Identification Lab in Washington D.C. (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, presents a display of bird samples to Col. Patrick Schlichenmeyer, 386th AEW wing commander, at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, June 12, 2019. The unique partnership between the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, the Smithsonian and the Kuwait Environment Public Authority allowed for the visit to take place. (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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