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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)


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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