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)