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.
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.
Sept. 24, 2015 Bird guides, binoculars and ballistics, BASH program keeps aircraft in flight Growing up in Alaska, Dave Tresham, United States Department of Agriculture wildlife biologist, spent most of his time outdoors. Traveling to school in the morning, often in subzero temperatures, was an adventure in itself. He woke up at 4:30 a.m. to maneuver a boat or snowmobile across a 2-mile