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Tag: Birds

BASH Program keeps JBSA-Kelly Field safe
February 15, 2019 — The airspace above Joint Base San Antonio has all kinds of missions and one program is supporting the runways by making it safe for humans and wildlife to co-exist. The Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard, or BASH, program is continuously working to mitigate wildlife hazards, such as bird strikes to the aircraft. ... MORE

JBSA-Randolph participates in project to reduce aircraft bird strikes
July 8, 2015 — Biologists from the 12th Flying Training Wing Safety Officeat Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph and the U.S. Department of Agriculture areparticipating in a research project to find solutions for... MORE

From left: Ted Pepps, Mike Pacheco and Brian Washburn, U.S. Department of Agriculture research biologists, demonstrate the proper way to set up an electromagnetic drop net June 23 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph as part of a study to reduce bird strikes on aircraft. For the complete story, see page 4.
Photo by Melissa Peterson