Airfield Operations Prevents Birdstrikes [Image 3 of 4]

KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, JAPAN

11.16.2016

Photo by Airman 1st Class Corey Pettis 

18th Wing

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Monika Neal, 18th Operations Support Squadron airfield management operations coordinator, shoots a pyrotechnic round at a flock of birds to scare them off the runway Nov. 16, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Birds and other wildlife can be sucked into the engines of aircraft and cause severe damage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Corey M. Pettis/Released)

• Date Taken: 11.16.2016
• Date Posted: 11.21.2016 01:15
• Photo ID: 3003516
• VIRIN: 161116-F-ED489-132
• Resolution: 4240x2832
• Size: 7.88 MB
• Location: KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, JP