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Lauren Caister, 22nd Air Refueling Wing wildlife manager and animal behavior expert, describes the damage a bird strike can cause to an aircraft to landowners Nov. 10, 2011, McConnell Air Force Base. Caister, along with other members of the Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard team held a Landowner Appreciation Dinner to thank the neighbors for their support. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Katrina M. Brisbin)


McConnell opens its doors to landowners

Lauren Caister, 22nd Air Refueling Wing wildlife manager and animal behavior expert, describes the damage a bird strike can cause to an aircraft to landowners Nov. 10, 2011, McConnell Air Force Base. Caister, along with other members of the Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard team held a Landowner Appreciation Dinner to thank the neighbors for their support. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Katrina M. Brisbin)

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In this image released by the National Geographic Society, a peregrine falcon is shown similar to one of the falcons that will be used in McConnell Air Force Base's Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard program. (Photo/National Geographic Society)
Fourteen landowners who allow McConnell's safety officials to conduct the Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard program on their property visited McConnell Air Force Base Nov. 10, 2011. Landowners viewed the mission of the 22nd ARW and the BASH program firsthand. Since the implementation of the program, bird strikes have decreased by more than 30 percent. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Katrina M. Brisbin)
Fourteen Landowners who open their lands to McConnell’s Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard program visited McConnell Air Force Base June 7, 2011, viewing firsthand the mission of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing and the BASH program. The BASH program has reduced the number of birdstrikes at McConnell by more than 30 percent in the past four years. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Laura L. Valentine)
Vasi, a bird-control dog, waits as landowners learn about the bird aircraft hazard program June 7, 2011, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The landowners allow their land to be used to reduce the number of bird flocks that create hazards for the KC-135 Stratotankers assigned to McConnell. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Laura L. Valentine)