Air Force Master Sgt. William Telschow, 31st Fighter Wing Flight Safety manager, swabs a bird strike at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Oct. 19, 2022. The Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard team takes samples and sends them to the Smithsonian Institution, Feather Identification Lab in Washington, , for further processing.

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