Maj. Benjamin Lindsay, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Kandahar Airfield flight safety manager, fires birdshot to frighten away a flock of birds March 11, 2017 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. In 2015, bird strikes cost the Air Force $86 million in aircraft damages, nearly $250,000 of that at Kandahar Airfield alone.

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