Air Force Security Forces members from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, Diego Garcia, standby with Remington 870 shotguns and wait to eradicate White Egrets near the flightline during Operation Enduring Freedom. The Royal Marines are training Security Forces so they can take over the Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard Program (BASH). The BASH program is designed to reduce the number of Egrets and to harass the areas where they congregate around the flightline to prevent future aircraft strikes. There have been sixteen bird strikes costing the Air Force thousands of dollars since the beginning of the
Air Force Security Forces members from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, Diego Garcia, standby with Remington 870 shotguns and wait to eradicate White Egrets near the flightline during Operation Enduring Freedom. The Royal Marines are training Security Forces so they can take over the Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard Program (BASH). The BASH program is designed to reduce the number of Egrets and to harass the areas where they congregate around the flightline to prevent future aircraft strikes. There have been sixteen bird strikes costing the Air Force thousands of dollars since the beginning of the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM at Diego Garcia. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the .... [Complete] Scene Caption: Air Force Security Forces members from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, Diego Garcia, standby with Remington 870 shotguns and wait to eradicate White Egrets near the flightline during Operation Enduring Freedom. The Royal Marines are training Security Forces so they can take over the Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard Program (BASH). The BASH program is designed to reduce the number of Egrets and to harass the areas where they congregate around the flightline to prevent future aircraft strikes. There have been sixteen bird strikes costing the Air Force thousands of dollars since the beginning of the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM at Diego Garcia. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT) Scene Major Command Shown: 28th AEW
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