Air Force Academy Cadets 3rd Class Shawn Weathersby (left) and James Barney, both falconers at the academy falconry program, prepare to release their falcons Oct. 12, 2017, at the Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. Nine cadets make up the academy’s falconry team, with four chosen each year to replace the graduating seniors. New cadet falconers begin training in January under upperclassman. Their daily duties include maintaining equipment in the facility, cleaning the mews, feeding the falcons, checking each bird’s health and weight and training them. ( Air Force photo by
Air Force Academy Cadets 3rd Class Shawn Weathersby (left) and James Barney, both falconers at the academy falconry program, prepare to release their falcons Oct. 12, 2017, at the Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. Nine cadets make up the academy’s falconry team, with four chosen each year to replace the graduating seniors. New cadet falconers begin training in January under upperclassman. Their daily duties include maintaining equipment in the facility, cleaning the mews, feeding the falcons, checking each bird’s health and weight and training them. ( Air Force photo by Senior Airman Clayton Cupit)
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