LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Biologist Tom Olexa, shoots pyrotechnics in front of the runway here to disperse a flock of birds before a pair of F-22 Raptors (background) take off. Wet areas around the runway attract all sorts of wildlife, including birds, which pose a hazard to launching aircraft. Mr. Olexa works with the 1st Fighter Wing's Bird and Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard team, known as BASH.
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