BASH Programs Gain Importance
Aaron Betts is a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, assigned to oversee the Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard…
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MacDill AFB Fish Strike
September 10, 2013, will forever live in infamy for Lt. Cmdr. Nick Toth, NOAA pilot, and for everyone else involved in the first recorded "fish strike," in the history of NOAA at MacDill that occurred that morning. At roughly 10:50…
FOD on a Boat
Foreign Object Damage - or FOD - costs the Navy almost $90 million a year. That's why combating FOD is…
Recent Accidents Include Powerline and Animal Strikes
Preliminary Report: Brazilian Jet Overruns Runway Cessna Citation CJ3, São Paulo (SBSP), Brazil, Nov. 11, 2012–The captain of a Cessna Citation…
Barksdale AFB Looks For Those With An Eye For FOD.
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- With more than 60 aircraft assigned here and many others that use the second largest flightline…
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ESPN Recruited For Military UAV Video Analysis
Helping To Train Analysts To Sift Through 'Enormous Amount' Of Video From Drones Anyone who's ever watched a sporting event…
Your Mission
Whether your operation is civilian or military, your mission depends on functioning aircraft Don't let this: Or this: Lead to…
Chat Room Goes On-Line
Researchers have found that there is not an adequate forum for U.S. military FOD program managers to share information and…
Sites Dealing With Bird Strikes or Bird Control
US Air Force BASH Program The US Air Force's working group dedicated to preventing bird strike and wildlife problems at…
Air Force Safety Goes Online
US Air Force Safety Center Proactive Aviation Safety Center (ProSEF) has created a new publicly-accesible Web site that details the…
1,000 FOD-Free Days
In what may be a new record for the military service, the US Air Force's 7th Bomb Wing has improved…
The Perfect Engine Run
Compliments of U.S. Air Force "Flying Safety" Magazine SMSGT BARRY TROUBA 3rd Component Repair Squadron Elmendorf AFB, AK With a…
Navy Bird Control
Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida develops long-term plans to improve Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard Prevention (BASH) procedures. Read More.....
Keep Your Fuel Bottles Safe
As part of its continuing effort to improve Foreign Object Damage (FOD) prevention, The FOD Control Corporation has introduced a…
Do You Have All the Pieces?
Compliments of U.S. Air Force "Flying Safety" Magazine Aircraft maintenance personnel were tasked with troubleshooting a C-5 #3 engine generator…