Two 15mm single shot pyrotechnics pistols, along with fuses, rest on a counter in the 2nd Operations Support Squadron Airfield Management office on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 15. Airfield Management Airmen use pyrotechnic pistols along with oscillating air cannons placed around the flightline to prevent bird strikes on incoming and outgoing aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)
Airman 1st Class Mario Carfagno III, 2nd Operations Support Squadron airfield management, loads a 12-gauge pyrotechnics pistol with a shell cracker on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 15. The 12-gauge pistol uses a small pyrotechnic charge to scare birds away from the flightline to prevent aircraft mishaps. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)
Airman 1st Class Mario Carfagno III, 2nd Operations Support Squadron airfield manager, fires a 12-gauge pyrotechnics pistol on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 15. The 12-gauge pistol launches a projectile that creates a small explosion near its desired target causing minimal collateral damage. The pistol is a non-lethal option for airfield managers to choose from when scaring birds away from the flightline. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)
Airman 1st Class Mario Carfagno III, 2nd Operations Support Squadron airfield manager, ensures the runway approach lights illuminate on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May. 15. Approach lights are a critical tool aircrew members use when landing aircraft during hours of darkness or low visibility. Without the lights, aircrew members could potentially have a difficult time locating the runway. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)
Airman 1st Class Mario Carfagno III, 2nd Operations Support Squadron airfield manager, searches the runway for spalls and other potential hazards on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 15. Spalling is when a part of the runway breaks and creates holes or gaps, spreading debris across the runway. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)
Airman 1st Class Mario Carfagno III, 2nd Operations Support Squadron airfield manager, calls in a damage report to the Airfield Management office on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 15. The pipe was pushed up from the runway due to changing temperatures causing the concrete to expand and contract. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)