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Headquarters U.S. Air Force
Update: AFI 91-212Bird/wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard
Management Program
Mr. Kyle B. RussellAFSEC/SEFW
2019 NMFWA Workshop
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n United States Air Force Mission:n “to fly, fight, and win in
air, space, and cyberspace.”
n Air Force Safety Center/BASH Team Goal:n “The preservation of
war fighting capabilities through
the reduction of wildlife hazards to aircraft operations.”
Mission
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n Identify AFI changes and opportunities for installation
Natural Resources Programs to assist Flight Safetyn Successful BASH
Programs must have Team approachn Air Force organic capabilitiesn
Enhance communication to achieve the mission
Objective
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Background
n Published in May 2018n Rewrite of AFPAM 91-212 Bird/wildlife
Aircraft
Strike Hazard (BASH) Management Techniquesn Published in
February 2004n Policy and Guidance
n Combination of AFI 91-202 Air Force Mishap Prevention
Program
n AFI = Significant Changesn Formal wildlife surveysn Wildlife
Exclusion Zonen Photo submission for wildlife strikes
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BASH/Wildlife Surveys
n AFI 91-212 [1.3.9.11] and Attachment 2n Conduct a stand-alone,
year-long, formal Wildlife
Hazard Assessment (WHA) every 72 monthsn Installations with a
full-time USDA Wildlife Biologist
are not required to perform the 72-month WHAn Formal wildlife
survey methods
n Bird point count surveysn Night surveysn Small mammal
surveys
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BASH/Wildlife Surveys
Photos courtesy of Mr. Harrison C. Boggs and USDA-Wildlife
Services
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Wildlife Exclusion Zone
n AFI 91-212 [2.3.3.3]n “Appropriate Bird Hazard Working Group
agencies
shall define a Wildlife Exclusion Zone, or other relevant
mitigation zones, specific to the airfield, installation, and
flying mission.”
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Wildlife Exclusion Zone
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Wildlife Exclusion Zone
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Wildlife Strike Reporting
n AFI 91-212 [2.5.2]n Whole carcass photo submission to identify
species
n Upload photos into AFSAS n AFSEC/SEFW and Smithsonian
concurrencen DO NOT DISCARD REMAINS n Use of photo submission is
not mandatory
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Wildlife Strike Reporting
Photos courtesy of Dr. Carla Dove, Smithsonian Feather
Identification Lab
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Wildlife Strike Reporting
n Unacceptable Photographs:
Photos courtesy of Dr. Carla Dove, Smithsonian Feather
Identification Lab
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AFSEC/SEFW
n Mr. Daniel Sullivan, GS-15,
[email protected]
n Mr. Kyle Russell, GS-13, [email protected]
n Lt Col Mark Schmidt, [email protected]
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