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Tag: flight safety

Increased measures to prevent aircraft mishaps
October 4, 2016 — Joint Base Charleston officials authorized an escalation in the base’s ongoing efforts to prevent aircraft bird strikes in the vicinity of the air base. Due to an expected large migratory increase in the number of geese inhabiting areas surrounding the airfield and their growing immunity to other bird-removal tactics, officials approved the... MORE