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Show i r 24. 2001 May nnran uiiiinuuimi 1 Ma-Ji- Earn UIUUVM Mm OflfM m JUVl.UUJ HIUJ --.VIM, 50 OFF! 30 OFF! lZ?ZcJ Dumpsters and containers at the Recycle Center provide a way to sort useable Items. The June ECAMP inspection will check trash containers for hazardous waste. Waste disposal checked in ECAMP inspection by Jim Caldwell Environmental Management Directorate As has been frequently mentioned, Hill AFB will be the recipient of an External Environmental Compliance Assessment Management Program inspection in June. The Utah Test and Training Range will be inspected June and the base 4-- 8, inspected June 1 In reviewing the findings of the previous several inspections, one of the major items of concern was "uncharacterized hazardous waste," which can be translated into "the throwing of unauthorized materials into Dumpsters or trash collection containers located throughout the base. 5. ? Unauthorized materials include, but are not limited to, used batteries, grease or solvent-soake- rags, tape used to mask d painted items, used fluorescent light -- I compo- pre-ECAM- tfsc Eglin F-1- 6 pilot and his backseater headed for their third pass on a weapons delivery sortie here recently, a large gray indistinct shape suddenly hit the aircraft V Luckily, Col. Kevin Burns, 46th Test Wing vice commander and pilot, and Capt. Anthony Thomas, 46th TW flight test engineer, maneuvered their jet and made an emergency landing at nearby Duke Field. One of a flock of double-creste- d cormorant birds had struck the screaming aircraft. This isn't an unfamiliar story to pilots. In fact, Air Force records show that there have been 38,000 strikes, which have killed 33 aviators, destroyed 30 aircraft and caused more than $500 million in equipment damage since 1985. Eglin reports more than two damaging bird strikes each year. To strike back, bird research specialists Carla Dove, Christina Gebhard and Brian Schimdt from the Smithsonian Institution, a Washington, D.C., based j bird-aircra- ft natural history museum that houses more than 650,000 bird specimens, recently teamed with Eugene LeBoeuf, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. bird strike scientist with the USAF Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard Team or BASH. Eglin's Jackson Guard Natural Recources "We decided to visit Eglin because COPY ifs A MM Mf ALL Ml Include 1 I 'Jr 41 mzff aarUnde, bushes, etema, cndlerind ttuacm. Coordinate, 6prtn Floral k collectiOfi .yy f 4 V I I 'owe Udg, 'Si' laUetop 8 8 lasktt jlrranaaMrts everydsy Summer style Completed project ii thorn. ATfeGof.fcfl j I ,v J799 sli Wood Cats t j. j to , E j outdoor !s ' &eoctwn vane to"" Birdhooses I M III 24"x36" 1 S"1, iUj7lQ',rI RNay-to-rai- ff Ho; mm? nd foiiaoe. nd im wM, H ALL 1 beton, I I or Hanging wa Dove said. . In addition, LeBoeuf said the research they conducted is a direct connection between the museum and aviation safety. Dove said. BO flowerta "Silts Spring bird migration corridors, the Mississippi River and the Atlantic Flyways," Division hosted these experts while they collected and identified birds com"Providing even the tiniest bit of feather monly hit during bird strikes to deterevidence of may be crucial to identifying mine ways to reduce the number bird that the actually hit the aircraft," strikes. nrady for the holiday. S WUt! 12" Include t ChristiMS Lotdi Hook Kits Start your prtjjcte now rnrut be Row Trees P " 392.5400 THE ARTS AND CRAFTS STORE inspections and operational surveys in order to assist base personnel in the minimization or elimination of any major "Identifying species of birds from feather remains provides essential data needed to implement habitat management plans on airfields and provide warnings to pilots of bird strike dangers," Dove explained. "Furthermore, knowing the weight of a bird species helps engineers design windscreens and engines that are more resistant to damage from bird strikes-.Dove said after receiving the remains of a bird involved in a strike, it is identified using two ways. First, bird feathers are washed and dried to allow them to assume their natural shape and color. If enough feather material is present, identification is made by comparing the unknown feathers to the museum specimens to find the perfect match. Second, other remains with only a few feather barbs of unidentifiable characters are identified using a light microscope to search for diagnostic family characteristics. However, Dove said research on birds cannot be successful without the Air Force flight safety offices' help and urges all safety and maintenance people to preserve all types of bird remains and send them to the Smithsonian Institution as soon as possible. inntt store! Ckrisfntas situated right in the middle of two major EGLIN AFB, Fla. (AFMCNS) - As an Harrison Blvd. CuSKS. VIUL 53 investigate bird strikes Air Armament Center Public Affairs 3135 South tiL'- - 4ft Utah StifcWy Fowl research specialists by Airman Emily Butali snmoemw MUSffiTMS I nents. Contact a Unit Environmental Coordinator or environmental representative for disposal information on these items if you have questions. Since the ECAMP program is a key entry on one of the Air Force Materiel Command "report cards," we all have a stake in a successful inspection. , Unit Environmental Coordinators, environmental representatives, and hazardous waste customer service representatives are currently conducting -- n com- patible or EVQY WEDNESDAY mnm-- wat mmn tubes, mercury vapor or sodium vapor lights, partially filled paint cans, used thermostats, or any other items which could contain fv Civ! 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