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Tech. Sgt. Matthew Ludwig, 86th Operation Support Squadron Airfield Management non-commissioned officer in charge of training, fires a scare-away launcher during a Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard exercise Feb. 4, 2009, at Ramstein Air Base. The launcher is one method used to scare away any birds interfering with inbound or outbound flights. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Grovert Fuentes-Contreras)