1. Bird/Animal Strike Hazard (BASH) Program Jay Higgins CNIC Air Operations Program

2. 2 UNCLASSIFIED CNIC BASH Program Program Organization – Resourcing – Program Management – Execution – Support BASH Program status

3. 3 UNCLASSIFIED CNIC BASH Program Vision – Execute a CNIC BASH program that effectively mitigates wildlife strike hazards to aircraft at Navy shore airfields in order to enhance operational readiness and protect resources for all stakeholders. Goal – Continually improve BASH program effectiveness by promoting transparent, synergistic cooperation among all stakeholders in managing risks to military aircraft, people, infrastructure and natural resources. Methodology – Developing trust is key: must create program practices and procedures that enhance BASH partnership between key personnel (Ops, EV, tenants) for policy development, risk assessment, risk management planning and emergent problem solving. – Develop measures to evaluate and improve BASH effectiveness.

4. 4 UNCLASSIFIED CNIC BASH Program Ongoing Methodology – Updated USDA work plan to improve transparency – Evaluating BASH programs during airfield evals Next steps – Add clarity to BASH instruction roles & responsibilities – Develop WHMPs – Put more teeth in BASH Working Groups

5. 5 UNCLASSIFIED CNIC BASH Program Current events at HQ level – USDA partnership expansion – NAVFAC role – Smithsonian Feather ID Lab – BASH instruction – Birdstrike Committee Meeting USA

6. 6 UNCLASSIFIED CNIC BASH Program Ongoing challenges – No OPNAV level instruction – Strike reporting – Strike data base management/analysis – Facilities Services issues – Other issues?

7. 7 UNCLASSIFIED CNIC BASH Program QUESTIONS?