Vance Air Force Base holds a controlled airfield burn near Oakwood Road Friday, March 27, 2015. Periodic burns on the base assist with the relocation of migratory birds before new growth in the Spring. Over the past several years, repairs to aircraft after bird strikes have totaled 1 million dollars(Staff Photo by BONNIE VCULEK)

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