Airfield Management
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- Senior Airman Alisha Thiher, 509th Operations Support Squadron airfield management journeyman, collects loose pieces of pavement from the flightline as part of an inspection June 29, for items that could cause foreign object damage. FOD can be caused by any number of things including rocks, bags, garbage or objects dropped from aircraft. The smallest piece of FOD can destroy an entire aircraft engine. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nick Wilson) (Released)