Airmen assigned to the 55th Wing’s Flight Safety office tour the new Merlin Radar as an RC-135S Cobra Ball takes flight on the base runway Jan. 23, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The newly acquired radar is used to detect birds within a four-mile radius both horizontally and vertically in order to prevent bird collisions with Offutt’s aircrafts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Plueger/Released)