A.B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam

The A.B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam (GIAA) continues their dedication to training airport personnel to keep up with the ever-changing needs of the aviation industry and airport landscape. In line with the mandates under the U.S. Federal Air Regulations (FAR 139.337) for certification, airports must be trained in Wildlife Hazard Management.

On Tuesday April 29, 2014 GIAA staff attended a one-day training in Wildlife Hazard Management conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Daniel Vice, Assistant State Director and Supervisory Wildlife Biologist aling with Jeffrey B. Flores, Supervisor Wildlife Biologist. Personnel from four (4) of the Airport’s eight (8) divisions from Operations, Engineering, Properties & Facilities and Aircraft & Firefighting Divisions participated in the training. The Training included: Wildlife species awareness; Part 139 Wildlife Training Requirements; Wildlife Hazard Management Assessment & Plan Requirement; Wildlife Strikes and Reporting; Mitigating Wildlife and Identifying Environment Issues Increasing Wildlife Activity; and Brown Tree Snake (BTS) Awareness and Mitigation Methods.