Protecting our nation’s sacred symbol
U.S. Air Force Capt. Will Boss, center, Air Force Safety Center wildlife ecologist, holds a two-year-old bald eagle while Jeff Cooper, Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources biologist, places a hood over its head in Hampton, Va., Jan. 13, 2021. The hood makes the eagle more docile without harming it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chandler Baker)