At West Virginia International Yeager Airport, border collies Hercules and Ned play a vital role in aviation safety. Skipping the US Travel 2025 🌴 This country's safest A spotlight on America ...

At West Virginia International Yeager Airport, border collies Hercules and Ned play a vital role in aviation safety.

Hercules greets a passenger Thursday, May 15, 2025, at West Virginia International Yeager Airport, where he is used to keep birds and other wildlife away from the airfield, in Charleston, W.Va ...

Hercules and Ned, two border collies, work at West Virginia International Yeager Airport as wildlife specialists. Their primary job is to patrol the airfield and chase away birds, preventing ...

West Virginia International Yeager Airport wildlife specialist and dog handler Chris Keyser poses with Hercules and Ned at the airport in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/John Raby) ...

Hercules and ned are specially trained to patrol the mile-long airfield to prevent birds and other wildlife from affecting airport traffic.

Hercules greets Janet Spry as she waits to board a flight Thursday, May 15, 2025, at West Virginia International Yeager Airport. An impromptu visit from Hercules brought a smile — and more.

Hercules greets a passenger Thursday, May 15, 2025, at West Virginia International Yeager Airport, where he is used to keep birds and other wildlife away from the airfield, in Charleston, W.Va ...

Hercules and Ned, two border collies, work at West Virginia International Yeager Airport as wildlife specialists. Their primary job is to patrol the airfield and chase away birds, preventing ...

Hercules greets Janet Spry as she waits to board a flight Thursday, May 15, 2025, at West Virginia International Yeager Airport. An impromptu visit from Hercules brought a smile — and more.

Hercules greets Janet Spry as she waits to board a flight Thursday, May 15, 2025, at West Virginia International Yeager Airport. An impromptu visit from Hercules brought a smile — and more.

Hercules greets Janet Spry as she waits to board a flight Thursday, May 15, 2025, at West Virginia International Yeager Airport. An impromptu visit from Hercules brought a smile — and more.