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Strikes, but rarely do we see it this clearly. the air force c-37 taking off from chicago, hitting the boards right there. you can see smoke from the engines roshgtss of sparks flying. the plane making an immediate landing right back at the airport. onboard, general daniel hochenson, a member of the joint chiefs of staff. and abc's stephanie ramos leading us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the dramatic moment this air force c-37 with the united states of america emblem painted on its side, carrying one of the nation's top military officials, forced to land after hitting a flock of birds sho...

Daniel hokanson, head of the national guard, and a member of the joint chiefs of staff. the 89th airlift wing saying the crew of the c-37 "safely returned to the airport out of an abundance of caution" and there were no injuries. >> the problem for the pilots is this is a very critical time flight. the airplane has very little energy, it's trying to climb away from the ground and to ingest a flock of birds can cause a loss of an engine or sometimes even loss of both engines. >> reporter: wild life strike incidents are on the rise and can be dangerous. more than 12,000 have been reported to the...