US Air Force veteran Christie Van Aken, and her guide, bait her line during the 2025 B.A. Steinhagen Veterans Alligator Hunt, sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Fort Worth District, the Piney Woods Service Association, and Texas Parks and Wildlife, held at BA Steinhagen Lake, 13 Sept. 2025. There were four hunt tags given to the four veteran hunters, with three total alligators harvested. (US Army photo by Richard Bumgardner, SWF Public Affairs)