Crew chiefs from the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit push a drag chute behind a B-52H Stratofortress on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 28, 2013. The stand provides Airmen stability and convenience when packing the chute equipment into the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)
Staff Sgt. Richard Sturm, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, hoists a chute bag on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 28, 2013. The chute bag holds the large parachute that is used to slow down a rapidly moving B-52H Stratofortress during landing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)
Stafft Sgt. Richard Sturm, left, and Airman 1st Class Nicholas Pierce, right, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chiefs, load a drag chute into a B-52H Stratofortress on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 28, 2013. The chute bag holds the large parachute that is used to slow down a rapidly moving B-52H Stratofortress during landing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)
Staff Sgt. Richard Sturm, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, closes a B-52H Stratofortress drag chute hatch on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 28, 2013. The B-52 uses two parachutes when landing. The first parachute that deploys is a small pilot chute. The pilot chute is used to pull out the bigger parachute which slows down the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)(RELEASED)
Airman 1st Class Nicholas Pierce, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, ensures a pilot chute is properly connected to a B-52H Stratofortress on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 28, 2013. The pilot chute is the small parachute that is deployed first as the B-52 lands. The force of the first deployment is used to pull out the larger parachute which slows down the aircraft as it lands. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)
Staff Sgt. Richard Sturm, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, unhooks a chute bag on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 28, 2013. The chute bag weighs 185 pounds and requires a pulley in order to pull it up to the top of the stand. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)