Senior Airman Kelly Adkins and Airman 1st Class Tyler Shepherd, 2nd Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment Parachute Shop, separates drag chute suspension lines on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 5. The drag chute lines are separated and then tied together to ensure they do not tangle during packing or when they are released for emergency use. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)
Senior Airman Ernest St. Amand, 2nd Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment Parachute Shop, prepares to measure a four-line jettison on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 5. If an aircrew member deploys their chute, the four-line jettison is used to steer the individual to safety. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)
Senior Airman Ernest St. Amand, 2nd Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment Parachute Shop, inspects the beacon on a back automatic parachute, BA-18, on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 5. Once a parachute is deployed, the beacon will send a message to Air Force rescue services that will show the location of the parachute. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)
Airman 1st Class Richard James, 2nd Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment Parachute Shop, overlaps a parachute canopy onto itself on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 5. The AFE parachute shop is in charge of packing, inspecting and supplying B-52H Stratofortress aircrew with their parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)
Airman 1st Class Richard James, 2nd Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment Parachute Shop, conducts a line check for a parachute on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 5. The line check ensures the chute lines are in the right order. The AFE parachute shop is in charge of packing, inspecting and supplying B-52H Stratofortress aircrew with their parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)
Airman 1st Class Richard James, 2nd Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment Parachute Shop, stows chute lines into a quarter deployment bag on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 5. The quarter deployment bag keeps the lines neat and enables the chute to deploy correctly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)
Airman 1st Class Tyler Shepherd, 2nd Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment Parachute Shop, inspects the connector link on a back automatic parachute, BA-18, on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 5. The BA-18 is worn by aircrew members during flight and deploys in the event of an ejection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)
Senior Airman Kelly Adkins, left, stows chute lines into a quarter deployment bag as Senior Airman Ernest St. Amand, both from the 2nd Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment Parachute Shop, threads part of a back automatic parachute, BA-18, on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 5. The AFE parachute shop is in charge of packing, inspecting and supplying B-52H Stratofortress aircrew with their parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)
Senior Airman Ernest St. Amand, 2nd Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment Parachute Shop, installs a beacon on a back automatic parachute, BA-18, on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 5. Once a parachute is deployed, the beacon will send a message to Air Force rescue services that will show the location of the parachute. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)
Senior Airman Ernest St. Amand, 2nd Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment Parachute Shop, measures a four-line jettison on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 5. If an aircrew member deploys their chute, the four-line jettison is used to steer the individual to safety. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)