Senior Airman John Cox, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, lifts a chute bag on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 22. 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)(RELEASED)
Tech. Sgt. Rob Johnson, 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, cuts a chute cord on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 21. Johnson prepped the chute bag to be placed inside a B-52H Stratofortress. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)(RELEASED)
Airman 1st Class David Geyer, 11th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, connects a pilot parachute canister to the bottom of a drogue parachute hatch on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 21. The canister uses spring force to pull a small parachute out. The force of the pilot chute pulls a much larger chute which is used to slow down a B-52H Stratofortress during landing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)(RELEASED)
Airman 1st Class Zachary Reph assists Airman 1st Class David Geyer, 11th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, hoist a chute bag on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 21. 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)(RELEASED)
Airman 1st Class Zachary Reph, 11th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, connects a chute bag riser into the jettison jaws of a B-52H Stratofortress on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 21. When the parachute is deployed, the connection ensures the force of the deployment does not rip the parachute off of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)(RELEASED)
Airman 1st Class Zachary Reph, 11th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, connects the pilot chute canister to the bottom of a drogue chute hatch on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 21. The pilot chute is the small parachute that is deployed first as the B-52H Stratofortress 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)(RELEASED)
Airmen from the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit prepare to load a drogue chute onto a B-52H Stratofortress on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 22. When an aircraft lands, two different parachutes are deployed. The smaller one creates enough force to pull out the much larger parachute which slows the aircraft down. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)(RELEASED)
Senior Airman John Cox, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, ensures a pilot chute canister is properly connected to the bottom of a drogue chute hatch on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 22. A drogue parachute is used on rapidly moving vehicles and aircraft to help slow it down. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)(RELEASED)
Airmen from the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit place a drogue chute stand behind a B-52H Stratofortress on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 22. 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)(RELEASED)
Aircraft parachute equipment lays on the ground on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 22. The B-52H Stratofortress 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)
Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Wetzel and Senior Airman John Cox, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, load a chute bag into a B-52H Stratofortress on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 22. The chute bag contains the large parachute that is used to slow down a rapidly moving aircraft during landing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)(RELEASED)