BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Airmen from the 2d Operational Support Squadron, prepare to repack a drag-chute July 29. A drag-chute is an extra-large parachute for the aircraft that B-52 pilots deploy during landing to slow the aircraft's momentum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)(RELEASED)
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Staff Sgt. Wesley Vinson, 2d Operational Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, repacks a drag-chute July 29. Some of AFE technician duties include inspecting, maintaining and adjusting aircrew life support and chemical defense equipment such as flight helmets, oxygen masks, survival kits, night-vision systems, parachutes, anti-gravity suits and other types of aircrew life support and chemical defense systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)(RELEASED)
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Airman 1st Class James Berg, 2d Operational Support Squadron, aircrew flight equipment technician, repairs a drag-chute July 29. Each B-52 has 11 parachutes and 10 survival kits. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)(RELEASED)
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Senior Airman Jason Bousman, 2d Operational Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, repairs a drag-chute July 29. Each B-52 has 11 parachutes and 10 survival kits. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)(RELEASED)
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Staff Sgt. Wesley Vinson and Airman 1st Class Matthew Treguboff, 2d Operational Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technicians, ensure that the lines of a B-52 drag-chute are untangled to ensure proper release July 29. A drag-chute is an extra-large parachute that B-52 pilots deploy during landing to slow the aircraft's momentum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)(RELEASED)
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Airmen from the 2d Operational Support Squadron pack a drag-chute July 29. Some of AFE technician duties include inspecting, maintaining and adjusting aircrew life support and chemical defense equipment such as flight helmets, oxygen masks, survival kits, night-vision systems, parachutes, anti-gravity suits and other types of aircrew life support and chemical defense systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)(RELEASED)