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Senior Airmen Cory Neal and Jack McDonald, 2nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeymen, straighten out a drag chute at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 18, 2018. Drag chutes are deployed when the B-52 Stratofortress lands to slow it down. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Senior Airman Cory Neal, 2nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, holds open a drag chute bag while Senior Airman Jack McDonald, 2nd OSS aircrew flight equipment journeyman, jumps to shove the chute inside the bag at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 18, 2018. The number of deployments a drag chute goes through is recorded in a book that is kept on the chute at all times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Airman 1st Class Chris Hartford and Senior Airman Cory Neal, 2nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeymen, work together to tack a Back Automatic 21 seat style parachute at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 18, 2018. The tacking on the parachute will allow all components to be held in place until it is deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Senior Airman Andrew Croft, 2nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, shakes out a Back Automatic 21 seat style parachute at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 18, 2018. The BA-21 seat style parachute is attached inside the seats of the B-52 Stratofortress to deploy in case of an emergency ejection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Airman 1st Class Chris Hartford, 2nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, repacks a Back Automatic 21 seat style parachute at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 18, 2018. BA-21 parachutes require a monthly inspection inside the aircraft and an annual repack inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Senior Airmen Andrew Croft and Jacob Rhodes, 2nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeymen, pack survival kits for B-52 Stratofortress pilots at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 18, 2018. These survival kits include items such as life rafts, sleeping bags, extra clothing and medical supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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A drag parachute lies on a re-packing table at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 18, 2018. Every drag chute that comes through the aircrew flight equipment chute shop goes through an inspection before, and a quality check after the re-packing process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Behind the scenes: at the gate

Airman 1st Class Tessa Corrick, 2nd Bomb Wing public affairs photojournalist, stands at the main gate to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 5, 2018. Corrick was an augmentee for a day to experience what it is like to be a gate guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell)

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Behind the scenes: at the gate

Airman 1st Classa Tessa Corrick, 2nd Bomb Wing public affairs photojournalist, checks an ID at the main gate of Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 5, 2018. Corrick was an augmentee for a day to experience gate guard duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell)

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Behind the scenes: at the gate

Airman Dylan Gauthier, 2nd Security Forces Squadron installation patrolman, hands an identification card back to an Airman as they enter Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 5, 2018. The base requires 100% identification check from military personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell)

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Behind the scenes: at the gate

Senior Airman Victor Anciano-Suezo, 2nd Security Forces Squadron reports analysis clerk, directs a bus onto Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 5, 2018. All passengers of the bus must also show their ID cards to get onto base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell)

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Behind the scenes: at the gate

Airman 1st Class Tessa Corrick, 2nd Bomb Wing public affairs photojournalist, stands at the main gate leading to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 5, 2018. Corrick was outside for six hours as an augmentee gate guard in below freezing temperatures to experience what gate guards endure while defending the gate (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell)

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Barksdale gets a heavy visitor

Senior Master Sgt. Jerome Smolarek, 512th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chief, flew with a C-5M Super Galaxy crew from the reserve unit at Dover, Del., that landed at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., January 12, 2018. After landing, the aircraft faced some mechanical difficulties and had to wait for crew chiefs and parts before the plane could be fixed and head back home. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell)

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Barksdale gets a heavy visitor

Senior Master Sgt. Jerome Smolarek, 512th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chief, secures gear to the wall of a C-5M Super Galaxy before taking off at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., January 12, 2018. The aircraft was at Barksdale to help carry gear to Guam for deployed Airmen. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell)

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Barksdale gets a heavy visitor

Senior Master Sgt. Jerome Smolarek, 512th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chief, checks a C-5M Super Galaxy for any damages, or ice, before taking off at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 12, 2018. When it was time to take off, ice had formed on the wings requiring it to be deiced before the final take off. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell)

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Barksdale gets a heavy visitor

A crew member on a C-5M Super Galaxy from Dover Air Force Base, Del., looks out of a hatch on the flightline at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 12, 2018. The C-5M and its crew were stopped at Barksdale due to a maintenance delay. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Barksdale gets a heavy visitor

Staff Sgt. Genelle Bellar and Master Sgt. Leo C. Martin, 709th Airlift Squadron loadmasters, work to calculate the total weight of the C-5M Super Galaxy from Dover Air Force Base, Del., on the flightline at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 12, 2018. The total weight of the aircraft is needed to determine the speed in which the aircraft must be at to properly take off. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Barksdale gets a heavy visitor

A headset sits inside a C-5M Super Galaxy assigned to Dover Air Force Base, Del., prior to take-off at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 12, 2018. The C-5M and its crew originally arrived at Barksdale to help support a recent deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Barksdale gets a heavy visitor

Master Sgt. Scott Weiss, 709th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, waits for a de-icing vehicle on the flightline at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 12, 2018. The ice on the wings of the C-5M Super Galaxy from Dover Air Force Base, Del., was prominent enough to disrupt the air flow had the aircraft taken off. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Barksdale gets a heavy visitor

Senior Master Sgt. Jerome Smolarek, 512th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chief, guides a crew from the 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron during the de-icing process of a C-5M Super Galaxy from Dover Air Force Base, Del., on the flightline at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 12, 2018. The de-icing liquid is a heated solution that is used to not only to melt ice, but work toward preventing more ice from forming. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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