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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)


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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)

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