SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Airman 1st Class Alexander Johnson, 52nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, performs a “line continuity” check on a parachute to ensure the lines are in proper sequence before packing it Oct. 6. Every parachute on base is inspected and repacked at least once a year and before going on major operations or deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Wilson)
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Staff Sgt. Ronald Armstrong, 52nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, applies tension to the lines of a training parachute before it is packed Oct. 6. Tension must be applied to the lines to ensure they are in the proper order. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Wilson)
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Staff Sgt. Ronald Armstrong, 52nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, closes the flaps to a pilot chute Oct. 6. The aircrew flight equipment flight at Spangdahlem is responsible for maintaining about 90 F-16 Fighting Falcon and 27 A-10 Thunderbolt II parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Wilson)
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Airman 1st Class Alexander Johnson and Staff Sgt. Ronald Armstrong, both 52nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technicians, air out the canopy of a parachute before folding and packing it Oct. 6. During this portion of the packing process the technicians perform a quality check and look for tears or damage to the canopy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Wilson)
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Airman 1st Class Alexander Johnson and Staff Sgt. Ronald Armstrong, both 52nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technicians, fold the canopy of a parachute before packing it Oct. 6. The aircrew flight equipment flight at Spangdahlem is responsible for maintaining about 90 F-16 Fighting Falcon and 27 A-10 Thunderbolt II parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Wilson)
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Airman 1st Class Alexander Johnson, 52nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, packs the canopy of a training parachute Oct. 6. Every parachute on base is inspected and repacked at least once a year and before going on major operations or deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Wilson)