BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Airmen from the 2nd Operational Support Squadron prepare to repack a B-52 Stratofortress drag-chute July 29. A drag-chute is an extra-large parachute B-52 Stratofortress pilots deploy during landing to slow the B-52 Stratofortress' momentum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)

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BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Staff Sgt. Wesley Vinson, 2nd Operational Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, repacks a B-52 Stratofortress 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. A drag-chute is an extra-large parachute B-52 Stratofortress pilots deploy during landing to slow the B-52 Stratofortress' momentum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)

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BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Airman 1st Class James Berg, 2nd Operational Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, repairs a B-52 Stratofortress drag-chute July 29. Each B-52 Stratofortress has 11 parachutes and 10 survival kits. A drag-chute is an extra-large parachute B-52 Stratofortress pilots deploy during landing to slow the B-52 Stratofortress' momentum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)

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BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Senior Airman Jason Bousman, 2nd Operational Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, repairs a B-52 Stratofortress drag-chute July 29. Each B-52 Stratofortress has 11 parachutes and 10 survival kits. A drag-chute is an extra-large parachute B-52 Stratofortress pilots deploy during landing to slow the B-52 Stratofortress' momentum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)

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BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Staff Sgt. Wesley Vinson and Airman 1st Class Matthew Treguboff, 2nd Operational Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technicians, ensure the lines of a B-52 Stratofortress drag-chute are untangled to ensure thier proper release July 29. A drag-chute is an extra-large parachute B-52 Stratofortress pilots deploy during landing to slow the B-52 Stratofortress' momentum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)

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BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Airmen from the 2nd Operational Support Squadron pack a B-52 Stratofortress 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. A drag-chute is an extra-large parachute B-52 Stratofortress pilots deploy during landing to slow the B-52 Stratofortress' momentum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)

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Barksdale Airmen ensure pilot safety

Published Aug. 5, 2010

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Airmen from the 2nd Operational Support Squadron repack a B-52 Stratofortress drag-chute July 29. A drag-chute is an extra-large parachute B-52 Stratofortress pilots deploy during landing to slow the B-52 Stratofortress' momentum.