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Barksdale Airmen ensure pilot safety

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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.