Packing parachutes, protecting pilots
Julio Martinez, 47th Operations Support Squadron (OSS) aircrew flight equipment (AFE) parachute shop section chief, right, repacks parachute rigging while Roger Gloria, 47th OSS AFE parachute rigger, left, disassembles a parachute for inspection, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 3, 2024. Parachutes need to be inspected every three to four years, depending on the aircraft in which they are installed, so every parachute needs to be packed so that it will open, even three years after being placed on the ejection seat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Larsen)