Maintaining the last line of safety
Stephen Bridges, 47th Maintenance Directorate aircraft ordnance technician, shows Col. Craig Prather, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, the operations of a machine he uses to make sure that each ejection seat is successful in its performance at the Egress Shop on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, April 8, 2022. Bridges and his coworkers take apart, inspect, test, replace or repair the ejection seats that are in each aircraft at Laughlin daily to keep our pilots safe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Kailee Reynolds)