Aircrew Flight Equipment: ensuring a safe landing

Staff Sgt. Ambyr Lalone, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment craftsman, opens a parachute for re-packing on Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 23, 2015. The pilot chute is a small auxiliary parachute used to deploy the main or reserve parachute. The pilot chute is connected to the deployment bag containing the parachute. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jeff Parkinson)

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Aircrew Flight Equipment: ensuring a safe landing

Staff Sgt. Ambyr Lalone, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment craftsman, inspects parachute lines prior to re-packing on Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 23, 2015. Aircrew flight equipment Airmen support Hurlburt’s flying squadrons by packing BA-22 parachutes designed for emergency bail-out. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jeff Parkinson)

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Aircrew Flight Equipment: ensuring a safe landing

Staff Sgt. Ambyr Lalone, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment craftsman, rigs a parachute harness on Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 23, 2015. Aircrew flight equipment Airmen support Hurlburt’s flying squadrons by packing BA-22 parachutes designed for emergency bail-out. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jeff Parkinson)

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Aircrew Flight Equipment: ensuring a safe landing

Staff Sgt. Ambyr Lalone, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment craftsman, secures stabilizing straps while packing a parachute on Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 23, 2015. Aircrew flight equipment Airmen support Hurlburt’s flying squadrons by packing BA-22 parachutes designed for emergency bail-out. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jeff Parkinson)

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Aircrew Flight Equipment: ensuring a safe landing

Staff Sgt. Ambyr Lalone, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment craftsman, secures a pilot chute while packing a parachute on Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 23, 2015. The pilot chute is a small auxiliary parachute used to deploy the main or reserve parachute. The pilot chute is connected to the deployment bag containing the parachute. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jeff Parkinson)

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Aircrew Flight Equipment: ensuring a safe landing

Staff Sgt. Ambyr Lalone, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment craftsman, secures a parachute on Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 23, 2015. Aircrew flight equipment Airmen support Hurlburt’s flying squadrons by packing BA-22 parachutes designed for emergency bail-out. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jeff Parkinson)

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Aircrew Flight Equipment: ensuring a safe landing

Published July 30, 2015
By Senior Airman Jeff Parkinson
1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Staff Sgt. Ambyr Lalone, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment craftsman, opens a parachute for re-packing on Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 23, 2015. The pilot chute is a small auxiliary parachute used to deploy the main or reserve parachute. The pilot chute is connected to the deployment bag containing the parachute. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jeff Parkinson)