Gear up

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Logan Caldwell, 23d Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, adjusts Capt. Eric Calvey’s, 75th Fighter Squadron A-10C Thunderbolt II instructor pilot, helmet, Jan. 22, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The AFE life support section provides customer service to the 23d Fighter Group's pilots while ensuring their equipment properly fits and works. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Greg Nash/Released)

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Life support

Members of the 23d Operations Support Squadron’s aircrew flight equipment life support section inspect and reconfigure Air Ace Survival vests, Jan. 22, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. AFE life support technicians are responsible for maintaining and inspecting the 23d Fighter Group’s A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot’s flight equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Greg Nash/Released)

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The process

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class George Schwetz, 23d Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment apprentice, prepares to standardize components in an Air Ace Survival vest, Jan. 22, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The vest is a life preserver with survival items for pilots in the event of aircraft ejection and contains items such as flares, camouflage paint and chemlights. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Greg Nash/Released)

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Fire

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Logan Caldwell, 23d Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, wraps a flint strike heating device prior to insertion in an Air Ace Survival vest, Jan. 22, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. AFE life support technicians inspect the vest approximately every 180 days at home station and every 60 days in combat zones. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Greg Nash/Released)

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Locker room

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class George Schwetz, 23d Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment apprentice, hangs an A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot's G-suit in a locker, Jan. 22, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The AFE life support section is responsible for maintaining and inspecting flight equipment such as harnesses, aircrew helmets, G-suits and flotation devices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Greg Nash/Released)

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AFE provides life support for aircrew members

Published Jan. 22, 2016

Gear up

Life support

The process

Fire

Locker room