Daisy chain

Staff Sgt. Clint Scott, 38th Rescue Squadron aircrew flight equipment NCO, undoes the daisy chain of an MC-5 parachute April 8 in a drying tower Moody Air Force Base, Ga. This parachute was one of about 50 used to support 38th RQS pararescuemen during recent water training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brigitte N. Brantley-Sisk)(RELEASED)

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Waiting for another chute

Senior Airman Austin Lee, 38th Rescue Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, waits for another parachute to add to the hook before hoisting them to dry April 8 at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Drying the parachutes takes three to four days and is done after the parachutes are used for water training by the squadron’s pararescuemen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brigitte N. Brantley-Sisk)(RELEASED)

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Separating canopy and rope

Senior Airman Andrea Brandenburg, 38th Rescue Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, takes down an MC-5 parachute April 12 at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., after it hung for four days in a drying tower. The chutes must be hung within 24 hours of completing training in salt water so the structural integrity isn’t compromised. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brigitte N. Brantley-Sisk)(RELEASED)

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Parachute OJT

Airman 1st Class Caitlan Bunn, 38th Rescue Squadron aircrew flight equipment apprentice, daisy chains a parachute April 12 at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., after it has dried for four days. Since it was Airman Bunn’s first time taking down parachutes from the drying tower, she received on-the-job training from Staff Sgt. Clifford Sisk, her section’s NCO in charge. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brigitte N. Brantley-Sisk)(RELEASED)

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Securing the loop

Senior Airman Andrea Brandenburg, 38th Rescue Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, secures a daisy chain on parachute April 12 at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., after hoisting it down from a drying tower. This ensures the daisy chain won’t come undone while being transported back to the shop to be packed again. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brigitte N. Brantley-Sisk)(RELEASED)

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Teamwork

A team from the 38th Rescue Squadron aircrew flight equipment section work together April 12 at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., to take down all the parachutes that were hung four days earlier after a water training mission for the squadron’s pararescuemen. The chutes are rinsed and dried after being immersed in salt water so that the material isn’t weakened. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brigitte N. Brantley-Sisk)(RELEASED)

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Working on a daisy chain

Airman 1st Class Caitlan Bunn, 38th Rescue Squadron aircrew flight equipment apprentice, daisy chains a parachute April 12 at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., after being given instructions. This was one of about 50 parachutes used in recent water training by the 38th RQS pararescuemen and was hung to dry for four days. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brigitte N. Brantley-Sisk)(RELEASED)

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Working to take it down

Senior Airmen Andrea Brandenburg and Roger Walters, 38th Rescue Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeymen, work together to take a parachute down after it’s done drying April 12 at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. After the parachutes are taken down, they are taken back to the AFE shop and repacked for another mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brigitte N. Brantley-Sisk)(RELEASED)

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38th RQS aircrew flight equipment experts hang parachutes to dry

Published April 19, 2011

Daisy chain

Waiting for another chute

Separating canopy and rope

Parachute OJT

Securing the loop

Teamwork

Working on a daisy chain

Working to take it down