Members of the 436th Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment section prepare three C-17 Globemaster III 46-man life rafts for leak checks March 19, 2012, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The life rafts undergo inspection, to include pressure and leak checks, every three years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Members of the 436th Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment section pack a C-17 Globemaster III 46-man survival kit March 19, 2012, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Each C-17 has three survival kits onboard that undergo inspection every four years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Dave Compton, an aircrew flight equipment technician with the 436th Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment section, airs out and inspects a BA-22 back-style emergency parachute March 19, 2012, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Compton inspected the parachute for tears and twisted lines prior to repacking. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Mannequins in the 436th Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment classroom don protective gear March 19, 2012, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Aircrew Flight Equipment personnel provide chemical defense familiarization classes twice a month to C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III aircrew members. The Aircrew Flight Equipment section was named Air Mobility Command Aircrew Flight Equipment Large Program of the Year for 2010 and 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Photo story: Aircrew flight equipment

Published March 27, 2012
By Roland Balik
436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. --