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Alaska Air National Guard Master Sgt. Sam Cooper (left), 176th Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment Flight chief, C-17 Globemaster III Section, and Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Joseph Rotar, a C-17 AFE technician, work together on a BA-22 Bailout Kit parachute Jan. 15, 2020, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. AFE technicians work on dozens of pieces of equipment necessary for C-17 aircrew survival and life support.