Tech. Sgt. Matthew Mensch exits a SC-7 Skyvan with a low-profile parachute April 12 over the Edward's Farm Drop Zone, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The low-profile parachute is intended to replace the BA-22 parachute, which is currently configured for use in the AC-130 gunship. Mensch is a 418th Flight Test Squadron parachute test jumper.

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