Staff Sgt. Michael Nichols, left and Senior Airman Izumi Stanley, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief’s, connect latch cables to a drag chute door on a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 24, 2017. The latch cables are used to apply pressure needed to close the chute door. Once the latch is closed, the cables are disconnected, allowing the chute to easily slide out of the aircraft.

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