By | April 26, 2011
Senior Airman David Torres (left), Airman 1st Class Eric Duncan (middle) and Staff Sgt. Jessy Martin use a Genie lift to lower a 46-person life raft from the inside of a C-17 April 25, on Joint Base Charleston - Air Base. Each C-17 carries three life rafts that must be replaced every three years. Airman Torres, Airman Duncan and Sergeant Martin are crew chiefs from the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by /Airman 1st Class Jared Trimarchi) (Photo by Airman st Class Jared Trimarchi)
Airman 1st Class Eric Duncan removes a coiled rope ladder to reach the attached 46-person life raft from the inside of a C-17 April 25, on Joint Base Charleston - Air Base. The ladder is triggered by a Flotation Equipment Deployment System in case of an emergency. Airman Duncan is a crew chief from the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by /Airman 1st Class Jared Trimarchi) (Photo by Airman st Class Jared Trimarchi)
Airman 1st Class Eric Duncan removes a safety pin attached to a 46-person life raft stored on the roof of a C-17 April 25, on Joint Base Charleston - Air Base. The life rafts must be replaced every three years and take approximately two hours to replace. Airman Duncan is a crew chief from the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by /Airman 1st Class Jared Trimarchi) (Photo by Airman st Class Jared Trimarchi)
Staff Sgt. Jessy Martin (left) hands a wrench to Airman 1st Class Eric Duncan, to remove a 46-person life raft from a C-17 April 25, on Joint Base Charleston - Air Base. Sergeant Martin and Airman Duncan are crew chiefs from the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by /Airman 1st Class Jared Trimarchi) (Photo by Airman st Class Jared Trimarchi)
Airman 1st Class Eric Duncan (left) and Senior Airman David Torres lift a 46-person life raft that they removed from a C-17 April 25, on Joint Base Charleston - Air Base. Every three years the life rafts on the C-17 must be replaced. The life rafts are used in case of an emergency water landing and are made to last for many days. Airman Duncan and Airman Torres are crew chiefs from the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by /Airman 1st Class Jared Trimarchi) (Photo by Airman st Class Jared Trimarchi)