Parachute practice makes perfect
Staff Sgt. Alan Pratt checks the ripcord on Staff Sgt. Will Perdew's parachute before he takes off on a virtual parachute ride in the life support facility at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, on Thursday, Aug. 3. Sergeant Pratt is an aircrew life support specialist with the 100th Operations Support Squadron. Sergeant Perdew is a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator with the 351st Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)