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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman John Walling and Airman 1st Class Jacob Anderson conduct a firing control handle pull check on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., June 12, 2012. The control handle allows aircrew to eject from their aircraft in case of an emergency. Walling, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron egress journeyman, hails from Tulsa, Okla. Anderson, 4th CMS egress apprentice, hails from Reno, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Gino Reyes/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Anderson inspects an ejection seat on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., June 12, 2012. Proper inspection of an F-15E Strike Eagle ejection seat is essential to aircrew safety. Anderson, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron egress apprentice, hails from Reno, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Gino Reyes/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airman Jacob Hatcher inspects the inside of an F-15E Strike Eagle ejection seat on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., June 12, 2012. It takes approximately four days to perform maintenance and inspect the ejection seat before it is reinstalled in the aircraft. Hatcher, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron egress apprentice, hails from Clover, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Gino Reyes/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman John Walling and Airman 1st Class Jacob Anderson conduct a pull check on an oxygen tube from an F-15E Strike Eagle ejection seat on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., June 12, 2012. The tube assists aircrew members with breathing when they eject above 14,000 feet. Walling, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron egress journeyman, hails from Tulsa, Okla. Anderson, 4th CMS egress apprentice, hails from Reno, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Gino Reyes/Released)

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Published June 13, 2012
By Senior Airman Gino Reyes
4th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- The 4th Component Maintenance Squadron egress flight repairs and restores the F-15E Strike Eagle ejection seats June 12.

The number one priority of egress systems Airmen is the serviceability of egress units. These units include the seats inside the cockpit, which in an emergency situation, safely eject the aircrew out of the aircraft and ensures their safe landing by deploying a parachute.

Every three years, these Airmen must strip down, inspect, refurbish and rebuild each egress unit.