Packing the canopy
                Airmen from the 4th Operations Support Squadron life support flight pack the last bit of canopy into the holding canister on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Dec. 15, 2009. A tennis ball protects the mortar, an explosive device that launches the parachute, from dirt and debris and keeps the canopy from being ripped. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Rae Perry)
                
                    
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