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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Emily Bertini, a life support journeyman with the 4th Operations Support Squadron, replaces tackings on a parachute’s riser at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., on Dec. 15, 2009. Tackings keep parachute rigging parts in place so they do not come apart.

Airman 1st Class Emily Bertini replaces tackings on a parachute’s riser.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Emily Bertini, a life support journeyman with the 4th Operations Support Squadron, replaces tackings on a parachute’s riser at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., on Dec. 15, 2009. Tackings keep parachute rigging parts in place so they do not come apart.

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