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82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment Rigger secures Suspension Lines onto Outside of Parachute using Rubber Bands

6:19 PM4/1/2015
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mike Garcia, 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment rigger, secures the suspension lines onto the outside of a parachute using rubber bands. Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Mar. 26, 2015. The correct tolerances must be maintained to ensure proper operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)
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82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment Rigger carefully stacks Folds of Parachute during Packing

6:18 PM4/1/2015
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dwain Miller, 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment rigger, carefully stacks the folds of a parachute during packing, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Mar. 26, 2015. Miller ensures that each fold overlaps the last, allowing the correct deployment of the chute. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)
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Parachute Riggers: One Ripcord at a Time

6:14 PM4/1/2015
The United States Air Force uses more than 20 types of parachutes to conduct personnel recovery, airdrops and asset insertion into a combat zone. Knowing what type of parachute is required for each mission and verifying the safety of those parachutes is the job of a USAF parachute rigger.
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U.S. Navy Chaplain Capt. raises Chalices as part of Consecration Ritual during Catholic Mass

9:17 AM4/1/2015
U.S. Navy Chaplain Capt. Sean O'Brien raises chalices as part of a consecration ritual during Catholic mass at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Mar. 28, 2015. The Chaplain's priorities are to enhance Airmen's readiness by preparing them with spiritual resiliency, engaging them through ministry of presence and spiritual care and ensuring worship and religious education opportunities are available to all. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma)
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U.S. Navy Chaplain Capt. leads Catholic Mass at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti

9:16 AM4/1/2015
U.S. Navy Chaplain Capt. Sean O'Brien leads Catholic mass at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Mar. 28, 2015. The Chaplain's priorities are to enhance Airmen's readiness by preparing them with spiritual resiliency, engaging them through ministry of presence and spiritual care and ensuring worship and religious education opportunities are available to all. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma)
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U.S. Navy Chaplain Capt. looks through his Bible prior to Catholic Mass at Camp Lemonnier

9:16 AM4/1/2015
U.S. Navy Chaplain Capt. Sean O'Brien looks through his bible prior to Catholic mass at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Mar. 28, 2015. The Chaplain's priorities are to enhance Airmen's readiness by preparing them with spiritual resiliency, engaging them through ministry of presence and spiritual care and ensuring worship and religious education opportunities are available to all. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma)
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CJTF-HOA Chaplain looks through his Bible prior to Catholic Mass at Camp Lemonnier

9:15 AM4/1/2015
A Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Chaplain looks through his bible prior to Catholic mass at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Mar. 28, 2015. The Chaplain's priorities are to enhance Airmen's readiness by preparing them with spiritual resiliency, engaging them through ministry of presence and spiritual care and ensuring worship and religious education opportunities are available to all. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma)
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Enlightened by CJTF-HOA Religious Affairs

9:12 AM4/1/2015
Spiritual resilience is one of the requirements in a joint environment that is vital to the success of any mission. Providing encouragement, the right equipment and empowering the members to complete the mission successfully is the vision of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Religious Affairs.
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