US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeants (TSGT) Tom Ricks (left) and Daniel Lewis perform a data integrity check with USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Roy Washington III (center) on an ACES II (ejection seat) drogue parachute. The Survival Equipment Shop, 31st Maintenance Squadron (MXS), Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy (ITA), pack the drogue parachutes and pilots parachutes into USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons in Hangar 1. The drogue parachute is designed to pull the chair away from the pilot after ejection. The red shirt is worn in the 31st MXS for morale purposes