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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman David Throckmorton, a 773d Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility technician, cigar-rolls a G-12 cargo parachute at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, drop zone Oct. 3, 2018. When air drop training occurs, combat mobility technicians are called upon to operate as malfunction officers at the drop zone. In addition to scouting, technicians are also responsible to recover the loads and parachutes using specific packing methods to keep them from getting torn or ripped.
181003-F-ZZ896-0455.JPG Photo By: Airman 1st Class Crystal A. Jenkins

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman David Throckmorton, a 773d Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility technician, cigar-rolls a G-12 cargo parachute at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, drop zone Oct. 3, 2018. When air drop training occurs, combat mobility technicians are called upon to operate as malfunction officers at the drop zone. In addition to scouting, technicians are also responsible to recover the loads and parachutes using specific packing methods to keep them from getting torn or ripped.


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