U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Patrick Long, 1st Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment apprentice, performs an annual check on a survival kit at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Dec. 20, 2013. AFE specialists are responsible for helmets, oxygen masks, parachutes, flotation devices, survival kits, night vision goggles and other types of AFE equipment. Long hails from (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Victoria H. Taylor/ Released)