U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kenneth McBride, Aircrew Flight Equipment noncommissioned officer in charge of the parachute section, looks for tears in a parachute gore at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Jan. 29, 2016. The Advanced Concept Ejection System II parachute has mechanisms built within to open on its own during ejection if a pilot becomes incapacitated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Derek Seifert)