Senior Airman Brittany Toth, an aircrew flight equipment technician with the 436th Operations Support Squadron, demonstrates the proper wear of an Emergency Passenger Oxygen System Aug. 1, 2012, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The EPOS supplies aircrew with fresh oxygen in the event of an emergency while airborne. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chuck Walker)
Airman 1st Class Poler Oliveros, an aircrew flight equipment technician with the 436th Operations Support Squadron, sorts Emergency Passenger Oxygen Systems before they are stored Aug. 1, 2012, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Aircrew flight equipment members maintain and control life-support and survival equipment used on aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chuck Walker)
Senior Airman Brittany Toth, an aircrew flight equipment technician with the 436th Operations Support Squadron, sorts aircrew flight equipment into bins Aug. 1, 2012, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Aircrew flight equipment members maintain and control life-support and survival equipment used on aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chuck Walker)
Senior Airman Brittany Toth, an aircrew flight equipment technician with the 436th Operations Support Squadron, examines an inflatable slide for air leaks Aug. 1, 2012, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The slide can be deployed from an aircraft to enable aircrew to escape during emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chuck Walker)
by Tech. Sgt. Chuck Walker
436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
8/1/2012 - DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- Aircrew flight equipment members maintain and control the life-support and survival equipment used by military aircrews mid-flight. Whether it is oxygen masks, parachutes or inflatable rafts and slides, the AEF team looks out for their wingman flying overhead.
