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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Lydick, 52nd Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment main-shop NCO in charge, left, and Staff Sgt. Jacob Wade, 52nd OSS AFE main-shop assistant NCO in charge, right, pack a parachute at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, March 4, 2020. In October 2019, an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 52nd Fighter Wing crashed due to a partial power loss. Lydick packed the parachute that saved the pilot's life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Valerie R. Seelye)