Staff Sgt. Cody Markham, 2nd Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment parachute section, inspects a C-9 canopy on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 4, 2014. The parachute section inspects every string, stitch and mechanism used to keep the parachutes serviceable. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Gonsier)