Lightning strikes at Aircrew Flight Equipment
Airman 1st Class Ryan Joplin, 380th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, inspects the survival components of an F-35A Lightning life preservation unit June 26, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. LPUs have an integrated inflatable vest, signal mirror, combat survival evader locator, radio pamphlet, tourniquet, a flare and smoke signal, GPS, radio and infrared glow sticks and are inspected every 105 days to ensure they are operable. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)