Lives on the line: Egress Airmen install ejection system

Senior Airman Glen Ratliff, 31st Maintenance Squadron Aircrew Egress Systems journeyman, and Staff Sgt. Chadwick Greer, 31st MXS Aircrew Egress Systems craftsman, install a detonating transfer assembly line in an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Aviano Air Base, Italy recently. The assembly line transfers an electrical signal to the ejection seat should a pilot need to pull the ejection lever in an emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cary Smith)

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Lives on the line: Egress Airmen install ejection system

Senior Airman Glen Ratliff, 31st Maintenance Squadron Aircrew Egress Systems journeyman, installs a detonating transfer assembly line in an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Aviano Air Base, Italy recently. The assembly line was installed as part of the ejection seat and canopy deployment system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cary Smith)

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Lives on the line: Egress Airmen install ejection system

Senior Airman Glen Ratliff, 31st Maintenance Squadron Aircrew Egress Systems journeyman, installs a detonating transfer assembly line in an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Aviano Air Base, Italy recently. The assembly line transfers an electrical signal to the ejection seat should a pilot need to pull the ejection lever in an emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cary Smith)

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Lives on the line: Egress Airmen install ejection system

Senior Airman Glen Ratliff, 31st Maintenance Squadron Aircrew Egress Systems journeyman, installs a detonating transfer assembly line in an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Aviano Air Base, Italy recently. A full ejection seat removal, inspection and installation can take up to three days without replacing any parts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cary Smith)

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Lives on the line: Egress Airmen install ejection system

Senior Airman Glen Ratliff, 31st Maintenance Squadron egress systems journeyman, installs a detonating transfer assembly line in an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Aviano Air Base, Italy recently. The Aircrew Egress Systems flight monitors the expiration and functionality of more than 60 parts that make up the ejection system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cary Smith)

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Lives on the line: Egress Airmen install ejection system

Published Jan. 11, 2017
By Senior Airman Cary Smith
31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Airmen from the 31st Maintenance Squadron Aircrew Egress Systems flight installed detonating transfer assembly lines in an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Aviano Air Base, Italy recently. The assembly line transfers an electrical signal to the ejection seat should a pilot need to pull the ejection lever in an emergency. The Aircrew Egress Systems flight monitors the expiration and functionality of more than 60 parts that make up the ejection system. A full ejection seat removal, inspection and installation can take up to three days without replacing any parts.