361st Training Squadron aircrew flight equipment apprentice course instructor Master Sgt. Laura Plue, left, watches as Airman Malcom Younge of Atlanta services a sewing machine during training at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 8, 2018. Airmen spend eight days learning how to sew and maintain the machines to be able to repair fabric and rubber components including protective clothing, thermal radiation barriers, flotation equipment and parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Ingle)