Sliding to safety

Staff Sgt. Matthew Eresman, 39th Operations Squadron, exits the Baker Life Chute connected to the top of the air traffic control tower August 6, 2010 at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Air traffic controllers do bi-annual training on how to properly slide down the chute as a secondary means of evacuation in case of an emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ashley Wood)

Sliding to safety

Senior Airman Aaron Johnson, 39th Air Base Wing public affairs, prepares to slide down the Baker Life Chute at the top of the air traffic control tower August 6, 2010 at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The chute is a secondary means of evacuation in case of an emergency and takes less than 30 seconds to slide down. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ashley Wood)

Sliding to safety

Senior Airman Jason Rundell, 39th Operations Squadron, slides to the end of the Baker Life Chute connected to the air traffic control tower August 6, 2010 at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Air traffic controllers are required to perform bi-annual training on how to properly exit the tower using the chute as a secondary means of evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ashley Wood)

Sliding to safety

Senior Airman Ashley Wood, 39th Air Base Wing public affairs, exits the Baker Life Chute after shooting photos of air traffic controllers in training August 6, 2010 at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Air traffic controllers are required to perform bi-annual training on how to properly exit the tower using the chute as a secondary means of evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Aaron Johnson)

Sliding to safety

Published Aug. 9, 2010
By Senior Airman Ashley Wood
39th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- The Baker Life Chute connects to the top of the air traffic control tower as a secondary means of evacuation in case of an emergency. Air traffic controllers are required to perform bi-annual training on how to properly exit the tower using the chute.