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Egress to Excellence: Charlie Toomer’s Story

Charlie Toomer, 9th Maintenance Squadron egress systems craftsman, took an official photo when he returned to work as a civilian at Beale Air Force Base, California, 2002. Toomer enlisted in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War and continued to serve for over forty years into his 70’s as a result of his career satisfaction over his many experiences with the Air Force. (Courtesy photo provided by 9th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs)
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Egress to Excellence: Charlie Toomer’s Story

Charlie Toomer, 9th Maintenance Squadron egress systems craftsman, has worked for the Air Force on egress systems as both an active duty Airman and a civilian Airman since 1970 to present, only taking a break from 1993 to 2002, and is shown here at Beale Air Force Base, California, December 2, 2024. Toomer enlisted in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War and continued to serve for over forty years into his 70’s as a result of his career satisfaction over his many experiences with the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Frederick A. Brown)
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Egress to Excellence: Charlie Toomer’s Story

Charlie Toomer, 9th Maintenance Squadron egress systems craftsman, shows the line that can be pulled by pilots to initiate ejection should an emergency occur during flight at Beale Air Force Base, Dec. 2, 2024. The egress systems provide potentially life-saving capabilities for pilots, allowing them to eject in case of an emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Frederick A. Brown)
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Egress to Excellence: Charlie Toomer’s Story

The underside of a pilot's aircraft seat is displayed at Beale Air Force Base, Dec. 2, 2024. The display showcases the complex egress systems within the seat that can provide lifesaving capabilities for pilots, allowing them to eject in case of an emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Frederick A. Brown)
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Egress to Excellence: Charlie Toomer’s Story

Charlie Toomer, 9th Maintenance Squadron egress systems craftsman, applies a restraining pin to the egress machinery that causes the thrust during a pilot’s ejection from an aircraft at Beale Air Force Base, Dec. 2, 2024. The egress systems provide potentially life-saving capabilities for pilots, allowing them to eject in case of an emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Frederick A. Brown)
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Egress to Excellence: Charlie Toomer’s Story

Charlie Toomer, 9th Maintenance Squadron egress systems craftsman, demonstrates how the buckle is properly prepared after working on the egress systems of a pilots seat at Beale Air Force Base, Dec. 2, 2024. The egress systems provide potentially life-saving capabilities for pilots, allowing them to eject in case of an emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Frederick A. Brown)
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Egress to Excellence: Charlie Toomer’s Story

Charlie Toomer, 9th Maintenance Squadron egress systems craftsman, demonstrates use of a pin necessary to allow the egress systems on a pilots seat to function at Beale Air Force Base, Dec. 2, 2024. Toomer has worked for the Air Force on egress systems as both an active duty Airman and a civilian Airman since 1970 to present, only taking a break from 1993 to 2002. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Frederick A. Brown)
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Egress to Excellence: Charlie Toomer’s Story

Charlie Toomer, 9th Maintenance Squadron egress systems craftsman, demonstrates use of a pin necessary to allow the egress systems on a pilots seat to function at Beale Air Force Base, Dec. 2, 2024. The egress systems provide potentially life-saving capabilities for pilots, allowing them to eject in case of an emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Frederick A. Brown)
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Egress to Excellence: Charlie Toomer’s Story

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Otter, 9th Maintenance Squadron (MXS) egress systems craftsman, and Charlie Toomer, 9th MXS egress systems craftsman, prepare a pilots seat for an inspection at Beale Air Force Base, Dec. 2, 2024. The egress systems provide potentially life-saving capabilities for pilots, allowing them to eject in case of an emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Frederick A. Brown)
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Egress to Excellence: Charlie Toomer’s Story

Charlie Toomer, 9th Maintenance Squadron egress systems craftsman, poses with his old egress systems shop in a photo taken in 1983 while he was an active duty Airman at Beale Air Force Base, California. Toomer was the Egress Section Chief at Beale from 1988 to 1993 and returned to civilian service at Beale in 2002. (Courtesy photo provided by Charlie Toomer)
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No Margin For Error

9th Maintenance Squadron aircrew egress Airmen install a U-2 Dragon Lady egress seat, Jan. 16, 2020 at Beale Air Force Base, California. To guarantee the proper functioning of egress systems, these professionals perform maintenance regularly, conduct full diagnostic inspections of egress systems, check for any broken components, and swap out any time-changeable items that have expired.
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No Margin For Error

Intricate components located the bottom of an egress seat, waiting to be installed to a U-2 Dragon Lady, Jan. 14, 2020 at Beale Air Force Base, California. If a pilot ever needs to eject from an aircraft, gas pressure will be sent through these hoses and to the explosives so that a pilot can escape the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)
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No Margin For Error

Airman 1st Class Robert Dumback, 9th Maintenance Squadron aircrew egress systems journeyman, installs a D-ring guard on a U-2 Dragon Lady egress seat Jan. 14, 2020 at Beale Air force Base, California. A D-ring is the component of an egress seat that a pilot pulls to eject. The purpose of a D-ring guard is to protect the D-ring and prevent the accidental activation of an egress seat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)
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No Margin For Error

Airman 1st Class Robert Dumbeck (left), 9th Maintenance Squadron aircrew egress systems journeyman, and Tech. Sgt. Cody Clark 9th MXS aircrew egress systems craftsman, inspect an egress seat D-ring before installing a D-ring guard, Jan. 16, 2020 at Beale Air Force Base, California. When a pilot pulls the D-ring, it fires an initiator that sends gas pressure to explosives. Each of these explosives fire at different items like the lap belt, inertia reel, and foot retractors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)
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9th MXS egress shop upgrades ejection seat

Senior Airman Alex Goode, 9th Maintenance Squadron aircrew egress systems technician, removes a catapult from a U-2 Dragon Lady June 5, 2019, at Beale Air Force Base, California. In emergency situations, the catapult is responsible for ejecting the pilot out of the aircraft in under a second. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tristan D. Viglianco)
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9th MXS egress shop upgrades ejection seat

Airman 1st Class Shemar Robinson, 9th Maintenance Squadron aircrew egress systems technician, holds a rope while Tech. Sgt. Marcus Capers, 9th MXS egress aircrew egress systems craftsman lowers an ejection seat before removing a catapult June 5, 2019, at Beale Air Force Base, California. The 9th MXS egress shop worked closely with Air Force engineers to develop a new catapult after the manufacturer stopped making the parts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tristan D. Viglianco)
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9th MXS egress shop upgrades ejection seat

Tech. Sgt. Marcus Capers, 9th Maintenance Squadron aircrew egress systems craftsman, and Charlie Toomer, 9th MXS aircraft ordnance systems mechanic lead, inspect a new rocket catapult before it is put in an ejection seat June 5, 2019, at Beale Air Force Base, California. In emergency situations, the catapult is responsible for ejecting the pilot out of the aircraft in under a second. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tristan D. Viglianco)
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9th MXS egress shop upgrades ejection seat

Tech. Sgt. Marcus Capers, 9th Maintenance Squadron aircrew egress systems craftsman, inspects a new rocket catapult before it is put in an ejection seat June 5, 2019, at Beale Air Force Base, California. The 9th MXS egress shop worked closely with Air Force engineers to develop a new catapult after the manufacturer stopped making the parts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tristan D. Viglianco)
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