Airman 1st Class Hunter Arinder, 362nd Training Squadron A-10 crew chief apprentice course student, tightens down the engine cover on the A-10 Thunderbolt II after removing it and reinstalling it. Crew chiefs usually remove and reinstall the engine covers on operational A-10's anywhere from two to three times a week for maintenance. Arinder and his class mates are in the 6th and final block of the 44 academic day course and will be graduating soon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Robert L. McIlrath)
Airman Colton Knight, 361st Training Squadron aircrew flight equipment apprentice course student removes the air from the ACES II survival kit at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. Removing excess air ensures a more compact survival kit, which attaches to the seat pan of an ACES II ejection seat. (U.S. Air Force photo/Liz H. Colunga)
Airman Trevar Berry, 361st Training Squadron aircrew flight equipment apprentice course student learns about assembly, inspection and disassembly of the ACES II survival kit at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. He is seen tacking the locking cord on the survival kit, which holds the kit together until its deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Liz H. Colunga)
Airman 1st Class Hunter Arinder, 362nd Training Squadron A-10 crew chief apprentice course student, removes and installs the engine covers on the A-10 Thunderbolt II. Crew chiefs usually remove and reinstall the engine covers on operational A-10's anywhere from two to three times a week for maintenance. Arinder and his class mates are in the 6th and final block of the 44 academic day course and will be graduating soon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Robert L. McIlrath)
Airman Christopher Hudson, 361st Training Squadron aircrew flight equipment apprentice course student makes the final adjustments assembling the ACES II survival kit at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. He is seen tacking the locking cord on the survival kit, which holds the kit together until its deployment. The survival kit attaches to the seat pan of an ACES II ejection seat. (U.S. Air Force photo/Liz H. Colunga)
Airman Jude Laguana, 361st Training Squadron aircrew flight equipment apprentice course student inspects the carbon dioxide cylinder in the ACES II survival kit at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. The cylinder automatically inflates the life raft inside the survival kit during its deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Liz H. Colunga)
Airman Tanner Edleman, 361st Training Squadron aircrew flight equipment apprentice course student learns about the basic components of the ACES II survival kit at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. In this course, students learn how to assemble, inspect and disassemble the ACES II survival kit to ensure that it is in perfect working order. (U.S. Air Force photo/Liz H. Colunga)