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)