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Luke hosts annual weapons load competition
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LEFT: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kevin Bates, 309th Fighter Squadron weapons load crew member, prepares a GBU-12 Paveway II bomb for a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon dur- ing the annual weap- ons load competi- tion, Feb. 9, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.
U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Paolo Silva, 63rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, navi- gates a jammer during the annual weapons load competition, Feb. 9, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Ari- zona.
LEFT: U.S. Air Force Airmen stand in line before the annual weapons load competition, Feb. 9, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The load compe- tition featured six squadrons across Luke AFB, including the 61st Fighter Squadron, 63rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, the 62nd FS, the 310th FS, the 309th FS and the 425th FS.
Republic of Singapore ME2 Boo Meng Seng, 425th Fighter Squadron air force engineer, smiles for a photo before
the annual weapons load competition, Feb. 9, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The load competition featured the loading of an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile, and a GBU-12 with a time standard of 22 minutes. The weapons load competition advances training to produce command focused U.S., allied, and partner Airmen to meet warfighting needs.