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Airman 1st Class Raehs Puetz and Staff Sgt. Jonathon Robbins, 355th EMS tech- nicians, position an umbilical cable cover to protect the umbilical of a GBU-31 joint direct attack munition at D-M AFB. The umbilical enables communication be- tween the aircraft and the JDAM before it is dropped.
Staff Sgt. Jonathon Robbins, 355th EMS technician, and Tech. Sgt. Adam Os- theimer, 707th Maintenance Squadron technician, out of Barksdale Air Force Base, La., detach a tail kit from a bomb at D-M. The 2,000-pound bomb is a GPS and internal navigation system guided GBU-31 joint direct attack munition.
Airman 1st Class Brett Mohney, 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron techni- cian, separates 33-mm cans in preparation for loading operations at Davis-Mon- than Air Force Base, Ariz., July 26, 2017. The ammo cans are bundled together so they are easier to transport during shipping.
Airman 1st Class Raehs Puetz, 355th EMS technician, secures a retainer plate to a flare magazine at D-M. The flares housed inside the magazine are used as a coun- termeasure for enemy heat seeking missiles.
Airman 1st Class Brett Mohney, 355th EMS technician, shovels expended 33-mm car- tridge casings which have returned from the flightline. The expended casings were fired from the GAU-8 Avenger 33-mm cannon used on the A-10C Thunderbolt II.
Senior Airman Elizabeth Huerta, 355th EMS technician, loads a flare trailer at D-M AFB. The trailer was taken to the flightline for aircraft loading.
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