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Load crews compete in quarterly competition
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jakob Hambright
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Rhio Rendon-Rivera, Senior Airman Rodrigo Jimenez, and Airman 1st Class Logan Ward, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit maintainers, load an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile as part of the 56th Maintenance Group’s Weapons Load Crew competition at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, July 22, 2022. The competition served as a final evaluation to determine quarterly winners.
Members of the 56th Maintenance Group unload a GBU-12 Paveway II bomb off of an F-35A Lightning II during a weapons load competition at Luke Air Force Base, Ari- zona, July 22, 2022. Four crews from different aircraft maintenance units participated in the competition, partaking in two heats of two teams.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Rhio Rendon-Rivera, Senior Airman Rodrigo Jimenez, and Airman 1st Class Logan Ward, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit maintainers, load an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile onto a weapons jammer at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, July 22, 2022. The jammer is used to assist load crews with hoisting heavy ordnance onto mounting points on the aircraft.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Melanie Morgan (right) and Airman 1st Class Wyatt Sparks, 63rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit maintainers, load a GBU-12 Paveway II bomb onto an F-35A Lightning II at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, July 22, 2022. For quar- terly awards, 56th Maintenance Group maintainers were tested on various subjects, such as the upkeep of their toolbox, their dress and appearance, and a 25 question knowledge test.
