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Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Ferdinand, 926th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons Senior Airman Sebastian Williams, Strike Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew chief, Airman 1st Class Christopher Defreece, Tomohawk Aircraft Maintenance Unit
load crew member, operates a bomb loader during the weapons load crew carefully watches a bomb being loaded onto an F-15E Strike Eagle during the weapons load weapons load crew chief, checks for safety proficiency during the weapons
of the quarter competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 7, 2022. crew of the quarter competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 7, 2022. load crew of the quarter competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 7, 2022.

Nellis Airmen

Staff Sgt. Alexis Rodriguez, Lightning Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew chief, relays technical orders during
the weapons load crew of the quarter competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 7, 2022. Throughout the year weapons
crews are put to the test of safely loading and unloading ordinances to their respective aircraft in front of their peers
while being timed.
compete in 4th Quarter

WeApoNs

LoAd

CompetitioN

Airmen assigned to Strike Aircraft
Maintenance Unit offload their weapons
after competing in the weapons load crew
of the quarter competition at Nellis Air
Force Base, Nev., Jan. 7, 2022. Weapons
crews were tested for three days on military
professionalism, job proficiency and military
records reviews to find out who is best of
the best.

RIGHT: Airmen assigned to Lightning
Aircraft Maintenance Unit meet at the end
of the load crew of the quarter competition Air Force photographs by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus
to discuss their performance at Nellis Air Staff Sgt. Charles Andrews, Strike Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew chief, competes in the weapons load crew of the quarter competition at Nellis Air Force
Force Base, Nev., Jan. 7, 2022. Base, Nev., Jan. 7, 2022.