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Quarterly Weapons Load Competition

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Licinio Monteiro, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, loads an inert bomb on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the quarterly weapons load competition in Hangar One at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Jan. 6, 2017. The competition consisted of two teams competing against each other to load weapons quickly and accurately. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)

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Quarterly Weapons Load Competition

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sarah Gonzales, left, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew chief, and Airman 1st Class Joshua Reeves, right, 52nd AMXS weapons load crew member, prepares an inert weapon to be loaded on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the quarterly weapons load competition in Hangar One at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Jan. 6, 2017. The competition consisted of two teams competing against each other to load weapons quickly and accurately. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)

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Quarterly Weapons Load Competition

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Licinio Monteiro, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, prepares an F-16 Fighting Falcon for inert weapons to be loaded during the quarterly weapons load competition in Hangar One at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Jan. 6, 2017. The competition consisted of two teams competing against each other to load weapons quickly and accurately. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)

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Quarterly Weapons Load Competition

52nd Fighter Wing evaluators observe Staff Sgt. DeAnte Miller and Senior Airman Michael Curtis, both 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron tactical aircraft weapons systems specialists, during the 52nd FW Load Crew of the Quarter competition at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Jan. 6, 2017. Family, friends and members of the Spangdahlem community attended the competition to see which of the two teams of three maintenance Airmen would move on to the annual load competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dawn M. Weber)

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Quarterly Weapons Load Competition

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sarah Gonzales, Airmen 1st Class Licinio Monteiro and Joshua Reeves, all 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron tactical aircraft weapons systems specialists are announced as the winners of the 52nd Fighter Wing Load Crew of the Quarter competition at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Jan. 6, 2017. Gonzales and her team will compete in the Load Crew of the Year competition against previous quarterly competition winners, Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dawn M. Weber)

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4th Quarter Weapons Load Competition

Published Jan. 10, 2017
By Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder
52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Licinio Monteiro, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, loads an inert bomb on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the quarterly weapons load competition in Hangar One at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Jan. 6, 2017. The competition consisted of two teams competing against each other to load weapons quickly and accurately. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)