Spangdahlem Air Base

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Team members of the 52nd Maintenance Squadron precision guided munitions shop prepare to transport a missile to the flightline at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Dec. 4, 2018. A MHU-141/M munitions trailer is used to transport missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jovante Johnson)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Bryce Borngraeber, 52nd Maintenance Squadron precision guided munitions crew chief, applies solid film lubrication to the body of an AIM-9 Sidewinder at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Dec. 4, 2018. Solid film is applied before the missile is attached to the aircraft to prevent the friction of metal on metal contact. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jovante Johnson)

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Team members of the 52nd Maintenance Squadron precision guided munitions shop, attach wings to the head of a Air-Intercept Missile-9 sidewinder at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Dec. 4, 2018. An AIM-9 missile is an infrared air-to-air missile primarily developed for the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jovante Johnson)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Bryce Borngraeber, 52nd Maintenance Squadron precision guided munitions crew chief, checks the temperature gauge of an AIM-9 Sidewinder at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Dec. 4, 2018. The temperature of an AIM-9 missile must be monitored to make sure it is not over-heating. If the temperature is too high it will not be able to find its target. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jovante Johnson)

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U.S Air Force Airman 1st Class Bryce Borngraeber, 52nd Maintenance Squadron precision guided munitions crew chief, prepares the wing of an AIM-9 Sidewinder head at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Dec. 4, 2018. AIM-9 missiles use a heat-seeking guidance section to down enemy aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jovante Johnson)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Myco Wilson, 52nd Maintenance Squadron precision guided munitions support supervisor, makes sure the team is following the proper technical orders for attaching a missile head safely at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Dec. 4, 2018. Technical orders are step-by-step instructions explaining, in detail, what needs to be done to complete a task. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jovante Johnson)

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Team members of the 52nd Maintenance Squadron precision guided munitions shop attach a heat-seeking AIM-9 Sidewinder head to a steel casing at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Dec. 4, 2018. The missile head's temperature must be regulated so that it can perform its duties to seek and destroy targets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jovante Johnson)

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Munitions flight seeks success

Published Dec. 11, 2018
52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany --