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SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Staff Sgt. James Clay, 81st Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapon load crew member, inspects striker contact buttons on an AIM-9 L/M missile during the load crew of the year competition at Hangar 1 here Feb. 10. Each of the three load crews won a quarterly competition to participate in this event. The winner will be announced at the wing annual awards march 9 and will represent Spangdahlem AB in a U.S. Air Forces in Europe load crew competition later this year. The 81st and 480th AMUs maintain aircraft that deliver precise, full-spectrum capability for the current fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Toon/Released)
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Staff Sgt. Matthew Bonney, 81st Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapon load crew chief, guides Senior Airman Forrest Womack, 81st AMU weapon load crew member, while he uses an MJ-1 Jammer to pick up a GBU-38 bomb during the load crew of the year competition at Hangar 1 here Feb. 10. Each of the three load crews won a quarterly competition to participate in this event. The winner will be announced at the wing annual awards March 9 and will represent Spangdahlem AB in a U.S. Air Forces in Europe load crew competition later this year. The 81st and 480th AMUs maintain aircraft that deliver precise, full-spectrum capability for the current fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Toon/Released)
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Senior Airman Robert Weick, 81st Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapon load crew member, secures a GBU-38 bomb to a A-10 Thunderbolt II during the load crew of the year competition at Hangar 1 here Feb. 10. Each of the three load crews won a quarterly competition to participate in this event. The winner will be announced at the wing annual awards March 9 and will represent Spangdahlem AB in a U.S. Air Forces in Europe load crew competition later this year. The 81st and 480th AMUs maintain aircraft that deliver precise, full-spectrum capability for the current fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Toon/Released)
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Staff Sgt. Joshua Kidd and Airman 1st Class Justin McKay, 480th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapon load crew members, secure a GBU-38 bomb to an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the load crew of the year competition at Hangar 1 here Feb. 10. Each of the three load crews won a quarterly competition to participate in this event. The winner will be announced at the wing annual awards March 9 and will represent Spangdahlem AB in a U.S. Air Forces in Europe load crew competition later this year. The 81st and 480th AMUs maintain aircraft that deliver precise, full-spectrum capability for the current fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Toon/Released)
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Staff Sgt. Joshua Kidd, 480th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapon load crew member, guides Senior Airman Larry Shimmell, 480th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapon load crew member, while he uses an MJ-1 Jammer to pick up a GBU-38 bomb during the load crew of the year competition at Hangar 1 here Feb. 10. Each of the three load crews won a quarterly competition to participate in this event. The winner will be announced at the wing annual awards March 9and will represent Spangdahlem AB in a U.S. Air Forces in Europe load crew competition later this year. The 81st and 480th AMUs maintain aircraft that deliver precise, full-spectrum capability for the current fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Toon/Released)