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BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Chadwick Carter, a 332nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons loader, disarms a guided bomb unit on an F-16 Fighting Falcon here, Jan. 19. Aircraft munitions are disarmed after landing to ensure the safety of ground personnel. Sergeant Carter is deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Chadwick Carter, a 332nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons loader, inserts an arm-disarm pin into munitions on an F-16 Fighting Falcon here, Jan. 19. Sergeant Carter is deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Jeremy Lewis, a 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, gives the "chalks in" signal to Capt. Travis "Bandit" Keenan, a 22nd Fighter Squadron pilot, before de-arming his F-16 Fighting Falcon here, Jan. 19. Communication between crew chiefs and fighter pilots is done via head sets and hand signals. Both Sergeant Lewis and Captain Keenan are from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 22nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron taxis from the runway to a secure area to disarm here, Jan. 19. Munitions are de-armed prior to returning to a hardened aircraft shelter to ensure the safety of ground personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Jeremy Lewis, a 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, marshals an F-16 Fighting Falcon in the arm/de-arm pit here, Jan. 19. Before and after all F-16 missions, the aircrafts munitions are armed and de-armed inside the secure location. Sergeant Lewis is deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Jeremy Lewis, a 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, salutes Capt. Travis "Bandit" Keenan, a 22nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot, after having his aircraft disarmed here, Jan. 19. Sergeant Lewis and Captain Keenan are deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)