4th MXG Airmen Compete in Quarterly Load Crew Competition

Airmen from the 4th Munitions Squadron assemble a Guided Bomb Unit-31 during a quarterly load crew competition at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, July 10, 2020. The three man crew is responsible for ensuring the munitions are safe, serviceable and properly configured. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Barrera)

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4th MXG Airmen Compete in Quarterly Load Crew Competition

Airmen from the 4th Maintenance Group participate in a quarterly Load Crew Competition at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, July 10, 2020. The purpose of the load crew competition is to showcase weapons crews highly developed skills with precise loading capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Barrera)

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4th MXG Airmen Compete in Quarterly Load Crew Competition

Weapons load crew Airmen from the 334th Aircraft Maintenance Unit await the start of the quarterly load crew competition at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, July 10, 2020. The Airmen loaded a Guided Bomb Unit-31 and a GBU-12 onto an F-15E Strike Eagle during the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Barrera)

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4th MXG Airmen Compete in Quarterly Load Crew Competition

Airman 1st Class Elijah Nolan, 333rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, prepares the weapons rack of an F-15E Strike Eagle at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, July 10, 2020. For air-to-ground missions, the F-15E can carry most weapons in the Air Force inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Barrera)

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4th MXG Airmen Compete in Quarterly Load Crew Competition

Senior Airman Kamariah Smith, 335th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, prepares to load ammunition into the mounted 22mm gun of an F-15E Strike Eagle during the quarterly weapons load crew competition at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, July 10, 2020. The 22mm gun can carry up to 500 rounds of ammunition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Barrera)

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4th MXG Airmen Compete in Quarterly Load Crew Competition

Senior Airman Kamariah Smith, 335th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, and Staff Sgt. Eric Manuel, 335th AMU weapons supervisor, push ammunition into place before loading it onto an F-15E Strike Eagle at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, July 10, 2020. The 22mm gun can carry up to 500 rounds of ammunition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Barrera)

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4th MXG Airmen Compete in Quarterly Load Crew Competition

Senior Airman Christian Tate, 333rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, prepares to load a Guided Bomb Unit-31 onto an F-15E Strike Eagle during a quarterly load crew competition at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, July 10, 2020. Once released, the fins of the GBU-31 guide the bomb as far as 15 miles to the designated target coordinates. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Barrera)

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4th MXG Airmen Compete in Quarterly Load Crew Competition

Published July 10, 2020
By Airman 1st Class Kimberly Barrera

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Airmen from the 4th Munitions Squadron assemble a Guided Bomb Unit-31 during a quarterly load crew competition at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, July 10, 2020. The three man crew is responsible for ensuring the munitions are safe, serviceable and properly configured. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Barrera)