4th MUNS and FGS’s Participate in Quarterly Load Crew Competition

Airmen from the 4th Munitions Squadron build a GBU-38 during a quarterly load crew competition at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 21, 2021. The three-man crew is responsible for ensuring the munitions are safe, serviceable and properly configured. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kimberly Barrera)

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The load crew team chief straps the GBU-38 to the MJ-1 bomb lift truck in preparation for transport during a quarterly load crew competition at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 21, 2021. Weapons standardization evaluators observed the Airmen throughout the competition, evaluating their work. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kimberly Barrera)

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The load crew two and three men, right, install the aim-120 missile wings and fins and the load crew team chief, left, connects the 1760 smart weapons cable to the GBU-38 onto an F-15E Strike Eagle during a quarterly load crew competition at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 21, 2021. The Strike Eagle can carry most weapons in the Air Force inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kimberly Barrera)

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A load crew team chief connects a 1760 smart weapons cable to the GBU-38 during a quarterly load crew competition at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 21, 2021. Once connected, the smart weapons cable provides the electrical interface to the munition for the aircrew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kimberly Barrera)

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A load crew team chief provides direction to the load crew three-man when preparing to load the GBU-38 onto an F-15E Strike Eagle at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 21, 2021. The Strike Eagle can carry most weapon types currently in the Air Force inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kimberly Barrera)

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A load crew team chief, left, steadies an AIM-120 missile as the load crew three man drives the MJ-1 bomb lift truck during a load crew competition at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 21, 2021. The AIM-120 is an all-weather advanced medium-range air-to-air missile. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kimberly Barrera)

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A load crew member prepares a bomb rack unit 47 by setting the pitch valve settings on a bomb rack prior to loading the GBU-38 during a quarterly load crew competition at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 21, 2021. The pitch valves control the release of gas pressure from the impulse carts when the pilot fires off the munition. Each munition had different pitch valve settings, so setting them correctly is crucial. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kimberly Barrera)

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Col. Leah Fry, 4th Maintenance Group commander and Chief Richard Northrup, 4th MXG wing weapons manager, present the load crew of the quarter trophy to the winners at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 21, 2021. The 336th Fighter Generation Squadron team competed against the 333rd, 334th and 335th FGS’s for the win. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kimberly Barrera)

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Col. Leah Fry, left, 4th Maintenance Group commander and Chief Richard Northrup, right, 4th MXG wing weapons manager, recognize the winning bomb build crew of the quarter, the 4th Munitions Squadron who represented the 334th Fighter Generation Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 21, 2021. The three-man crew was responsible for ensuring the munitions were safe, serviceable and properly configured. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kimberly Barrera)

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4th MUNS and FGS’s Participate in Quarterly Load Crew Competition

Published Oct. 21, 2021
By Senior Airman Kimberly Barrera

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Airmen from the 4th Munitions Squadron build a GBU-38 during a quarterly load crew competition at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 21, 2021. The three-man crew is responsible for ensuring the munitions are safe, serviceable and properly configured. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kimberly Barrera)