335th Chiefs

Staff Sgt. Ray Saunders, 335th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew chief, locks a practice bomb to an F-15E Strike Eagle during a load crew competition on Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C., July 17, 2009. Sergeant Saunders has five years experience and training in loading munitions onto aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Whitney S. Lambert)

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335th Chiefs

Airman 1st Class Steven Peters, 335th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, removes cart retainers on an F-15E Strike Eagle during a load crew competition on Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C., July 17, 2009. Cart retainer removal allows Airman Peters to install impulse carts that enable the bomb to eject from the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Whitney S. Lambert)

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Load Crew Competition

334th Aircraft Maintenance Unit load crew members, attach an Aim 9 practice missile to an F-15E Strike Eagle during a load crew competition at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., July 17, 2009. An F-15E can carry up to four Aim 9 missiles at one time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gino Reyes)

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load crew competition

Staff Sgt. Thomas Cunningham and Airman 1st Class Thomas Williams, 334th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapon loaders, prepare a practice bomb for loading during the load crew competition at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., July 17, 2009. The best load crews from each aircraft maintenance unit were selected to compete for the title of best load crew on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gino Reyes)

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Load em' up

334th Aircraft Maintenance Unit Weapons loaders attach a Mark 82 bomb to an F-15E Strike Eagle during a load crew competition on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., July 17, 2009. The weapons loaders were timed on speed, accuracy and capability to correctly load a 500 lb MK-82 bomb and others onto a jet. The weighs (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ciara Wymbs)

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Load em' up

Senior Airman Sheron Boothe, 334th Aircraft Maintenance Unit loadmaster, tightens the screws on a MK-82 bomb during a load crew competition on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., July 17, 2009. The competition is held quarterly and also annually for the Weapons Load crew of the year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ciara Wymbs)

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Load Crew Comp

Airman 1st Class Masaud Wahedi, 333rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew chief, is judged as he participates in a quarterly load crew competition on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., July 17, 2009. Judges watch all of the competitors closely and take notes on their individual performances. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Rae Perry)

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Load Crew Comp

Senior Airman Daniel Diaz, 333rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew chief, installs a safety pin on a practice Mark 82 during a load crew competition at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. July 17, 2009. The practice munitions used during this competition are the same size and weight as live munitions. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Rae Perry)

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Load Crew Competition

Published July 22, 2009
By Airman 1st Class Whitney Lambert
4 FW/PA

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Load crew competition test teams from the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron on their ability to prepare and load munitions safely and accurately onto an F-15E Strike Eagle.

335th Chiefs

335th Chiefs

Load Crew Competition

load crew competition

Load em' up

Load em' up

Load Crew Comp

Load Crew Comp