Arming the Eagle: weapons load members set standard
Senior Airman Canaan Birchwood, left, 4th Maintenance Group loading standardization crew member, evaluates Staff Sgt. Michael Fraser, 336th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew team chief, during a weapons standardization load evaluation at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, June 13, 2023. The load evaluation is facilitated by the 4th MXG Weapons Standardization Section, and is a recurring training for Airmen responsible for the wartime skill of loading armaments onto aircraft. The WSS’s loading standardization crew members are deemed subject matter experts by their leadership, and help train, evaluate and certify load crew members to ensure aircraft armament personnel are ready to perform their job safely and effectively. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)