Arming the Eagle: weapons load members set standard

Senior Airman Cassandra Romero, center, 333rd Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew member, lines up an unarmed practice [AGM-158 JASSM] munition to load it onto an F-15E Strike Eagle as Staff Sgt. Alexandro Diaz, right, 4th Maintenance Group loading standardization crew member, evaluates her during a weapons standardization load evaluation at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, June 9, 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)