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Ammo Airmen lock and load F-16s

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ben Staples, 35th Maintenance Squadron munitions crew chief, loads 20mm rounds on to a Universal Ammunition Loading System at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 14, 2013. Munitions Airmen provide and prepare ammo for gun systems on F-16 Fighting Falcons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)

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Ammo Airmen lock and load F-16s

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ben Staples, left, 35th Maintenance Squadron munitions crew chief, and Airman 1st Class Tyler Peterson, 35 MXS munitions crew member, load 20mm rounds on to a Universal Ammunition Loading System at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 14, 2013. The ammo is used with M61 gun systems on F-16 Fighting Falcons, which are often employed during exercises at Draughon Range outside of Misawa AB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)

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Ammo Airmen lock and load F-16s

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tyler Peterson, 35th Maintenance Squadron munitions crew member, loads 20mm rounds on to a Universal Ammunition Loading System at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 14, 2013. F-16 Fighting Falcons use these munitions with the M61 gun system during live-fire training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)

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Ammo Airmen lock and load F-16s

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Junu Johnny, 35th Maintenance Squadron munitions crew member, loads 20mm rounds on to a Universal Ammunition Loading System at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 14, 2013. The 20mm round is used for air-to-air and air-to-ground targets in the M61 gun system for F-16 Fighting Falcons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)

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Ammo Airmen lock and load F-16s

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ben Staples, 35th Maintenance Squadron munitions crew chief, loads 20mm rounds on to a Universal Ammunition Loading System at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 14, 2013. The UALS are used to transport and load ammunition onto an aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)

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Ammo Airmen lock and load F-16s

U.S. Air Force Airmen 1st Class Tyler Peterson, left, Junu Johnny, back right, and Senior Airman Ben Staples, 35th Maintenance Squadron, unload 20mm rounds from a Universal Ammunition Loading System at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 14, 2013. Ammo Airmen load the UALS with 1,525 rounds, which are then taken to the flightline and loaded onto F-16 Fighting Falcons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)

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Ammo ensures Sidewinder’s ready to strike

U.S. Air Force precision guided munitions Airmen with the 35th Maintenance Squadron, review their technical order during an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile inspection at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 26, 2013. Inspections on the Sidewinder missile are required every five years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson)

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Ammo ensures Sidewinder’s ready to strike

U.S. Air Force precision guided munitions Airmen with the 35th Maintenance Squadron, make sure all systems are ready prior to using a guidance control section unit test set to inspect an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 26, 2013.The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a supersonic, heat-seeking, air-to-air missile carried by a fighter aircraft. It has a high-explosive warhead and an active infrared guidance system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson)

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Ammo ensures Sidewinder’s ready to strike

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Beadle, 35th Maintenance Squadron precision guided munitions crew chief, checks the controls of a guidance control section unit test set at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 26, 2013. More than 20 checks are preformed to make sure the GCS is ready for use before the inspection of an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson)

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Ammo ensures Sidewinder’s ready to strike

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Beadle, 35th Maintenance Squadron precision guided munitions crew chief, plugs a guidance control section unit test set into a wall at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 26, 2013. Of the several parts that make up a missile, the “head” is the only part tested with the GCS unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson)

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Ammo ensures Sidewinder’s ready to strike

U.S. Air Force Airman Nicole Whisted, 35th Maintenance Squadron precision guided munitions crew member, plugs in an air pressure tube to a guidance control section unit test set at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 26, 2013. Air pressure is used in several different tests that are preformed on a missile to validate its mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kia Atkins)

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Ammo ensures Sidewinder’s ready to strike

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Beadle, 35th Maintenance Squadron precision guided munitions crew chief, puts a torque measurement assembly on an AIM-9 Sidewinder at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 26, 2013. Although there are several parts that make up the missile, the “head” is the only part tested with the guidance control section unit test set. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kia Atkins)

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Ammo ensures Sidewinder’s ready to strike

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Gill, 35th Maintenance Squadron precision guided munitions crew chief, adjusts an AIM-9 Sidewinder to the guidance control section unit test set at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 26, 2013. More than 50 checks are performed during this inspection and each one is mandatory to validate the missile’s mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kia Atkins)

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Ammo ensures Sidewinder’s ready to strike

U.S. Air Force Airman Nicole Whisted, 35th Maintenance Squadron precision guided munitions crew member, connects an AIM-9 Sidewinder to a guidance control section unit test set at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 26, 2013. To ensure this missile is mission ready, an inspection is performed every five years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kia Atkins)