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"Jammer" Driver and First Quarter Load Competition 2022

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Vincent Barnes, 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load team member, performs maintenance on an F-16 Fighting Falcon before loading munitions during the first quarter load competition at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 28, 2022. These competitions test weapons load crews ability to provide safe, reliable, timely and effective munitions on aircraft, enabling Misawa to remain mission-capable and deter adversaries in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Leon Redfern)
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"Jammer" Driver and First Quarter Load Competition 2022

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Owen Devine, 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load team member, prepares to load an AIM-9X Sidewinder onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the first quarter load competition at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 28, 2022. These competitions test weapons load crews ability to provide safe, reliable, timely and effective munitions on aircraft, enabling Misawa to remain mission-capable and deter adversaries in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Leon Redfern)
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Crank it up

Airman 1st Class Andre Patterson, a 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, screws a bolt to the pylon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 7, 2020. Weapons loaders work in teams of three in order to safely load and unload weapons on the F-16 Fighting Falcon. They load the munitions onto the aircraft, perform end-of-runway inspections and armament maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class China M. Shock)
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Time to upload

Airman 1st Class Andre Patterson, a 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, directs his ‘three man’ during the placement of the jammer at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 7, 2020. The three-man team is responsible for making sure the munitions are safe and match mission requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class China M. Shock)
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Safety first

Airman 1st Class Andre Patterson, a 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, safety wires an aft bolt at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 7, 2020. Weapons loaders perform three essential jobs: loading munitions, end-of-runway inspections and armament maintenance. The purpose of EOR is to arm the munitions on the jet and ensure it is safe to fly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class China M. Shock)
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Laughing makes the time go by

Airman 1st Class Andre Patterson, a 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, sits in a truck at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 7, 2020. Weapons loaders work around the clock, rotating shifts 24 hours a day, seven days a week ensuring every aircraft is armed properly and safely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class China M. Shock)
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Crank it up

Airman 1st Class Andre Patterson, a 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, screws a bolt to the pylon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 7, 2020. Weapons loaders work in teams of three in order to safely load and unload weapons on the F-16 Fighting Falcon. They load the munitions onto the aircraft, perform end-of-runway inspections and armament maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class China M. Shock)
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Crank it up

Airman 1st Class Andre Patterson, a 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, screws a bolt to the pylon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 7, 2020. Weapons loaders work in teams of three in order to safely load and unload weapons on the F-16 Fighting Falcon. They load the munitions onto the aircraft, perform end-of-runway inspections and armament maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class China M. Shock)
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Laughing makes the time go by

Airman 1st Class Andre Patterson, a 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, sits in a truck at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 7, 2020. Weapons loaders work around the clock, rotating shifts 24 hours a day, seven days a week ensuring every aircraft is armed properly and safely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class China M. Shock)
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Safety first

Airman 1st Class Andre Patterson, a 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, safety wires an aft bolt at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 7, 2020. Weapons loaders perform three essential jobs: loading munitions, end-of-runway inspections and armament maintenance. The purpose of EOR is to arm the munitions on the jet and ensure it is safe to fly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class China M. Shock)
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Smile for the while

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Misha Ignacio, the 14th Fighter Squadron chief of intelligence, learns how to assemble a GBU-12 during the ammunitions tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 8, 2017. This tour was coordinated for operations personnel with the intent of immersing pilots, intelligence, aircrew flight equipment and squadron aviation resource management personnel into the maintenance and ammunitions world to gain a better understanding of war reserve materials. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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Hop in bud

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andrew Sokolowski, a 35th Maintenance Squadron munitions stockpile crew chief, tightens the bolt to a steam handle for a presentation on how to build a bomb during the ammunitions tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 8, 2017. Tightening the bolts keeps the ford adapter assembly on the missile. During the ammunitions tour, personnel were shown how to build bombs and the various steps in what it takes to build them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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Through the wire

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Lance Kapral, the 35th Operation Support Squadron Officer in charge of systems and mobility, strings an arming wire through a GBU-12 during the ammunitions tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 8, 2017. This arming wire is used to pull the fuse connector through the missile. The maintenance and ammunitions Airmen immersed pilots, intelligence, aircrew flight equipment and squadron aviation resource management personnel to gain a better understanding of war reserve materials. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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What’s that?

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Richard Bushree-Pearson, a 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, talks about the missiles employed by pilots assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing during the weapons load trainer tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 8, 2017. The tour leaders talked about how alert trailers hold weapons and how the whole process of getting weapons out to the jet and loaded functions in order to take off and accomplish the real world mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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I will not fail

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Scott Henshaw, a 35th Maintenance Squadron load crew member, ensures all parts are correctly in place on the AGM-88 high speed anti-radiation missile at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 19, 2017. The missile is designed to provide day, night, and adverse weather precision strikes against targets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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Almost got it

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 35th Maintenance Squadron weapons flight mount an AGM-88 high speed anti-radiation onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 19, 2017. The AGM-88 is an all-weather missile system that uses radar homing to improve survivability and lethality. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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Vroom Vroom

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dylan Beaver, a 35th Maintenance Squadron load crew member drives an MJ-1 jammer with an AGM-88 high speed anti-radiation missile attached at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 19, 2017. The missile is designed to provide day, night, and adverse weather precision strikes against targets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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The right piece

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alain Authier, a 35th Maintenance Squadron armament flight team member, searches for a bolt to repair damages during exercise Beverly Sunrise 17-07 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 15, 2017. Authier stated it is important to examine for visual defects and proper installation of systems components, such as munitions ejector racks, loading and suspension devices, shackles, rocket pods, pylons, aircraft ammunition, boosters and feed chutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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Getting the right fit

U.S. Air Force Airman Joee Carroll, a 35th Maintenance Squadron avionics specialist, tightens the Egyptian Dooley during exercise Beverly Sunrise 17-07 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 15, 2017. The Egyptian Dooley helps load electronic counter measurements to aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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Don’t drop it

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 35th Maintenance Squadron weapons flight carry an aim 9x sidewinder at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 19, 2017. The missile is designed to provide day, night, and adverse weather precision strikes against targets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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