33rd Fighter Wing

Team Eglin weapons load crew competition

A crowd watches as three teams compete in the Team Eglin weapons load competition April 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Teams from the 33rd Fighter Wing and 96th Test Wing competed to see who could load up two weapons onto their designated aircraft the quickest and with the fewest errors. The 33rd FW team repeated as base champion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Team Eglin weapons load crew competition

Airman 1st Class Dylan Snead, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, maneuvers a guided-bomb-unit-31 underneath an F-35 during the Team Eglin weapons load competition April 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Teams from the 33rd Fighter Wing and 96th Test Wing competed to see who could load up two weapons onto their designated aircraft the quickest and with the fewest errors. The 33rd FW team repeated as base champion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Team Eglin weapons load crew competition

The 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s Airmen perform checks on a guided-bomb-unit-31 and AIM-120 missile prior to loading them on their F-35 during the Team Eglin weapons load competition April 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Teams from the 33rd Fighter Wing and 96th Test Wing competed to see who could load up two weapons onto their designated aircraft the quickest and with the fewest errors. The 33rd FW team repeated as base champion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Team Eglin weapons load crew competition

Staff Sgt. Brody Bundy, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, directs an AIM-120 missile toward an F-35 during the Team Eglin weapons load competition April 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Teams from the 33rd Fighter Wing and 96th Test Wing competed to see who could load up two weapons onto their designated aircraft the quickest and with the fewest errors. The 33rd FW team repeated as base champion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Team Eglin weapons load crew competition

An individual trophy awaits each of this year’s winners of the Team Eglin weapons load competition April 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Teams from the 96th Test Wing and 33rd Fighter Wing competed to see who could load up two weapons onto their designated aircraft the quickest and with the fewest errors. The 33rd FW team repeated as base champion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Team Eglin weapons load crew competition

The 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue team loads an AIM-120 missile onto their F-16 during the Team Eglin weapons load competition April 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Teams from the 96th Test Wing and 33rd Fighter Wing competed to see who could load up two weapons onto their designated aircraft the quickest and with the fewest errors. The 33rd FW team repeated as base champion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Team Eglin weapons load crew competition

Staff Sgt. Chris Hayes, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue, secures a guided-bomb-unit-31 onto an F-16 during the Team Eglin weapons load competition April 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Teams from the 96th Test Wing and 33rd Fighter Wing competed to see who could load up two weapons onto their designated aircraft the quickest and with the fewest errors. The 33rd FW team repeated as base champion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Team Eglin weapons load crew competition

The 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue team begins the preparation of the AIM-120 missile for loading during the Team Eglin weapons load competition April 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Teams from the 96th Test Wing and 33rd Fighter Wing competed to see who could load up two weapons onto their designated aircraft the quickest and with the fewest errors. The 33rd FW team repeated as base champion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Team Eglin weapons load crew competition

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Atstupenas, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue, slides an AIM-120 missile into place before attaching it to an F-16 during the Team Eglin weapons load competition April 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Teams from the 96th Test Wing and 33rd Fighter Wing competed to see who could load up two weapons onto their designated aircraft the quickest and with the fewest errors. The 33rd FW team repeated as base champion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Team Eglin weapons load crew competition

Senior Airman Brandon Hanie, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue, secures fins onto an AIM-120 missile during the Team Eglin weapons load competition April 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Teams from the 96th Test Wing and 33rd Fighter Wing competed to see who could load up two weapons onto their designated aircraft the quickest and with the fewest errors. The 33rd FW team repeated as base champion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Team Eglin weapons load crew competition

Load crews spring into action at the start of the Team Eglin weapons load competition April 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Teams from the 96th Test Wing and 33rd Fighter Wing competed to see who could load up two weapons onto their designated aircraft the quickest and with the fewest errors. The 33rd FW team repeated as base champion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Team Eglin weapons load crew competition

Senior Airman Aubrey Sloan, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Red, performs preloading checks at the beginning of the Team Eglin weapons load competition April 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Teams from the 96th Test Wing and 33rd Fighter Wing competed to see who could load up two weapons onto their designated aircraft the quickest and with the fewest errors. The 33rd FW team repeated as base champion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Team Eglin weapons load crew competition

Staff Sgt. Damon Bryant, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Red, directs an AIM-120 missile toward an F-15 during the Team Eglin weapons load competition April 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Teams from the 96th Test Wing and 33rd Fighter Wing competed to see who could load up two weapons onto their designated aircraft the quickest and with the fewest errors. The 33rd FW team repeated as base champion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Team Eglin weapons load crew competition

Senior Airman Aubrey Sloan, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Red, checks the fins for an AIM-120 missile at the beginning of the Team Eglin weapons load competition April 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Teams from the 96th Test Wing and 33rd Fighter Wing competed to see who could load up two weapons onto their designated aircraft the quickest and with the fewest errors. The 33rd FW team repeated as base champion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Team Eglin weapons load crew competition

Senior Airman Troy Carpenter, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Red, secures a guided-bomb-unit-31 on an F-15 during the Team Eglin weapons load competition April 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Teams from the 96th Test Wing and 33rd Fighter Wing competed to see who could load up two weapons onto their designated aircraft the quickest and with the fewest errors. The 33rd FW team repeated as base champion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Arms race: annual base weapons load competition

Published April 10, 2017