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33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron completes 2nd weapons load competition

Staff Sgt. Dillon Price, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew chief, prepares to load an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile to an F-35A Lightning II during a weapons load competition on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 10, 2015. During weapons load competitions, crews are evaluated on a uniform inspection, a written test, a quality assurance inspection of the teams’ tool kits and how safely, efficiently and timely they load munitions on an F-35A. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)

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33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron completes 2nd weapons load competition

Airmen with the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron compete in a weapons load competition on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 10, 2015. During weapons load competitions, crews are evaluated on a uniform inspection, a written test, a quality assurance inspection of the teams’ tool kits and how safely, efficiently and timely they load munitions on an F-35A. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)

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33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron completes 2nd weapons load competition

Tech. Sgt. Daryl Crane, 33rd Maintenance Group F-35A Lightning II loading standardization crew member, inspects a tool kit during a weapons load competition on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 10, 2015. During weapons load competitions, crews are evaluated on a uniform inspection, a written test, a quality assurance inspection of the teams’ tool kits and how safely, efficiently and timely they load munitions on an F-35A. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)

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33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron completes 2nd weapons load competition

Airmen with the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron compete in a weapons load competition on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 10, 2015. The competition was the first time teams faced off in a shotgun start event to load munitions on side-by-side F-35A Lightning IIs. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)

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33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron completes 2nd weapons load competition

Airmen acting as judges for the 33rd Maintenance Group weapons standardization section calculate the results of a weapons load competition on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 10, 2015. The competition was the first time teams faced off in a shotgun start event to load munitions on side-by-side F-35A Lightning IIs. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)

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33rd Airmen compete in first load competition in the New Year

Airmen 1st Class Jacob Robinson, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, check over a Guided Bomb Unit during a load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 8, 2016. During this event teams are evaluated on the level of safety, efficiency and speed displayed while loading munitions. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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33rd Airmen compete in first load competition in the New Year

Airmen 1st Class Robert Honeycutt, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, and team members inspects the fins and wings of an Air Intercept Missile 120 during a load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 8, 2016. During this event teams are evaluated on the level of safety, efficiency and speed displayed while loading munitions. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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33rd Airmen compete in first load competition in the New Year

Master Sgt. Russell Fontaine, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assistant weapons section chief, stands with the “Greg”, the mascot of the 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit before a load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 8, 2016. During this event load crew teams compete against each other in a uniform inspection, written test, tool kit quality assurance inspection and in loading munitions into the F-35A Lighting II. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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33rd Airmen compete in first load competition in the New Year

Load Crew four stands with the Gorilla mascot of the 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit before a load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 8, 2016. During this event load crew teams compete against each other in a uniform inspection, written test, tool kit quality assurance inspection and loading munitions into the F-35A Lighting II. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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33rd Airmen compete in first load competition in the New Year

Staff Sgt. Mark Mahacsi, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew team chief, secures an Air Intercept Missile 120 to a lift truck during a load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 8, 2016. Load teams work together to load munitions into an F-35A Lightning II as they are timed and inspected. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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33rd Airmen compete in first load competition in the New Year

Load crew team four secures a Guided Bomb Unit to a lift truck during a load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 8, 2016. Load teams work together to load munitions into an F-35A Lightning II as they are timed and inspected. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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33rd Airmen compete in first load competition in the New Year

Airman 1st Class Robert Honeycutt, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, places tools into a tool kit during a load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 8, 2016. The load crew competition consists of three sections: a uniform inspection, a written test and a munitions load inspection to assess the Airmen’s carrier field knowledge. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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33rd Airmen compete in first load competition in the New Year

Airman 1st Class Jacob Robinson, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, ready’s a trailer for inspection at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 8, 2016. The load crew competition consists of three sections: a uniform inspection, written test and a munitions load inspection to test the Airmen’s carrier field knowledge. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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33rd AMXS Airman conducts hot pit refueling on F-35

Senior Airman Max Todd, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, signals a successful hook-up during the hot pit refueling of an F-35A Lightning II at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 13, 2016. The engines are left running during this type of refueling so pilots are able to return to the air quickly. It can take as little as 20 minutes for a crew chief to fill the nearly 17,000 pound fuel tank. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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33rd AMXS Airman conducts hot pit refueling on F-35

Senior Airman Max Todd, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, speaks to an F-35A Lightning II pilot over the radio during a hot pit refueling at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 13, 2016. While refueling, maintenance Airmen communicate with pilots to gauge how much fuel is loaded into the jet. A hot pit refuel allows aircraft to quickly re-launch for a sortie by fueling with the engine running. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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33rd AMXS Airman conducts hot pit refueling on F-35

Senior Airman Max Todd, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, closes the maintenance interface panel after a hot pit refueling at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 13, 2016. A hot pit refuel allows aircraft to quickly launch after refueling and is a common practice across the Air Force, especially during wartime. The F-35A Lightning II can hold close to 17,000 pounds of fuel in its tank, this practice gets the aircraft refueled in as few as 20 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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33rd AMXS Airman conducts hot pit refueling on F-35

An F-35A Lightning II taxis up to a fuel tank for hot pit refueling at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 13, 2016. This type of aircraft refueling is done while the engine is running to get jets back in the air more quickly and is a common practice during wartime. The alternative is to taxi the aircraft back to the sunshade, shut down, refuel, and re-start the aircraft. Hot pit refueling allows the 58th Fighter Squadron to maximize time flying the fifth-generation jet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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33rd AMXS Airman conducts hot pit refueling on F-35

Senior Airman Max Todd, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs a hot pit refuel on an F-35A Lightning II at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 13, 2016. This type of aircraft refueling is done while the engine is running to get jets back in the air more quickly and is a common practice during wartime. Crew chiefs from the 33rd Fighter Wing perform this type of refueling at least once a week to keep maintenance Airmen up-to-date on training and qualifications. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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33rd AMXS April quarterly weapons load competition

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman John Harmon, left, and Senior Airman Caleb Reyes, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew members, prepare to load an inert GBU-31 V3 bomb onto an F-35A Lightning II during a weapons load competition April 16, 2021, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Crew members execute weapons load competitions to ensure readiness in their munition loading capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Leandra Garcia)

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33rd AMXS April Quarterly Weapons Load Competition

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman John Harmon, Senior Airman Caleb Reyes and Staff Sgt. Tyler Metcalf, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew members, hold their trophy after winning a weapons load competition April 16, 2021, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. During the competition, two load crew teams were evaluated on the level of safety, efficiency and speed demonstrated while loading munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Colleen Coulthard)

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