A 43rd Fighter Generation Squadron load crew loads an AIM-9X onto their F-22 Raptor during the unit’s weapons load competition Sept. 21 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Two weapons load crews competed to see who could load an AIM-120 and an AIM-9 onto their aircraft the fastest and with the fewest errors. The winner will be announced at the unit’s 3rd quarter awards ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
Staff Sgt. Charlene Faison, 43rd Fighter Generation Squadron, ensures an AIM-120 is ready for transport during the unit’s weapons load competition Sept. 21 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Two weapons load crews competed to see who could load an AIM-120 and an AIM-9 onto their F-22 Raptor the fastest and with the fewest errors. The winner will be announced at the unit’s 3rd quarter awards ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
Staff Sgt. Charlene Faison, 43rd Fighter Generation Squadron, directs the placement of an AIM-120 during the unit’s weapons load competition Sept. 21 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Two weapons load crews competed to see who could load an AIM-120 and an AIM-9 onto their F-22 Raptor the fastest and with the fewest errors. The winner will be announced at the unit’s 3rd quarter awards ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
A 43rd Fighter Generation Squadron load crew opens the F-22 Raptor’s bomb bay doors during the unit’s weapons load competition Sept. 21 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Two weapons load crews competed to see who could load an AIM-120 and an AIM-9 onto their aircraft the fastest and with the fewest errors. The winner will be announced at the unit’s 3rd quarter awards ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Senior Airman Meagan Perrault, 43rd Fighter Generation Squadron, secures an AIM-9X to an F-22 Raptor during the unit’s weapons load competition Sept. 21 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Two weapons load crews competed to see who could load an AIM-120 and an AIM-9 onto their F-22 Raptor the fastest and with the fewest errors. The winner will be announced at the unit’s 3rd quarter awards ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
A 43rd Fighter Generation Squadron load crew loads an AIM-120 onto their F-22 Raptor during the unit’s weapons load competition Sept. 21 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Two weapons load crews competed to see who could load an AIM-120 and an AIM-9 onto their aircraft the fastest and with the fewest errors. The winner will be announced at the unit’s 3rd quarter awards ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
Senior Airman Christian Faulkner, performs prechecks on an AIM-120 during the unit’s weapons load competition Sept. 21 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Two weapons load crews competed to see who could load an AIM-120 and an AIM-9 onto their F-22 Raptor the fastest and with the fewest errors. The winner will be announced at the unit’s 3rd quarter awards ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)