Senior Airman Alexander Sittnick, 325th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs preliminary checks on an F-22A Raptor during the unit’s quarterly weapons load competition Aug. 10 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Two crews competed in a morning and afternoon session to see who could load an AIM-9 on each side of the aircraft the fastest and with the fewest mistakes. Sittnick and the afternoon crew claimed the victory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.)