12/22/2011 - Staff Sgt. William Merritt, Senior Airman Victor Gonzalez and Airman 1st Class Adrian Justice, of the 46th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, lift an AIM-9 during the 46th Maintenance Group’s fourth quarter weapons load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 21. The best of Blue AMU and Red AMU met to load an AIM-9 and GBU-12 onto an F-16 and F-15 respectively. AMU Red won the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy Gon)

12/22/2011 - Airman 1st Class Christopher Rose, of the 46th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepares the aircraft during the 46th Maintenance Group’s fourth quarter weapons load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 21. The best of Blue AMU and Red AMU met to load an AIM-9 and GBU-12 onto an F-16 and F-15 respectively. AMU Red won the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy Gon)

12/22/2011 - Staff Sgt. William Merritt, 46th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew leader, helps his Blue AMU team mount the AIM-9 during the 46th Maintenance Group’s fourth quarter weapons load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 21. The best of Blue AMU and Red AMU met to load an AIM-9 and GBU-12 onto an F-16 and F-15 respectively. AMU Red won the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy Gon)

12/22/2011 - Senior Airman Hector Vasquez, with the 46th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, readies the AIM-9 as crew leader Staff Sgt. Kenneth Merritt observes during the 46th Maintenance Group’s fourth quarter weapons load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 21. The best of Blue AMU and Red AMU met to load an AIM-9 and GBU-12 onto an F-16 and F-15 respectively. AMU Red won the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy Gon)

12/22/2011 - Staff Sgt. William Merritt, from the 46th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, guides the GBU-12 onto the aircraft during the 46th Maintenance Group’s fourth quarter weapons load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 21. The best of Blue AMU and Red AMU met to load an AIM-9 and GBU-12 onto an F-16 and F-15 respectively. AMU Red won the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy Gon)

12/22/2011 - Staff Sgt. Kenneth Merritt, of the 46th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, directs the loader to where the Guided Bomb Unit-12 goes during the 46th Maintenance Group’s fourth quarter weapons load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 21. The best of Blue AMU and Red AMU met to load an AIM-9 and GBU-12 onto an F-16 and F-15 respectively. AMU Red won the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy Gon)

12/22/2011 - Airman 1st Class Adrian Justice, from the 46th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, adjusts the GBU-12 onto the aircraft during the 46th Maintenance Group’s fourth quarter weapons load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 21. The best of Blue AMU and Red AMU met to load an AIM-9 and GBU-12 onto an F-16 and F-15 respectively. AMU Red won the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy Gon)

12/22/2011 - Senior Airman Hector Vazquez, from the 46th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, adjusts the GBU-12 onto the aircraft during the 46th Maintenance Group’s fourth quarter weapons load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 21. The best of Blue AMU and Red AMU met to load an AIM-9 and GBU-12 onto an F-16 and F-15 respectively. AMU Red won the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy Gon)

12/22/2011 - Senior Airman Victor Gonzalez, of the 46th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, makes final adjustments to the GBU-12 during the 46th Maintenance Group’s fourth quarter weapons load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 21. The best of Blue AMU and Red AMU met to load an AIM-9 and GBU-12 onto an F-16 and F-15 respectively. AMU Red won the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy Gon)

12/22/2011 - Senior Airman Hector Vazquez and Staff Sgt. Kenneth Merritt, from the 46th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, hold the weapon as Airman 1st Class Christopher Rose performs final adjustments to the AIM-9 during the 46th Maintenance Group’s fourth quarter weapons load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 21. The best of Blue AMU and Red AMU met to load an AIM-9 and GBU-12 onto an F-16 and F-15 respectively. AMU Red won the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy Gon)