Weapons Load Competition
Senior Airman Chad Perkins, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Red Crew, checks a connector on an AIM-9 during a weapons load competition Feb. 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The annual competition tests the knowledge and proficiency of the Airmen and identifies the load crew of the year. The winning crew is scheduled to be announced at the Maintenance Professionals of the Year Banquet in March. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)