Blue V Red in final quarterly contest

Published Jan. 30, 2024

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tayln McCullough, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew member, prepares the missile station during the unit’s quarterly weapons load competition.

The 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Red team, weapons load crew work together to load the F-15 Eagle during the unit’s quarterly weapons load competition.

Weapons load crew members with the 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Red team, load an AIM-120 onto an F-15 Eagle during the unit’s quarterly weapons load competition.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tayln McCullough, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew member, installs missile fins during the unit’s quarterly weapons load competition.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kurt Walder, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew team chief, loads a GBU-38 bomb onto the F-15 Eagle’s weapons station.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kurt Walder (left) and Senior Airman Ronald Feliz, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew Red team, lock in a GBU-38 bomb to the F-15 Eagle.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ronald Feliz, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, installs AIM-120 missile wings to an F-15 Eagle.

The 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Red team, weapons load crew, load the AIM-120 missile onto the wing of an F-15 Eagle.

The 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load team battled for the third quarter load crew award Jan. 26 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The quick-paced competition pitted the F-16 Fighting Falcon Blue team against the F-15 Eagle Red team in a test of knowledge, proficiency, speed and skill. (U.S. Air Force imagery by Matt Veasley and Michelle Gigante)