96th AMXS holds annual weapons load competition

96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapon load crews clap as members are introduced during the 96th AMXS’s annual weapons load competition Feb. 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The fast-paced competition tests the knowledge and proficiency of the Airmen. The winning load crew is scheduled to be announced at the Maintenance Professionals of the Year Banquet in March. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

Staff Sgt. Michael Velasco, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load team chief, adjusts a Joint Direct Attack Munition during the 96th AMXS’s annual weapons load competition Feb. 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The quick paced competition tests the knowledge and proficiency of the Airmen. The winning load crew is scheduled to be announced at the Maintenance Professionals of the Year Banquet in March. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

Airman 1 st Class Cameron Alexander, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, makes adjustments to a Joint Direct Attack Munition to ensure stability during the 96th AMXS’s annual weapons load competition Feb. 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The fast-paced competition tests the knowledge and proficiency of the Airmen. The winning load crew is scheduled to be announced at the Maintenance Professionals of the Year Banquet in March. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

Airman 1st Class Austin Cordon, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, operates a bomb lift during the 96th AMXS’s annual weapons load competition Feb. 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The fast-paced competition tests the knowledge and proficiency of the Airmen. The winning load crew is scheduled to be announced at the Maintenance Professionals of the Year Banquet in March. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

Staff Sgt. Michael Velasco, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load team chief, reviews a checklist and technical data during the 96th AMXS’s annual weapons load competition Feb. 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The quick paced competition tests the knowledge and proficiency of the Airmen. The winning load crew is scheduled to be announced at the Maintenance Professionals of the Year Banquet in March. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

Airman 1st Class Einstein Fernandez, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Red team, prepares the BRU-47 bomb rack for loading operations, during the 96th AMXS’s annual weapons load competition Feb. 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The quick paced competition tests the knowledge and proficiency of the Airmen. The winning load crew is scheduled to be announced at the Maintenance Professionals of the Year Banquet in March. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kevin Gaddie)

Airman 1st Class Chad Perkins, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Red team, completes his checklist during the 96th AMXS’s annual weapons load competition Feb. 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The quick paced competition tests the knowledge and proficiency of the Airmen. The winning load crew is scheduled to be announced at the Maintenance Professionals of the Year Banquet in March. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kevin Gaddie)

The 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Red team loads a GBU-31 bomb on an F-15 Eagle during the 96th AMXS’s annual weapons load competition Feb. 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The quick paced competition tests the knowledge and proficiency of the Airmen. The winning load crew is scheduled to be announced at the Maintenance Professionals of the Year Banquet in March. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kevin Gaddie)

Airman 1st Class Sharone Stafford, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue team, prepares the MAU-12 bomb rack for loading operations during the 96th AMXS’s annual weapons load competition Feb. 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The quick paced competition tests the knowledge and proficiency of the Airmen. The winning load crew is scheduled to be announced at the Maintenance Professionals of the Year Banquet in March. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kevin Gaddie)

Senior Airman Joshua Harless, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue team, performs munitions preparation on the GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition, during the 96th AMXS’s annual weapons load competition Feb. 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The quick paced competition tests the knowledge and proficiency of the Airmen. The winning load crew is scheduled to be announced at the Maintenance Professionals of the Year Banquet in March. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kevin Gaddie)

The 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue team guides a GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition to the bomb rack during the 96th AMXS’s annual weapons load competition Feb. 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The quick paced competition tests the knowledge and proficiency of the Airmen. The winning load crew is scheduled to be announced at the Maintenance Professionals of the Year Banquet in March. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kevin Gaddie)

Airman 1st Class Sharone Stafford and Staff Sgt. Giovanni Bufalini-Balla, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue team, adjust the sway braces on the MAU-12 bomb rack during the 96th AMXS’s annual weapons load competition Feb. 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The quick paced competition tests the knowledge and proficiency of the Airmen. The winning load crew is scheduled to be announced at the Maintenance Professionals of the Year Banquet in March. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kevin Gaddie)