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April Weapons Load Competition

The 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue team lifts an AIM-9X missile at the 96th Test Wing’s first quarter weapons load competition April 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The F-16 Blue Team defeated the F-15 Eagle Red Team in a competition to load an AIM-9X and an Mk-82 the fastest and with the fewest mistakes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

April Weapons Load Competition

Senior Airman Nicholas LaBerge, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Red, secures an AIM-9X missile at the 96th Test Wing’s first quarter weapons load competition April 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The F-16 Blue Team defeated the F-15 Eagle Red Team in a competition to load an AIM-9X and an Mk-82 the fastest and with the fewest mistakes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

April Weapons Load Competition

Staff Sgt. Giovanni Bufalini-Balla, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue, guides in an Mk-82 bomb at the 96th Test Wing’s first quarter weapons load competition April 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The F-16 Blue Team defeated the F-15 Eagle Red Team in a competition to load an AIM-9X and an Mk-82 the fastest and with the fewest mistakes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

April Weapons Load Competition

Staff Sgt. Aubrey Sloan, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Red, walks with an Mk-82 bomb at the 96th Test Wing’s first quarter weapons load competition April 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The F-16 Blue Team defeated the F-15 Eagle Red Team in a competition to load an AIM-9X and an Mk-82 the fastest and with the fewest mistakes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

April Weapons Load Competition

Airman 1st Class Latrell Barnett, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Red, performs checks on an mk-82 at the 96th Test Wing’s first quarter weapons load competition April 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The F-16 Blue Team defeated the F-15 Eagle Red Team in a competition to load an AIM-9X and an Mk-82 the fastest and with the fewest mistakes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

April Weapons Load Competition

Airman 1st Class Austin Cordon, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue, inspects an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile at the 96th Test Wing’s first quarter weapons load competition April 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The F-16 Blue Team defeated the F-15 Eagle Red Team in a competition to load an AIM-9X and an Mk-82 the fastest and with the fewest mistakes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

April Weapons Load Competition

The 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Red team lifts an AIM-9X missile at the 96th Test Wing’s first quarter weapons load competition April 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The F-16 Blue Team defeated the F-15 Eagle Red Team in a competition to load an AIM-9X and an Mk-82 the fastest and with the fewest mistakes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

April Weapons Load Competition

Senior Airman Damien Tamberelli, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue, holds an AIM-9X in place while its secured at the 96th Test Wing’s first quarter weapons load competition April 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The F-16 Blue Team defeated the F-15 Eagle Red Team in a competition to load an AIM-9X and an Mk-82 the fastest and with the fewest mistakes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

April Weapons Load Competition

Airman 1st Class Latrell Barnett, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Red, examines an AIM-9X at the 96th Test Wing’s first quarter weapons load competition April 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The F-16 Blue Team defeated the F-15 Eagle Red Team in a competition to load an AIM-9X and an Mk-82 the fastest and with the fewest mistakes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

April Weapons Load Competition
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Senior Airman Damien Tamberelli, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue, guides in an Mk-82 bomb at the 96th Test Wing’s first quarter weapons load competition April 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The F-16 Blue Team defeated the F-15 Eagle Red Team in a competition to load an AIM-9X and an Mk-82 the fastest and with the fewest mistakes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

April Weapons Load Competition
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Staff Sgt. Aubrey Sloan, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Red, performs preload checks at the 96th Test Wing’s first quarter weapons load competition April 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The F-16 Blue Team defeated the F-15 Eagle Red Team in a competition to load an AIM-9X and an Mk-82 the fastest and with the fewest mistakes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

April Weapons Load Competition
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Senior Airman Damien Tamberelli and Staff Sgt. Giovanni Bufalini-Balla, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue, lead in an Mk-82 bomb at the 96th Test Wing’s first quarter weapons load competition April 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The F-16 Blue Team defeated the F-15 Eagle Red Team in a competition to load an AIM-9X and an Mk-82 the fastest and with the fewest mistakes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

April Weapons Load Competition
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Senior Airman Nicholas LaBerge, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Red, secures an Mk-82 missile at the 96th Test Wing’s first quarter weapons load competition April 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The F-16 Blue Team defeated the F-15 Eagle Red Team in a competition to load an AIM-9X and an Mk-82 the fastest and with the fewest mistakes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)