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A crewmen loads 20mm ammunition aboard an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during the quick turn competition. The exercise, part of the Strike Command Tactical Bombing Competition, is used to test each team on their ability to execute a quick load of a full complement of bombs

Bombs are moved into position near an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during the quick turn competition. The exercise, part of the Strike Command Tactical Bombing Competition, is used to test each team on their ability to execute a quick load of a full complement of bombs

48th Tactical Fighter Wing members load practice bombs on an F-111 aircraft during the quick turn competition. The Strike Command Bombing Competition is held between the United States and Royal Air Forces

Members of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing unload equipment crates as they begin the setup of the Rapid Assembly Munitions System during Sabre Spirit, Pacific Air Forces'first command-wide competition to test the skill of ground crews in a variety of combat

Team members prepare to load Mark 82 500-pound bomb on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during Sabre Spirit, Pacific Air Forces'first command-wide competition to test the skill of ground crews in a variety of combat-related situations

Munitions personnel prepare CBU-58A/B cluster bombs for loading on a 42nd Tactical Fighter Group F-4D Phantom II aircraft during the reserve training Exercise PATRIOT PEARL. The exercise is a combined air operation of short duration designed to make maximum use of limited training

388th Tactical Fighting Wing members load AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and laser guided bombs on F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft during the quick turn competition. The aircraft, from the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, are involved in the Strike Command Tactical Bombing Competition between the United States and Royal Air Forces

Members of the 51st Tactical Fighter Wing uncrate bombs as they set up the Rapid Assembly Munitions System during Sabre Spirit, Pacific Air Forces'first command-wide competition to test the skill of ground crews in a variety of combat-related situations

A crew places a 500-lb Mark 82 bomb, which will be loaded on an F-105 Thunderchief aircraft, on an MJ-1 bomb loader. The crew are members of 128th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 116th Tactical Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard, involved in exercise Gangbuster XI

The load crew from the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing participate in the quick turn competition. The exercise, part of the Strike Command Tactical Bombing Competition, is used to test each team on their ability to execute a quick load of a full complement of bombs

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Base: Raf Lossiemouth

Country: Scotland (SCT)

Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Don C. Sutherland

Release Status: Released to Public

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15/06/1981
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crew load crew tactical fighter competition exercise strike command strike command tactical team ability complement bombs raf lossiemouth test load tactical fighter wing high resolution tactical fighter load msgt don military exercise military aircraft 1980 s aircrafts fighter jet aircraft 1980 s us national archives scotland united kingdom