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GEN Charles Gabriel (left), Air Force CHIEF of STAFF, poses with trophy winners from the Fifth Air Force munitions loading competition Sabre Spirit I

CPT Pat Shay, center, a pilot with the 944th Tactical Fighter Group, stands in front of his F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft with his crew chief, MSGT Ken Mitchell, left, and assistant crew chief SSGT James Kuchelmeister. CPT Shay won "Top Gun" honors at the Air Force worldwide fighter gunnery meet Gunsmoke '89

Captain (CPT) Joseph Hedrick of the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, poses with a rifle in front of his F-16 aircraft to symbolize the Long Rifle III competition in which he has taken Top Gun honors. The semi-annual air-to-ground gunnery competition tests tactical air crews'abilities to plan and execute long-range missions, execute attacks on first-look targets and accurately deliver ordnance

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) James Scott, crew chief, 439th Tactical Airlift Wing (Reserve), marshal's a C-130 Hercules aircraft out of its parking spot on the way to a drop mission during the ninth international airlift competition Airlift Rodeo'87

Crew CHIEF SSGT Jim Harr, 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymore Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, marshals an F-15 Eagle to a parking spot after its arrival. SSGT Harr and the 336's aircraft are deployed to participate in the world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Patrick Mason, a Flight Maintenance Coordinator for the Ammunitions flight, 31st Maintenance Squadron (MS) spots US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Ryan Hilderbrandt, while the Equipment Maintenance crew member for the 31st Maintenance Squadron (MS), lifts an AGM 65

STAFF Sergeant Ricky S. Francis, 36th Avionics Maintenance Unit (AMU), mounts a Mark 84 bomb while the judges, Major Jack T. Applewhite and SENIOR MASTER Sergeant John Driscoll, watch. The 36th AMU is participating in Sabre Spirit One, the annual 5th Air Force munitions loading competition

Captain (CPT) James Jackson, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, examines a GBU-15 modular glide bomb mounted on the wing pylon of his F-4E Phantom II aircraft before taking off for a mission to Chikdo Range during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '85

STAFF SGT. Marc Konynkik, weapons loader, unloads a guidance cone for a 2,000-lb. ground burst bomb as STAFF SGT. Jacques Smith, weapons load crew chief, positions the cone's container. Both men are members of the 548th Aircraft Generation Squadron and are readying a 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111F aircraft, background, for combat during Operation Desert Storm

TSGT Park, weapons load crew chief for the 6497th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, raises his hands in victory after his unit was presented with a trophy for taking top honors in the munition loading competition Sabre Spirit I. The trophy was presented to the unit by GEN Charles Gabriel, Air Force CHIEF of STAFF

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Subject Operation/Series: SABRE SPIRIT I

Base: Osan Air Base

Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Scene Camera Operator: SGT Theodore J. Koniares

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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tsgt park weapons load crew weapons load crew aircraft aircraft maintenance squadron hands victory unit trophy honors munition competition sabre spirit competition sabre spirit i charles gabriel gen charles gabriel air force general osan air base chief of staff pentagon us military command south korea republic of korea korea technical sergeant high resolution competition sabre spirit sabre spirit air force chief tsgt park sgt theodore air force base maintenance squadron us national archives
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General (GEN) Jack I. Gregory, commander in chief, Pacific Forces, and Lieutenant General (LGEN) Edward L. Tixier, commander, US Forces, Japan, and commander, 5th Air Force, Pacific, stand during ceremonies prior to an Air Force Association luncheon at th

A right side view of an F-15 Eagle aircraft in one of the "quick-turn" hangars used to store aircraft during munitions loading competition Sabre Spirit I

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Bob Weaver, 2955th Combat Logistics Support Squadron, removes an emergency locator transmitter atop the vertical stabilizer on a C-141B Starlifter aircraft. The aircraft was damaged when it slid off the runway after landing on the airfield, is being moved to another parking position for eventual repair

Phillip R. Munoz, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia (GA), assists a member of the 2955th Combat Logistics Support Squadron in placing a weight on a platform atop the right wing of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft. Weights will provide counterbalance as the aircraft, which was damaged when it slid off the runway after landing on the airfield, is moved to another parking position for eventual repair

Trophies that will be awarded to the winning teams during Sabre Spirit I, a munitions loading competition between teams from all the tactical units within the Fifth Air Force. The loading competition will be judge for safely, reliability, compliance with technical data, condition of tools and equipment and speed of loading

STAFF SGT. Adame Reveile signals the driver of a weapons loader to stop as they prepare to load Mark 82 general purpose bombs onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The airmen are participating in the combat readiness competition Sabre Spirit '88, during

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An airman pulls an arming safety wire from the center of a Mark 82 500-pound bomb during the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) combat ammunition production and combat aircraft servicing competition Sabre Spirit '88

Judy Frey, wife of Colonel Edward P. Frey, Commander, 475th Air Base Wing, straightens her husband's happi coat in front of their house while their daughter Lisa watches. The colonel and his family will be attending the Tanabata Festival, an annual celebration by the people of Fussa City just outside the base

Members of the 2955th Combat Logistics Support Squadron disconnect and remove the No. 1 and 2 engines and pylons from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft in preparation for moving the plane to a new parking position for eventual repair. The aircraft was damaged when it slid off the runway after landing on the airfield

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STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Kevin McGuire prepares an inert flare during an OV-10 Bronco aircraft static load as CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CMSGT) Dave Ferry, judge, stands by during Sabre Spirit, Pacific Air Forces'first command-wide competition to test the skill

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tsgt park weapons load crew weapons load crew aircraft aircraft maintenance squadron hands victory unit trophy honors munition competition sabre spirit competition sabre spirit i charles gabriel gen charles gabriel air force general osan air base chief of staff pentagon us military command south korea republic of korea korea technical sergeant high resolution competition sabre spirit sabre spirit air force chief tsgt park sgt theodore air force base maintenance squadron us national archives