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US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Robert Brown keeps a hand on the tail section of a 1000- pound inert bomb as SSGT Scott Stanton drives an MJ-1 weapons loader. The bombs are simulated Joint Defense Attack Munitions "JDAM" and will be uploaded onto the waiting USAF F-16CJ aircraft at Shaw AFB, South Carolina (SC), during the Operational Readiness Exercise Sea Lion 02-01

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US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Robert Brown (left) keeps a hand on the tail section of a 1000 pound inert bomb that is being moved by SSGT Scott Stanton. The bombs are simulated Joint Defense Attack Munitions "JDAM" and will be uploaded onto the waiting USAF F-16CJ aircraft at Shaw AFB, South Carolina (SC), during the Operational Readiness Exercise Sea Lion 02-01

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Shaw Air Force Base

State: South Carolina (SC)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Major Command Shown: Air Combat Command

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Greg L. Davis, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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