Staff Sgt. Tyler Gallo, 57th Maintenance Squadron Raptor
Staff Sgt. Tyler Gallo, 57th Maintenance Squadron Raptor Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons loader, stands out on the flightline after the load crew competition Oct. 5, 2018, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Th... More
Senior Airman Micah Templin, 57th Aircraft Maintenance
Senior Airman Micah Templin, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew member, adjusts a bracket during the load crew competition of the year at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 8, 2018. Load crew competiti... More
Staff Sgt. Brett Rosales-Carr, Staff Sgt. Mekai Stewart
Staff Sgt. Brett Rosales-Carr, Staff Sgt. Mekai Stewart and Airman 1st Class Tristan McNay, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew members, load a Mark 84 bomb on an F-15 Eagle fighter jet during the load... More
Airman 1st Class Leilani Emilo, Senior Airman Jacob
Airman 1st Class Leilani Emilo, Senior Airman Jacob Carter and Staff Sgt. Riley Collins, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Lighting Aircaft Maintenance Unit load crew members, work together to transport a Mark... More
Staff Sgt. Khan Mai, an F-15 Eagle fighter jet weapons
Staff Sgt. Khan Mai, an F-15 Eagle fighter jet weapons loader assigned to the 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Strike Aircraft Maintenance Unit, directs a munitions jammer to load a bomb on an F-15 during the... More
Senior Airman Austin Reynolds, 57th Aircraft Maintenance
Senior Airman Austin Reynolds, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons loader, picks up a screwdriver during a load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, April 13, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by... More
Staff Sgt. Matthew Delpit, an F-16 Fighting Falcon
Staff Sgt. Matthew Delpit, an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet weapons loader assigned to the 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Tomahawk Aircraft Maintenance Unit, inspects an AIM-120 AMRAAM during the 2018 Lo... More
Airmen from the 57th Maintenance Group stand at attention
Airmen from the 57th Maintenance Group stand at attention for the opening ceremony of the quarterly load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 5, 2018. Load crew competitions challenge the teams... More
Staff Sgt. Khan Mai, an F-15 Eagle fighter jet weapons
Staff Sgt. Khan Mai, an F-15 Eagle fighter jet weapons loader assigned to the 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Strike Aircraft Maintenance Unit, inspects bombs after being loaded during the 2018 Load Crew of ... More
Airman 1st Class Christian Woodley, an F-15 Eagle fighter
Airman 1st Class Christian Woodley, an F-15 Eagle fighter jet weapons loader assigned to the 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Strike Aircraft Maintenance Unit, guides a munitions jammer to load bombs on an F-... More
Airman 1st Class Christian Woodley, an F-15 Eagle fighter
Airman 1st Class Christian Woodley, an F-15 Eagle fighter jet weapons loader assigned to the 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Strike Aircraft Maintenance Unit, maneuvers a jammer after loading a bomb on an F-... More
Airman Tasian Collins, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Airman Tasian Collins, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Tomahawk Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons loader, tightens a bolt Oct. 5, 2018, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Members from Tomahawk, Viper, Raptor,... More
Master Sgt. LaMarr Richmond (left), 57th Maintenance
Master Sgt. LaMarr Richmond (left), 57th Maintenance Group weapons standardization crew lead, inspects a weapon load crew as they undergo certification at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, April 27, 2020. Richmond... More
Aircraft armament system technicians assigned to the
Aircraft armament system technicians assigned to the 57th Maintenance Group compete in the 57th Wing Load Crew of the Quarter Competition, on the flightline at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., April 26 2019. The qu... More
Weapons loaders assigned to the 57th Aircraft Maintenance
Weapons loaders assigned to the 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Tomahawk Aircraft Maintenance Unit load a Mark 84 bomb onto the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet during a load crew competition at N... More
Airman Tasian Collins, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Airman Tasian Collins, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Tomahawk Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons loader, prepares a bomb on an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet during a load crew competition at Nellis Air F... More
Staff Sgt. Derek Pascole, Airman 1st Class Maria Chappell
Staff Sgt. Derek Pascole, Airman 1st Class Maria Chappell and Airman Tasian Collins, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Tomahawk Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons loaders, talk before the load crew competition ... More
Staff Sgt. Thomas Grise, 57th Maintenance Group weapons
Staff Sgt. Thomas Grise, 57th Maintenance Group weapons standardization instructor, observes the progress of a weapons load crew recertification at Nellis Air Force Base, April 27, 2020. Each instructor oversee... More
Airmen from the 57th Maintenance Group perform an inspection
Airmen from the 57th Maintenance Group perform an inspection on an AIM-120 AMRAA during the quarterly load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 5, 2018. The teams were evaluated on their speed ... More
Senior Airman Mark Carrico, 57th Aircraft Maintenance
Senior Airman Mark Carrico, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew member, loads a Mark 84 bomb during the load crew competition of the year at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 8, 2018. A majority of the... More
Members that make up the 57th Maintenance Group Air
Members that make up the 57th Maintenance Group Air Force Repair Enhancement Program at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 1, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Tanenbaum)
Senior Airman Wayne Right, 57th Aircraft Maintenance
Senior Airman Wayne Right, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons loader prepares a bomb on an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet during a load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, April 13, 201... More
Airmen assigned to the 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Airmen assigned to the 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Tomahawk Aircraft Maintenance Unit cheer as their team finishes the load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 5, 2018. The crews insp... More
Staff Sgt. Adam Johnson, Senior Airman Mark Carrico
Staff Sgt. Adam Johnson, Senior Airman Mark Carrico and Senior Airman Micah Templin, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) load crew members, are greeted by other members of 57th AMXS after completing the l... More
An Airman assigned to the 57th Maintenance Group introduces
An Airman assigned to the 57th Maintenance Group introduces the teams during the 2018 Load Crew of the Year competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada on Jan. 18, 2019. Load crew competitions provide weapons ... More
Aircraft armament systems technicians assigned to the
Aircraft armament systems technicians assigned to the 57th Maintenance Group attach an armament to a F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet during the 57th Wing Load Crew of the Quarter Competition on the flighline a... More
Staff Sgt. Daniel O’Conner, Senior Airman Jose Zamora
Staff Sgt. Daniel O’Conner, Senior Airman Jose Zamora and Airman 1st Class Eric Webster, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew members, prepare an F-15 Eagle fighter jet to be loaded during the load crew... More
An Airman from the 57th Maintenance Group performs
An Airman from the 57th Maintenance Group performs a final inspection on a Mark 84 bomb assembly during the quarterly load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 5, 2018. A team’s accuracy, speed... More
Airman 1st Class Charles Curran, 823rd Maintenance
Airman 1st Class Charles Curran, 823rd Maintenance Squadron electrical environmental apprentice, uses a floor scrubber at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 5, 2018. Floor scrubbers remove dust, oil and grease t... More
Airman stand behind an F-35 Lightning ll fighter jet
Airman stand behind an F-35 Lightning ll fighter jet after a load crew competition Oct. 5, 2018, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The competition is held so each team can show off their speed while loading a w... More
Staff Sgt. Brett Rosales-Carr, 57th Aircraft Maintenance
Staff Sgt. Brett Rosales-Carr, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew member, adjusts pieces of an AIM-120 missile on an F-15 Eagle fighter jet during the load crew competition of the year at Nellis Air F... More
Airmen gather around an F-15C Eagle and an F-16 Fighting
Airmen gather around an F-15C Eagle and an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets after the quarterly load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 5, 2018. All teams inspected, loaded and secured two b... More
Airman 1st Class Christian Woodley and Staff Sgt. Khan
Airman 1st Class Christian Woodley and Staff Sgt. Khan Mai, F-15 Eagle fighter jet weapons loaders assigned to the 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Strike Aircraft Maintenance Unit, open a container during th... More
Staff Sgt. Brett Rosales-Carr, 57th Aircraft Maintenance
Staff Sgt. Brett Rosales-Carr, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew member, inspects an F-15 Eagle fighter jet during the load crew competition of the year at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 8, 2018. ... More
Weapons standardization instructors from the 57th
Weapons standardization instructors from the 57th Maintenance Group observe as a weapons load crew moves an AIM-9X training missile onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, April 27, 2020.... More
Senior Airman Garion Mahan, aircraft armament systems
Senior Airman Garion Mahan, aircraft armament systems technician assigned to the 57th Maintenance Group, celebrates with his squadron members after the 57th Wing Load Crew of the Quarter Competition on the flig... More
Senior Airman Wayne Wright, 57th Aircraft Maintenance
Senior Airman Wayne Wright, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Viper Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons loader, prepares his tools during a load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 5, 2018. T... More
Staff Sgt. Mekai Stewart and Staff Sgt. Brett Rosales-Carr,
Staff Sgt. Mekai Stewart and Staff Sgt. Brett Rosales-Carr, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew members, load an AIM-120 missile onto an F-15 Eagle fighter jet during the load crew competition of the y... More
Senior Airman Cory Young and Senior Airman Stewart
Senior Airman Cory Young and Senior Airman Stewart Sliger, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew members, load munitions onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet during the load crew competition of the y... More
Airmen from the 57th Maintenance Group discuss their
Airmen from the 57th Maintenance Group discuss their performance during the quarterly load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 5, 2018. The competition provides weapon loaders readiness opport... More
Airman 1st Class Ryan Henderson, 57th Aircraft Maintenance
Airman 1st Class Ryan Henderson, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons loader, prepares a bomb to be loaded during a load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, April 13, 2018. (U.S. Air Force ... More
Senior Airman Devan Whitener, an F-15 Eagle fighter
Senior Airman Devan Whitener, an F-15 Eagle fighter jet weapons loader assigned to the 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Strike Aircraft Maintenance Unit, removes a targeting system from a crate during the 201... More
Aircraft armament systems technicians assigned to the
Aircraft armament systems technicians assigned to the 57th Maintenance Group participates in the 57th Wing Load Crew of the Quarter Competition on the flightline at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., April 26, 2019. ... More
Senior Airman Mark Carrico, 57th Aircraft Maintenance
Senior Airman Mark Carrico, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons loader, prepares to load a bomb on an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet during a load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Apr... More
Airman 1st Class Christian Woodley, an F-15 Eagle fighter
Airman 1st Class Christian Woodley, an F-15 Eagle fighter jet weapons loader assigned to the 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Strike Aircraft Maintenance Unit, takes the cap off of a targeting system during t... More
Airmen assigned to the 57th Wing watch teams compete
Airmen assigned to the 57th Wing watch teams compete in the 2018 Load Crew of the Year competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada on Jan. 18, 2019. One team of weapons loaders from various aircraft maintenan... More
Senior Airman Wayne Right and Staff Sgt. Conswaila
Senior Airman Wayne Right and Staff Sgt. Conswaila Jackson, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons loaders, load a bomb onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet during a load crew competition at Nellis Air ... More
Airman 1st Class Marie Chappell, 57th Aircraft Maintenance
Airman 1st Class Marie Chappell, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Tomahawk Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons loader, lifts a missile with her team on to an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet Oct. 5, 2018, at Ne... More
Airmen from the 57th Maintenance Group prepare to load
Airmen from the 57th Maintenance Group prepare to load a Mark 84 bomb onto an F-15 Eagle fighter jet for the quarterly load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 5, 2018. The Mark 84 bomb weighs... More
An Airman from the 57th Maintenance Group prepares
An Airman from the 57th Maintenance Group prepares a Mark 84 bomb to be loaded onto an aircraft during the quarterly load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 5, 2018. Each bomb must be inspect... More
Airmen assigned to the 389th Aircraft Maintenance Unit,
Airmen assigned to the 389th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, perform final checks on an F-15 Eagle fighter jet during a load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Ap... More
Senior Airman Devan Whitener, an F-15 Eagle fighter
Senior Airman Devan Whitener, an F-15 Eagle fighter jet weapons loader assigned to the 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Strike Aircraft Maintenance Unit, secures a bomb to an F-15 during the 2018 Load Crew of... More
Staff Sgt. Brett Rosales-Carr, Staff Sgt. Mekai Stewart
Staff Sgt. Brett Rosales-Carr, Staff Sgt. Mekai Stewart and Airman 1st Class Tristan McNay, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew members, transport a Mark 84 bomb during the load crew competition of the... More
Staff Sgt. Brett Rosales-Carr, 57th Aircraft Maintenance
Staff Sgt. Brett Rosales-Carr, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew member, adjusts pieces of an AIM-120 missile on an F-15 Eagle fighter jet during the load crew competition of the year at Nellis Air F... More
CMSgt. Clark Elliott, 57th MXS Munitions Flight Chief,
CMSgt. Clark Elliott, 57th MXS Munitions Flight Chief, holds a guidon during the change of command ceremony in Lightning Aircraft Maintenance Unit hangar at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., May 26, 2016. Col. Rose ... More
Col. Shane Henderson assumes command from Col. Jason
Col. Shane Henderson assumes command from Col. Jason Hinds, 57th Wing vice commander, during the change of command ceremony held in Lightning Aircraft Maintenance Unit hangar at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., May... More
Senior Airman Travis Smrekar, 57th Aircraft Maintenance
Senior Airman Travis Smrekar, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons loader, prepares a missile to be loaded during a load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, April 13, 2018. (U.S. Air Force ... More
Airmen from the 57th Maintenance Group prepare to load
Airmen from the 57th Maintenance Group prepare to load a Mark 84 bomb onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet for the quarterly load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 5, 2018. Each Airman p... More
Senior Airman Cory Young, 57th Aircraft Maintenance
Senior Airman Cory Young, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew member, prepares a bomb to be loaded onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet during the load crew competition of the year at Nellis Air Fo... More
Staff Sgt. Khan Mai, an F-15 Eagle fighter jet weapons
Staff Sgt. Khan Mai, an F-15 Eagle fighter jet weapons loader assigned to the 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Strike Aircraft Maintenance Unit, directs a munitions jammer to load a bomb on an F-15 during the... More
An F-22 Raptor fighter jet passes over the quarterly
An F-22 Raptor fighter jet passes over the quarterly load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 5, 2018. Load crew competitions challenge the teams’ capabilities to load munitions on aircraft in... More
Senior Airman Devan Whitener, an F-15 Eagle fighter
Senior Airman Devan Whitener, an F-15 Eagle fighter jet weapons loader assigned to the 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Strike Aircraft Maintenance Unit, pauses to catch his breath during the 2018 Load Crew o... More
The Nellis Air Force Base honor guard presents the
The Nellis Air Force Base honor guard presents the colors during the change of command ceremony in Lightning Aircraft Maintenance Unit hangar at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., May 26, 2016. The 57th MXG delivers ... More
Airmen from the 57th Maintenance Group congratulate
Airmen from the 57th Maintenance Group congratulate each other after finishing the quarterly load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 5, 2018. The competition measures each weapon loader’s abi... More
Col. Jason Hinds, 57th Wing vice commander, assumes
Col. Jason Hinds, 57th Wing vice commander, assumes command from Col. Mark Rose during the 57th Maintenance Group change of command ceremony held in Lightning Aircraft Maintenance Unit hangar at Nellis Air Forc... More
Airmen from the 57th Maintenance Group load an AIM-120
Airmen from the 57th Maintenance Group load an AIM-120 AMRAAM onto an F-15C Eagle fighter jet during the quarterly load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 5, 2018. Each missile weighs more th... More
Senior Airman Walter Jose, aircraft armament systems
Senior Airman Walter Jose, aircraft armament systems technician assigned to the 57th Maintenance Group, logs his team’s maintenance activity during the 57th Wing Load Crew of the Quarter Competition on the flig... More
Staff Sgt. Dustin Machen, 389th Aircraft Maintenance
Staff Sgt. Dustin Machen, 389th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons loader from Moutain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, performing final checks on an F-15 Eagle fighter jet during a load crew competition at Nellis Ai... More
Airman 1st Class Geoffrey Saunders and Staff Sgt. Shawn
Airman 1st Class Geoffrey Saunders and Staff Sgt. Shawn White, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons loaders, load a bomb onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet during a load crew competition at Nellis A... More
Staff Sgt. Shawn White, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Staff Sgt. Shawn White, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons loader, loads a bomb onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet during a load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, April 13, 2018. ... More
Senior Airman Rook Laird, 57th Maintenance Group Tomahawk
Senior Airman Rook Laird, 57th Maintenance Group Tomahawk Aircraft Maintenance Unit F-16 Fighting Falcon weapons load crew member, ensures a munition is secured during a weapons load certification at Nellis Air... More
Airman 1st Class Maria Chappell, 57th Aircraft Maintenacne
Airman 1st Class Maria Chappell, 57th Aircraft Maintenacne Squadron Tomahawk Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons loader, prepares to load a Mark 84 bomb during a load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Ne... More
An Airman from the 57th Maintenance Group performs
An Airman from the 57th Maintenance Group performs a final inspection on a Mark 84 bomb assembly during the quarterly load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 5, 2018. A team’s accuracy, speed... More
Airmen gather around an A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-22 Raptor
Airmen gather around an A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-22 Raptor and F-16 Fighting Falcon after the quarterly load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 5, 2018. Multiple squadrons from the 57th Mainten... More
Col. Shane Henderson recieves his first salute as commander
Col. Shane Henderson recieves his first salute as commander of the 57th Maintenance Group during the change of command ceremony held in Lightning Aircraft Maintenance Unit hangar at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.,... More