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Airmen from the 69th Aircraft Maintenance Unit use an MJ-1 weapons loader as they load Mark 82 500-pound bombs onto a wing pylon on a 347th Tactical Fighter Wing F-4E Phantom II aircraft

Airmen from the 69th Aircraft Maintenance Unit use an MJ-1 weapons loa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Thomas M. Perry Release Status: Rel... More

STAFF SGT. Joseph Labaska steadies a Mark 82 500-pound bomb on the arm of an MJ-1 weapons loader as he and the loader's driver, AIRMAN John Eskat, arm an A-10A Thunderbolt aircraft from the 343rd Tactical Fighter Wing during the joint readiness Exercise Arctic Warrior '91. Labaska and Eskat are members of the 343rd Aircraft Generation Squadron

STAFF SGT. Joseph Labaska steadies a Mark 82 500-pound bomb on the arm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska(AK) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Ed Boyce Release Status: Rele... More

Working in a simulated gas or chemical environment, a weapons loader dressed in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response Level 4 (MOPP-4) with MCU-2/P Protective Mask loads practice munitions on to a B-1B Lancers bomb bay. The weapons loader is with the 37th Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota

Working in a simulated gas or chemical environment, a weapons loader d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: ... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Clayton Carver, Weapons Loader, assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing (BW), installs a Conventional Air Launch Cruise Missile into the weapons bay of a USAF B-52H Stratofortress aircraft while deployed with the 7th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Clayton Carver, Weapons Load...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Khalio Borum, left, a Weapons Evaluator with the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Craig Miller, a weapons loader, inspect an AIM-9M Sidewinder missile onboard an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter, during an Air Warrior training exercise at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Khalio Borum, left, a Weapons ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Lak... More

A U.S. Air Force weapons loader, from the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Balad Air Base, Iraq, turns the crank to load 20mm ammunition into a USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter in preparation for its next mission on Sept. 23, 2004.  The weapons loader from the 388th Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, UT, deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant Rob Jensen) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force weapons loader, from the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Rob Jensen, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

An A/S 32K-1 short airfield for tactical support (SATS) weapons loader operated by Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 14 (H&MS-14)

An A/S 32K-1 short airfield for tactical support (SATS) weapons loader...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Sgt Rozalyn Dorsey Release Status: ... More

Members of the 96th Munitions Maintenance Squadron use a weapons loader to move an inert AGM-69A Short Range Attack Missile (SRAM) from underneath a B-1B bomber aircraft

Members of the 96th Munitions Maintenance Squadron use a weapons loade...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Kit Thompson Release Status: Re... More

SSGT Joseph Labaska, left, steadies a Mark 82 500-pound bomb as AMN John Eskat drives an MJ-1 weapons loader under the wing of a 343rd Tactical Fighter Wing A-10A Thunderbolt aircraft during the joint readiness exercise Arctic Warrior '91. Labaska and Eskat are members of the 343rd Aircraft Generation Squadron

SSGT Joseph Labaska, left, steadies a Mark 82 500-pound bomb as AMN Jo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ARCTIC WARRIOR '91 Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska(AK) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

A weapons loader supports a BQM-748 target drone as it is fitted to a DC-130A Hercules aircraft during operational test and evaluation exercises conducted by the Missile Targets Division of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division

A weapons loader supports a BQM-748 target drone as it is fitted to a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Vance Vasquez Release Status... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Scott Chesney, a Weapons Team CHIEF, signals movement commands to SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jamie Harris, a Weapons Loader, uploading a laser guided 500 pound GBU-12 bomb to an F-15E Eagle fighter, at a forward deployed base in Southwest Asia, while assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (MXS)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Scott Chesney, a Weapons Tea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Terry L. Blevins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Ernest Lee, Weapons Loader, 457th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), secures M117 GP Bombs on a trailer at a forward-deployed location during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Ernest Lee, Weapons Loade...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: A1C Stacia M. Willis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michael Mynatt (foreground) assigned to the 1ST Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMXS), 1ST Fighter Wing (FW), operates and MJ-1B, Weapons Loader during Phase One of the Wing's Operational Readiness Exercise, at Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA). USAF SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Steve Robbins, (background), assists SSGT Mynatt

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michael Mynatt (foreground) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHASE 1 EXCERCISE Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

Members of the 37th Aircraft Generation Squadron use an MJ-1 weapons loader as they remove a pylon from the wing of a 37th Tactical Fighter Wing F-4G Phantom II "Wild Weasel" aircraft

Members of the 37th Aircraft Generation Squadron use an MJ-1 weapons l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: George Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott Stewart Release Status: R... More

A weapons loader from the 27TH Fighter Wing lifts a bomb up under the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon using an MJ-1"Jammer."

A weapons loader from the 27TH Fighter Wing lifts a bomb up under the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET ROADRUNNER 2001 Base: Cannon Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Maj... More

US Air Force (USAF) Munitions Handler assigned to the 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing, use an MJ-1 weapons loader to download M-117 750-pound general purpose bombs from the weapons bay on a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft, while deployed at an undisclosed operating location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Pictured are USAF STAFF Sergeant Raymond N. Lege (left), USAF SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Ariel A. Reyes (center) and USAF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Jeremy D. Phillips

US Air Force (USAF) Munitions Handler assigned to the 96th Bomb Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Greg Kobashigawa, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Melissa Gustafson, Weapons Loader assigned to the 510th Fighter Squadron (FS) raises a training 2.75-inch rocket pod using an MJ-1 Bomb Lift Truck as fellow squadron crew member STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Matthew Smith lines up and stabilizes while mounting the pod onto a USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during monthly efficiency load evaluation exercise conducted at Aviano Air Base (AB) Italy

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Melissa Gustafson, Weapon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Stephen Schester, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Sara Trent removes the explosive cartridges from a pylon a post-flight weapons download. SRA Trent is a weapons loader with the 391st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS). (SUBSTANDARD)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Sara Trent removes the explosi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Na1c Nichole Adamowicz, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Hosea Goldsmith, a native

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Hosea Goldsmith, a native

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Hosea Goldsmith, a native of Montgomery, Ala., and currently assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron searches for defects in a bomb rack during an inspection here... More

Staff Sgt. Rikki Ruhanen, 179th Expeditionary Fighter

Staff Sgt. Rikki Ruhanen, 179th Expeditionary Fighter

Staff Sgt. Rikki Ruhanen, 179th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron weapons load crew member, operates an MJ-1 lift truck carrying a GBU-31 joint direct attack munition at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, ... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andy Nguyen, weapons loader

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andy Nguyen, weapons loader

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andy Nguyen, weapons loader with the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing, preps an arming wire for the fin assembly on a GBU-12 during Operation Snowbird at Davis-Mon... More

Munitions personnel use a weapons loader to down-load missiles from a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD

Munitions personnel use a weapons loader to down-load missiles from a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O... More

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

STAFF SGT. Adame Reveile signals the driver of a weapons loader to sto...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SABRE SPIRIT '88 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Daniel C. Perez Rele... More

SGT. Leonard D. Mian operates a weapons loader on the flight line during exercise William Tell '86

SGT. Leonard D. Mian operates a weapons loader on the flight line duri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '86 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

A weapons loader is used to move a BQM-74E target drone across the flight line during operational test and evaluation exercises conducted by the Missile Targets Division of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division. A-6E Intruder aircraft are in the background

A weapons loader is used to move a BQM-74E target drone across the fli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Vance Vasquez Release Status... More

US Air Force (USAF) munitions handlers use an MJ-1 weapons loader to upload an AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile onto the wing pylon of an USAF F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft, on the flight line at Shaw AFB, South Carolina (SC), during the Operational Readiness Exercise Sea Lion 02-01

US Air Force (USAF) munitions handlers use an MJ-1 weapons loader to u...

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 Camer... More

US Air Force (USAF) munitions handlers use an MJ-1 weapons loader to moves an AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile body into position for mounting on an USAF F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft, on the flight line at Shaw AFB, South Carolina (SC), during the Operational Readiness Exercise Sea Lion 02-01

US Air Force (USAF) munitions handlers use an MJ-1 weapons loader to m...

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 Camer... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA), James White, USAF, 25th Fighter Squadron, operates an MJ-1 weapons loader as he brings a CBU-87 1,000-pound Combined Effects Munitions (CEM) into position under an USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during an exercise at Osan AB, Korea

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA), James White, USAF, 25th Fighter Squadron, operate...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Johnny Saldivar, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Landon Favors, Weapons Loader, assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing (BW), checks the safety pins on a Conventional Air Launch Cruise Missile attached to the wing pylon of aUSAF B-52H Stratofortress aircraft while deployed with the 7th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Landon Favors, Weapons Loade...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA... More

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Jason Tremmel, Weapons Loader, 25th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Osan Air Base, Korea, inspects the tail fins attached to Mark-82 bombs during a quarterly proficiency evaluation on Aug. 27, 2004. Training is conducted to ensure that weapons Airmen meet safety and time requirements when loading weapons on an aircraft. (US Air Force photo by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Jason Tremmel, Weapons Loader, 25th Aircraft...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base State: Kyonggi-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public... More

A loading standardization team from the 28th Munitions Maintenance Squadron uses an MJ-1 weapons loader to upload a BDU-38 practice bomb into a weapons bay aboard a B-1B aircraft during the Strategic Air Command (SAC) competition Proud Shield '88

A loading standardization team from the 28th Munitions Maintenance Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROUD SHIELD '88 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camer... More

A weapons loading team arms an F-15 Eagle aircraft with an AIM-7 Sparrow missile. An MJ-1 weapons loader is in the foreground

A weapons loading team arms an F-15 Eagle aircraft with an AIM-7 Sparr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Kenneth J. Hammond Releas... More

Using an MHU-83 C/E Munitions Loading System a weapons loader from the 37th Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, prepares to move a practice CBU-89 Gator munitions on an aircraft during Ellsworth's Operational Readiness Inspection

Using an MHU-83 C/E Munitions Loading System a weapons loader from the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: ... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Bradon Finefrock (foreground right), USAF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Timothy Piscello (left), and USAF A1C Todd McGlaughlin, use an MJ-1 weapons loader to attack an Suspended Underwing Unit (SUU-20), to the wing pylon of a USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, on the flight line at Zaragoza AB, Spain

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Bradon Finefrock (foreground...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zaragosa Air Base Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Dave Ahlschwede, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

US Air Force (USAF) Munitions Handler assigned to the 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA), use an MJ-1 weapons loader to transport M-117 750-pound general purpose bombs from the weapons bay on a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft to a munitions trailer, while deployed at an undisclosed operating location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Pictured are USAF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Weapons Load Team Members AIRMAN First Class Matthew R. Fratzke (left) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Ariel A. Reyes, and A1C Jeremy D. Phillips (background)

US Air Force (USAF) Munitions Handler assigned to the 96th Bomb Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Greg Kobashigawa, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Adam Skadsberg, Weapons Loader, 148th Fighter Wing (FW), Minnesota (MN) Air National Guard (ANG), attaches the Universal Ammunition Loader onto a F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft gun system, in preparation for a training mission in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Adam Skadsberg, Weapons Loader...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Duluth International Airport State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Erin Coleman, a weapons loader from the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, prepares to load a GBU-31 bomb on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during a Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., on Oct. 28, 2004. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Beth Slater) (Released)

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Erin Coleman, a weapons loader from the 180t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Beth Slater, USAF Release Status: R... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Hosea Goldsmith, a native

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Hosea Goldsmith, a native

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Hosea Goldsmith, a native of Montgomery, Ala., and currently assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron re-assembles a bomb rack after completing an inspection here ... More

A ground crewman uses a weapons loader to position a bomb rack underneath the wing of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft

A ground crewman uses a weapons loader to position a bomb rack underne...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Edgardo Martinez Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Workers use a weapons loader to position a BQM-74E target drone under the port wing pylon of an Attack Squadron 128 (VA-128) A-6E Intruder Aircraft during operational test and evaluation exercises conducted by the Missile Targets Division of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division

Workers use a weapons loader to position a BQM-74E target drone under ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Vance Vasquez Release Status... More

A weapons loader carrying a rotary rack launcher with inert training AGM-69A short range attack missiles (SRAM) attached is parked next to a B-52G Stratofortress aircraft

A weapons loader carrying a rotary rack launcher with inert training A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released ... More

An MJ-1 weapons loader is unloaded from a C-5 Galaxy from the 3rd Airlift Squadron, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, in support of the Air Power Expeditionary Force exercise with the Royal Jordanian Air Force

An MJ-1 weapons loader is unloaded from a C-5 Galaxy from the 3rd Airl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Azraq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Paul R. Caron Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Christopher L. Rice, Weapons Loader, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), performs last checks on the nose gear of an A-10 Thunderbolt II at the end of the taxiway before the aircraft enters the Spangdahlem Air Base (AB), Germany, runway

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Christopher L. Rice, Weap...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Kar... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jeremiah Bybee, a weapons loader assigned to the 79th Fighter Squadron (FS), inspects aircraft forms on an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet during a phase 1 Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) held at Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jeremiah Bybee, a weapons load...

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: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SSG... More

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Chris Fargo, a weapons loader from the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, prepares to move GBU-31 bombs sitting on a bomb trailer during a Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., on Oct. 28, 2004. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Beth Slater) (Released)

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Chris Fargo, a weapons loader from the 180th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Beth Slater, USAF Release Status: R... More

U.S. Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Abe Dominique, a weapons loader from the 180th Fighter Wing (FW), Ohio Air National Guard, marshals a 180th FW F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, piloted by MAJ. Ricardo Colon, during a Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., on Oct. 28, 2004. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Beth Slater) (Released)

U.S. Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Abe Dominique, a weapons loader from the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Beth Slater, USAF Release Status: R... More

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Steven Doll, a weapons loader assigned to the 71st Fighter Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Va., cheers during the weapons load competition during exercise William Tell 2004 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., on Nov. 9, 2004.  This is the 50th Anniversary of the William Tell competition, an exercise that tests an aircrew's ability to perform under combat conditions. (USAF PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Ben Bloker) (Released)

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Steven Doll, a weapons loader assigned...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ben Boker, USAF Release Status: R... More

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Jason Orban, a weapons loader assigned to the 71st Fighter Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Va., updates the forms of an F-15C Eagle aircraft prior to a sortie during Exercise William Tell 2004 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., on Nov. 9, 2004. (USAF PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Ben Bloker) (Released)

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Jason Orban, a weapons loader assigned to th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ben Boker, USAF Release Status: R... More

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Brashdon Miller, a weapons loader, uses a jammer to lift AGM-65"Maverick"air-to-surface guided missiles while TECH. SGT. David Currie (center), from the 355th Maintenance Group, evaluates him during the Load Crew of the Quarter competition at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on Jan. 10, 2005. Also in the photo are AIRMAN 1ST Class Christopher Redmond and STAFF SGT. Timothy Deyoung. (USAF PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Christina D. Kinsey) (Released)

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Brashdon Miller, a weapons loader, use...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Christina D. Kinsey, USAF Re... More

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the New Jersey Air National

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the New Jersey Air National

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing discharge flares during a low altitude tactical pass while training at the Barry M. Goldwater range in Gila Bend, Ariz., March... More

Munitions personnel use a weapons loader to load missiles into the bomb bay of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft

Munitions personnel use a weapons loader to load missiles into the bom...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Buster Kellum Release Status:... More

Munitions crew members use an MJ1 weapons loader to remove Durandal bombs from their crates. The French-developed Durandal, which optimizes its angle of attack after release to prevent ricochets and then accelerates rapidly, is intended for prolonged disabling of enemy runways and other targets in which the effects of deep bomb penetration will maximize damage

Munitions crew members use an MJ1 weapons loader to remove Durandal bo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Upper Heyford Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: CMSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Airmen place an inert AGM-65 Maverick air-to-air missile on a cart with the aid of a weapons loader as an evaluator looks on. The airmen are participating in the missile breakout and assembly portion of the combat readiness competition Sabre Spirit '88. T

Airmen place an inert AGM-65 Maverick air-to-air missile on a cart wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SABRE SPIRIT '88 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Daniel C. Perez Rele... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Mike Martin, left, operates an MJ-1 weapons loader as STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Steven Delacruz guides an AIM-7 Sparrow missile into position and AIRMAN (AMN) Charley Visele opens the catches on an F-15 Eagle aircraft.  All are member

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Mike Martin, left, operates an MJ-1 weapons l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Kenneth J. Hammond Release Statu... More

Workers use a weapons loader to position a BQM-74E target drone under a starboard wing pylon of an Attack Squadron 128 (VA-128) A-6E Intruder Aircraft during operational test and evaluation exercises conducted by the Missile Targets Division of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division. A drone is already positioned under the port wing

Workers use a weapons loader to position a BQM-74E target drone under ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Vance Vasquez Release Status... More

A weapons loader from the 27TH Fighter Wing prepares a bomb for up-load

A weapons loader from the 27TH Fighter Wing prepares a bomb for up-loa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cannon Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: A1C J... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Jimmy Adkins, USAF, Munitions Handler assigned to the 22nd Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem AB, Germany operates an MJ-1 weapons loader while uploading an AGM-65 Maverick missile onto an USAF F-16 Falcon aircraft, during the "Load Crew of the Quarter" competition at Spangdahlem AB

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Jimmy Adkins, USAF, Munitions Handler assigne...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Michelle S. Roquid, USAF Release Sta... More

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Dennis Katzur (far right), Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Roy Garza and TSGT Frank Diaz, 149 Fighter Wing (FW), Texas (TX) Air National Guard (ANG), use a MJ-1 weapons loader to raise an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) from its storage case on the flight line at Kelly Air Force Base (AFB), TX

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Dennis Katzur (far right), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kelly Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Michael Alade-Smith a Weapons Loader assigned to the 354 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), looks through a cabinet for equipment while dressed in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level four (MOPP-4) gear, during the Wings Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK)

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Michael Alade-Smith a Wea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Anthony Nelson Jr, USAF Release Sta... More

Falcon Disarm, 332 D Air Expeditionary Wing

Falcon Disarm, 332 D Air Expeditionary Wing

Staff Sgt. Chadwick Carter, a 332nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons loader, inserts an arm-disarm pin into munitions on an F-16 Fighting Falcon, Jan. 19. Carter is deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.

Master Sgt. Dallas Cody, 179th Expeditionary Fighter

Master Sgt. Dallas Cody, 179th Expeditionary Fighter

Master Sgt. Dallas Cody, 179th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron crew chief, communicates with the pilot on an F-16 Fighting Falcon prior to launch, July 19, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Nathaniel R. Terry (left), Crewchief, with USAF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Christopher L. Rice, Weapons Loader, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), pull pins and perform last checks of an A-10 Thunderbolt II at the end of the taxiway before the aircraft enters the Spangdahlem Air Base (AB), Germany, runway

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Nathaniel R. Terry (left), C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Karolina Gmyrek, USAF Release Status... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Mike Martin, left, operates an MJ-1 weapons loader as STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Steven Delacruz guides an AIM-7 Sparrow missile into position on an F-15 Eagle aircraft.  All are members of the 1ST Aircraft Generation Squadron

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Mike Martin, left, operates an MJ-1 weapons l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Kenneth J. Hammond Release Statu... More

SSGT Jim Welter, a Weapons Loader from Naval Air Station Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, and SRA James Foster, of the 110th Fighter Group, Battle Creek, Michigan, load an AGM 65 Maverick missile onto an A-10 Thunderbolt. The 110th Fighter Group is deployed to Aviano to relieve the 81st Fighter Squadron of Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, in time for the Christmas holidays. The 81st and the 110th are deployed to Aviano to enforce the United Nations no-fly zone over war-torn Bosnia-Herzegovina

SSGT Jim Welter, a Weapons Loader from Naval Air Station Willow Grove,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Lee E. Rogers Release St... More

A1C Corey Futch from the 28th Bomb Squadron, 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, loads a BDU bomb into a B-1B bomber using an MJ-1 weapons loader during a RED FLAG exercise. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A1C Corey Futch from the 28th Bomb Squadron, 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Troy J. Selby Release Status: Releas... More

US Air Force (USAF) Weapons Standardization Evaluators use an MJ-1 Weapons Loader to upload a MK-84 2000-pound bomb to the wing pylon of a USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy. Pictures foreground (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jon McGill, SSGT Vincent Horn (left), and SSGT Jason Parker

US Air Force (USAF) Weapons Standardization Evaluators use an MJ-1 Wea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Edward Braly, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) David Ross, Weapons Loader, 22nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), Spangdahlem Air Base (AB), Germany, checks a Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) GBU-31 1,000-pound bomb on an F-16CJ during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Falcon also has an AIM-120B Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) (left) already on the wing

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) David Ross, Weapons Loader, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Derrick C. Goode, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

0040827-F-1740G-004 (Aug. 27, 2004)US Air Force (USAF) TECH SGT. Sean Savage (left) instructor, explains the proper weapons loading procedure on a Mark-82 bomb to USAF STAFF SGT. Jason Tremmel (right) a weapons loader from the 25th Aircraft Maintenance Unit.  This quarterly proficiency evaluation at Osan Air Base (AB),Korea (KOR) is conducted to ensure weapons loaders meet safety and time requirements.Both AIRMAN are members of the 51st Fighter Wing. U.S. Air Force photo by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis (RELEASED)

0040827-F-1740G-004 (Aug. 27, 2004)US Air Force (USAF) TECH SGT. Sean ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

California Air National Guard (CAANG) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Bret Armstrong (center), Weapons Loader, 144th Fighter Wing (FW), Fresno Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Fresno, California (CA), is checked inside the Entry Control Point by a Security Forces Squadron member (left), who is dressed in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture level-3 (MOPP-3) gear, during the Unit Training Assembly at the start of an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) conducted by the 144th FW

California Air National Guard (CAANG) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Bret A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fresno Air National Guard Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Matthew P. Millson, USA... More

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT.Erin Coleman,weapons loader, 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, prepares for a sortie at a Red Flag 05-01 exercise, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., on Oct. 25, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Beth Slater) (RELEASED)

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT.Erin Coleman,weapons loader, 180th Fighter Wi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EXERCISE RED FLAG 05-01 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera ... More

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Jacob Watson, a weapons loader assigned to the 71st Fighter Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Va., steadies an AIM-120A Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) during the weapons load competition during exercise William Tell 2004 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., on Nov. 9, 2004. This is the 50th Anniversary of the William Tell competition, an exercise that tests an aircrew's ability to perform under combat conditions. (USAF PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Ben Bloker) (Released)

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Jacob Watson, a weapons loader assigned to t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ben Boker, USAF Release Status: R... More

Col. Scott Gibson, 407th Air Expeditionary Group commander,

Col. Scott Gibson, 407th Air Expeditionary Group commander,

Col. Scott Gibson, 407th Air Expeditionary Group commander, performs pre-flight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon, June 23, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The flight was Gibson's first as t... More

A member of the 28th Munitions Maintenance Squadron backs an MJ-1 weapons loader out from under an open weapons bay of a B-1B aircraft during the Strategic Air Command competition Proud Shield '88

A member of the 28th Munitions Maintenance Squadron backs an MJ-1 weap...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Sta... More

STAFF Sergeant John Sabbadish of the 343rd Aircraft Generation Squadron secures a Mark 82 practice bomb for an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft onto a weapons loader

STAFF Sergeant John Sabbadish of the 343rd Aircraft Generation Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Fernando Serna, USAF Release Statu... More

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

STAFF SGT. Marc Konynkik, weapons loader, unloads a guidance cone for ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Fernando Serna Release Status: Released to Public C... More

A left side view of a BQM-74E target drone strapped to a weapons loader during operational test and evaluation exercises conducted by the Missile Targets Division of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division. A-6E Intruder aircraft are in the background

A left side view of a BQM-74E target drone strapped to a weapons loade...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Vance Vasquez Release Status... More

STAFF Sergeant Michael Oliver, (center), USAF, weapons loader, 93rd Bomb Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, inspects 750-pound free-fall M117 bombs before they are loaded onto a B-52 at RAAF Base Darwin. The bombs are dropped on the Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2001. TANDEM THRUST a combined US, Australian, and Canadian military exercise for crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations. The biannual exercise is held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay training area in Queensland, Australia

STAFF Sergeant Michael Oliver, (center), USAF, weapons loader, 93rd Bo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 2001 Base: Raaf Darwin State: Northern Territory Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jessica ... More

A US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, South Carolina (SC) secure a 1000-pound inert simulated Joint Defense Attack Munitions "JDAM" to an MJ-1 weapons loader, during Operational Readiness Exercise Sea Lion 02-01

A US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) assigned to the 20th Fight...

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 Camer... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT), Guy Mach, USAF, 25th Fighter squadron secures a CBU-87 1,000-pound Combined Effects Munitions (CEM) into a MJ-1 weapons loader, after removing it from an USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during an exercise at Osan AB, Korea. SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA), James White (background), USAF, 25th Fighter Squadron, operates the MJ-1 weapons loader

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT), Guy Mach, USAF, 25th Fighter squadron secures a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Johnny Saldivar, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) George Hernandez, Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), 149 Fighter Wing (FW), Texas (TX) Air National Guard (ANG), use a MJ-1 weapons loader to load AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) onto a F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft, on the flight line at Kelly Air Force Base (AFB), TX

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) George Hernandez, Aircra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kelly Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Melissa Gustafson, Weapons Loader assigned to the 510th Fighter Squadron (FS) performs a training procedure on the under section of a USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during monthly efficiency load evaluation exercise conducted at Aviano Air Base (AB) Italy

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Melissa Gustafson, Weapon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Stephen Schester, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Nathaniel R. Terry (left), Crewchief, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), with USAF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Christopher L. Rice, Weapons Loader, 52nd AMXS, perform last checks of an A-10 Thunderbolt II at the end of the runway at Spangdahlem Air Base (AB), Germany

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Nathaniel R. Terry (left), C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Kar... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Marty Malone unhooks a CUB-105 1,000-pound Sensor Fuzed Weapons, from a MJ-1 Weapons Loader, at an undisclosed forward location during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Marty Malone unhooks a CUB-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jocelyn Rich, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Members of the 96th Munitions Maintenance Squadron roll a weapons loader into place beneath a B-1B bomber aircraft

Members of the 96th Munitions Maintenance Squadron roll a weapons load...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kit Thompson Release Status: Released... More

Airmen from the 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron work on an MJ-1 weapons loader that was rendered inoperative by the volcanic ash that fell during the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

Airmen from the 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron work on an MJ-1 wea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

A weapons loader is used to move a BQM-74E target drone to an Attack Squadron 128 (VA-128) A-6E Intruder aircraft during operational test and evaluation exercises conducted by the Missile Targets Division of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division

A weapons loader is used to move a BQM-74E target drone to an Attack S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Vance Vasquez Release Status... More

STAFF Sergeant Ben Dorsey, USAF, 93rd Bomb Squadron (BS) weapons loader, locks in a 750-pound unguided, general purpose M117 bomb to the internal racks of a B-52 deployed to RAAF Base Darwin, Australia. The B-52 from 93rd BS Barksdale Air Force Base Louisiana will drop its payload of inert bombs over the Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2001. TANDEM THRUST 2001 a combined US, Australian, and Canadian military exercise for crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations. The biannual exercise is held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay training area in Queensland, Australia

STAFF Sergeant Ben Dorsey, USAF, 93rd Bomb Squadron (BS) weapons loade...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 2001 Base: Raaf Darwin State: Northern Territory Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jessica ... More

Close up of SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA), Dave Anelundi, AIRMAN First Class (A1C), Crystal Getz and STAFF Sergeant (SSGT), Clint Holman, USAF, 494th Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force (RAF), Lakenheath, UK as they place a AIM-9 Sidewinder Missile on a MJ-1 weapons loader, after removing it from a USAF F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 48TH FW. In the background SSGT Scott Spraberry performs a routine post flight inspection of the aircraft

Close up of SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA), Dave Anelundi, AIRMAN First Class (A1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joanna E. Reihle, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA), Dave Anelundi, AIRMAN First Class (A1C), Crystal Getz and STAFF Sergeant (SSGT), Clint Holman, USAF, 494th Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force (RAF), Lakenheath, UK place a AIM-9 Sidewinder Missile on a MJ-1 weapons loader, after removing it from a USAF F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 48TH FW. In the background SSGT Scott Spraberry performs a routine post flight inspection of the aircraft

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA), Dave Anelundi, AIRMAN First Class (A1C), Crystal ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joanna E. Reihle, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Dennis Katzur (far right), Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Roy Garza and TSGT Frank Diaz, 149 Fighter Wing (FW), Texas (TX) Air National Guard (ANG), use a MJ-1 weapons loader to raise an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) from its storage case on the flight line at Kelly Air Force Base (AFB), TX

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Dennis Katzur (far right), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kelly Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Elaine Wilson-Burney, USAF Release St... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Claudius Jeffries, Weapons Loader assigned to the 510th Fighter Squadron (FS) stabilizes a rocket pod for a mock AGM-65 Maverick missile, on a USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during monthly efficiency load evaluation exercise conducted at Aviano Air Base (AB) Italy

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Claudius Jeffries, Weapon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Stephen Schester, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

US Air Force (USAF) Weapons Standardization Evaluators use an MJ-1 Weapons Loader to upload MK-82 500-pound general-purpose bombs to a triple ejector rack attached to the wing pylon of a USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy. Pictures foreground US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Jason Warner, US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Vincent Horn (left), and USAF SSGT Jon McGill

US Air Force (USAF) Weapons Standardization Evaluators use an MJ-1 Wea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Edward Braly, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) James Foster, a weapons loader from the 392nd Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), waits for his A-10 Thunderbolt "Warthog" aircraft to taxi onto its parking spot at a forward-deployed location, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) James Foster, a weapons load...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane Cuomo, USAF Release S... More

An airman uses an MJ-1 weapons loader to position a GBU-10 2,000-pound laser-guided bomb beneath the wing of a 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-4E Phantom II aircraft

An airman uses an MJ-1 weapons loader to position a GBU-10 2,000-pound...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

A BQM-74E target drone rests on a weapons loader in front of an Attack Squadron 128 (VA-128) A-6E Intruder Aircraft during operational test and evaluation exercises conducted by the Missile Targets Division of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division

A BQM-74E target drone rests on a weapons loader in front of an Attack...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Vance Vasquez Release Status... More

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Paul Kaehler, a weapons loader from the Weapons Standardization Section, 48th Operations Group, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, loads a CBU-87 on an F-15E Strike Eagle. The CBU-87 is a 1,000-pound, Combined Effects Munition (CEM) for attacking soft target areas with detonating bomblets

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Paul Kaehler, a weapons loader from the Wea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C James Harper, USAF Release Status: Released ... More

A US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, South Carolina (SC) secure a 1000-pound inert simulated Joint Defense Attack Munitions "JDAM" to an MJ-1 weapons loader, during Operational Readiness Exercise Sea Lion 02-01

A US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) assigned to the 20th Fight...

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 Camer... More

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

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Robert Brown keeps a hand on...

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 Camer... More

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), 149 Fighter Wing (FW), Texas (TX) Air National Guard (ANG), secure an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) onto a MJ-1 weapons loader after removing it from its storage case on the flight line at Kelly Air Force Base (AFB), TX

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the Aircraft Generation Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kelly Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 149 Fighter Wing (FW), Texas (TX) Air National Guard (ANG), use a MJ-1 weapons loader to raise an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) from its storage case on the flight line at Kelly Air Force Base (AFB), TX

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 149 Fighter Wing (FW), T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kelly Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

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