Fourth Quarter Load Competition highlights critical skills - The Thunderbolt - Luke AFB

Fourth Quarter Load Competition highlights critical skills

by Aerotech News & Review • January 20, 2022 1:59 pm

Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Zavala and Staff Sgt. James Meeks, 944th Fighter Wing aircraft armament system technicians, attach an AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile to their assigned F-35A Lightning II aircraft during the quarterly load crew competition Jan. 7, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Teams of three Airmen competed against each other in preparing and loading their assigned aircraft the fastest, while still maintaining efficiency and proper procedure throughout the competition. (Air Force photograph by Senior Airman David Busby)

Airman 1st Class Joseph Harrison, 309th Aircraft Maintenance Unit aircraft armament system technician, prepares to load an F-35A Lightning II aircraft on Jan. 7, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Harrison was participating in the quarterly load crew competition, where Airmen hone their skills to better prepare Luke AFB’s fighters downrange. (Air Force photograph by Senior Airman David Busby)

Airmen from the 308th and 309th Aircraft Maintenance Units load an AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile on an F-35A Lightning II aircraft during a quarterly load crew competition on Jan. 7, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Teams of three Airmen competed against each other in preparing and loading their assigned aircraft the fastest, while still maintaining efficiency and proper procedure throughout the competition. (Air Force photograph by Senior Airman David Busby)

Tags: 309th Aircraft Maintenance Units, Load Competition

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