8th MXG hosts 2nd Qtr DCC and Load Crew Competition

Photo By Staff Sgt. Maria Umanzor Guzman | U.S. Air Force Col. Casey Crabill, right, 8th Maintenance Group commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Nathan Bouchard, left, 8th MXG command chief, congratulate members assigned to the 80th Fighter Generation Squadron for winning the load crew team of the quarter during the 2024 2nd Quarter Dedicated Crew Chief and Load Crew Competition at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 12, 2024. Airmen from the 80th and 35th FGSs were evaluated on timeliness and number of discrepancies, if any, when loading munitions onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maria Umanzor Guzman)  

SOUTH KOREA

07.16.2024

Story by Senior Airman Maria Umanzor Guzman 

8th Fighter Wing

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea--The 8th Maintenance Group conducted the 2024 2nd Quarter Dedicated Crew Chief and Load Crew Competition at Kunsan Air Base, July 12, 2024.

Members assigned to the 8th Maintenance Squadron, 80th Fighter Generation Squadron, and 35th FGS participated in friendly challenges in preparing and loading munitions on the Wolf Pack’s F-16 Fighting Falcons.

Four teams of Airmen were evaluated on how quickly and accurately they completed their tasks when preparing and loading munitions onto aircraft while simulating the pressure of a deployed environment.

• Date Taken: 07.16.2024
• Date Posted: 07.16.2024 02:32
• Story ID: 476274
• Location: KR