Photo by Airman 1st Class Reagan Hardy | 33rd Fighter Wing | 04.25.2025
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cody Accettola, 60th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, left, and Senior Airman Michael McGehee, 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, right, compete in a quarterly load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, April 25, 2025. The 58th AMU won the load competition. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Airman 1st Class......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Reagan Hardy | 33rd Fighter Wing | 03.25.2025
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jalen Amidon, 60th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, adjusts the wiring on a GBU-12 Paveway II at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, March 25, 2025. The GBU-12 Paveway II is a laser-guided bomb weighing 500 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Reagan Hardy)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Reagan Hardy | 33rd Fighter Wing | 03.25.2025
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Micaijah Crazy Bear, 60th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, helps guide a GBU-12 Paveway II into the weapons bay of an F-35A Lightning II at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, March 25, 2025. This bomb was one of the few inert bombs loaded into the aircraft during this live load exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Reagan Hardy)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Reagan Hardy | 33rd Fighter Wing | 03.25.2025
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jalen Amidon, 60th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, directs a GBU-12 Paveway II into the weapons bay of an F-35A Lightning II at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, March 25, 2025. The crew loaded live bombs to be dropped at Camp Shelby, Miss. the next day for a mission readiness exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Reagan Hardy)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Reagan Hardy | 33rd Fighter Wing | 03.25.2025
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jalen Amidon, 60th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, adjusts the wiring on a live GBU-12 Paveway II before loading at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, March 25, 2025. The bombs were dropped at Camp Shelby, Miss. the next day as part of a mission readiness exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Reagan Hardy)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Reagan Hardy | 33rd Fighter Wing | 03.25.2025
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Micaijah Crazy Bear, 60th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, adjusts another member’s mission-oriented protective posture gear in preparation for loading live bombs onto an F-35A Lightning II at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, March 25, 2025. MOPP gear is worn in combat environments to protect against contaminants and ensure service members’......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Reagan Hardy | 33rd Fighter Wing | 03.25.2025
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Micaijah Crazy Bear, 60th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, pulls gloves on his hands before loading live bombs onto an F-35A Lightning II at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, March 25, 2025. Mission-oriented protective posture gear is worn in combat environments to protect against contaminants and ensure service members’ safety. (U.S. Air Force photo......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Reagan Hardy | 33rd Fighter Wing | 03.25.2025
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cody Accettola, 60th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, adjusts the filters on his gas mask before loading bombs onto an F-35A Lightning II aircraft at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, March 25, 2025. The crew donned full mission-oriented protective posture gear as part of the mission readiness exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class......
