Story by Senior Airman Akeem Campbell | 8th Fighter Wing | 12.05.2022
On Nov. 30, 2022, the 8th Maintenance Squadron (MXS) Munitions Stockpile Management shop conducted a Munitions Retrograde Operation. The goal of the operation is to collect all munitions that are outdated - or are selected to be redistributed - and ship them to the United States....
Story by Airman Mason Hargrove | 56th Fighter Wing | 08.19.2022
Members of the 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron took part in an Air Force Combat Operations training event
Story by Staff Sgt. Alex Stephens | 355th Wing | 07.14.2022
355th Munitions Squadron Airmen conducted training starting early April 2022, to prepare for the upcoming Air Force Combat Operations Competition....
Story by Ashley Boster | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 06.30.2022
With over 54,000 acres of ranges and training areas, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Quantico provides military, federal, state and local organizations a variety of extensive training opportunities. Behind the scenes, Marines work around the clock to sustain these operations which promote training and readiness. Ammunition technicians at Quantico’s Ammunition Supply Point (ASP), play a large part in......
Courtesy Story | USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) | 04.18.2022
ATLANTIC OCEAN – The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) successfully completed an ammunition onload April 16, 2022....
Story by Seaman Jacob Mattingly | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) | 04.09.2022
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducted a conventional ammunition on-load, April 9, in support of workups and training for an upcoming deployment. Ford successfully on-loaded approximately 541,000 pounds of ordnance using both connected transfers and vertical lifts from the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12)....
Story by Airman 1st Class Rachel Coates | 23rd Wing | 04.08.2022
Most people would think building 240 rockets by hand would take forever to complete, but for the 23rd Munitions Squadron, it’s just another day. The tedious repetition and attention to detail is crucial for the hardworking Airmen who ensure each asset is in perfect shape before it is ready to be loaded onto an aircraft. With mounds of boxes containing missile parts and countless......
Story by Staff Sgt. Mercedee Wilds | 124th Fighter Wing | 02.02.2022
In preparation for the Idaho Air National Guard’s wing focus exercise taking place on February 4-6, 2022, at Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho, the 124th Maintenance Squadron’s munition systems specialists focused their attention on implementing agile combat employment concepts, February 2, 2022....
