36th AMU wins quarterly load competition

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Zachary Ward, 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, prepares an F-16 Fighting Falcon to be loaded with munitions during the 51st Maintenance Group’s Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter competition at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 14, 2016. Ward was one of three crew members competing to be top weapons load crew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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36th AMU wins quarterly load competition

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Deacon, 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew chief, and Senior Airman Zachary Ward, 36th AMU weapons load crew member, prepare an AIM-9 Sidewinder to be loaded onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the 51st Maintenance Group’s Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter competition at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 14, 2016. The best weapons load crew from the 25th and 36th AMUs battle it out every quarter to see which unit can most quickly reload munitions on their respective aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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36th AMU wins quarterly load competition

Team Osan 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load team members and evaluators hurry to load munitions during the 51st Maintenance Group’s Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter competition at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 14, 2016. The top weapons load crew from the 25th and 36th AMUs compete against each other every quarter while being judged on their ability to quickly arm their respective aircraft while properly following technical orders and safety procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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36th AMU wins quarterly load competition

Airman 1st Class Zackary Lau, 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, attaches a fin to an AGM-88 HARM during the 51st Maintenance Group’s Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter competition at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 14, 2016. The AGM-88 Harm and an AIM-9 Sidewinder were loaded onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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36th AMU wins quarterly load competition

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Zachary Ward, left, Staff Sgt. Jonathan Deacon, middle, and Airman 1st Class Zackary Lau, right, 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew members, hand-carry an AIM-9 Sidewinder to be loaded onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the 51st Maintenance Group’s Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter competition at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 14, 2016. The crew members were the top weapons load crew team for the 3rd Quarter of 2016.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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36th AMU wins quarterly load competition

Team Osan 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load team members load an AGM-88 HARM onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the 51st Maintenance Group’s Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter competition at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 14, 2016. The AGM-88 Harm is an air-to-surface tactical missile designed to seek and destroy enemy radar-equipped air defense systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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36th AMU wins quarterly load competition

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kyle Dixon, 25th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew lead, guides an AGM 65 Maverick into place during the 51st Maintenance Group’s Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter competition at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 14, 2016. The top weapons load crew from the 25th and 36th AMUs compete against each other every quarter while being judged on their ability to quickly arm their respective aircraft while properly following technical orders and safety procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Victor J. Caputo)

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36th AMU wins quarterly load competition

U.S Air Force Senior Airman Zachery Wright, 25th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, hand-tightens a screw to secure an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 14, 2016. Wright was part of the 25th AMU’s team during the 51st Maintenance Group’s Weapons Load crew of the Quarter competition, where they competed against a crew from the 36th AMU working on an F-16 Fighting Falcon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Victor J. Caputo)

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36th AMU wins quarterly load competition

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kyle Dixon, 25th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew lead, middle, poses with Senior Airmen Zachery Wright, left, and Huy Diep, right, 25th AMU weapons load crew members, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 14, 2015. The three Airmen had just finished competing in the 51st Maintenance Group’s Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter competition against the 36th AMU. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Victor J. Caputo)

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36th AMU wins quarterly load competition

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kyle Dixon, 25th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew lead, reads off a technical order while Senior Airman Huy Diep, 25th AMU weapons load crew member, inspects an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 14, 2016. The top weapons load crew from the 25th and 36th AMUs compete against each other every quarter while being judged on their ability to quickly arm their respective aircraft while properly following technical orders and safety procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Victor J. Caputo)

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36th AMU wins quarterly load competition

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Huy Diep, 25th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, guides an AGM-65 Maverick into place on an A-10 Thunderbolt II during the 51st Maintenance Group’s Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter competition at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 14, 2016. Diep was part of the 25th AMU’s team during the 51st Maintenance Group’s Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter competition, where they competed against a crew from the 36th AMU working on an F-16 Fighting Falcon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Victor J. Caputo)

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36th AMU wins quarterly load competition

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Deacon, Senior Airman Zachary Ward and Airman 1st Class Zackary Lau pose with 51st Maintenance Group leadership after winning the Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter competition at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 14, 2016. The three Airmen are assigned to the 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, and beat out the 25th AMU’s top team for the award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Victor J. Caputo)

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36th AMU wins quarterly load competition

Published Oct. 17, 2016
51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Zachary Ward, 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, prepares an F-16 Fighting Falcon to be loaded with munitions during the 51st Maintenance Group’s Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter competition at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 14, 2016. Ward was one of three crew members competing to be top weapons load crew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)