Senior Airman Hector Millan prepares an air-to-ground missile to be loaded onto an F-16 aircraft while inspectors watch, in the fourth quarter weapons load crew competition at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 29. SrA Millan is a weapons load team member from the 51st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. ( U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Stephenie Wade)

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Staff Sergeant Jerry Coleman (left), Staff Sergeant Virginia Evans and Senior Airman Brandon Wallace load an air-to-ground missile onto an A-10 aircraft in the fourth quarter weapons load crew competition, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 29. They are all weapons load team members from the 51st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.( U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Stephenie Wade)

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Staff Sergeant Jerry Coleman (left), Staff Sergeant Virginia Evans and Senior Airman Brandon Wallace load an air-to-ground missile onto an A-10 aircraft in the fourth quarter weapons load crew competition, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 29. They are all weapons load team members from the 51st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.( U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Stephenie Wade)

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Two load teams from 51st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron compete side-by-side loading air-to-ground missiles onto A-10 and F-16 aircraft for the right to be called best load crew of the fourth quarter at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea., Jan. 29. ( U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Stephenie Wade)

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Sergeant Virginia Evans loads an air-to-ground missile onto an A-10 aircraft in the fourth quarter weapons load crew competition at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 29. Sergeant Evans is a weapons load team chief from the 51st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. ( U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Stephenie Wade)

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Senior Airman Brandon Wallace completes final checks of his teams aircraft, an A-10, in the fourth quarter weapons load crew competition at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 29. SrA Wallace is a weapons load team member from the 51st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. ( U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Stephenie Wade)

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Staff Sergeant Virginia Evans annotates the progress of her team as they prepare and load weapons onto an A-10 aircraft in the fourth quarter weapons load crew competition at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 29. Sergeant Evans is a weapons load team chief from the 51st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. ( U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Stephenie Wade)

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Weapons load team members showcase abilities

Published Feb. 1, 2010
By Senior Airman Stephenie Wade
51 Fighter Wing, Public Affairs

OSAN AIR BASE, REPUBLIC OF KOREA -- Two load teams from 51st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron competed side-by-side on an A-10 and F-16 aircraft for the right to be called best load crew of the fourth quarter at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 29. The competition evaluates technical proficiency, safety procedures and overall time. Load crew team assigned to the F-16 won this quarter's competition.

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