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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Wigfall, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew team chief, secures an AIM-9 Air-to-Air Missile onto an F-15C Eagle Oct. 30, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Wigfall and his two teammates represented the 44th AMU in the 3rd Quarter’s Load Crew of the Quarter Competition between the 44th and 67th AMUs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Wigfall, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew team chief, secures an AIM-9 Air-to-Air Missile onto an F-15C Eagle Oct. 30, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Wigfall and his two teammates represented the 44th AMU in the 3rd Quarter’s Load Crew of the Quarter Competition between the 44th and 67th AMUs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Sutton) ()

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 44th and 67th Aircraft Maintenance Units participate in the Load Crew of the Quarter Competition Oct. 30, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The load crew competition requires teams of three Airmen to load weapons onto an F-15C Eagle as quickly and accurately as possible.

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