U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristan Campbell
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristan Campbell

Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter

by Senior Airman Kristan Campbell and Airman First Class Mandy Foster
Kadena Air Base
July 17, 2019

U.S. Air Fore Senior Airman Patrick Fleming, 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, loads an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile during the quarterly weapons load crew competition at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 1, 2019. One AIM-120 AMRAM was loaded on each side of an F-15 Eagle during the competition in order to balance the aircraft for flight.

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