18th MXG holds annual weapons load crew competition
A U.S. Air Force weapons load crew team from the 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit work together to lift an AIM-9L/M Sidewinder Missile onto an LAU-128 Missile launcher during a yearly weapons load competition Jan. 22, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Two quarterly winners from the 44th and 67th Aircraft Maintenance Units competed in the yearly competition, which included a tool kit inspection, written exam, military standards inspection and a loading evaluation for technical proficiency, safety procedures and overall time while loading weapons onto an aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)