U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Matthew Porto, 57th Maintenance Squadron munitions systems apprentice, and Staff Sgt. Brittney Benke, 57th Maintenance Squadron munitions systems craftsman, torque the coupling ring on a CATM 9M Feb. 7, 2013, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The coupling ring attaches the guidance unit to the missile body assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Taylor Worley)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittney Benke, 57th Maintenance Squadron munitions systems craftsman, and Airman 1st Class Matthew Porto, 57th Maintenance apprentice, attach BSU-32 fins onto the guidance unit of a CATM 9M missile Feb. 7, 2013 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Benke and Porto are assigned to the Precision Guided Munitions shop, building and maintaining all air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground missiles, and computer control groups for guided bombs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Taylor Worley)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittney Benke, 57th Maintenance Squadron munitions systems craftsman, prepares to attach BSU-32 fins onto the guidance unit of a CATM 9M missile Feb. 7, 2013 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Benke is assigned to the Precision Guided Munitions shop, building and maintaining air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground missiles, and computer control groups for guided bombs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Taylor Worley)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Colleen Gibson, 57th Maintenance Squadron munitions systems craftsman, touches up paint during a 180-day inspection of a CATM 9M Feb. 7, 2013, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The Precision Guided Munitions shop is responsible for, building and maintaining all air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground missiles, and computer control groups for guided bombs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Taylor Worley)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Schexnayder, a 57th Maintenance Squadron munitions systems journeyman, performs a post load inspection on an AGM-65 Feb. 7, 2013 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Munitions that are flown but not launched must have a post load inspection to ensure serviceability prior to being loaded on another aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Taylor Worley)
U.S. Air Force Airman Orion Fredrick, 57th Maintenance Squadron munitions systems apprentice, inspects a Mk-82 bomb during a post load inspection Feb. 11, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Munitions that are flown but not launched must have a post load inspection to insure serviceability prior to being loaded on another aircraft. (U.S. Air Force by Tech. Sgt. Taylor Worley)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Justin Steele, 57th Maintenance Squadron munitions systems journeyman, and Staff Sgt. Thomas Pesek, 57th Maintenance Squadron munitions systems craftsman, off load Mk-82 bombs from a trailer onto a munitions assembly conveyor Feb. 11, 2013, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The bombs will be used for training to give pilots a real world feel for how to deploy the weapon, and the effects on the aircraft after the launch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Taylor Worley)
Pallets of Mk-82, 500 pound bombs, are lined up Feb. 11, 2013, in preparation to be built at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The bombs will be used for training to give pilots a real world feel for how to deploy the weapon, and the effects on the aircraft after the launch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Taylor Worley)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joesph Lorts, 57th Maintenance Squadron munitions systems journeyman, prepares to test KMU-572A/B fin kits Feb. 11, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The kits convert gravity bombs to guided bombs making them more accurate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Taylor Worley)
Earth covered munitions storage igloos line the road of the 57th Maintenance Squadron munitions storage area at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Feb. 11, 2013. The igloos are used to store various munitions and are built to minimize the blast in case of accidental detonation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Taylor Worley)
An explosive operation sign warns visitors upon entering the work bay at the 57th Maintenance Squadron inspection building Feb. 11, 2013, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Taylor Worley)
7.62 belted ammunition covers the table during an inspection by Staff Sgt. Corey York and Staff Sgt. Angel Smith, 57th Maintenance Squadron munitions systems craftsmen, Feb. 11, 2013, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. All munitions must be inspected periodically to ensure serviceability and safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Taylor Worley)
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