MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho – Staff Sgt. Kevin Sitko (left), Airman 1st Class Jeffrey Brockman (middle) and Senior Airman Derek Pennington (right), all 389th Fighter Squadron weapons load crew members, prepare an AIM-120 missile before a weapons load crew competition at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Oct. 8. The load crews go through a series of three categories for the competition: an equipment inspection, a written test and a timed loading section. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Debbie Lockhart)

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MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho – Military Expert One Sam Lick, 428th Fighter Squadron weapons load crew, inspects ammunition on an F-15E Strike Eagle during a weapons load crew competition at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Oct. 8. The 428th Fighter Squadron took first place this quarter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Debbie Lockhart)

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MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Tech Sgt. Charles Wellman, 366th Maintenance Group, watches as Staff Sgt. Kevin Sitko, 389th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew one man, prepares to load ammunition onto an F-15E Strike Eagle during a weapons load crew competition outside of a hangar at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Oct. 8. The load crews go through a series of three categories for the competition: an equipment inspection, a written test and a timed loading section. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Debbie Lockhart)

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Photo: a friendly competition

Published Oct. 14, 2010
366th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- A quarterly weapons load crew competition was held at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Oct. 8. The load crew members go through a series of three categories for the competition: an equipment inspection, a written test and a timed loading section.