Warehousing Munitions

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D.- (Left) Senior Airman Jennifer Peterson and Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Phelps prepare to move Mark 84 bombs inside a hardened structure, April 21. Both Airmen are assigned to the 28th Munitions Squadron as conventional maintenance crew chiefs. The process of moving and storing munitions inside hardened structures is known as “warehousing.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Corey Hook)

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ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D.- (Front) Senior Airman Jennifer Peterson and Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Phelps prepare to move two trailers of Mark 84 bombs, April 21. The bombs are being moved and warehoused inside a hardened structure. Both Airmen are assigned to the 28th Munitions Squadron as conventional maintenance crew chiefs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Corey Hook)

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ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D.- Staff Sgt. Clifford Fuls, 28th Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance crew chief, stands in front of Mark 84 bombs, April 21. Sergeant Fuls works within the production flight where he helps assemble, maintain, and deliver all types of munitions stored at Ellsworth. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Corey Hook)

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ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D.- Munitions crew members move a Mark 84 bomb, April 21. A Mark 84 has a nominal weight of 2,000 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Corey Hook)

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ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D.- Munitions conventional maintenance crew members store a Mark 84 bomb inside a hardened structure, April 21. The 28th Munitions Squadron is responsible for more than 1,600 munitions line items, 87 facilities, 3.5 million pounds net explosive weight and 640-acres of munitions storage area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Corey Hook)

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ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D.- Munitions conventional maintenance crew members move a Mark 84 bomb, April 21. The B-1B Lancer has a payload of 125,000 pounds and has the ability of carrying 24 Mark 84’s along with other munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Corey Hook)

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ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D.- Munitions conventional maintenance crew members move a Mark 84 bomb, April 21. Mark 84’s are listed as 1.1 explosives meaning they have a mass explosion hazard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Corey Hook)

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Photos: Warehousing the Mark 84

Published April 23, 2010

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