366th EMS, 57th MXS airmen build bombs for F-35

Senior Airman Ben Guthals, 57th Maintenance Squadron munitions systems journeyman, assembles a guided bomb unit-12 Paveway II, Feb. 8, 2016, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Members of the 57th MXS from Nellis AFB, Nev. helped educate Mountain Home AFB airmen on the bomb assembly for the F-35A Lightning II. The bomb assembly marked the first time the GBU-12s were assembled for F-35As on Mountain Home AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Chester Mientkiewicz/RELEASED)

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366th EMS, 57th MXS airmen build bombs for F-35

2nd Lt. Amanda Ryder, 366th Equipment Maintenance Squadron crew member, assembles a guided bomb unit-12 Paveway II, Feb. 8, 2016, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The GBU-12s were assembled to be used during an initial operating capability test for the F-35A Lightning IIs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Chester Mientkiewicz/RELEASED)

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Staff Sgt. Nick Olmsted, 366th Equipment Maintenance Squadron crew chief, and Airman 1st Class Rachel Parker, 366th EMS crew member, unhook guided bomb unit-12 Paveway IIs from a crane, Feb. 8, 2016, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Members of the 366th EMS assembled GBU-12s to be used by the F-35A Lightning IIs during their first simulated deployment currently underway at Mountain Home AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Chester Mientkiewicz/RELEASED)

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366th EMS, 57th MXS airmen build bombs for F-35

A member of the 366th Equipment Maintenance Squadron monitors three guided bomb unit-12 Paveway IIs to an assembly line, Feb. 8, 2016, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The GBU-12s were assembled to be used during a deployment test for the F-35A Lightning IIs currently underway at Mountain Home AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Chester Mientkiewicz/RELEASED)

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366th EMS, 57th MXS airmen build bombs for F-35

Tech. Sgt. Chris Brown, 57th Maintenance Squadron munitions systems craftsman, prepares the tails of the guided bomb unit-12 Paveway IIs for assembly, Feb. 8, 2016, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The GBU-12s were assembled to be used for various training scenarios to assess the deployment capability of the F-35A Lightning II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Chester Mientkiewicz/RELEASED)

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Airman 1st Class Rachel Parker, 366th Equipment Maintenance Squadron crew member and Staff Sgt. Nick Olmsted, 366th EMS, crew chief, gather tools needed to assemble guided bomb unit-12 Paveway IIs, Feb. 8, 2016, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The GBU-12s were assembled to be used during an initial operating capability test for the F-35A Lightning IIs. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman Chester Mientkiewicz/RELEASED)

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366th EMS, 57th MXS airmen build bombs for F-35

A member from the 366th Equipment Maintenance Squadron assembles a guided bomb unit-12 Paveway II, Feb. 8, 2016, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The GBU-12s were assembled to be used during an initial operating capability test for the F-35A Lightning IIs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Chester Mientkiewicz/RELEASED)

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366th EMS, 57th MXS airmen build bombs for F-35

Senior Airman Ben Guthals, 57th Maintenance Squadron munitions systems journeyman, guides 2nd Lt. Thomas Tincher and 2nd Lt. Amanda Ryder, 366th Equipment Maintenance Squadron crew members, through the process of assembling guided bomb unit-12 Paveway IIs, Feb. 8, 2016, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The GBU-12s were used during a F-35A Lightning II deployment test at the nearby range complex. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Chester Mientkiewicz/RELEASED)

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366th EMS, 57th MXS airmen build bombs for F-35

Members from the 366th Equipment Maintenance Squadron and the 57th Maintenance Squadron gather for a group photo after assembling guided bomb unit-12s Paveway IIs, Feb. 8, 2016, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The bomb assembly marked the first time the GBU-12s were assembled for the F-35A Lightning II on Mountain Home AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Chester Mientkiewicz/RELEASED)

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366th EMS, 57th MXS airmen build bombs for F-35

Published Feb. 17, 2016

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366th EMS, 57th MXS airmen build bombs for F-35

366th EMS, 57th MXS airmen build bombs for F-35

366th EMS, 57th MXS airmen build bombs for F-35

366th EMS, 57th MXS airmen build bombs for F-35

366th EMS, 57th MXS airmen build bombs for F-35

366th EMS, 57th MXS airmen build bombs for F-35

366th EMS, 57th MXS airmen build bombs for F-35