KOREA
Airmen prepare munitions for loading during the 2024 3rd Quarter Dedicated Crew Chief and Load Crew Competition at Kunsan Air Base.

(Senior Airman Maria Umanzor Guzman, U.S. Air Force)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Benjamin Davis, left, Staff Sgt. Hector Medina, middle, 8th Maintenance Squadron combat plans supervisors, and Airman 1st Class Hunter Johnson, right, 8th MXS munitions controller, prepare munitions for loading during the 2024 3rd Quarter Dedicated Crew Chief and Load Crew Competition at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 18, 2024. During the friendly competition, four teams of Airmen were evaluated on how quickly and accurately they completed their tasks when preparing and loading munitions onto aircraft while simulating the pressure of a deployed environment.

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