Bagram's Viper

Staff Sgt. Chris White (left), 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew chief, and Airman 1st Class Rhaymark Neri, 455th EAMXS weapons load crew member, download a GBU-54 from an F-16 Fighting Falcon to complete a 30-day inspection at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 15, 2016. The weapons team performs a critical role for the close air support mission, ensuring Fighting Falcon pilots have the correct and functional munitions to provide the air cover ground forces need. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)

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Bagram's Viper Weapons Crew

Staff Sgt. Chris White, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew chief, moves a GBU-54 to a bomb stand after downloading it from an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 15, 2016. The weapons team performs a critical role for the close air support mission, ensuring Fighting Falcon pilots have the correct and functional munitions to provide the air cover ground forces need. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)

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Bagram's Viper Weapons Crew

Airman 1st Class Gabriel Rey, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, lubricates an impulse cartridge retainer during a 30-day inspection at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 15, 2016. The weapons team performs a critical role for the close air support mission, ensuring Fighting Falcon pilots have the correct and functional munitions to provide the air cover ground forces need. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)

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Bagram's Viper Weapons Crew

Airman 1st Class Rhaymark Neri, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, uses a MJ-1 to load a GBU-54 to an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a 30-day inspection at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 15, 2016. The weapons team performs a critical role for the close air support mission, ensuring Fighting Falcon pilots have the correct and functional munitions to provide the air cover ground forces need. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)

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Bagram's Viper Weapons Crew

Published Jan. 27, 2016
By Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys
455th Air Expeditionary Wing

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Chris White (left), 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew chief, and Airman 1st Class Rhaymark Neri, 455th EAMXS weapons load crew member, download a GBU-54 from an F-16 Fighting Falcon to complete a 30-day inspection at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 15, 2016. The weapons team performs a critical role for the close air support mission, ensuring Fighting Falcon pilots have the correct and functional munitions to provide the air cover ground forces need. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)