Creating shock and awe

Munitions systems specialists assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, attach a tail kit on a bomb body during a bomb build at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 28, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)

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Staff Sgt. Jared Rogers, a munitions systems specialist assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, removes a shipping plug on a bomb body where the initiator will be mounted during a bomb build at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 28, 2010. The initiator powers the fuse once it's dropped from the aircraft. Sergeant Rogers is a native of Ocean Springs, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)

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Senior Airman Jesse Nelson, a munitions systems specialist assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, re-threads the back of a bomb body in order for the fuse to fit tightly during a bomb build at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 28, 2010. Airman Nelson is a native of Memphis, Tenn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)

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Senior Airman Ashley McDonald, a munitions systems specialist assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, attaches a laser target detector to a bomb body during a bomb build at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 28, 2010. Airman McDonald is a native of Nicholasville, Ky. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)

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Staff Sgt. Jared Rogers, a munitions systems specialist assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, aligns a laser target detector with the bomb body during a bomb build at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 28, 2010. The laser target detector can provide pin point accuracy and is capable of hitting moving targets. Sergeant Rogers is a native of Ocean Springs, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)

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Tech. Sgt. Brian Douglas, a munitions systems specialist assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, inserts a generator into a bomb body during a bomb build at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 28, 2010. When the bomb is dropped from an aircraft, the air flowing against the generator helps create power to arm the fuse. Sergeant Douglas is a native of Sanford, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)

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Senior Airman Aaron Sparkes, a munitions systems specialist assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, applies sealant to the initiator on a bomb in order to keep out debris such as dust and moisture at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 28, 2010. Airman Nelson is a native of Detroit, Mich. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)

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Staff Sgt. Jared Rogers, a munitions systems specialist assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, re-threads a hook designed to fasten the bomb to the aircraft during a bomb build at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 28, 2010. Sergeant Rogers is a native of Ocean Springs, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)

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Staff Sgt. Kelley Hagerman, a munitions systems specialist assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, attaches a tail kit to a bomb body during a bomb build at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 28, 2010. Sergeant Hagerman is a native of San Antonio, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)

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Creating shock and awe

Published July 29, 2010