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Bombs galore

A dozen 2,000-pound joint direct attack munitions sit inside a warehouse at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Dec. 17. The bombs were built by hand by airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron’s Munitions Flight. The Munitions Flight has built nearly 4,000 bombs since July 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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Bomb preparation

Senior Airman Justin Moyle, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance crew chief from Mayfield, Pennsylvania, prepares a joint attack direct munition for transport at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Dec. 17. Moyle is part of a record-setting munitions team that has built nearly 4,000 bombs since July 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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12,000 pound bombs

A dozen 2,000-pound joint direct attack munitions sit inside a warehouse at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Dec. 17. The bombs were built by hand by airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron’s Munitions Flight. The Munitions Flight has built nearly 4,000 bombs since July 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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Getting bombs ready

Staff Sgt. Daniel Eisenhart, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight, prepares a joint attack direct munition for transport at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Dec. 17. Eisenhart, a native of Hanover, Pennsylvania, is a part of a record-setting munitions team that has built nearly 4,000 bombs since July 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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Final touch ups

Senior Airman Christopher Haynesorth, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight, sprays the serial number on a 2,000-pound joint attack direct munition at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Dec. 17. Haynesworth, a native of Richmond, Virginia, is part of a record-setting munitions team that has built nearly 4,000 bombs since July 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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Building the bombs

Staff Sgt. Jody Kemper (left) and Staff Sgt. Daniel Eisenhart (right), both members of the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight, prepare joint attack direct munitions for transport at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Dec. 17. Eisenhart, a native of Hanover, Pennsylvania and Kemper, a native of Vilonia, Arkansas, are part of a record-setting munitions team that has built nearly 4,000 bombs since July 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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Bombs up close

Senior Airman Michael Vespa, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight, prepares a joint attack direct munition for transport at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Dec. 17. Pangilinan, a native of Cromwell, Connecticut, is a part of a record-setting munitions team that has built nearly 4,000 bombs since July 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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Installing the tail

Senior Airman Christopher Haynesorth (left) and Staff Sgt. Daniel Eisenhart (right) both members of the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight, install a tail kit on a 2,000-pound joint attack direct munition at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Dec. 17. Eisenhart, a native of Hanover, Pennsylvania, and Haynesworth, a native of Richmond, Virginia, are part of a record-setting munitions team that has built nearly 4,000 bombs since July 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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Drilling the bomb

Airman 1st Class Ralph Pangilinan, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight, prepares a joint attack direct munition for transport at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Dec. 17. Pangilinan, a native of San Diego, California, is a part of a record-setting munitions team that has built nearly 4,000 bombs since July 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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The bombs are ready

A dozen 2,000-pound joint direct attack munitions sit inside a warehouse at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Dec. 17. The bombs were built by hand by airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron’s Munitions Flight. The Munitions Flight has built nearly 4,000 bombs since July 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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