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Maintainers keep Falcons' talons sharp

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq -- Senior Airman Benjamin Sylvester checks the torque on an F-16 Fighting Falcon's bomb release unit's explosive cartridge retainers during maintenance here July 28. Inspections like these ensure that the F-16's weapons systems are functioning properly. The bomb release unit communicates with the aircraft's computer to release the bomb. Airman Sylvester is a weapons load team crewmember with the 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and is deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jason Epley)

PHOTO BY: Airman st Class Jason Epley
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