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  • Ammo Flight: more than building bombs

    Aircraft have a multitude of capabilities. One of the most vital is dropping bombs and other munitions. Whether it’s for joint-force training or in combat, there are Airmen on the ground responsible for getting those munitions where they need to be.

  • Life of a bomb: from ‘cradle to grave’

    Earlier this month, a bomb was used to take out a high-stakes member of the Islamic State in Afghanistan—a big win for troops, especially those who moved the explosives through each step, eventually making it onto the F-16 Fighting Falcon that dropped it on target.

  • AMMO makes an explosion

    There’s nothing more exciting than watching a fighter jet loaded with munitions roar down the flight line headed off to take out the bad guy. All of this made possible by yours truly, Ammo.Since hitting the ground, Ammo troops assigned to the Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron have worked non-stop