179th EFS weapons load crew arms Vipers

Staff Sgt. Rikki Ruhanen, 179th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron weapons load crew member, operates an MJ-1 lift truck carrying a GBU-31 joint direct attack munition at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, June 9, 2018. The GBU-31 weighs approximately 2,000 pounds and can be released day or night and in adverse weather at up to 15 miles away from a selected target. The 179th EFS executes and sustains combat airpower in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

Staff Sgt. Rikki Ruhanen, 179th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron weapons load crew member, operates an MJ-1 lift truck carrying a GBU-31 joint direct attack munition at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, June 9, 2018. The GBU-31 weighs approximately 2,000 pounds and can be released day or night and in adverse weather at up to 15 miles away from a selected target. The 179th EFS executes and sustains combat airpower in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

A weapons load crew from the 179th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron loads a GBU-31 joint direct attack munition onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, June 9, 2018. The GBU-31 weighs approximately 2,000 pounds and can be released day or night and in adverse weather at up to 15 miles away from a selected target. The 179th EFS executes and sustains combat airpower in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

A weapons load crew from the 179th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron loads a GBU-31 joint direct attack munition onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, June 9, 2018. The GBU-31 weighs approximately 2,000 pounds and can be released day or night and in adverse weather at up to 15 miles away from a selected target. The 179th EFS executes and sustains combat airpower in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

1st. Lt. Christopher Ziegler, 179th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot, inspects a GBU-31 joint direct attack munition before takeoff at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, June 9, 2018. The GBU-31 weighs approximately 2,000 pounds and can be released day or night and in adverse weather at up to 15 miles away from a selected target. The 179th EFS executes and sustains combat airpower in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

1st. Lt. Christopher Ziegler, 179th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot, sits in the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon before takeoff at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, June 9, 2018. The 179th EFS is deployed from Duluth Air National Guard Base in Minnesota and executes and sustains combat airpower in support of Operation Inherent Resolve while deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

Tech Sgt. Brady Arvidson, 179th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron crew chief, prepares to marshal an F-16 Fighting Falcon for takeoff at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, June 9, 2018. The 179th EFS is deployed from Duluth Air National Guard Base in Minnesota and executes and sustains combat airpower in support of Operation Inherent Resolve while deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)