U.S Air Force Munitions crew invite Marines to build bombs in support of OIR

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cole Leigh, 55th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron munitions crew chief, briefs a crew of Marines and Airmen about safety before they begin to build GBU-38 bombs at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Jan. 24, 2018. The munitions crew provided a unique opportunity for servicemembers to experience their career field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Clinton Atkins)

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U.S Air Force Munitions crew invite Marines to build bombs in support of OIR

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Chad Carlson, Combat Logistics Detachment 34, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command 19.1, inspects an FZU-63 initiator for a 500-pound bomb at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Jan. 24, 2019. To prevent a potential munitions failure, each component has to be inspected for defects prior to installation. The 55th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron munitions crew provided a unique opportunity for servicemembers to experience their career field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Clinton Atkins)

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U.S Air Force Munitions crew invite Marines to build bombs in support of OIR

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tyler Gray, 55th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron munitions crew member, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Staff Sgt. Cole Leigh, 55 EFS munitions crew chief, demonstrate how to install a fuse in a 500-pound bomb at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Jan. 24, 2019. To ensure the use of proper technique, the munitions experts demonstrated each phase of the bomb-building operation before the service members received hands-on experience. The 55 EFS munitions crew provided a unique opportunity for servicemembers to experience their career field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Clinton Atkins)

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U.S Air Force Munitions crew invite Marines to build bombs in support of OIR

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Jason Schneider and 1st Sgt. Esteban Rodriguez, Combat Logistics Detachment 34 (back), Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command 19.1, install sensors in the nose of the GBU-38 bombs. From start to finish, the entire bomb-building operation took less than three hours to complete. The 55th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron munitions crew provided a unique opportunity for servicemembers to experience their career field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Clinton Atkins)

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U.S Air Force Munitions crew invite Marines to build bombs in support of OIR

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Esteban Rodriguez and U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Jason Schneider, Combat Logistics Detachment 34, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command 19.1, attach the guidance fin to a GBU-38 bomb at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Jan. 24, 2019. The Marines were able to experience the entire process of building a 500-pound bomb. The 55th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron munitions crew provided a unique opportunity for servicemembers to experience their career field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Clinton Atkins)

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U.S Air Force Munitions crew invite Marines to build bombs in support of OIR

Published Feb. 2, 2019
By Tech. Sgt. Clinton Atkins
407th Air Expeditionary Group Public Affairs

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