Ammo Airmen bring the boom

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Austin Blom, left, and Staff Sgt. Woodrow Short, both ammo Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, attach a hardback installation to a guided bomb unit-31 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 6, 2017. The ammo Airmen ensure that the bombs built at Al Udeid are safe and working properly through their diligent work and attentiveness to detail. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Miles Wilson)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Amanda Clare, an ammo Airman assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, connects a fin kit to a fuse on a guided bomb unit-31 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 6, 2017. The ammo Airmen at Al Udeid work around the clock to provide bombs and munitions used to support combat operations across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Miles Wilson)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dylan Tisor, an ammo Airman with the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, tightens down the hardback installation on a guided bomb unit-31 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 6, 2017. The ammo Airmen at Al Udeid work around the clock to provide bombs and munitions used to support combat operations across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Miles Wilson)

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Ammo Airmen bring the boom

Ammo Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron assemble guided bomb unit-31’s at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 6, 2017. The ammo Airmen at Al Udeid work around the clock to provide bombs and munitions used to support combat operations across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Miles Wilson)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Despain, an ammo Airman with the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, torques down fuse rings on a guided bomb unit-31 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 6, 2017. The ammo shop at Al Udeid is responsible for assembling and transporting bombs and munitions, which help support combat operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Miles Wilson)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Despain, left, and Senior Airman Alex Caton, both ammo Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, install and torque the fuse on a guided bomb unit-31 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 6, 2017. Ammo Airmen are responsible for assembling bombs and munitions, and must do so with the greatest attention to detail, or risk a malfunction or misfire with the bombs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Miles Wilson)

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Ammo Airmen bring the boom

Published April 8, 2017
By Staff Sergeant Miles Wilson
379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Austin Blom, left, and Staff Sgt. Woodrow Short, both ammo Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, attach a hardback installation to a guided bomb unit-31 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 6, 2017. The ammo Airmen ensure that the bombs built at Al Udeid are safe and working properly through their diligent work and attentiveness to detail. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Miles Wilson)