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Life of a bomb: from ‘cradle to grave’

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Austin Dall, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-16 weapons load crew team chief, aligns a bomb while Airman 1st Class Jacob Garcia, 455th EAMXS weapons load crew member, assists during a weapons load at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 8, 2018. The weapons load crew are only one of three career fields that have to maintain a certification every month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
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Life of a bomb: from ‘cradle to grave’

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, unload explosives from a C-17 Globemaster III at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2018. Before the munitions resupply arrives at Bagram Airfield, the 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial port operations begin planning the movement of the explosives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
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Life of a bomb: from ‘cradle to grave’

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Garcia, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-16 weapons load crew member, removes an impulse cartridge retainer from an F-16 Fighting Falcon to prepare for a weapons load at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 8, 2018. Crew members load bombs, missiles, rockets countermeasures such as chaff and flare, and ammunition that goes into the gun system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
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Life of a bomb: from ‘cradle to grave’

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Austin Dall, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-16 weapons load crew team chief, aligns the bomb lugs during a weapons load at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 8, 2018. Weapons loaders wear dual hats, dealing with not only the munitions but the weapons systems on the aircraft, to ensure the bombs drop and drop properly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
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Life of a bomb: from ‘cradle to grave’

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Austin Dall, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-16 weapons load crew team chief, aligns the bomb lugs during a weapons load at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 8, 2018. Each load crew has individuals who have separate responsibilities they’re in charge of: a team chief, a lift truck or jammer driver and a tools and aircraft preparations troop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
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Life of a bomb: from ‘cradle to grave’

Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-16 weapons load crew, aligns a bomb during a weapons load at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 8, 2018. Each weapons loader has to maintain their certification on each weapon every month and is critiqued on their performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
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EOD team aces VBIED response exercise

Tech. Sgt. Michael Case, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive, ordnance, and disposal (EOD) team member, diffuses simulated unexploded ordnance found in a mock vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), during a VBIED response training exercise Dec. 18, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Training participants utilized an F6A robotic platform, the bomb suit, and other specific tools to disrupt a VBIED during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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EOD team aces VBIED response exercise

Staff Sgt. Cameron Duncan and Tech. Sgt. Michael Case, both of the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive, ordnance, and disposal (EOD) team, navigate a remote F6A Robotic Platform through rocky terrain during a VBIED response training exercise Dec. 18, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Training participants utilized an F6A robotic platform, the bomb suit, and other specific tools to disrupt a VBIED during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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EOD team aces VBIED response exercise

Staff Sgt. Cameron Duncan, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive, ordnance, and disposal (EOD) team member, adjusts his gear after consolidating explosive ordnance found in a vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) during a VBIED response training exercise Dec. 18, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Training participants utilized an F6A robotic platform, the bomb suit, and other specific tools to disrupt a VBIED during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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EOD team aces VBIED response exercise

The 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive, ordnance, and disposal (EOD) team’s remotely controlled F6A Robotic Platform moves near a simulated vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) during a VBIED training exercise Dec. 18, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Training participants utilized an F6A robotic platform, the bomb suit, and other specific tools to disrupt a VBIED during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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EOD team aces VBIED response exercise

Tech. Sgt. Michael Case, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive, ordnance, and disposal (EOD) team member, searches under a vehicle while suited in an EOD 10 Bomb Suit, during a vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) response training exercise Dec. 18, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Training participants utilized an F6A robotic platform, the bomb suit, and other specific tools to disrupt a VBIED during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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EOD team aces VBIED response exercise

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Workoff, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive, ordnance, and disposal (EOD) team leader, coordinates a scenario for a vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) response training exercise Dec. 18, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Training participants utilized an F6A robotic platform, the bomb suit, and other specific tools to disrupt a VBIED during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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EOD team aces VBIED response exercise

Tech. Sgt. Michael Case, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive, ordnance, and disposal (EOD) team member, approaches a simulated vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) while wearing an EOD 10 Bomb Suit, during a VBIED response training exercise Dec. 18, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Training participants utilized an F6A robotic platform, a bomb suit, and other specific tools to disrupt a VBIED during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Fuhrmann, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron RQ-4 Global Hawk crew chief, conducts a pre-flight inspection on an RQ-4 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 20, 2018. The crew chief’s extensive list of responsibilities including for pre-, post- and thru-flight checks, and well as various inspections, allows them to fully understand their vital role, making them jacks-of-all-trades when it comes to repairing the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)
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181220-F-SQ280-070

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Travis Smith, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron RQ-4 Global Hawk crew chief, conducts a pre-flight inspection on an RQ-4 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 20, 2018. The crew chief’s extensive list of responsibilities including for pre-, post- and thru-flight checks, and well as various inspections, allows them to fully understand their vital role, making them jacks-of-all-trades when it comes to repairing the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)
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181220-F-SQ280-045

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nathan Horsley, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron RQ-4 Global Hawk crew chief, conducts a pre-flight inspection on an RQ-4 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 20, 2018. The crew chief’s extensive list of responsibilities including for pre-, post- and thru-flight checks, and well as various inspections, allows them to fully understand their vital role, making them jacks-of-all-trades when it comes to repairing the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)
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181220-F-SQ280-023

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Devon Gilbert, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron E-3 AWACS Sentry crew chief, walks down the flight line at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 20, 2018. The crew chief’s extensive list of responsibilities including for pre-, post- and thru-flight checks, and well as various inspections, allows them to fully understand their vital role, making them jacks-of-all-trades when it comes to repairing the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)
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181220-F-SQ280-018

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gilbert, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron E-3 AWACS Sentry crew chief, inspects a tire of a KC-10 during a pre-flight inspection at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 20, 2018. The crew chief’s extensive list of responsibilities including for pre-, post- and thru-flight checks, and well as various inspections, allows them to fully understand their vital role, making them jacks-of-all-trades when it comes to repairing the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)
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181218-F-SQ280-648

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cameron Stoker, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron KC-10 Extender crew chief, refuels a KC-10 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 18, 2018. The crew chief’s extensive list of responsibilities including for pre-, post- and thru-flight checks, and well as various inspections, allows them to fully understand their vital role, making them jacks-of-all-trades when it comes to repairing the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)
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181218-F-SQ280-562

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Chase Doyen, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron KC-10 Extender crew chief, marshalls a KC-10 upon landing at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 18, 2018. The crew chief’s extensive list of responsibilities including for pre-, post- and thru-flight checks, and well as various inspections, allows them to fully understand their vital role, making them jacks-of-all-trades when it comes to repairing the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)
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