56th MXG hosts Second Quarter Weapons Load Competition

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing prepare to start the second quarter weapons load competition, July 14, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Load competitions serve as part of the final evaluations for quarterly and annual awards in the weapons career field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove)

56th MXG hosts Second Quarter Weapons Load Competition

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Wyatt, 63rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, carries an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile to an F-35 Lightning II during the second quarterly weapons load competition, July 14, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Load competitions serve as part of the final evaluations for quarterly and annual awards in the weapons career field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove)

56th MXG hosts Second Quarter Weapons Load Competition

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Paolo Silva, 63rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, helps prepare a GBU-12 Paveway II bomb to an F-35 Lightning II during the second quarterly weapons load competition, July 14, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Load competitions serve as part of the final evaluations for quarterly and annual awards in the weapons career field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove)

56th MXG hosts Second Quarter Weapons Load Competition

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Melanie Morgan, 63rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, secures an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile to an F-35 Lightning II during the second quarterly weapons load competition, July 14, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The load competition featured the loading of an AIM-120 AMRAAM, an AIM-9X, and a GBU-12 with a time standard of 30 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove)

56th MXG hosts Second Quarter Weapons Load Competition

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Simon Delaney, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, tightens the bolt of an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile during the second quarterly weapons load competition, July 14, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The load competition featured the loading of an AIM-120 AMRAAM, an AIM-9X, and a GBU-12 with a time standard of 30 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove)

56th MXG hosts Second Quarter Weapons Load Competition

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aaron Vind, 63rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, secures an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile to an F-35 Lightning II during the second quarterly weapons load competition, July 14, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The load competition featured the loading of an AIM-120 AMRAAM, an AIM-9X, and a GBU-12 Paveway II bomb with a time standard of 30 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove)

56th MXG hosts Second Quarter Weapons Load Competition

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Paolo Silva, 63rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, secures an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile to an F-35 Lightning II during the second quarterly weapons load competition, July 14, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The load competition featured the loading of an AIM-120 AMRAAM, an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile, and a GBU-12 with a time standard of 30 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove)

56th MXG hosts Second Quarter Weapons Load Competition

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Wyatt Sparks, 63rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, inspects an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile during the second quarterly weapons load competition, July 14, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Load competitions serve as part of the final evaluations for quarterly and annual awards in the weapons career field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove)

56th MXG hosts Second Quarter Weapons Load Competition

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mario Romero‐Sheran, 63rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, secures an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile to an F-35 Lightning II during the second quarterly weapons load competition, July 14, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Load competitions serve as part of the final evaluations for quarterly and annual awards in the weapons career field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove)

56th MXG hosts Second Quarter Weapons Load Competition

Published July 17, 2023
By Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove
56th Fighter Wing

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing prepare to start the second quarter weapons load competition, July 14, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Load competitions serve as part of the final evaluations for quarterly and annual awards in the weapons career field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove)