56th MXG holds Quarter 3 Weapons Load Competition

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing are introduced before beginning the 3rd Quarter Weapons Load Competition, Oct. 4, 2024, 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. These competitions are vital in building readiness and sharpening the skills of weapons load teams, ensuring they are prepared to meet the demands of Great Power Competition with precision and efficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mason Hargrove)

56th MXG holds Quarter 3 Weapons Load Competition

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alejandro Villegas, 309th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, tightens the bolt of a GBU-12 Paveway II during the 3rd Quarter Weapons Load Competition, Oct. 4, 2024, 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. These competitions are vital in building readiness and sharpening the skills of weapons load teams, ensuring they are prepared to meet the demands of Great Power Competition with precision and efficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mason Hargrove)

56th MXG holds Quarter 3 Weapons Load Competition

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Donovan Hampton-Edwards, 309th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, cuts a wire during the 3rd Quarter Weapons Load Competition, Oct. 4, 2024, 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. These competitions are vital in building readiness and sharpening the skills of weapons load teams, ensuring they are prepared to meet the demands of Great Power Competition with precision and efficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mason Hargrove)

56th MXG holds Quarter 3 Weapons Load Competition

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jordan Lawson (right) and U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Luis Diaz (left), 944th Fighter Wing weapons load crew members, secure a GBU-12 Paveway II onto an F-35A Lightning II during the 3rd Quarter Weapons Load Competition, Oct. 4, 2024, 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. Exercises like the weapons load competition help advance training to produce command focused U.S., Allied, and partner Airmen to meet warfighting needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mason Hargrove)

56th MXG holds Quarter 3 Weapons Load Competition

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Angelina Cabello, 944th Fighter Wing weapons load crew member, looks at a GBU-12 Paveway II during the 3rd Quarter Weapons Load Competition, Oct. 4, 2024, 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. Load competitions serve as part of the final evaluations for quarterly and annual awards in the weapons career field. Exercises like the weapons load competition help advance training to produce command focused U.S., Allied, and partner Airmen to meet warfighting needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mason Hargrove)

56th MXG holds Quarter 3 Weapons Load Competition

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jordan Lawson, 944th Fighter Wing weapons load crew member, reverses an MJ-1 during the 3rd Quarter Weapons Load Competition, Oct. 4, 2024, 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. Exercises like the weapons load competition help advance training to produce command focused U.S., Allied, and partner Airmen to meet warfighting needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mason Hargrove)

56th MXG holds Quarter 3 Weapons Load Competition

Published Oct. 4, 2024
By Senior Airman Mason Hargrove
56th Fighter Wing

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing are introduced before beginning the 3rd Quarter Weapons Load Competition, Oct. 4, 2024, 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. These competitions are vital in building readiness and sharpening the skills of weapons load teams, ensuring they are prepared to meet the demands of Great Power Competition with precision and efficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mason Hargrove)