Tech. Sgt. Lucas Hagopian, right, and Staff Sgt. Nick Albert, left, communicate with Staff Sgt. Timothy Mannion as they arm an 104th Fighter Wing F-15 Eagle during their unit's evaluation at the Air Force's Weapons Systems Evaluation Program at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. Staff Sgt. Nick "Nicky"Albert, Tech Sgt. Lucas "Tubes" Hagopian, and Staff Sgt. Timothy "The Little Machine" Mannion are a team of three weapons loaders from Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. As a part of the WSEP exercise, the aircraft are loaded and shoot live missiles. The purpose of WSEP to gauge op


Tech. Sgt. Lucas Hagopian, right, and Staff Sgt. Nick Albert, left, communicate with Staff Sgt. Timothy Mannion as they arm an 104th Fighter Wing F-15 Eagle during their unit's evaluation at the Air Force's Weapons Systems Evaluation Program at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. Staff Sgt. Nick "Nicky"Albert, Tech Sgt. Lucas "Tubes" Hagopian, and Staff Sgt. Timothy "The Little Machine" Mannion are a team of three weapons loaders from Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. As a part of the WSEP exercise, the aircraft are loaded and shoot live missiles. The purpose of WSEP to gauge operational effectiveness, to verify weapons system performance, determine reliability, and evaluate capability. ( Air National Guard Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Julie Avey)


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