Senior Airman Matthew Mondragon, a weapons load crew chief 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron completes a safety check after loading a training munition onto an A-10C Thunderbolt II during an annual Load Crew of the Year competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 13, 2023. Throughout the year, weapons crews hold competitions to test how safely they can load and unload ordinance to their respective aircraft while being timed. At the end of the year, the winners from each event compete against each other to see which team is the best.

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