Staff Sgt. Patrick A. Labastida, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew chief, gives instructions to load a GBU-31 version 1 munition onto a B-52H Stratofortress during Combat Hammer at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 10, 2021. Participating in exercises like Combat Hammer is important for Airmen of the 2nd Bomb Wing because it allows all facets of the 2nd BW to get repetitions in generating combat power.

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