Air Force Airman 1st Class, Sooraj Thaivalappil, 509th Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance crew chief, prepares the tail end of a Guided Bomb Unit (GBU-38) assembly during exercise Quick Fuze at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, July 20, 2021. Exercise Quick Fuze evaluates the squadron's ability to rapidly produce munitions. Quick Fuze is a routine exercise used to prepare contingency weapons for the B-2 Spirit and maintain operational readiness to effectively support the stealth bomber.

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