Master Sgt. Karen Griffin and Tech. Sgt. Russ Fontaine, of the 33rd Maintenance Group, maneuver the guided-bomb-unit-31 into position to be loaded onto an F-35A Lightning II Aug. 27 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This marked the first time Airmen have load

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Master Sgt. Karen Griffin and Tech. Sgt. Russ Fontaine, of the 33rd Maintenance Group, maneuver the guided-bomb-unit-31 into position to be loaded onto an F-35A Lightning II Aug. 27 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This marked the first time Airmen have loaded weapons onto the new joint strike fighter here. Each step and procedure was analyzed to ensure it was correct or needed to be changed. The weapons load procedures perfected by the MXG Airmen will be taught to maintenance students in the future.

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