Air Force Airman 1st Class Casey Cain, a munitions systems technician currently assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron connects an FMU-152 tail fuse during a GBU-38 bomb build. GBU-38s are key weapons used on F-16C Fighting Falcons. Cain, a native of Unionville, Mo., is an Air Force reservist deployed from the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. She is part of a team of 10 munitions systems airmen from three bases are responsible for assembling bombs and ammunition that help keep ground forces safe throughout Afghanistan with A-10 and F-16 Close Ai


Air Force Airman 1st Class Casey Cain, a munitions systems technician currently assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron connects an FMU-152 tail fuse during a GBU-38 bomb build. GBU-38s are key weapons used on F-16C Fighting Falcons. Cain, a native of Unionville, Mo., is an Air Force reservist deployed from the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. She is part of a team of 10 munitions systems airmen from three bases are responsible for assembling bombs and ammunition that help keep ground forces safe throughout Afghanistan with A-10 and F-16 Close Air Support missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. This group is comprised of Air National Guardsman from the 177th Fighter Wing, Atlantic City, and 187th Fighter Wing, Montgomery, Ala. as well as active duty Airmen and reservists from the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman AFB, Mo. Maj. Brandon Lingle


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