A Air Force Airman assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron paints a tail fin of a GBU-38 during a bomb build here Aug. 14, 2014. 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


A Air Force Airman assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron paints a tail fin of a GBU-38 during a bomb build here Aug. 14, 2014. 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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