Air Force Col. Britt Hurst, left, 18th Operations Group commander, and Col. Tony Lombardo, 18th Maintenance Group commander, check forms during the Chiefs versus Eagles Weapons Loading competition Jan. 3, 2018, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. Each team had to load one AIM-9X heat seeking missile to the aircraft as quickly as possible. ( Air Force

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