Master Sgt. David Smith (left), an F-16 Fighting Falcon weapons standardization lead crew member with the 149th Maintenance Group, Texas Air National Guard, evaluates Staff Sgt. Brian Spangler (second from left), an aircraft armament systems technician assigned to the 310th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, inspect an inert AIM-120, advanced medium-range air-to-air missile, as part of the loading portion of the 56th Fighter Wing’s quarterly load crew of the quarter competition at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, April 8, 2016. Smith is a member of the Texas Air National Guard’s 149th Fighter Wing, headq


Master Sgt. David Smith (left), an F-16 Fighting Falcon weapons standardization lead crew member with the 149th Maintenance Group, Texas Air National Guard, evaluates Staff Sgt. Brian Spangler (second from left), an aircraft armament systems technician assigned to the 310th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, inspect an inert AIM-120, advanced medium-range air-to-air missile, as part of the loading portion of the 56th Fighter Wing’s quarterly load crew of the quarter competition at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, April 8, 2016. Smith is a member of the Texas Air National Guard’s 149th Fighter Wing, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, which is currently operating at Luke while San Antonio’s Kelly Field undergoes runway repairs. Also pictured are Steve Austin (second from right), an F-16 Fighting Falcon weapons standardization lead crew member with the 56th Maintenance Group, and Airman 1st Class Christopher Snead (right), an aircraft armament systems technician assigned to the 310th who is participating in the competition. ( Air National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. Phil Fountain) 160408-Z-DJ352-020


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