GSC 17: 5 AMXS loads bombs

Senior Airman Brian Sanchez, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, inspects munitions before they are loaded into a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 19, 2017. The training muntions were loaded into an aircraft by the 5th AMXS Global Strike Challenge team during their bomb-loading competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman J.T. Armstrong)

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GSC 17: 5 AMXS loads bombs

Airmen from the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Global Strike Challenge team transport an inert GBU-38 munition to a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 19, 2017. During the competition, the four-member GSC team was evaluated and scored based on their speed, precision and bomb-loading expertise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman J.T. Armstrong)

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Staff Sgt. Jami Escobar, 91st Maintenance Group power, refrigeration, electrical, laboratory technician, inspects a payload transport electrical cable during training for Global Strike Challenge at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., May 31, 2017. Escobar is responsible for guiding the three-member PREL crew for GSC 17. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman J.T. Armstrong)

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GSC 17: 5 AMXS loads bombs

Inert GBU-38 munitions sit on a rack at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 19, 2017. The training muntions were used by the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s Global Strike Challenge team during their bomb-loading competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman J.T. Armstrong)

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GSC 17: 5 AMXS loads bombs

Senior Airman Matise Venett, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, reverses a jammer during the Global Strike Challenge bomb-loading competition at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 19, 2017. Sanchez was responsible for transporting the training munitions from the storage racks to the aircraft, where they were loaded into the bomb bay. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman J.T. Armstrong)

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GSC 17: 5 AMXS loads bombs

Members of the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Global Strike Challenge team load an inert GBU-38 munition into a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 19, 2017. During the competition, the four-member team was evaluated and scored based on their speed, precision and bomb-loading expertise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman J.T. Armstrong)

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GSC 17: 5 AMXS loads bombs

Senior Airman Brian Sanchez, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, inspects training munitions before they are loaded into a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 19, 2017. The training muntions were loaded into the aircraft by the 5th AMXS Global Strike Challenge team during their bomb-loading competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman J.T. Armstrong)

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GSC 17: 5 AMXS loads bombs

Senior Airman Brian Sanchez, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, inspects training munitions before they are loaded into a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 19, 2017. The training muntions were loaded into the aircraft by the 5th AMXS Global Strike Challenge team during their bomb-loading competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman J.T. Armstrong)

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GSC 17: 5 AMXS loads bombs

Staff Sgt. Amanda Cannon, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron team chief, stands beneath a B-52H Stratofortress during a Global Strike Challenge competition at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 19, 2017. Cannon was responsible for leading the four-member team during the bomb-loading competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman J.T. Armstrong)

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GSC 17: 5 AMXS loads bombs

Senior Airman Brian Sanchez, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, rolls an inert GBU-38 munition at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 19, 2017. The training muntions were loaded into an aircraft by the 5th AMXS Global Strike Challenge team during their bomb-loading competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman J.T. Armstrong)

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GSC 17: 5 AMXS loads bombs

Staff Sgt. Alex Jimenez, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, holds an inert GBU-38 munition at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 19, 2017. The muntions were inspected, loaded onto a jammer, then secured into an aircraft by the 5th AMXS Global Strike Challenge team during their bomb-loading competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman J.T. Armstrong)

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GSC 17: 5 AMXS loads bombs

Published July 5, 2017
By Senior Airman J.T. Armstrong
Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- The 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Global Strike Challenge team participated in a bomb-loading competition at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 19-20, 2017. The four-member team was evaluated and scored based on their speed, precision and bomb-loading expertise. (U.S. Air Force photos/Senior Airman J.T. Armstrong)

GSC 17: 5 AMXS loads bombs

GSC 17: 5 AMXS loads bombs

PREL trains for GSC

GSC 17: 5 AMXS loads bombs

GSC 17: 5 AMXS loads bombs

GSC 17: 5 AMXS loads bombs

GSC 17: 5 AMXS loads bombs

GSC 17: 5 AMXS loads bombs

GSC 17: 5 AMXS loads bombs

GSC 17: 5 AMXS loads bombs

GSC 17: 5 AMXS loads bombs