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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dylan Haddock, 55th Aircraft Maintenance Unit ?Shooters? weapons load crew member, Staff Sgt. Richard Randall, 55th AMU weapons load crew chief, and Senior Airman Jacob Gibbons, 55th AMU weapons load crew member, attach an Air Intercept Missile-9LM to a F-16 Fighting Falcon at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 12, 2013. The 55th AMU ?Shooters? and 79th AMU ?Tigers? competed against one another during the Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tabatha Zarrella/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Yen Do, 79th Aircraft Maintenance Unit ?Tigers,? weapons load crew member, applies break-free lubricant to the impulse cartridges retainers at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 12, 2013. The 55th AMU ?Shooters? and 79th AMU ?Tigers? competed against one another during the Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tabatha Zarrella/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Yen Do, 79th Aircraft Maintenance Unit ?Tigers,? weapons load crew member, ensures that an Air Intercept Missile-9LM is properly attached to an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 12, 2013. The 55th AMU ?Shooters? and 79th AMU ?Tigers? competed against one another during the Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tabatha Zarrella/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Richard Randall, 55th Aircraft Maintenance Unit ?Shooters,? weapons load crew chief, attaches a fin to an Air to Ground Missile-88 on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 12, 2013. The 55th AMU ?Shooters? and 79th AMU ?Tigers? competed against one another during the Weapons Load Crew of the Year competition which is held once a quarter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tabatha Zarrella/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Delpit, 79th Aircraft Maintenance Unit ?Tigers,? weapons load crew chief, completes his checklist for his load team at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 12, 2013. The 55th AMU ?Shooters? and 79th AMU ?Tigers? competed against one another during the Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tabatha Zarrella/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Col. Helen Brasher, 20th Maintenance Group commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Bomar, 20th MXG wing weapons manager, present Staff Sgt. Richard Randall, 55th Aircraft Maintenance Unit ?Shooters,? weapons load crew chief, Senior Airman Jacob Gibbons, 55th AMU ?Shooters,? weapons load crew member, and Senior Airman Dylan Haddock, 55th AMU ?Shooters,? weapons load crew member, winners of the Weapons Load Competition of the Quarter certificates at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 12, 2013. The 55th AMU ?Shooters? and 79th AMU ?Tigers? competed against one another during the Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tabatha Zarrella/Released)

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55th Aircraft Maintenance Unit wins load competition

Published April 16, 2013
By Senior Airman Tabatha Zarella
20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- The 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 55th Aircraft Maintenance Unit "Shooters" and the 79th AMU "Tigers" competed against each other during the first quarter load competition here, April 12.

The competition is held every three months and winners compete for the Load Crew of the Quarter title. Both teams loaded two Air Intercept Missiles-9L and two Air to Ground Missiles. The winners of this quarter's competition were the 55th AMU "Shooters."

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