By / Published May 20, 2014
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Brock, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions flight conventional maintenance crew chief, tightens down an arming wire on a MK-82 slick missile during a live bomb build at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 15, 2014. Brock and his team assembled 12 bombs that Team Shaw pilots will use will on training missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael A. Cossaboom/Released)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Beau Ridges, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions flight munitions support equipment maintainer, uses spray paint to stencil the lot number on a MK-82 missile during a live bomb build at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 15, 2014. When the missile is dropped from an airplane and hits the ground, three explosions take place within the bomb when it detonates. The Airmen are in charge of making sure the bomb is properly put together and all appropriate wires are connected. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael A. Cossaboom/Released)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jarrett Pellazar, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions flight munitions accountability technician, tightens the arming wire on a MK-82 missile during a live bomb build at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 15, 2014. The MK-82 is an unguided, low-drag general-purpose bomb, part of the U.S. MK-80 series, and are used for training purposes by Shaw AFB F16-CJ Fighting Falcons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael A. Cossaboom/Released)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kevin Canady, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions flight munitions inspector, attaches an arm wire to a MK-82 missile during a live bomb build at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 15, 2014. The bomb weighs approximately 500 pounds, making it one of the smallest missiles in the U.S. arsenal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael A. Cossaboom/Released)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kevin Canady, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions flight munitions inspector, glues down a pin on a MK-82 missile during live bomb build at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 15, 2014. This was the first time since 2012 that the munitions flight has done a live bomb build. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael A. Cossaboom/Released)