34th, 37th AMUs compete in load competition

The trophy for the 28th Maintenance Group Weapons load crew of the quarter is displayed at the Load Crew Training Facility at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 13, 2018. Two teams of four from the 34th and 37th Aircraft Maintenance Units competed to see who could load three 500-pound bombs on a simulated B-1 Bomber the fastest with the least amount of errors. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Karol)

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34th, 37th AMUs compete in load competition

Weapons loaders from the 37th Aircraft Maintenance Unit engage with judges before they begin a load competition at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 13, 2018. Teams were made up of four people who drove the MHU-83 bomb lift truck, prepared the bombs to be loaded and loaded the bombs on the aircraft. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Karol)

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34th, 37th AMUs compete in load competition

Airman 1st Class Christian Garcia, a 37th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons loader, looks for a wrench in a toolbox during a load competition at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 13, 2018. Participants were judged on their uniforms, the condition of their tools, the time it took to load the bombs on the aircraft and how safely they performed their tasks. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Karol)

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34th, 37th AMUs compete in load competition

Airman 1st Class Candice Strickland, a 37th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons loader, shakes hands with members of her squadron after a load competition at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 13, 2018. The 37th AMU won the competition with a time of 21 minutes and 35 seconds, approximately three minutes faster than the 34th AMU. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Karol)

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34th, 37th AMUs compete in load competition

Weapons loaders from the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit load inert GBU-54 bombs onto a simulated B-1 Bomber during a load competition at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 13, 2018. These competitions test to see which AMU can load bombs onto a simulated B-1 Bomber the fastest. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Karol)

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34th, 37th AMUs compete in load competition

Staff Sgt. Christopher Tennyson, a 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons loader, ensures a bomb is set safely in place during a load competition at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 13, 2018. Two teams of four from the 34th and 37th AMUs competed to see who could load three 500-pound bombs the fastest and with the fewest amount of violations. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Karol)

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34th, 37th AMUs compete in load competition

Members from the 37th Aircraft Maintenance Unit hold a trophy in the Load Crew Training Facility after winning a load competition at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 13, 2018. Two teams of four competed to see who the best AMU of the quarter was by seeing who could load bombs the fastest and with the fewest errors. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Karol)

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34th, 37th AMUs compete in load competition

Published July 18, 2018
By Airman 1st Class Thomas Karol
28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- The 34th and 37th Aircraft Maintenance Units competed in a load competition at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 13, 2018. The two teams competed to see who could load two inert GBU-38/B Joint Direct Attack Munitions and an inert GBU-54 bomb in the fastest time with the fewest errors. Judges based their score on a uniform inspection, tool kit inspection, the loading of the weapons themselves and a written exam.