Ellsworth emphasizes readiness, executes Combat Ammunition Production Exercise
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jayohn Lee (right), and Airman 1st Class Fabian Laguna Granados (left), 9th Munitions Squadron equipment maintenance technicians, transport GBU-38 munitions to a conveyer during a Combat Ammunition Production Exercise at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 9, 2024. CAPEX heavily emphasizes readiness, ensuring that Airmen and partners possess the knowledge, skills, and experience to rapidly build, transport and deploy munitions in the event of wartime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jake Jacobsen)