ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England — Air Force Staff Sgt. Antonio Guerrero inspects the umbilical cable and block connection on an AIM-9X missile here April 13. Guerrero is one of two people fr

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ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England — Air Force Staff Sgt. Antonio Guerrero inspects the umbilical cable and block connection on an AIM-9X missile here April 13. Guerrero is one of two people from a group of Sailors, Airmen and Marines who received the first Air Intercept Missile-9X Cutting Edge Award during the 2005 AIM-9X Integrated Logistics Support Management Team meeting in Phoenix, Ariz., May 10-11. He is a precision guided munitions crew chief with the 48th Munitions Squadron here. Guerrero, involved in the field introduction of the AIM-9X, identified a number of improvements to include changing the way the umbilical cable and block connected the missile to the aircraft to prevent an eventual break in the components. The AIM-9X is a short-range, heat-seeking weapon employed in both offensive and defensive air operations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Verla Davis.)