8/8/2011 - Airman 1st Class Vincent Falletta, 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, prepares the LAU-129 Guided Missile Launcher prior to being loaded during the load crew-of-the-quarter competition Aug. 5. The load crew is made up of a three member team which is responsible for getting the aircraft ready and preparing munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown)

8/8/2011 -  Senior Airman Alexcia Bailey, 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, installs a Joint Direct Attack Munition GBU-31 cable prior to the inert munition being uploaded during the load crew-of-the-quarter competition Aug. 5. The competition is held to see who the best weapons load crew is for the quarter. At the end of the year, each of the quarterly winners compete for the title of "load crew of the year." (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown)

8/8/2011 - Members of the 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit compete for load crew-of-the-quarter during a competition Aug. 5. The loading competition takes place each quarter at Misawa. Aside from bragging rights the competition demonstrates proper loading proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown)

8/8/2011 - Staff Sgt. Joshua Hollenbaugh, 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, guides an AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the load crew-of-the-quarter competition Aug. 5. The F-16 is capable of carrying six AIM-120 missiles at a time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown)

8/8/2011 - Staff Sgt. Patrick Cannon, 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, lines up the Joint Direct Attack Munition GBU-31 bomb lugs prior to being loaded on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the load crew-of-the-quarter competition Aug. 5. The JDAM GBU-31 is a 2,000-pound class munition guided by a tail kit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown)

8/8/2011 - Staff Sgt. Joshua Hollenbaugh, 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, reviews a checklist prior to completion during the load crew-of-the-quarter competition Aug. 5. Each load requires the crew chief to use a checklist specific to the munition being loaded. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown)

8/8/2011 - Staff Sgt. Patrick Cannon, 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, performs a final inspection of the F-16 Fighting Falcon during the load crew-of-the-quarter competition Aug. 5. The competition is held once a quarter and participants are selected based on their loading proficiency and skill. The 14th AMU won this quarter's competition and will compete later in the year for the title of "load crew of the year." (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown)