2/3/2011 - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Milne, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew member, and load crew chief, Staff Sgt. Branden Paddock, load a munition on an F-16 Fighting Falcon as a part of the Misawa Load Crew Competition of the Quarter, Jan. 31, 2011, at Misawa Air Base Japan. Weapons personnel must demonstrate technical proficiency in performing the task within a time standard, with three or fewer technical order errors and no safety or reliability violations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Bouse/Released)

2/3/2011 - U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Branden Paddock, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew chief, and load crew members, Senior Airmen Jacob Milne and Senior Airmen LaBrandon Scales, finish a weapons-loading operation, to include ensuring the aircraft's forms are properly completed, and all composite tool kit components and equipment are accounted for as a part of the Misawa Load Crew Competition. The trio was named the squadron's load crew of the quarter Jan. 31, 2011, at Misawa Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Bouse/Released)