U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Gordon Kwei, anti-tank missile man with Weapons Company, Black Sea Rotational Force, fires the tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided anti-tank missile (TOW), while Staff Sgt. Wayne Edmiston, combat correspondent with Black Sea Rotational Force, records it during the combined anti-armor team sustainment training for Exercise Platinum Lion 15-3, July 8 at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria. The Marines launched 10 TOW missiles fired from M41 Sabers mounted to the turrets of Humvees. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force and service members from Bulgaria, Romania, the United Kingdom and Albania are conducting the two-week exercise to promote regional cooperation and foster interoperability in order to combat security threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Sarah E. Burns)

When a jet takes off from Aviano loaded with munitions in support of an operation, the Airmen from the 31st Munitions Squadron know they've done their job.

(From left) Airman 1st Class Cody Hedberg, Senior Airman Michael Bingaman and Airman 1st Class Phillip Borkowski, 31st Munitions Squadron precision guided munitions crew members, pick up an AIM-9/M missile to inspect, Feb. 26, 2013 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Under the 31st MUNS, there are six different flights that provide armament, production, materiel, weapons, systems and programs for the 510th and 555th Fighter squadrons and the 31st Security Forces Squadron.

Senior Airman Micah Sawyer, 31st Munitions Squadron storage crew member, lines up his forklift to pick up a stack of BLU-129 bombs, Feb. 27, 2013 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The 31st MUNS is responsible for providing munitions and armament support for two F-16 Fighting Falcon squadrons assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing.

Airman 1st Class Justin Childers, 31st Munitions Squadron storage crew member, untightens a strap to a stack of BLU-129 bombs, Feb. 27, 2013 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Under the 31st MUNS, there are six different flights that provide armament, production, materiel, weapons, systems and programs for the 510th and 555th Fighter squadrons and the 31st Security Forces Squadron.

Senior Airman Ryan Schilling, 31st Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance crew chief, replaces a fuse inside a GBU-38 bomb, Feb. 26, 2013 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. To ensure maximum safety, members from the 31st MUNS take proper precautions when handling all weapons.

(From left) Senior Airman Ryan Schilling, Airmen 1st Class Bryan Frick and Ryan Williams, 31st Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance crew members, verify and replace fuses in GBU-38 bombs, Feb. 26, 2013 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The 31st MUNS is accountable for multiple stockpiles of munitions valued at nearly $800 million.