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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Robert Stroud, 23d Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions crew chief, attaches a signature practice warhead onto a rocket motor during a rocket build, Jan. 7, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. A-10C Thunderbolt II and A-29 Super Tucano pilots employ the practice rocket, which releases a small charge to let pilots know where their rocket landed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ceaira Tinsley/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airman Basic Jacob Dechant, 23d Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions crew member, uses sheers to open a box of rocket motors during a rocket build, Jan. 7, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Members of the munitions flight were tasked to build 600 rockets in a week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ceaira Tinsley/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jesse Santiago, 23d Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions crew member, spray-paints an identification number onto a 2.75- inch signature practice rocket during a rocket build, Jan. 7, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Moody’s A-10C Thunderbolt IIs and A-29 Super Tucanos employ this rocket during training in conjunction with their close air support and light air support missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ceaira Tinsley/Released)

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A fully assembled, 2.75-inch signature practice rocket rests on a stabilizer during a rocket build, Jan. 7, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. On average, members of the 23d Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions flight build between 1,800 and 2,000 practice rockets annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ceaira Tinsley/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jesse Santiago, 23d Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions crew member, inserts a fully assembled 2.75-inch signature practice rocket inside a module during a rocket build, Jan. 7, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The 23d EMS utilizes the module to safely transport rockets to the flightline where they can be loaded onto aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ceaira Tinsley/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Omar Vasquez, 23d Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions crew chief, spray-paints a 2.75-inch signature practice rocket during a rocket build, Jan. 7, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Vasquez used the paint to attach a weapons stock number to each rocket for identification. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ceaira Tinsley/Released)

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Airmen from the 23d Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions flight, perform a rocket build, Jan. 7, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. A rocket build consists of uncasing, assembling, stamping, storing and transporting rockets to meet the needs of the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ceaira Tinsley/Released)

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Combatant fireworks: EMS assembles warfighting rockets

Published Jan. 11, 2016

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