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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tameka Lindsay, 41st Helicopter Maintenance Unit load crew chief, and Senior Airman Cleveland Green, 41st HMU weapons load team member, compete in the 23d Wing weapons load competition May 18, 2015, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Green and Lindsay performed as a two-man team to load the GAU 18, a .50-caliber machine gun and a flare magazine onto an HH-60G Pave Hawk. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ceaira Tinsley/Released)

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Checking the gun

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cleveland Green, 41st Helicopter Maintenance Unit weapons load team member, performs a functional check during the 23d Wing weapons load competition May 18, 2015, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The 41st HMU leadership selected two members from the unit to compete based on their performance and abilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ceaira Tinsley/Released)

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Checking the gun

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cleveland Green, 41st Helicopter Maintenance Unit weapons load team member, performs a functional check during the 23d Wing weapons load competition May 18, 2015, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The 41st HMU leadership selected two members from the unit to compete based on their performance and abilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ceaira Tinsley/Released)

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Chief support

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Guillermo Castillo Jr., 23d Maintenance Group weapons manager, left, and Staff Sgt. Tameka Lindsay, 41st Helicopter Maintenance Unit load crew chief, talk after the 23d Wing weapons load competition May 18, 2015, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The 23d WG is slated to announce the winning squadron later this week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ceaira Tinsley/Released)

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Evaluator

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Zachary Marquis, 41st Helicopter Maintenance Unit loading station crew member, evaluates Staff Sgt. Tameka Lindsay, 41st HMU load crew chief, middle, and Senior Airman Cleveland Green, 41st HMU weapons load team member, during the 23d Wing weapons load competition May 18, 2015, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. A team of evaluators traveled to Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., and Nellis AFB, Nev., to judge the 23d Wing’s geographically separated squadrons battling in the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ceaira Tinsley/Released)

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Flare check

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tameka Lindsay, 41st Helicopter Maintenance Unit load crew chief, reviews a loading checklist May 18, 2015, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Lindsay checked the serviceability of a simulated flare before installing the flare magazine on the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ceaira Tinsley/Released)

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Power on

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tameka Lindsay, 41st Helicopter Maintenance Unit load crew chief, switches on the power in an HH-60G Pave Hawk during the 23d Wing weapons load competition May 18, 2015, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The 23d WG began hosting the quarterly competition last year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ceaira Tinsley/Released)

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Team work

Airmen from the 41st Helicopter Maintenance Unit compete in the 23d Wing weapons load competition May 18, 2015, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The squadrons competing were the 41st HMU, and the 823d and 923d Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons stationed out of Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., and Nellis AFB, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ceaira Tinsley/Released)

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41st HMU battles for first place

Published May 19, 2015

.50 cal

Checking the gun

Checking the gun

Chief support

Evaluator

Flare check

Power on

Team work