Aligning the adapter

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Vattanak Kang, 23d Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions systems technician, checks the alignment of a forward adapter at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Dec. 2, 2013. Airmen of the 23d EMS demonstrated the bomb-building process to the 23d Wing leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Olivia Bumpers/Released)

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This is how you do it

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. William Brown, 23d Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions systems technician, tightens the forward adapter on a practice GBU-12 laser-guided bomb at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Dec. 2, 2013. The forward adapter is attached before adding the computer control group to complete the bomb-building process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Olivia Bumpers/Released)

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Explaining each part

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Derek Williams, left, and Senior Airman Vattanak Kang, 23d Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions systems technicians, brief Col. Chad Frank, 23d Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Wells, 23d WG command chief, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Dec. 2, 2013. Franks and Wells visited the 23d EMS munitions flight to get an understanding of what they do on a daily basis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Olivia Bumpers/Released)

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Assembly line

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. William Brown, left, 23d Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions systems technician, shows Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Wells, 23d Wing command chief, how to assemble a forward adapter for a practice GBU-12 laser-guided bomb at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Dec. 2, 2013. On a typical day, the 23d EMS has at least 15 people on the bomb-building assembly line. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Olivia Bumpers/Released)

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Working together

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Wells, 23d Wing command chief, attaches the forward adapter while Col. Chad Franks, 23d WG commander, tightens the fin assembly on a practice GBU-12 laser-guided bomb at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Dec. 2, 2013. After completing the building process, the bomb is marked with a tracking number and delivered to the weapons load crew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Olivia Bumpers/Released)

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Place it here

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Vattanak Kang, 23d Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions systems technician, assists Col. Chad Franks, 23d Wing commander, in placing the fin assembly on the practice GBU-12 laser-guided bomb at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Dec. 2, 2013. After unpacking the parts, the23d EMS munitions flight places them near the corresponding bomb for faster production. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Olivia Bumpers/Released)

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Tighten the screws

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Wells, 23d Wing command chief, jokes with Tech. Sgt. Derek Williams, 23d Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions systems technician, while tightening the fin assembly on the practice GBU-12 laser-guided bomb at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Dec. 2, 2013. While visiting the 23d EMS munitions flight, Wells and Col. Chad Franks, 23d WG commander, received a bomb-build demonstration and built two bombs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Olivia Bumpers/Released)

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23d WG leadership bomb builds with Ammo

Published Dec. 3, 2013

Aligning the adapter

This is how you do it

Explaining each part

Assembly line

Working together

Place it here

Tighten the screws