Moody hosts Hawgsmoke’s first weapons load competition
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Christian Martinez, 924th Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew team chief, and Staff Sgt. Mateo Palacios, second from right, 924th MXS weapons load crewmember, prepare to lift a munition during the Hawgsmoke 2021 Weapons Load Competition April 15, 2021, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. During the competition, eight load crews were required to load an AIM-9 Sidewinder, a Mark-82 general purpose bomb and a GBU-38 joint direct attack munition as quickly and safely as possible. The 924th MXS is from the 355th Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jasmine M. Barnes)