Mission ready munitions

Airman 1st Class Brandon Kiernan, 2nd Munitions Squadron conventional munitions crew member, sets up wood before a bomb build at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 30, 2017. When trailers are not available to build on, 2nd MUNS Airmen use wood, also referred to as dunnage, to build on instead. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Airman 1st Class Landon Gonzales, 2nd Munitions Squadron conventional munitions crew member, bands wood together at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 30, 2017. The bands around the wood secure it in place to ensure the safety of the Airmen building the bombs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Airman 1st Class Chase Arras, 2nd Munitions Squadron conventional munitions crew member, drives a forklift at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 30, 2017. There are three main bomb bodies used at 2nd MUNS, which are 500 pound General Purpose bombs, 2,000 pound General Purpose bombs, and 2,000 pound Penetrator bombs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Airman Chad McCannon, 2nd Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance crew chief, briefs Airmen from 2nd MUNS on the inspection process of a GBU-3 (V1) bomb at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 25, 2018. The GBU-31 (V1) is an inert bomb, which means it is not a live munition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Airman Chad McCannon, 2nd Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance crew chief, scrolls through a technical order during a training session at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 25, 2018. Technical orders provide information to ensure processes completed correctly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Airman Zackary Sprong, 2nd Munitions Squadron line delivery technician, assembles a GBU-31 (V1) during a training session at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 25, 2018. All 2nd MUNS Airmen receive standard training to align with contingency tasks, which are tasks that ammo troops typically deal with during a deployment. The tasks ensure all Airmen are trained on necessary bomb builds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Senior Airman William Lawrence, 2nd Munitions Squadron conventional munitions crew chief, removes bands from a pallet of bomb bodies at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 30, 2017. 2nd MUNS is responsible for the accountability, serviceability, and capability of training and war reserve munitions assets at Barksdale. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Senior Airman William Lawrence, 2nd Munitions Squadron conventional munitions crew chief, rolls a bomb body over at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 30, 2017. All components for bombs used at 2nd MUNS come from different manufacturers throughout the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Airman 1st Class Landon Gonzales, 2nd Munitions Squadron conventional munitions crew member, holds a cable before it’s attached to a bomb body at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 30, 2017. The cables are attached to a forklift to lift the bomb bodies off the pallet and move them to another area for assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Airman 1st Class Landon Gonzales and Airman Benjamin Stone, 2nd Munitions Squadron conventional munitions crew members, move a bomb body for assembly at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 30, 2017. The bomb they’re assembling is a non-explosive munition known as a Bomb Dummy Unit-56. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Airman 1st Class Landon Gonzales, 2nd Munitions Squadron conventional munitions crew member, moves a bomb body for assembly at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 30, 2017. The 2nd MUNS is also in charge of building and testing flares and testing starter packs used on the B-52 Stratofortress. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Airman 1st Class Landon Gonzales, 2nd Munitions Squadron conventional munitions crew member, screws down a tail on a Bomb Dummy Unit-56 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 30, 2017. BDU inert munitions are used to imitate the fall of a real bomb. This helps pilots with target training without an explosion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Airman 1st Class Landon Gonzales, 2nd Munitions Squadron conventional munitions crew member, screws down a tail on a Bomb Dummy Unit-56 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 30, 2017. The BDU-56 is an inert training bomb that is approximately 2,000 pounds of concrete. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Mission ready munitions

Published Jan. 31, 2018
By Airman 1st Class Tessa B, Corrick
2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Airman 1st Class Brandon Kiernan, 2nd Munitions Squadron conventional munitions crew member, sets up wood before a bomb build at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 30, 2017. When trailers are not available to build on, 2nd MUNS Airmen use wood, also referred to as dunnage, to build on instead. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)