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Airman 1st Class Veruca Plott, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load team member, secures a practice munition to a B-52H Stratofortress underwing air-launched cruise missile pylon during WAMMO Fest at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 29, 2022. WAMMO Fest is a competition intended to boost team spirit and provide Airmen an opportunity to display their skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Pugh)

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Airman 1st Class Joseph Pruett, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load team member, and Staff Sgt. Ronald Truesdell, 96th AMU weapons load team chief, inspect a tail kit installed on a practice munition during WAMMO Fest at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 29, 2022. WAMMO Fest is a load crew competition where two teams of munitions and weapons Airmen work together to mount practice munitions on a B-52H Stratofortress. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Pugh)

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Senior Airman Ryan Villanueva, 2nd Munitions Squadron munitions controller, assembles a practice munition during WAMMO Fest at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 29, 2022. The WAMMO Fest competition focuses on speed and accuracy, with teams going head-to-head to improve their skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Pugh)

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Staff Sgt. Daniel Stoltenburg, 2nd Munitions Squadron conventional munitions training supervisor, installs a tail kit on a practice munition during WAMMO Fest at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 29, 2022. WAMMO Fest focuses on speed and accuracy, with teams going head-to-head to improve their skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Pugh)

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Senior Airman David Gibbs II, 2nd Munitions Squadron munitions inspector, installs a tail kit on a practice munition during WAMMO Fest at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 29, 2022. The tail kit, a joint direct attack munition guidance system, converts existing unguided free-fall bombs into accurate, adverse weather "smart" munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Pugh)

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Senior Airman Brendan Krings, 2nd Munitions Squadron line delivery crew chief, Airman 1st Class Rubi Ruiz, 2nd MUNS plans and scheduling technician, and Senior Airman Noah Childress, 2nd MUNS line delivery crew chief, install a tail kit on a practice munition during WAMMO Fest at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 29, 2022. Teamwork plays a major role in scoring the winning teams at WAMMO Fest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Pugh)

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Airman 1st Class Veruca Plott, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load team member, and Airman 1st Class Joseph Etienne, 96th AMU weapons load team member, inspect a B-52H Stratofortress underwing air-launched cruise missile pylon during WAMMO Fest at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 29, 2022. At Wammo Fest, weapons load crews compete by loading munitions onto their respective aircraft while being judged on speed, safety and accuracy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Pugh)

Barksdale’s summer WAMMO Fest brings the heat

Published Aug. 2, 2022
By Airman 1st Class William Pugh
2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs

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