Senior Airman Clayton Eddins, 2nd Munitions Squadron armament flight technician, attaches a MAU-12 to a pylon on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 11, 2013. The pylon attaches to the wing of a B-52H Stratofortress and can hold up to nine MAU-12s and their connecting bombs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
Airman 1st Class Manuel Figueroa, 2nd Munitions Squadron armament flight technician, uses a speed handle to tighten a screw on the left hand side plate of a MAU-12 ejector rack on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 11, 2013. Figueroa took apart and repaired the MAU-12 after it failed a routine inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
Airman 1st Class Manuel Figueroa, 2nd Munitions Squadron armament flight technician, tightens a bolt down on the left hand side plate of a MAU-12 ejector rack on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 11, 2013. A MAU-12 is designed to suspend from a pylon attached to a B-52H Stratofortress. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
Senior Airman Dominique Dowell, 2nd Munitions Squadron armament flight technician, removes an in-flight lockout solenoid plunger from a MAU-12 ejector rack on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 11, 2013. Dowell was performing an inspection on the MAU-12 to ensure it continues working properly. Together, the plunger and solenoid release a bomb from the grasp of a MAU-12 when engaged. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
Senior Airman Dominique Dowell, 2nd Munitions Squadron armament flight technician, inspects a MAU-12 ejector rack on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 11, 2013. Dowell removed the ejector pistons to clean around the parts and the area where it attaches to the MAU-12. The ejector piston pushes the bomb away from the grasp of the MAU-12. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
Airman 1st Class Manuel Figueroa, 2nd Munitions Squadron armament flight technician, uses a proof load tester on a MAU-12 on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 11, 2013. Figueroa used the tester to see if the MAU-12 is working properly and capable of holding the weight of a bomb. The MAU-12 is able to withstand 2,840 pounds per square inch of pressure. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)