Senior Airman Matthew Fernandez, 2nd Maintenance Group weapons standardization crew member, holds up a bomb bay door on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 20, 2013. The bomb bay doors were opened up to load a strategic rotary launcher as a part of a technical order verification process. The process had Airmen walk through the loading procedures to find a more efficient way to load strategic munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Micaiah Anthony)
Senior Airmen Matthew Fernandez, left, and Christopher Rider, 2nd Maintenance Group weapons standardization crew members, prepare to connect an air launch cruise missile pylon to a B-52H Stratofortress on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 20, 2013. Each ALCM weighs 3,200 pounds and can travel more than 1,500 miles to reach its target. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Micaiah Anthony)
Senior Airman Akeem Bobo, 2nd Maintenance Group weapons standardization crew member, backs up a truck carrying air launch cruise missiles as Staff Sgt. Raymond Edgerson, 2nd MXG weapons standardization crew team chief, guides him on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 20, 2013. The lead weapons standardization crew walked through ALCM loading procedures so the technical orders could be modified to improve efficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Micaiah Anthony)
A 2nd Maintenance Group weapons standardization crew positions a ground power cart next to a munitions trailer on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 20, 2013. Once the power supply is connected to the trailer, the weapons crew will be able to maneuver the trailer into position. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Micaiah Anthony)
Senior Airman Christopher Rider, 2nd Maintenance Group weapons standardization crew member, detaches a U-tube from a B-52H Stratofortress on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 20, 2013. Rider and his crew took part in a technical order verification process allowing for strategic munitions loads to be more efficient by eliminating downtime for crew members waiting for the next step. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Micaiah Anthony)
Airmen from the 2nd Maintenance Group weapons standardization prepare to load a strategic rotary launcher and an air launch cruise missile pylon to a B-52H Stratofortress on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 20, 2013. The B-52 is capable of carrying 70,000 pounds of mixed ordnance and is capable of flying 7,652 nautical miles or 8,800 miles without being refueled by another aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Micaiah Anthony)
Senior Airman Matthew Fernandez, 2nd Maintenance Group weapons standardization crew member, turns nozzles on a strategic rotary launcher trailer on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 20, 2013. In order for the trailer to be maneuvered by the load crew, certain nozzles have to be disengaged to take the trailer out of tow mode. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Micaiah Anthony)
Senior Airman Akeem Bobo, 2nd Maintenance Group weapons standardization crew member, tests a power control unit connected to a strategic rotary launcher trailer on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 20, 2013. The PCU is tested to ensure the controls are functioning precisely. Once tested, the trailer is then moved into position so munitions can be loaded. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Micaiah Anthony)
Senior Airmen Matthew Fernandez, 2nd Maintenance Group weapons standardization crew member, keeps his hand on the stop switch on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 20, 2013. Each person on the crew has a stop switch to prevent the strategic rotary launcher from damaging government property or injuring an Airman. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Micaiah Anthony)