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Staff Sgt. Schnathan Johnson, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU) weapons load crew chief, secures an inert munition to a B-52H Stratofortress underwing air-launched cruise missile pylon during the 2nd Maintenance Group annual weapons load competition, at Barksdale Air Force Base L.a., Jan. 11, 2023. At Barksdale’s load competitions, weapons load crews compete by loading munitions onto their respective sides of a B-52 while being judged on speed, safety and accuracy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Pugh)