Bagram Airmen use "Dragon" to feed the "Hog"

Today, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs released a photo essay Bagram Airmen use "Dragon" to ready Hawg fire. See also: Feeding the Thunderbolt II. Only four of the ten associated pictures:



Staff Sgt. James Jerrell inspects 30mm round as they are processed through a GFU-7 "Dragon" at Bagram AB, Afghanistan, on December 2, 2008. He also makes sure that they are re-inserted into their linked tube carriers correctly with no gaps. Sergeant Jerrell is deployed from Moody AFB, Georgia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse) Hi-res



Airmen of the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Ammo Flight process and inspect 30mm rounds in a GFU-7 "Dragon". The process also ensures that the right number of rounds go into each canister with no gaps in the chain of linked tube carriers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse) Hi-res



Airmen of the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Ammo Flight position an empty container to receive processed rounds from a GFU-7 "Dragon". The team works together to get the job done effectively and ready the 30mm rounds to be uploaded into an A-10 Thunderbolt II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse) Hi-res



Airman 1st Class Jeb Snow (right) feeds linked tube carriers into a GFU-7 "Dragon" while Staff Sgt. Erik Thomas repacks the processed carriers, containing 30mm rounds. The two, part of the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Ammo Flight, ensure that the rounds are packed correctly for easy uploading into the A-10 Thunderbolt II. Both are deployed from Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse) Hi-res