AMUs battle for load crew of the quarter

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1/15/2013 - Members of the 74th Aircraft Maintenance Unit work together to use an MHU-83 Jammer to lift a cluster bomb into place on an A-10C Thunderbolt II during an A-10 Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter Competition at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Jan. 11, 2013. The team raced against the clock to load various munitions onto the aircraft and their time was added to their overall score. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Paul Francis) Hi-res

Correction by Warthog News: It's not a "cluster bomb" as mentioned in the original photo caption. In fact it's a CATM-65, the training version of the AGM-65 Maverick. A cluster bomb unit (like the CBU-87 as a sample) doesn't have a seeker lens.

1/15/2013 - A 75th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew awaits the signal to begin an A-10 Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter Competition at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Jan 11, 2013. The team consisted of three crew members who competed against a team from the 74th AMU. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Paul Francis) Hi-res

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