51st MOS ensure weapons reliability

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2/13/2013 - Staff Sgt. Kenneth Merritt, left, 51st Maintenance Operations Squadron load crew chief, helps Senior Airman Steven Davarich, 51st MOS load crew member, guide a GBU-38 JDAM onto an A-10 Thunderbolt II on Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Feb. 13, 2013. Load crew members practiced procedures to sharpen their loading skills during operational readiness exercise Beverly Bulldog 13-02. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Emerson Nuñez) [original photo caption edited by Warthog News] Hi-res

2/13/2013 - Senior Airman Steven Davarich, 51st Maintenance Operations Squadron load crew member, holds a GBU-12 in place while Senior Airman Joel Valdez, 51st MOS load crew member, ensures its secure tightened during operational readiness exercise Beverly Bulldog 13-02 Feb. 13, 2013 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The team conducted a half up- half down procedure on an A-10 Thunderbolt II, which gives them a realistic time standard for munitions loading during real world contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristina Overton) [original photo caption edited by Warthog News] Hi-res

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