1st SOMXG hosts Load Crew of the Year Competition

U.S. Air Force Col. Deedrick Reese, 1st Special Operations Maintenance Group commander, gives closing remarks during the 2022 Weapons Load Crew of the Year Competition, Jan. 31, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The competition is a morale-boosting event designed to showcase the crew’s ability to provide safe, reliable and effective aircraft and munitions to support the mission, anytime, any place! (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miranda Mahoney)

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1st SOMXG hosts Load Crew of the Year Competition

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman David Robinson, a 73rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit load crew member, inspects 30mm ammunition as part of the 2022 Weapons Load Crew of the Year Competition, Jan. 31, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The two competing crews from the 73rd AMU and the 4th AMU were selected by their section chiefs as the best load crews within their units for the entirety of the previous year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miranda Mahoney)

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1st SOMXG hosts Load Crew of the Year Competition

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jordan Jones, a 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit load crew member, helps load two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles onto an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship during the 2022 Weapons Load Crew of the Year Competition, Jan. 31, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The competition is a morale-boosting event designed to showcase the crew’s ability to provide safe, reliable and effective aircraft and munitions to support the mission, anytime, any place! (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miranda Mahoney)

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1st SOMXG hosts Load Crew of the Year Competition

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jillian Martin, left, a 73rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew chief, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Adrian Bethea, right, a 73rd AMU load crew member, lift an AGM-114 Hellfire missile together during the 2022 Weapons Load Crew of the Year Competition, Jan. 31, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. During the competition, a load crew from the 73rd AMU and the 4th AMU were evaluated as they loaded two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles onto an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship and inspected one can of 30mm ammunition all in under 25 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miranda Mahoney)

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1st SOMXG hosts Load Crew of the Year Competition

Members of the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, assigned to the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Group, compete for the title of 2022 Weapons Load Crew of the Year, Jan. 31, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. During the competition, a load crew from the 4th AMU and the 73rd AMU were evaluated as they loaded two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles onto an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship and inspected one can of 30mm ammunition all in under 25 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miranda Mahoney)

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1st SOMXG hosts Load Crew of the Year Competition

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jillian Martin, left, a 73rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew chief, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman David Robinson, center, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Adrian Bethea, right, 73rd AMU load crew members, are introduced during the 2022 Weapons Load Crew of the Year Competition, Jan. 31, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. During the competition, a load crew from the 73rd AMU and the 4th AMU were evaluated as they loaded two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles onto an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship and inspected one can of 30mm ammunition all in under 25 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miranda Mahoney)

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1st SOMXG hosts Load Crew of the Year Competition

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryian Mayfield, left, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jordan Jones, center, 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit load crew members, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Harmon, right, a 4th AMU weapons load crew chief, are introduced during the 2022 Weapons Load Crew of the Year Competition, Jan. 31, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. During the competition, a load crew from the 4th AMU and the 73rd AMU were evaluated as they loaded two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles onto an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship and inspected one can of 30mm ammunition all in under 25 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miranda Mahoney)

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1st SOMXG hosts Load Crew of the Year Competition

Members of the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Group welcome U.S. Air Force Col. Jocelyn Schermerhorn, 1st Special Operations Wing commander, to the 2022 Weapons Load Crew of the Year Competition, Jan. 31, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The competition is a morale-boosting event designed to showcase the crew’s ability to provide safe, reliable and effective aircraft and munitions to support the mission, anytime, any place! (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miranda Mahoney)

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1st SOMXG hosts Load Crew of the Year Competition

Members of the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Group gather for opening remarks during the 2022 Weapons Load Crew of the Year Competition, Jan. 31, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The two competing crews from the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit and the 73rd AMU were selected by their section chiefs as the best load crews within their units for the entirety of the previous year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miranda Mahoney)

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1st SOMXG hosts Load Crew of the Year Competition

Published Feb. 2, 2022
By Senior Airman Miranda Mahoney
1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- U.S. Air Force Col. Deedrick Reese, 1st Special Operations Maintenance Group commander, gives closing remarks during the 2022 Weapons Load Crew of the Year Competition, Jan. 31, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The competition is a morale-boosting event designed to showcase the crew’s ability to provide safe, reliable and effective aircraft and munitions to support the mission, anytime, any place! (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miranda Mahoney)