5th AMXS loads up for GSC 2015

Staff Sgt. Robert Wagner Jr., 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew team chief, removes a strap from a B-52H Stratofortress weapon system at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 24, 2015. Wagner and his team were required to load four weapons onto the aircraft as part of Air Force Global Strike Command’s Global Strike Challenge Competition and used constant communication to ensure the weapons were loaded quickly, safely and effectively. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephanie Morris)

5th AMXS loads up for GSC 2015

Senior Airman Alex Jimenez, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, works with his team to load four weapon systems onto a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 24, 2015. Jimenez and his team were tested on their ability to quickly, safely and effectively load the weapons as part of Air Force Global Strike Command’s Global Strike Challenge Competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephanie Morris)

5th AMXS loads up for GSC 2015

Members of the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maneuver a “jammer” to transport weapon systems to the wing of a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 24, 2015. The group was required to load four weapons onto the aircraft as part of Air Force Global Strike Command’s Global Strike Challenge Competition -- a task they completed in approximately 60 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephanie Morris)

5th AMXS loads up for GSC 2015

Airman 1st Class James Rutt, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, works with his team to load weapons for a B-52H Stratofortress onto a “jammer” at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 24, 2015. Rutt and his team were able to load four weapons onto the aircraft in approximately 60 minutes as part of Air Force Global Strike Command’s Global Strike Challenge Competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephanie Morris)

5th AMXS loads up for GSC 2015

Members of the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maneuver a “jammer” under the wing of a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 24, 2015. The group was required to load four weapons onto the aircraft as part of Air Force Global Strike Command’s Global Strike Challenge Competition -- a task they completed in approximately 60 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephanie Morris)

5th AMXS loads up for GSC 2015

Airman 1st Class James Rutt, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, makes fine tuned adjustments to a “jammer” carrying a B-52H Stratofortress weapon system at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 24, 2015. Rutt and his team were required to load four weapons onto the aircraft as part of Air Force Global Strike Command’s Global Strike Challenge Competition and used constant communication to ensure the weapons were loaded quickly, safely and effectively. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephanie Morris)

5th AMXS loads up for GSC 2015

Master Sgt. Jeffrey Thompson, Air Force Global Strike Command Global Strike Challenge Competition evaluator, inspects a piece of bomb loading equipment at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 24, 2015. Thompson was one of two evaluators present to judge the bomb loading portion of the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephanie Morris)

5th AMXS loads up for GSC 2015

Published Aug. 27, 2015
By Senior Airman Stephanie Morris
Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Members of the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load four weapon systems onto a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 24, 2015. The team was tested on their ability to quickly, safely and effectively load the weapons as part of Air Force Global Strike Command's Global Strike Challenge Competition. All four weapons were loaded onto the aircraft in approximately 60 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photos/Senior Airman Stephanie Morris)