Load crews compete Published April 22, 2014 By Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Weapons load crew members from the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load a Joint Direct Attack Missile trainer on a B-52H Stratofortress during a weapons-loading competition at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., April 17, 2014. As part of Air Force Global Strike Command, load crews work endlessly to preserve our nation's security by providing combat-ready forces for nuclear deterrence and global strike operations.