GSC 17: 5 AMXS loads bombs

The 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Global Strike Challenge team participated in a bomb-loading competition at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 19-20, 2017. The four-member team was evaluated and scored based on their speed, precision and bomb-loading expertise. (U.S. Air Force photos/Senior

Warbirds participate in Green Flag East 17-03

Airmen from across the 23rd Bomb Squadron, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 5th Operations Support Squadron participated in exercise Green Flag East 17-03, which took place Jan. 13-27, 2017.Green Flag East is a joint simulated combat operation held between Barksdale Air Force Base and Fort

De-Icing the Warbirds

Airman 1st Class Samantha Coleman, 5th Aircraft Maintenance electronic countermeasures specialist, de-ices a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 11, 2017. A mixture of heated fluid and hot water is sprayed on the bombers prior to launching in cold weather conditions. 5th AMXS

Non-Destructive Inspection: Seeing Through the B-52