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Members of load crew 13 from the 336th Fighter Squadron Weapons Section Seymour Johnson AFB, ensure proper alignment before securing the dummy munition to a J1 lift truck operated by AIRMAN 1ST Class Toni Tarrant (second from left). The munition will then be loaded on the F-15E Strike Eagle (background) prior to the start of the aircraft-generation phase of Exercise GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98. GLOBAL GUARDIAN is held annually to test US Strategic Command's (USSTRATCOM) capabilities to deter a major attack

SENIOR AIRMAN Johnathon Dolar, chief of load crew 13 of the 336th Fighter Squadron Weapons Section at Seymour AFB, completes the necessary paperwork after loading dummy munitions on an F-15E Strike Eagle in support of Exercise GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98. GLOBAL GUARDIAN is held annually to test US Strategic Command's (USSTRATCOM) capabilities to deter a major attack

AIRMAN First Class Arnette Snow, 336th Fighter Squadron Weapons Section, Seymour Johnson AFB, uses an electrical tester to perform an operational check on a F-15E Strike Eagle during Exercise GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98. GLOBAL GUARDIAN is held annually to test US Strategic Command's (USSTRATCOM) capabilities to deter a major attack

AIRMAN 1ST Class Arnette Snow, 336th Fighter Squadron Weapons Section, Seymour Johnson AFB, installs necessary hardware in preparation for installing dummy munitions on the F-15E Strike Eagle during Exercise GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98. GLOBAL GUARDIAN is held annually to test US Strategic Command's (USSTRATCOM) capabilities to deter a major attack

Airmen installs necessary hardware in preparation for installing dummy munitions on a F-15E Strike Eagle at Seymour Johnson AFB, prior to the start of the aircraft-generation phase of Exercise GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98. GLOBAL GUARDIAN is held annually to test US Strategic Command's (USSTRATCOM) capabilities to deter a major attack

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Andrew Littleton, directs USAF A1C Steven Brown manning the MHU-83 C/E Munitions Handling Truck, as they transfer a GBU-31/32 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) onto a MHU-110 Munitions Handling Trailer for upload on a B-1B Lancer. Both crewmembers are with the 28th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS)

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Elizabeth Hansen (left) 148th Fighter Wing (FW), Minnesota Air National Guard (ANG), carefully watches as 20mm rounds are downloaded from a universal ammunition loading trailer. The rounds are then meticulously inspected, cleaned and stored until needed again. The unit's activation in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE prompted the activation of hundreds of traditional guardsmen to maintain the higher operational tempo

SSGT Dan MaGill and AIRMAN 1ST Class Mark Bergum, drive on the MJ-1A missile loader, prepare to lift an AIM-7 Sparrow missile from a cart while performing an integrated combat turn during exercise Amalgam CHIEF '88. The exercise is a test of the Air Force's ability to intercept enemy missiles and aircraft in the event of an attack on the continental United States

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Thomas Stephens, Aircraft Armament Journeyman, drives the MJ-1 Lift Truck, a.k.a. Jammer, while USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Scott Hurd, 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), the lead man of the team removes an obstruction. The team is simulating the replenishment of GBU-12 munitions during the LOCAL SALTY NATION (LSN) exercise

AIRMAN 1ST Class Toni Tarrant, weapons specialist with the 336th Fighter Squadron Weapons Section, Seymour Johnson AFB, uses a J1 lift truck to move a dummy munition which will be uploaded to an F-15E Strike Eagle during Exercise GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98. GLOBAL GUARDIAN is held annually to test US Strategic Command's (USSTRATCOM) capabilities to deter a major attack

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Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98

Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base

State: North Carolina (NC)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott Reed, USAF

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