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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Goncalves, right, secures a LAU-128 missile with Senior Airman Jacob Montiel during a weapons loading competition on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 19, 2015. Goncalves is a weapons load crew chief and Montiel is a weapons load crew member -- both are assigned to the 44th Fighter Squadron. The weapons load competition is a tradition held to raise morale, give airmen motivation to outperform their peers and set a higher standard for crews to come. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Zackary A. Henry

Securing Missile

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Goncalves, right, secures a LAU-128 missile with Senior Airman Jacob Montiel during a weapons loading competition on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 19, 2015. Goncalves is a weapons load crew chief and Montiel is a weapons load crew member -- both are assigned to the 44th Fighter Squadron. The weapons load competition is a tradition held to raise morale, give airmen motivation to outperform their peers and set a higher standard for crews to come. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Zackary A. Henry

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