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Air Force Staff Sgt. Mark Basnight (left) and Senior Airman Lucas Newman load munitions onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the Sure Fire 2005 Weapons Load Competition at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, on Aug. 24, 2005. The competition provides realistic training for weapons loaders such as Basnight and Newman who are attached to the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy.

Staff Sgt. Mark Basnight and Senior Airman Lucas Newman load munitions onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Mark Basnight (left) and Senior Airman Lucas Newman load munitions onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the Sure Fire 2005 Weapons Load Competition at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, on Aug. 24, 2005. The competition provides realistic training for weapons loaders such as Basnight and Newman who are attached to the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy.

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