U.S. Air Force Col. Todd Andre, 1st Maintenance Group commander, speaks to the crowd after the 1st Maintenance Squadron Weapons Load Crew of the Year competition at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 13, 2017. Maintainers assigned to the 1st Maintenance Group are responsible for world-wide rapid deployment and the employment of combat-ready F-22 Raptors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tristan Biese)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Julian Lopez, 94th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, checks a preloaded BRU-61 during the 1st Maintenance Squadron Weapons Load Crew of the Year competition at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 13, 2017. During the competition, both teams were tasked to load one AIM-9X missile and one preloaded BRU-61 with four GBU-39 missiles onto an F-22 Raptor in a timely and accurate manner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tristan Biese)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Julian Lopez, 94th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, checks a preloaded BRU-61 during the 1st Maintenance Squadron Weapons Load Crew of the Year competition at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 13, 2017. The competition is held every year and allows load crews from aircraft maintenance units to showcase their skills and abilities while loading the aircraft with munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tristan Biese)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Julian Lopez, 94th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, operates a bomb lift during the 1st Maintenance Squadron Weapons Load Crew of the Year competition at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 13, 2017. The lift was used during the competition to load a preloaded BRU-61 with four GBU-39 missiles onto an F-22 Raptor. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Tristan Biese)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Julian Lopez, 94th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Reata Smith, 94th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member team chief, load an AIM-9X missile onto an F-22 Raptor during the 1st Maintenance Squadron Weapons Load Crew of the Year competition at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 13, 2017. Each team member is hand-picked by their unit to represent their respective AMUs during the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tristan Biese)

Members from the 27th Aircraft Maintenance Unit team load an AIM-9X missile onto an F-22 Raptor during the 1st Maintenance Squadron Weapons Load Crew of the Year competition at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 13, 2017. Weapons Standardization members evaluated the load crews during the competition, and the crew with the least amount of discrepancies and fastest time won. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tristan Biese)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman James Stillman, 27th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, checks an AIM-9X missile during the 1st Maintenance Squadron Weapons Load Crew of the Year competition at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 13, 2017. The weapons load crews worked in three-person teams to inspect and load munitions onto an F-22 Raptor in a timely and accurate manner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tristan Biese)