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Armory’s vital duty: Vigilant arms
November 22, 2023 — The 633d Security Forces Squadron armory personnel play a pivotal role in equipping and safeguarding the defenders responsible for protecting Joint Base Langley-Eustis. Housing nearly 2000 firearms and distributing 4000 rounds of ammunition daily, SFS personnel are required to take rigorous training in protective protocols for diverse situations to work in the armory... MORE

An Airman signs out a weapon to a Defender.

1st FW accelerates Airmen through MCA
August 30, 2022 — “MCA is designed to train Airmen in varying career fields, on recovering, relaunching, refueling and reloading aircraft in contingency locations in the shortest amount of time possible with no outside support,” said Huffman. “Currently, we have 20 Airmen, each with different maintenance backgrounds, such as aerospace ground equipment, weapons, ammo, low observable and more, participating in the program.”... MORE

1st FW conducts MCA training on the flight line

If you ain’t ammo, you ain’t … in the fammoly
August 29, 2018 — As the radar-evading, fifth generation fighter supercruises through the sky, the pilot secures the enemy in his sights; he presses the button and the munitions bay opens, followed by the deafening sound of silence. “Without ‘ammo’ the Air Force would just be an expensive flying club,” said U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Brown, 1st Maintenance Squadron munitions storage crew chief. “I’m not saying we are the sole part of getting the F-22 in the air and taking out bad guys, but I’d say we play a crucial part.” ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Brown, 1st Maintenance Squadron munitions storage crew chief stands at the ‘bomb dump’ at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 3, 2018.

Munitions Airmen ensure combat airpower success
November 8, 2016 — 1st Maintenance Squadron’s munitions flight Airmen make potential impacts at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia every day, building weapons needed for successful combat airpower. Munitions Airmen provide support to the F-22 Raptor mission, in addition to supporting the missions of security forces, explosive ordinance disposal or the Office of Special Investigations. The productions, materials and systems sections within the munitions flight help provide services base wide. “Without Ammo, the fighter jets and bombers are just another aircraft, just another plane,” said U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Carl Slater, 1st MXS munitions flight assistant NCO in charge. “Ammo plays a huge role in what our jets and bombers do in order to succeed in the mission.” ... MORE

Hills surround buildings holding ammunition in ‘ammo country’ at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Oct. 21, 2016. The large mounds lighten the impact of the surrounding area in case of an inadvertent explosion of the stored munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)

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