US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Duke Fajardo, 57th Aircraft Generation Squadron, prepares to load MK-82, 500-pound inert practice bombs and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles onto USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during a weapons load crew competition at Nellis AFB, Nevada (NV)

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US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Duke Fajardo, 57th Aircraft Generation Squadron, prepares to load MK-82, 500-pound inert practice bombs and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles onto USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during a weapons load crew competition at Nellis AFB, Nevada (NV)

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Nellis Air Force Base

State: Nevada (NV)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Robert W. Valenca, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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Date

12/12/2001

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Location

Nellis AFB, Nevada

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The U.S. National Archives

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