Weapons loaders with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance

Weapons loaders with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., upload a bomb to an F-16 Fighting Falcon jet during a Phase I Operational Readiness Exercise, Jan. 12, 2013. The Phase I ORE evaluates a unit’s ability to process personnel and equipment from home station to a deployed location safely and efficiently. The South Carolina Air National Guard is training for an upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection later this year. (National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Caycee Watson)