Juvats secure weapons, the win

Staff Sgt. Azby Rockowitz, and Senior Airmen Nathaniel Randall and Eustacio Marquez, 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons Crew #27 team members, react after winning the 2021 2nd Quarterly Weapons Load Crew and Dedicated Crew Chief Competition at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 7, 2021. The weapons load crews competed in written and uniform evaluations, and successfully loading munitions onto F-16 Fighting Falcons. The 80th AMU Airmen, also known as Juvats, won the 1st and 2nd Quarterly Weapons Load Crew and DCC Competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mya M. Crosby)

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Senior Airman Justin Snodgrass and Airman Cayden Taylor, 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit Dedicated Crew Chiefs, pose for a photo with leadership after winning the 2021 2nd Quarterly Weapons Load Crew and Dedicated Crew Chief Competition at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 7, 2021. Snodgrass and Taylor, DCCs for aircraft 90-0791, also known as The Stone Cold Stunner, diligently cleaned their F-16 Fighting Falcon and successfully answered questions about crew chief and F-16 mechanics and history. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mya M. Crosby)

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35th and 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons troops finish a written evaluation during the 2021 2nd Quarterly Weapons Load Crew and Dedicated Crew Chief Competition at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 7, 2021. The weapons load crews competed in written and uniform evaluations, and successfully loading munitions onto F-16 Fighting Falcons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mya M. Crosby)

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Master Sgt. Kyle Overby, 8th Maintenance Group weapons standardization superintendent, judges weapons troops’ uniforms during the 2021 2nd Quarterly Weapons Load Crew and Dedicated Crew Chief Competition at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 7, 2021. Combined leadership from the 8th Maintenance Group evaluated the maintenance Airmen on speed, proficiency and knowledge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mya M. Crosby)

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Airman 1st Class Dalton Moore, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons crew member, secures a GBU-12 onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the 2021 2nd Quarterly Weapons Load Crew and Dedicated Crew Chief Competition at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 7, 2021. The crews certify once a month at the 8th Maintenance Group weapons standardization shop, to qualify for the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mya M. Crosby)

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Staff Sgt. Azby Rockowitz, 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons team lead, secures a GBU-12 onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the 2021 2nd Quarterly Weapons Load Crew and Dedicated Crew Chief Competition at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 7, 2021. The 80th AMU Airmen, also known as Juvats, won the 1st and 2nd Quarterly Weapons Load Crew and DCC Competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mya M. Crosby)

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Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Schaefer, 8th Fighter Wing command chief and Col. Richard Gallemore, 8th FW commander, drive MJ-1 bomb lift trucks during the 2021 2nd Quarterly Weapons Load Crew and Dedicated Crew Chief Competition at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 7, 2021. The commander and command chief got the chance to race against the clock in the lift trucks. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mya M. Crosby)

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Capt. Christopher Hickman, 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron director of operations, cracks a smile while evaluating weapons troops during the 2021 2nd Quarterly Weapons Load Crew and Dedicated Crew Chief Competition at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 7, 2021. Combined leadership from the 8th Maintenance Group evaluated the maintenance Airmen on speed, proficiency and knowledge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mya M. Crosby)

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Airman 1st Class Matthew Heckman, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, shakes water off himself during the 2021 2nd Quarterly Weapons Load Crew and Dedicated Crew Chief Competition at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 7, 2021. The crews certify once a month at the 8th Maintenance Group weapons standardization shop, to qualify for the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mya M. Crosby)

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Staff Sgt. Matthew Banks and Senior Airman Quentin Gonzalez, 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons Crew #34 team members pass off champion belts to Staff Sgt. Azby Rockowitz, and Senior Airmen Nathaniel Randall and Eustacio Marquez, 80th AMU Crew #27 team members, after winning the 2021 2nd Quarterly Weapons Load Crew and Dedicated Crew Chief Competition at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 7, 2021. The 80th AMU Airmen, also known as Juvats, won the 1st and 2nd Quarterly Weapons Load Crew and DCC Competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mya M. Crosby)

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Juvats secure weapons, the win

Published Aug. 10, 2021
By Staff Sgt. Mya M. Crosby
8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Staff Sgt. Azby Rockowitz, and Senior Airmen Nathaniel Randall and Eustacio Marquez, 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons Crew #27 team members, react after winning the 2021 2nd Quarterly Weapons Load Crew and Dedicated Crew Chief Competition at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 7, 2021. The weapons load crews competed in written and uniform evaluations, and successfully loading munitions onto F-16 Fighting Falcons. The 80th AMU Airmen, also known as Juvats, won the 1st and 2nd Quarterly Weapons Load Crew and DCC Competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mya M. Crosby)