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  • Perspectives from 20 years in AMMO

    I joined the Air Force in October 2003, and have been an AMMO troop for over 20 years now. I’ve have had assignments to Barksdale Air Force Base, Osan Air Base twice, Seymour Johnson, and then 9 years at Nellis AFB before getting picked up to be an instructor at Beale AFB for the 9th Munitions

  • AFCOMAC: Building Teamwork, and Bombs

    “Bombs away” has a nice ring to it, but the thrilling descent of high explosives requires a lot more than just the push of a button.A total of 77 ammunition troops from around the Air Force traveled to Beale to attend the Air Force Combat Ammunition Center class 23-003.

  • Bombs Away: Air Force Combat Operations Competition

    The 9th Munitions Squadron held the first-ever Air Force Combat Operations Competition (AFCOCOMP) June 12-14, 2018, here.AFCOCOMP is a unique munitions building competition designed to test participants on all of the aspects used by ammo troops in wartime operations.