Airman 1st Class Dewayne Kerr (front), 62nd Maintenance Squadron munitions crewmember, and Airman 1st Class Brandon Young (rear), 62nd MXS munitions crewmember, inspects the expiration dates of MJU-62 infrared countermeasure flares, June 10, 2013 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The 62nd MXS munitions flight builds and tracks the service life and serviceability of more than $20,000 of operational countermeasures each year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)

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Flare inspection

Airman 1st Class Dewayne Kerr (left), 62nd Maintenance Squadron munitions crewmember, and Staff Sgt. Robert White (right), 62nd MXS munitions crew chief, unpack and inspect flare expiration dates, June 10, 2013 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Flares have a service life of one year before they are decommissioned for training purposes only. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)

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Unpacking flares

Staff Sgt. Robert White, 62nd Maintenance Squadron munitions crew chief, removes a cover plate from a flare canister prior to inspection, June 10, 2013 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. When handling flares, munitions Airmen have to be properly grounded to avoid creating static electricity that could cause flares to ignite. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)

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Transporting ammo

Staff Sgt. Tyson Meendering, 62nd Maintenance Squadron munitions storage crew chief, directs Airman 1st Class Forest Fender, 62nd MXS munitions crewmember, as he prepares to unload a pallet of small arms munitions from a truck, June 10, 2013 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The 62nd MXS munitions flight provides munitions maintenance, inspection, storage, shipping and accountability for more than 1,700 munitions valued at more than $20 million. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)

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Unloading ammo

Airman 1st Class Forest Fender, 62nd Maintenance Squadron munitions crewmember, transports a pallet of small arms munitions to a temporary storage facility, while preparing a redistribution order for shipment, June 10, 2013 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The 62nd MXS munitions flight is responsible for supplying munitions to the 627th Security Forces Squadron, 627th Civil Engineering Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team and other base agencies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)

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Unloading ammo

Staff Sgt. Tyson Meendering, 62nd Maintenance Squadron munitions storage crew chief, uses a pallet jack to transport a pallet of small arms munitions to a temporary storage area, June 10, 2013, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The 62nd MXS munitions flight operates the largest munitions storage area in Air Mobility Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)

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Ammo Airmen supply the boom

Published June 13, 2013

Flare inspection

Unpacking flares

Transporting ammo

Unloading ammo

Unloading ammo