Air Commandos keep weapons systems boomin'

Staff Sgt. Disraeli Lee, an armament team chief with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, installs a safety wire on a 25 mm Gatling gun at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 25, 2017. The safety wire ensures bolts are secured when firing the 25 mm Gatling gun. The Gatling gun can be found on the AC-130U Spooky gunship. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)

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Air Commandos keep weapons systems boomin'

Staff Sgt. Disraeli Lee, an armament team chief with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, installs a safety wire on a 25 mm Gatling gun at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 25, 2017. The safety wire ensures bolts are secured when firing the 25 mm Gatling gun. The Gatling gun can be found on the AC-130U Spooky gunship. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)

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Air Commandos keep weapons systems boomin'

Staff Sgt. Disraeli Lee, an armament team chief with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, looks over a technical order for installing a safety wire on a 25 mm Gatling gun at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 25, 2017. A technical order is a step-by-step instruction used for maintenance repairs and inspections. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)

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Air Commandos keep weapons systems boomin'

Staff Sgt. Disraeli Lee, an armament team chief with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, installs a safety wire on a 25 mm Gatling gun at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 25, 2017. The safety wire ensures bolts are secured when firing the 25 mm Gatling gun. The Gatling gun can be found on the AC-130U Spooky gunship. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)

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Air Commandos keep weapons systems boomin'

Armament Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron perform a five-round check on a 25 mm Gatling gun at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 25, 2017. Five-round checks consist of placing cut off barrels into the gun chamber and rotating rounds to ensure they extract. These checks are performed to ensure all components of the Gatling gun are working properly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)

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Air Commandos keep weapons systems boomin'

Armament Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron perform a five-round check on a 25 mm Gatling gun at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 25, 2017. Five-round checks consist of placing cut off barrels into the gun chamber and rotating rounds to ensure they extract. These checks are performed to ensure all components of the Gatling gun are working properly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)

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Air Commandos keep weapons systems boomin'

Senior Airman Kayla Ross, an armament journeyman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, performs a 30-day inspection on an ammunition loading system at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 25, 2017. Ross checked to ensure the system was aligned so rounds won’t get caught in the load transfer cartridge when firing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Krystal M. Garrett)

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Air Commandos keep weapons systems boomin'

An ammunition loading system is inspected at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 25, 2017. Ammunition loading systems are inspected every 30 days to ensure the system is aligned. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Krystal M. Garrett)

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Air Commandos keep weapons systems boomin'

Armament Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron work on a 105 mm Howitzer at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 25, 2017. Armament Airmen with the 1st SOMXS work on AC-130J Ghostrider and AC-130U Spooky gunships’ weapon systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)

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Air Commandos keep weapons systems boomin'

Airman 1st Class Garrett Foret, an armament journeyman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, installs a blast diffuser on a 105 mm Howitzer at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 25, 2017. Armament Airmen with the 1st SOMXS work on AC-130J Ghostrider and AC-130U Spooky gunships’ weapon systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)

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Air Commandos keep weapons systems boomin'

Airman 1st Class Garrett Foret, an armament journeyman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, installs a blast diffuser on a 105 mm Howitzer at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 25, 2017. Armament Airmen with the 1st SOMXS work on AC-130J Ghostrider and AC-130U Spooky gunships’ weapon systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)

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Air Commandos keep weapons systems boomin'

Published Jan. 27, 2017
By Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett
1st Special Operatinos WIng Public Affairs

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Staff Sgt. Disraeli Lee, an armament team chief with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, installs a safety wire on a 25 mm Gatling gun at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 25, 2017. The safety wire ensures bolts are secured when firing the 25 mm Gatling gun. The Gatling gun can be found on the AC-130U Spooky gunship. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)