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Education service staff prepare for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Education Center Nov. 2, 2018. The ceremony marks the opening of the academic tutoring room sponsored by the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). This room is open to all active-duty personnel, dependents and veterans, no matter which school they attend.

U.S. Army Col. Adam Lange, 673d Air Base Wing vice commander, gives a speech during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Education Center Nov. 2, 2018. The ceremony marks the opening of the academic tutoring room sponsored by the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). This room is open to all active-duty personnel, dependents and veterans, no matter which school they attend.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joshua Pope, 3rd Maintenance Group deputy commander, 525th Aircraft Maintenance Unit winning crew, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Paul Nightingale, 3rd Maintenance Group wing weapons manager, pose for a photo following the quarterly load competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 26, 2018. The competition consisted of two teams testing their skills as load crew members for the F-22 Raptor aircraft. The event is held to demonstrate the skill level and knowledge of all JBER aircraft maintainers.

Service members from the 525th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew celebrate after completing the quarterly load competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 26, 2018. During the competition, two teams tested their skills as load crew members for the F-22 Raptor. The event demonstrates the skill level and knowledge of all JBER aircraft maintainers.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Taylor Bechtol, a 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew chief, loosens the straps on a GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) during the quarterly load competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 26, 2018. The JDAM is used for accurate, adverse weather conventional strikes and weighs approximately 1,000 lbs.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Taylor Bechtol, a 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew chief, helps prepare the munition to be lifted by the jammer during the quarterly load competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 26, 2018. During the competition, two teams tested their skills as load crew members for the F-22 Raptor. The event demonstrates the skill level and knowledge of all JBER aircraft maintainers.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anthony Lewis, a 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, drives a jammer during the quarterly load competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 26, 2018. The jammer was used to move the GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM). The JDAM is used for accurate, adverse weather conventional strikes and weighs approximately 1,000 lbs.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kayla Fitzgerald, a 525th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew team chief, attaches stabilization fins to an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile during the quarterly load competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 26, 2018. The AIM-120 is a medium range missile used for air intercept and has an approximate weight of 358 lbs.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anthony Lewis, a 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, prepares to attach a stabilization fin to an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile during the quarterly load competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 26, 2018. The AIM-120 is a medium range missile for air intercept and has an approximate weight of 358 lbs.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Paul Nightingale, 3rd Maintenance Group wing weapons manager, gives a speech prior to the quarterly load competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 26, 2018. During the competition, Airmen from the 525th and 90th aircraft maintenance units tested their skills as load crew members for the F-22 Raptor. The event demonstrates the skill level and knowledge of all JBER aircraft maintainers.

Attendees gathered to watch service members from the 525th and 90th aircraft maintenance units compete during the quarterly load competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 26, 2018. During the competition two teams tested their skills as load crew members for the F-22 Raptor aircraft. The event demonstrates the skill level and knowledge of all JBER aircraft maintainers.

Service members from the 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit prepare their tools for the quarterly load competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 26, 2018. During the competition, two teams tested their skills as load crew members for the F-22 Raptor. The event demonstrates the skill level and knowledge of all JBER aircraft maintainers.

Service members from the 525th and 90th aircraft maintenance units prepare for the quarterly load competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 26, 2018. During the competition, two teams tested their skills as load crew members for the F-22 Raptor. The event demonstrates the skill level and knowledge of all JBER aircraft maintainers.

Airman 1st Class LaMonica Lauritzen, 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron fire truck and refueling mechanic, reviews the annual fire truck maintenance checklist at Fire Station 1 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sep. 17, 2018. Fire truck and refueling mechanics perform daily care on fire trucks while also following monthly and yearly maintenance checklists.

Airman 1st Class Shane Ousdahl, 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron fire truck and refueling mechanic, checks the color saturation of the coolant chemicals during a yearly maintenance review at Fire Station 1 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sep. 17, 2018. Fire truck and refueling mechanics perform daily care on fire trucks while also following monthly and yearly maintenance checklists.

$Airman 1st Class Shane Ousdahl, 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron fire truck and refueling mechanic, looks through a refractometer at Fire Station 1 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sep. 17, 2018. Fire truck and refueling mechanics perform daily care on fire trucks while also following monthly and yearly maintenance checklists.$

An Airman with the 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron, tests the pressure cooling system during a yearly maintenance review during a yearly maintenance review at Fire Station 1 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sep. 17, 2018. Fire truck and refueling mechanics perform daily care on fire trucks while also following monthly and yearly maintenance checklists.

Senior Airman Kory Krause, 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron mission generation vehicle and vehicular equipment maintenance journeyman, and Airman 1st Class Shane Ousdahl, 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron fire truck and refueling mechanic, perform maintenance on a fire truck at Fire Station 1 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sep. 17, 2018. Fire truck and refueling mechanics perform daily care on fire trucks while also following monthly and yearly maintenance checklists.

Airman 1st Class Shane Ousdahl, 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron fire truck and refueling mechanic, tests a fire truck battery at Fire Station 1 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sep. 17, 2018. Fire truck and refueling mechanics perform daily care on fire trucks while also following monthly and yearly maintenance checklists.

Senior Airman Paul Seaman, 773d Civil Engineer Squadron, is recognized as the Arctic Warrior of the Week at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 30, 2018. The Arctic Warrior of the Week is an award highlighting JBER's top performing Airmen.