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Staff Sgt. Erik Reichenbach and Tech. Sgt. Kenny Rogers, of the Maryland Air National Guard, discuss their work with munitions systems.

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Staff Sgt. Erik Reichenbach and Tech. Sgt. Kenny Rogers, of the Maryland Air National Guard, discuss their work with munitions systems. Reichenbach keeps track of munitions and delivers them to the flight line so they can be loaded onto planes. Rogers, who is a load standardization crew chief, trains members of the munitions team and makes sure they follow proper procedures.

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