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A 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member lowers the Launcher Load Frame during the preparation of transporting the LLF to the flight-line at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 9, 2023. The LLF is a piece of equipment that allows Weapons Loaders to pre-load munitions on a launcher, under the cover of a facility, prior to transporting the entire launcher/munition package to the flight-line for loading on the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Josiah Brown)

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A Launcher Load Frame is prepared for transport at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 9, 2023. After the B-1 was deemed no longer nuclear certified, the pre-load capability went unused for 30 years. The LLF is a piece of equipment that allows Weapons Loaders to pre-load munitions on a launcher, under the cover of a facility, prior to transporting the entire launcher/munition package to the flight-line for loading on the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Josiah Brown)

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The Launcher Load Frame sits outside of a B-1 B Lancer prior to loading at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 9, 2023. After the B-1 was deemed no longer nuclear certified, the pre-load capability went unused for 30 years until now. The LLF is a piece of equipment that allows Weapons Loaders to pre-load munitions on a launcher, under the cover of a facility, prior to transporting the entire launcher/munition package to the flight-line for loading on the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Josiah Brown)

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A Launcher Load Frame is raised into a B-1B Lancer at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 9, 2023. The LLF provides a covert aircraft generation capability, where maintainers can generate conventional munitions packages out of the view of near-peer intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Josiah Brown)

First in 30 years: 7th AMXS tests out Launcher Load Frames

Published Jan. 25, 2023
By Senior Airman Josiah Brown
7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- A 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member lowers the Launcher Load Frame during the preparation of transporting the LLF to the flight-line at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 9, 2023. The LLF is a piece of equipment that allows Weapons Loaders to pre-load munitions on a launcher, under the cover of a facility, prior to transporting the entire launcher/munition package to the flight-line for loading on the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Josiah Brown)