Airmen from the 451st Munitions Flight assemble GBU-38 bombs while members of other agencies watch at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, March 12, 2013. The GBU-38 bomb enables employment of accurate air-to-surface weapons against high priority, fixed, and moveable targets from fighter and bomber aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)
by Senior Airman Scott Saldukas
451st Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
3/14/2013 - KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- The 451st Expeditionary Munitions Flight came together for a mass bomb build March 12.
The munitions Airmen built 42 GBU-38 bombs over the course of the day. The GBU-38 enables employment of accurate air-to-surface weapons against high priority fixed and moveable targets from fighter and bomber aircraft.
The 451st EMF Airmen are deployed here from Creech Air Force Base, N.V., and Shaw AFB, S.C.
