Grand Forks Air Force Base holds first inert bomb-building exercise in 30 years

Senior Airman Michael Boelens, 28th Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance crew chief from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, screws on the nose of a Guided Bomb Unit 48 during an inert bomb building exercise at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, April 2, 2025. The munitions built were Guided Bomb Unit 48s and are designed to directly strike and penetrate targets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anthony Nunez-Pellicer)

PHOTO BY: Senior Airman Anthony Nunez-Pellicer
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NIKON Z 6_2

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NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S

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5

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1/100

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400

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