2W0X1 - Munitions Systems
2W0X1 - Munitions Systems
2W0X1 Male
2W0X1 Female
Munitions Systems Information
ASVAB Requirement:
Mechanical 60 or General 57
Strength Requirement:
60 lbs
Average Indoor/Outdoor work conditions:
60% Indoor / 40% Outdoor
Average Hours Worked:
40-50
Possibility of working weekends:
Yes
Deployment Tempo/Rate (Low, Medium, High)
Medium
Technical Training Length:
43 Classroom Days
Technical School Location:
Sheppard AFB ,TX
Known Duty Stations Available to New Airmen:
Nearly All Bases
Community College of the Air Force Degree:
Munitions Systems Technology
Airmen describing Munitions Systems
The Munitions Systems Specialist 2W0X1 is responsible for maintaining, repairing, and inspecting a variety of munitions systems and equipment used on aircraft and ground support equipment.
Key Responsibilities:
Inspect, maintain, and repair aircraft armament and weapons systems including bomb racks, launchers, and release systems
Perform functional testing and troubleshoot malfunctions on weapons systems and equipment
Perform maintenance on ground support equipment used for handling, loading, and transporting munitions
Read and interpret technical manuals and schematics to determine repair procedures
Prepare and maintain accurate maintenance records and reports
Provide technical guidance and training to junior technicians
Follow safety procedures and regulations to ensure a safe work environment
Munition System Technicians tests, processes and assembles nonnuclear munitions. They prepare and load munitions on aircrafts, check safe and arm mechanisms, install warheads, guidance units, fuses, arming wires, explosive bolts, squibs, strakes, wings, fins, control surfaces, and tracking flares as well as prepare, assemble and test aircraft rockets and loads in launchers. The Munitions System Technician also process aircraft gun ammunition, maintain and recondition munitions and MMHE, recondition, repair, and replace defective or missing parts. They also work to maintain the shop or bench stock material, secure replenishment, modify munitions and all MMHE when directed. Munitions System Technicians also inspect munitions for serviceability and apply munitions product assurance procedures; they install spotting charges in bombs, process ammunition, inspect ammunition, components, and containers for defects. They also perform routine demilitarization of nonexplosive munitions items, repackage munitions and apply container markings. Preparing documentation and indicating identification and quantity of assets is also among their tasks as a Munitions Systems Technician.