An F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from the 482nd Fighter Wing prepares for a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 18. The 482nd F-16s traveled from Homestead ARB for the week-long, air-to-ground weapons system evaluation program called Combat Hammer. Combat Hammer, run by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, is used to evaluate the effectiveness and suitability of combat air force weapon systems. The air-to-air and air-to-ground WSEP evaluations are accomplished during tactical deliveries of fighter, bomber and unmanned aircraft system precision guided munitions, on realistic targets with air-to-air and surface-to-air defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Senior Airman Johnathan Clark, a crew chief for the 482nd Fighter Wing, performs preflight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon prior to a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 18. The 482nd F-16s traveled from Homestead ARB for the week-long, air-to-ground weapons system evaluation program called Combat Hammer. Combat Hammer, run by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, is used to evaluate the effectiveness and suitability of combat air force weapon systems. The air-to-air and air-to-ground WSEP evaluations are accomplished during tactical deliveries of fighter, bomber and unmanned aircraft system precision guided munitions, on realistic targets with air-to-air and surface-to-air defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Maintainers with the 482nd Fighter Wing, perform preflight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon prior to a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 18. The 482nd F-16s traveled from Homestead ARB for the week-long, air-to-ground weapons system evaluation program called Combat Hammer. Combat Hammer, run by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, is used to evaluate the effectiveness and suitability of combat air force weapon systems. The air-to-air and air-to-ground WSEP evaluations are accomplished during tactical deliveries of fighter, bomber and unmanned aircraft system precision guided munitions, on realistic targets with air-to-air and surface-to-air defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Master Sgt. Thomas Ramirez, a maintainer with the 482nd Fighter Wing, performs preflight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon prior to a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 18. The 482nd F-16s traveled from Homestead ARB for the week-long, air-to-ground weapons system evaluation program called Combat Hammer. Combat Hammer, run by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, is used to evaluate the effectiveness and suitability of combat air force weapon systems. The air-to-air and air-to-ground WSEP evaluations are accomplished during tactical deliveries of fighter, bomber and unmanned aircraft system precision guided munitions, on realistic targets with air-to-air and surface-to-air defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Senior Airman Johnathan Clark, a crew chief for the 482nd Fighter Wing, pulls the chocks away from an F-16 Fighting Falcon prior to a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 18. The 482nd F-16s traveled from Homestead ARB for the week-long, air-to-ground weapons system evaluation program called Combat Hammer. Combat Hammer, run by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, is used to evaluate the effectiveness and suitability of combat air force weapon systems. The air-to-air and air-to-ground WSEP evaluations are accomplished during tactical deliveries of fighter, bomber and unmanned aircraft system precision guided munitions, on realistic targets with air-to-air and surface-to-air defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Senior Airman Johnathan Clark, a crew chief for the 482nd Fighter Wing, waits to marshal out his F-16 Fighting Falcon for a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 18. The 482nd F-16s traveled from Homestead ARB for the week-long, air-to-ground weapons system evaluation program called Combat Hammer. Combat Hammer, run by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, is used to evaluate the effectiveness and suitability of combat air force weapon systems. The air-to-air and air-to-ground WSEP evaluations are accomplished during tactical deliveries of fighter, bomber and unmanned aircraft system precision guided munitions, on realistic targets with air-to-air and surface-to-air defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Maintainers with the 482nd Fighter Wing watch as their F-16 Fighting Falcons roll by at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 18. The 482nd F-16s traveled from Homestead ARB for the week-long, air-to-ground weapons system evaluation program called Combat Hammer. Combat Hammer, run by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, is used to evaluate the effectiveness and suitability of combat air force weapon systems. The air-to-air and air-to-ground WSEP evaluations are accomplished during tactical deliveries of fighter, bomber and unmanned aircraft system precision guided munitions, on realistic targets with air-to-air and surface-to-air defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Senior Airman Johnathan Clark, a crew chief for the 482nd Fighter Wing, waits to marshal out his F-16 Fighting Falcon for a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 18. The 482nd F-16s traveled from Homestead ARB for the week-long, air-to-ground weapons system evaluation program called Combat Hammer. Combat Hammer, run by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, is used to evaluate the effectiveness and suitability of combat air force weapon systems. The air-to-air and air-to-ground WSEP evaluations are accomplished during tactical deliveries of fighter, bomber and unmanned aircraft system precision guided munitions, on realistic targets with air-to-air and surface-to-air defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
An F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from the 482nd Fighter Wing prepares to taxi as another F-16 takes off at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 18. The 482nd F-16s traveled from Homestead ARB for the week-long, air-to-ground weapons system evaluation program called Combat Hammer. Combat Hammer, run by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, is used to evaluate the effectiveness and suitability of combat air force weapon systems. The air-to-air and air-to-ground WSEP evaluations are accomplished during tactical deliveries of fighter, bomber and unmanned aircraft system precision guided munitions, on realistic targets with air-to-air and surface-to-air defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Maintainers with the 482nd Fighter Wing watch as fighters roll by before they send off their own F-16 Fighting Falcons at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 18. The 482nd F-16s traveled from Homestead ARB for the week-long, air-to-ground weapons system evaluation program called Combat Hammer. Combat Hammer, run by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, is used to evaluate the effectiveness and suitability of combat air force weapon systems. The air-to-air and air-to-ground WSEP evaluations are accomplished during tactical deliveries of fighter, bomber and unmanned aircraft system precision guided munitions, on realistic targets with air-to-air and surface-to-air defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 482nd Fighter Wing taxis to the runway at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 18. The 482nd F-16s traveled from Homestead ARB for the week-long, air-to-ground weapons system evaluation program called Combat Hammer. Combat Hammer, run by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, is used to evaluate the effectiveness and suitability of combat air force weapon systems. The air-to-air and air-to-ground WSEP evaluations are accomplished during tactical deliveries of fighter, bomber and unmanned aircraft system precision guided munitions, on realistic targets with air-to-air and surface-to-air defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
3/29/2013 - EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Aircrews and maintainers from the 482nd Fighter Wing at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., participated in Combat Hammer, a week-long, air-to-ground weapons system evaluation program at Eglin AFB, Fla. The F-16-equipped unit put their flying skills to the test in air-to-air and air-to-ground missions to evaluate the effectiveness and suitability of combat air force weapon systems. The WSEP measures the fighter pilots skills in tactical delivery of precision guided munitions on realistic targets with air-to-air and surface-to-air defenses.
