An F-16 aircraft from the 169th Fighter Wing (FW) of the South Carolina Air National Guard, McEntire Air National Guard Station, sits on the ramp at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The 169th FW is deployed to Hill Air Force Base, Utah to participate in Combat Hammer. It's flying squadron, the 157th Fighter Squadron (FS), is one of several units operating in this 'live-fire' weapons testing mission. The 157th FS will fire Highspeed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM) and AGM-65G Maverick missiles to test their pilots abilities, their unit tactics, and the effectiveness of missile systems
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: COMBAT HAMMER
Base: Hill Air Force Base
State: Utah (UT)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Edward Snyder
Release Status: Released to Public
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Date
17/07/2000
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