Lieutenant Colonel Dean Pennington, 157th Fighter Squadron Commander, prepares for his first flight of the exercise. The 169th Fighter Wing of the South Carolina Air National Guard, McEntire Air National Guard Station, 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
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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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