Climbing into the cockpit on the ramp at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Lieutenant Colonel Dean Pennington, 157th Fighter Squadron Commander, McEntire Air National Guard Station, South Carolina, 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...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: Climbing into the cockpit on the ramp at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Lieutenant Colonel Dean Pennington, 157th Fighter Squadron Commander, McEntire Air National Guard Station, South Carolina, 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.

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
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files