Latest "Combat Hammer" stories

Does this bomb still work? Fighter units at Hill AFB test weapons in Combat Hammer exercise

Evaluators measured the accuracy and sustainability of multiple weapons in the evaluation exercise, which involved F-35s from Nellis Air Force Base, B-1s from Ellsworth Air Force Base and MQ-9s from Creech Air Force Base.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago

Combat Sentry brings weapon system evaluations to command and control aircraft

The exercise will involve two E-3 Sentry AWACS from the 963rd Airborne Air Control Squadron.

By Diana Stancy Correll

3 years ago

F-35s, F-16s pushed to the limit in defensive exercise at Hill

Maintainers had to get fighter jets back in the air in just a half-hour to practice defending an airfield against a heavy enemy force.

By Stephen Losey

4 years ago

Hill AFB gets ready to put the hammer down

Air Force F-35s from Utah and F-16s from New Mexico and South Korea will conduct a large training exercise this week in Utah, which will be followed by the 11-day Combat Hammer weapons evaluation.

By Kent Miller

4 years ago

Airmen escape uninjured after lightning strike on Eglin Air Force Base flightline

Two airmen from Eglin Air Force Base were sent to the hospital, but were released without injuries, after an indirect lightning strike on the flightline.

By Stephen Losey

4 years ago

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