A-10s at WSEP

Staff Sgts Ryan Armstrong (left) Acquarius Omambac and Tech. Sgt. Lee Marshall (right), maintainers with the 442nd Fighter Wing, make adjustments to a weapon on an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 20. The 442nd A-10s traveled from Whiteman AFB 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.)

A-10s at WSEP

An A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot from the 442nd Fighter Wing readies his aircraft before a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 20. The 442nd A-10s traveled from Whiteman AFB 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.)

A-10s at WSEP

A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 442nd Fighter Wing sit ready for the next sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 20. The 442nd A-10s traveled from Whiteman AFB 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.)

A-10s at WSEP

An A-10 Thunderbolt II, formerly assigned to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., but now a part of the 442nd Fighter Wing fleet sits ready for a mission at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 20. The 442nd A-10s traveled from Whiteman AFB 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.)

A-10s at WSEP

Staff Sgts Chancey McRoberts and Christopher Eichhorn, maintainers with the 442nd Fighter Wing, perform preflight checks on an A-10 Thunderbolt II prior to a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 19. The 442nd A-10s traveled from Whiteman AFB 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.)

A-10s at WSEP

An A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot from the 442nd Fighter Wing readies his aircraft before a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 20. The 442nd A-10s traveled from Whiteman AFB 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.)