Eglin Air Force Base

Dropping bombs

An A-10 Thunderbolt II, from the 104th Fighter Squadron, drops a guided bomb unit-12 during a Combat Hammer mission last month at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Combat Hammer is a weapons system evaluation managed by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron. The Combat Hammer (air to ground) and Archer (air to air) programs are missions of the 53rd Wing. (Courtesy photo)

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Gas & go

An A-10 Thunderbolt II, from the 104th Fighter Squadron, tries to connect for an in-flight refuel during a Combat Hammer mission last month at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Combat Hammer is a weapons system evaluation managed by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron. The Combat Hammer (air to ground) and Archer (air to air) programs are missions of the 53rd Wing. (Courtesy photo)

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On target

Smoke rises from a targeted site after an A-10 Thunderbolt II, from the 104th Fighter Squadron, dropped a bomb on the Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., range during a Combat Hammer mission last month. Combat Hammer is a weapons system evaluation program managed by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron. The Combat Hammer (air to ground) and Archer (air to air) programs are missions of the 53rd Wing. (Courtesy photo)

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A-10 squadron drops in for Combat Hammer

Published Feb. 9, 2012