Exercise Combat Hammer

An aircrew member enters a B-52H Stratofortress on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 15. Aircrews from Barksdale participated in Exercise Combat Hammer, which evaluated the employment of precision guided munitions to ensure the weapons are fully functional and mission capable. The exercise tested aircrews, munitions and maintenance Airmen on their performance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amber Ashcraft)(RELEASED)

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Exercise Combat Hammer

Aircrew members inspect a GBU-38 on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 15. Aircrews check munitions for damage and leaks and ensure the bomb is mounted correctly to the aircraft. The aircrew flew to Utah to participate in Exercise Combat Hammer. The exercise evaluates the employment of precision guided munitions to ensure the weapons are fully functional and mission capable. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amber Ashcraft)(RELEASED)

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Exercise Combat Hammer

A B-52H Stratofortress flies over taxiing F-15E Strike Eagles on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 15. The B-52 aircrews flew from Barksdale to Utah to participate in Exercise Combat Hammer, which evaluated the employment of precision guided munitions to ensure the weapons are fully functional and mission capable. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amber Ashcraft)(RELEASED)

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A weapons loader from the 2nd Maintenance Operations Squadron counts the threads on a bolt of a heavy storage adapter beam under the wing of a B-52H Stratofortress on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 15. The bolts must be prepared prior to attaching munitions to the beam, so that once the bomb is lifted, it can be quickly secured. The munitions were being loaded onto a B-52 to be dropped at a bombing range in Utah for Exercise Combat Hammer. The exercise evaluates the employment of precision guided munitions to ensure the weapons are fully functional and mission capable. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amber Ashcraft)(RELEASED)

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Weapons loaders from the 2nd Maintenance Operations Squadron prepare munitions for loading on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 15. The munitions were being loaded onto a B-52H Stratofortress to be dropped at a bombing range in Utah for Exercise Combat Hammer. The exercise evaluates the employment of precision guided munitions to ensure the weapons are fully functional and mission capable. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amber Ashcraft)(RELEASED)

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A weapons loader prepares munitions for load on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 15. The munitions were being loaded onto a B-52H Stratofortress to be dropped at a bombing range in Utah for Exercise Combat Hammer. The exercise evaluates the employment of precision guided munitions to ensure the weapons are fully functional and mission capable. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amber Ashcraft)(RELEASED)

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Weapons loaders from the 2nd Maintenance Operations Squadron prepare a GBU-12 to be loaded onto a B-52H Stratofortress on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 15. Four GBU-12s were loaded onto a B-52H to be dropped at a bombing range in Utah for Exercise Combat Hammer. The exercise evaluates the employment of precision guided munitions to ensure the weapons are fully functional and mission capable. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amber Ashcraft)(RELEASED)

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Weapons loaders from the 2nd Maintenance Operations Squadron attach GBU-12s to a B-52H Stratofortress on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 15. The munitions were being loaded to be dropped at a bombing range in Utah for Exercise Combat Hammer. The exercise evaluates the employment of precision guided munitions to ensure the weapons are fully functional and mission capable. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amber Ashcraft)(RELEASED)

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Exercise Combat Hammer

Published Aug. 17, 2012