Hill AFB hosts Combat Archer and Combat Hammer

F-15Es from Seymour Johnson AFB taxi at Hill AFB during a previous exercise at Hill AFB (U.S. Air Force photo by Alex R. Lloyd)

Hill Air Force Base in Utah is hosting two exercises between August 1st and August 18th. Combat Hammer is an air to ground exercise conducted by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron and Combat Archer is an air to air exercise conducted by the 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron.

Aircraft taking part in the two Weapons System Evaluation Programs include A-10s from Moody AFB, F-15s from RAF Lakenheath, F-16s from Shaw AFB and F-22s from Tyndall AFB.