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Capt. Michael Schmidt from the 13th Fighter Squadron at Misawa AB, Japan, fires an AGM-65H Maverick air-to-surface missile from his F-16 while participating in the Weapon System Evaluation Program, or WSEP, at Eglin AFB, Florida, on 6 February. The WSEP program, commonly known as Combat Hammer, is run by the 53d Weapons Evaluation Group at Eglin to evaluate the effectiveness and suitability of combat air force weapon systems. The 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. For many pilots, Combat Hammer is their first time employing live weapons.
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