Staff Sgt. Brandon Hoke, an A-10 Thunderbolt II crew chief assigned to Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, prepare for flight May 2 at Hill AFB, Utah. Along with the A-10s, F-16 and F-22 aircraft from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, and Hickam AFB, Hawaii, respectively, participated in Combat Hammer at the Utah Test and Training Range. During Combat Hammer, precision-guided air-to-ground weapons are evaluated for reliability, maintainability, suitability and accuracy.

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