Staff Sgt. Patrick A. Labastida, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew chief, and Airman 1st Class Aaron J. Vind, 2nd AMXS weapons load crew member, inspect munitions during Operation Hammer at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 10, 2021. Combat Hammer was an exercise that encompassed end-to-end evaluations from units across the wing, assessing proficiency across the board.

---

Size: 2108px × 1186px
Photo credit: © Operation 2021 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -52, -52h, 2nd, afb, afgsc, air, air-launched, aircraft, amxs, barksdale, base, bomb, bw, combat, command, decoy, exercise, force, global, hammer, load, maintenance, mald, miniature, squadron, stratofortress, strike, weapons, wing