LANGLEY AFB, Va., Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command issued the following press release:
The 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group hosted Weapons System Evaluation Program Combat Archer 25.09 here Sept. 8-19, 2025.WSEP is a recurring exercise that provides units with a chance to evaluate combat readiness by conducting live-fire exercises with real air-to-air weapons, supported by full-scale and subscale drones, allowing aircraft, weapons and crewsto perform in realistic scenarios."WSEP is a very powerful exercise," said Tech. Sgt. Brandon Murdaugh, 83rd Fighter Squadron weapons system program evaluator. "It's one of the only exercises where live-fire missile testing is a regular activity. It gives units an opportunity to showcase thei...