TYNDALL SHARPENS AIR-TO-GROUND CAPABILITIES DURING COMBAT HAMMER

LANGLEY AFB, Va., Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command issued the following press release:

The 325th Fighter Wing joined the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, for an air-to-ground exercise Aug. 4-14, 2026.Weapon System Evaluation Program-Combat Hammer 26.07 was designed to test the combat capability of air-to-ground precision-guided munitions and weapon systems of the F-35A Lightning II, while providing hands-on experience with live ordnance.The training directly supports Air Combat Command's emphasis on readiness, lethality and Agile Combat Employment by requiring Airmen to generate combat power away from their normal operating environment while building the proficiency and repetition needed for high-e...