86th FIGHTER WEAPONS SQUADRON COMBAT HAMMER AIR-TO-GROUND WEAPON SYSTEM EVALUATION PROGRAM

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86th FIGHTER WEAPONS SQUADRON

The 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron conducts the USAF Air-to-Ground WSEP, also known as Combat Hammer. The 86th is the single DoD agency charged with conducting predictive battle damage analysis of precision guided air-to-ground munitions (PGMs) using operational weapons, aircraft, maintenance personnel and aircrews. The squadron hosts 20 to 25 evaluations at Hill and Eglin AFBs, assessing weapon system performance, reliability, capabilities, and limitations in realistic combat scenarios against representative real-world targets. Combat Hammer identifies weapon system and training deficiencies and provides recommendations for corrective action to USAF leaders. Additionally, the squadron maintains the DoD’s comprehensive database on PGM performance and investigates capabilities and limitations of currently fielded PGMs. The 86th EWS evaluates each and every air-to-ground PGM and PGM-capable fighter, bomber, and unmanned aerial vehicle type in the CAF. Weapons assessed include: GBU-10, 12, 24, 27, 28, 31, 32, 38, 39, 54; CBU-103 and 105, EGBU-15 and AGM-130, AGM-65, 86, 88, 114, 154 and 158. A/G WSEP provides liaison support for pre-deployment, employment, and re-deployment of ACC, USAFE, PACAF, ANG and AFRES forces participating in WSEP and conducts investigative firings of air-to-ground PGMs to address CAF employment issues and support ongoing OT&E effort.

Detachment 1, 86th FWS, provides a permanent presence at Hill AFB facilitating deployments in support of the Air Force Air-to-Ground WSEP, Combat Hammer. Squadron personnel provide liaison support for pre-deployment, employment and redeployment of ACC,USAFE, PACAF, ANG and AFRES forces participating in A/G WSEP, which assesses operational performance of fighter, bomber and unmanned aerial vehicle weapon systems employing precision guided munitions in realistic combat scenarios against first-look targets.