Participants then rolled the clocks on those systems to three different future dates and tested their efficiency. Among the minor Y2K glitches found in the operation was a mission clock aboard C- 130 aircraft that had trouble handling Leap Year dates and some communications problems with radio transmissions in older planes. Ambrose said a contingency plan had already been formulated to solve the difficulties with the mission clock, which enabled C-130 crews to carry on with their mission. Maverick missiles on target during the exercise. HARM missiles, which have been used extensively in the NATO air campaign in Kosovo, are designed to take out enemy radar.
Mavericks are camera-guided missiles used against convoys and a wide array of fortified targets.
The 729th Air Control Squadron at Hill also took part in the exercise. Combat Hammer is part of the Air Force's Y2K Flag, a robust operational assessment being conducted this year to ensure mission-critical systems won't fail on Jan. 1, 2000. The Air Force's computers that run its personnel data and medical and other logistics systems are also being checked and rechecked by an outside contractor.