Hawgsmoke 2010

An A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot from the 190th Fighter Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard, pulls an A-10 out of a strafing run over the Sayler Creek Bombing Range near Boise, Idaho, Oct. 14 during Hawgsmoke 2010. Hawgsmoke is a biennial A-10 bombing and gunnery competition that pits U.S. Air Force A-10 squadrons against one another. The 190th FS won Hawgsmoke 2010 just as it did in 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. David Kurle)

Hawgsmoke 2010

A pilot from the 47th Fighter Squadron, U.S. Air Force Reserve, fires the cannon on an A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 917th Wing over the Sayler Creek Bombing Range near Boise, Idaho, Oct. 14 during Hawgsmoke 2010. Hawgsmoke is a biennial A-10 bombing and gunnery competition that pits U.S. Air Force A-10 squadrons against one another. The Idaho Air National Guard's 190th Fighter Squadron won Hawgsmoke 2010 just as it did in 2008. The 917th Wing is based at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. David Kurle)

Hawgsmoke 2010

Tech. Sgt. Pete Melby checks the maintenance log on an A-10 Thunderbolt II during Hawgsmoke 2010 at Gowen Air National Guard Base near Boise, Idaho, Oct. 14. Sergeant Melby is an Air Force Reserve A-10 crew chief assigned to the 442nd Maintenance Group, part of the 442nd Fighter Wing based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Hawgsmoke is a bienial competition among the U.S. Air Force's A-10 squadrons that tests pilots' bombing, gunnery, navigation and aviation skills. The 2010 competition was hosted by the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, at Gowen Air National Guard Base, Idaho. The 124th FW's 190th Fighter Squadron won the competition just as it did in 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. David Kurle)

Hawgsmoke 2010

A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from units across the Air Force lined up on the ramp at Gowen Air National Guard Base, Idaho, for Hawgsmoke 2010 Oct. 13 to 16. Hawgsmoke is a bienial competition among the U.S. Air Force's A-10 squadrons that tests pilots' bombing, gunnery, navigation and aviation skills. The 2010 competition was hosted by the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, at Gowen Air National Guard Base, Idaho. The 124th FW's 190th Fighter Squadron won the competition just as it did in 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. David Kurle)

Hawgsmoke 2010

An A-10C Thunderbolt II from the 442nd Fighter Wings fires its 30mm cannon during a straffing run over the Sayler Creek Bombing Range near Boise, Idaho, Oct. 14 during Hawgsmoke 2010. Air Force Reservists from the wing participated in the event two years after hosting Hawgsmoke 2008 in Salina, Kan. Hawgsmoke is a bienial competition among the U.S. Air Force's A-10 squadrons that tests pilots' bombing, gunnery, navigation and aviation skills. The 2010 competition was hosted by the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, at Gowen Air National Guard Base, Idaho. The 124th FW's 190th Fighter Squadron won the competition just as it did in 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. David Kurle)

Reserve A-10 fighter group prepares for first deployment

Reservists in the 476th Fighter Group, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., train using gas masks and chemical protection suits in preparation for a deployment to Afghanistan in September 2010. Twenty-five reservists from the group will deploy with Regular Air Force Airmen from Moody's 23rd Fighter Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Katie Brown)

DFT

Senior Airman Jessica Womrath and Staff Sgt. Jasen McLendon, 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, perform an A-10 Thunderbolt II post-flight inspection during a training deployment at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The 442nd AMXS is part of the 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit at Whiteman AFB, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Danielle Wolf)

A-10 Thunderbolt II

An A-10 Thunderbolt II takes off during a training deployment Sept. 2, 2010. The 442nd Fighter Wing deployed approximately 70 reservists to Hill Air Force Base, Utah for deployed facility training in August and September 2010. The 442nd FW is an Air Force Reserve unit at Whiteman AFB, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Danielle Wolf)

A-10 Thunderbolt II

Maintainers prepare an A-10 Thunderbolt II for flight during a training deployment Sept. 2, 2010. The 442nd Fighter Wing deployed approximately 70 reservists to Hill Air Force Base, Utah for deployed facility training in August and September. The 442nd FW is an Air Force Reserve unit at Whiteman AFB, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Danielle Wolf)

DFT

Tech. Sgt. Carolyn Schaefer, 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, checks the oil in an A-10C Thunderbolt II turbo-fan engine Aug. 31 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, following a trainig sortie. Sergeant Schaefer is part of the 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Approximately 70 reservists from the wing deployed to Hill AFB for training on the Utah Test and Training Range. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. David Kurle)

Refueler performs dry run for ORI

Staff Sgt. Jordan Aggson of the 442nd Logistics Readiness Squadron drags a refueling hose back to his tanker truck after servicing an A-10 Thunderbolt II during an operational readiness exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., May 14, 2009. The 442nd LRS is part of the 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command A-10 unit. The ORE was a dry run for the wing's upcoming operational readiness inspection in October. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bill Huntington)

Welcome home the hogs

Lt. Col. Sam Milam, 75th Fighter Squadron commander, taxis his A-10C Thunderbolt II to its new home at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Aug. 7. This aircraft is the first of approximately 50 upgraded A-10Cs moving to Moody as a part of a base realignment. The move is expected to be complete in early spring 2008 as aircraft are converted from A-10A to A-10C models. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)