47 FS pilots compete at Hawgsmoke 2010

A three-ship formation from the 47th Fighter Squadron leaves the Saylor Creek Range in Idaho after competing in Hawgsmoke 2010, Oct. 14, 2010. Due to a malfunction in one of the 47th FS jets, only three pilots were able to compete. Members of the 917th Wing and 47th Fighter Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., were in Boise supporting and competing in Hawgsmoke 2010, which is a biennial worldwide A-10 bombing, missile and tactical gunnery competition. The competition, which is a biennial worldwide A-10 bombing, missile and tactical gunnery competition, this year involved 40 jets and 72 pilots from 18 different units, and was hosted by the 190th Fighter Squadron of the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)

47 FS pilots compete at Hawgsmoke 2010

Lt. Col. Robert Hetland, an A-10 pilot assigned to the 47th Fighter Squadron of the 917th Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., circles around for another pass at a target on the Saylor Creek Range in Idaho, Oct. 14, 2010, during Hawgsmoke 2010. The competition, which is a biennial worldwide A-10 bombing, missile and tactical gunnery competition, this year involved 40 jets and 72 pilots from 18 different units, and was hosted by the 190th Fighter Squadron of the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)

47 FS pilots compete at Hawgsmoke 2010

Lt. Col. Robert Hetland, an A-10 pilot assigned to the 47th Fighter Squadron of the 917th Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., fires a volley of 30 millimeter rounds at a target on the Saylor Creek Range in Idaho, Oct. 14, 2010, during Hawgsmoke 2010. The competition, which is a biennial worldwide A-10 bombing, missile and tactical gunnery competition, this year involved 40 jets and 72 pilots from 18 different units, and was hosted by the 190th Fighter Squadron of the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)

47 FS pilots compete at Hawgsmoke 2010

Capt. Jason Cobb, an A-10 pilot assigned to the 47th Fighter Squadron of the 917th Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., fires a volley of 30 millimeter rounds at a target on the Saylor Creek Range in Idaho, Oct. 14, 2010, during Hawgsmoke 2010. The competition, which is a biennial worldwide A-10 bombing, missile and tactical gunnery competition, this year involved 40 jets and 72 pilots from 18 different units, and was hosted by the 190th Fighter Squadron of the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard. Captain Cobb, who hails from Idaho and transitioned to the 47th FS from 190th FS felt right at home during the competition. He took home two personal awards from Hawgsmoke 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)

47 FS pilots compete at Hawgsmoke 2010

Technical Sgt Chris Duhe, a crew chief with the 717th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, signs a fuels receipt from Master Sgt. Jeff Gruenberg, fuels accounting supervisor, 124th Logistics Refueling Flight on the ramp at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Oct. 13, 2010. Members of the 917th Wing and 47th Fighter Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., were in Boise supporting and competing in Hawgsmoke 2010, which is a biennial worldwide A-10 bombing, missile and tactical gunnery competition. The competition this year, which involved 40 A-10 Thunderbolt II jets and 72 pilots from 18 different units, was hosted by the 190th Fighter Squadron of the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)

47 FS pilots compete at Hawgsmoke 2010

Senior Airman Rikki Welch, 917th Aircraft Maintenance, phase dock, stores engine covers for an A-10 Thunderbolt II during Hawgsmoke 2010 in Boise, Idaho, Oct. 13, 2010. Members of the 917th Wing and 47th Fighter Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., are in Boise supporting and competing Hawgsmoke 2010, which is a biennial worldwide A-10 bombing, missile and tactical gunnery competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)