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majormadmax
PostPosted: 21 Oct 2008, 12:33 
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Worth a new thread...way to go, Boise!

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Idaho Air Guard Tops Hawgsmoke: The top team at Hawgsmoke 2008, flown out over the Smoky Hill Range near Salina, Kan., last week, is the 190th Fighter Squadron of the Idaho Air National Guard. Air Force Reserve Command's 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman AFB, Mo., hosted the biennial A-10 bombing and gunnery competition, which featured 14 A-10 squadrons from active, Air Guard, and AFRC units around the country. The 50 pilots and some 400 maintenance and support airmen shared 30 Air Guard and AFRC A-10s because the on-going mandatory inspection of thin-skin wing A-10s reduced the number of available aircraft. According to event organizer Lt. Col. Brian Borgen, the choice of Salina couldn't have been better. He said, \"The City of Salina and the people here have been absolutely outstanding in their support of Hawgsmoke.\" Competition planners provided visitors and journalists a prime viewing spot. As winner of the 2008 event, the 190th FS and its parent 124th Wing at Boise will host and select the location for the 2010 Hawgsmoke. (442nd FW report by Maj. David Kurle)


So HAWGSMOKE 2010 will be in Idaho! I haven't been there since 1985, might be time to go back and visit on the 25th anniversary of my departure.

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Looks like I may have a chance to make Hawgsmoke 2010!! [bounce] [banana]
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Because I´m from \"the rest of the world\" (Germany), it would be very great to meet at least some of yours on Hawgsmoke 2010.
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When does Spangdahlem wins????
That is for me and JJ closer at home. :wink:
But if i have it correct is it always in the States.

Thanks for the update about 2010. Hopely is it that year possible for me to come.

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Spang winners would be great, Dutchy! But in fact we have zero real CAS training range in Germany.
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To JJ.What about the Nordhorn Range. Near by the Dutch border.
And also Cornfield Range at Vlieland (island in north of Netherlands).

But i wrote before. I think the Hawgsmoke never be held outside the US.

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Spang doesn't even bring their jets over when they compete in HAWGSMOKE, so they'd have to loan everyone else their's if the competition would be held there (which I don't believe is possible...)

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Shame they didnt have Hawgsmoke in the 80's........if the 81st TFW had won, they'd have had enough to loan out to the others when it was staged here 8)

Well done to the 190th
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Way to go 124th ID ANG!

How did the other units do. Who came in second and so forth?
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HawgWild! The Hawgsmoke 2008 winners in each category were:

- Top Maverick Missile Team: 303rd FS from Whiteman AFB, Mo.

- Top Tactical Team: 303rd FS

- Top Strafe Team: 103rd FS, Pennsylvania Air National Guard from Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove, Pa.

- Top Bombing Team: 47th FS, Air Force Reserve Command, from Barksdale AFB, La.

- Top Arrival Team: 81st FS from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany

- Top Pilot Award: Capt. Jerry Cook, 45th FS, Air Force Reserve Command, from Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.

- Top High-Altitude Dive Bomb Award: Capt. Jerry Cook, 45th FS

- Top 30-Degree Dive Bomb Award: Maj. Bill Zutell, 103rd FS

- Top Low-Angle, High-Delivery Pop Award: Lt. Col. Bob Pugh from the Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve Test Center in Tucson, Ariz.

- Top Strafe Award: 1st Lt. Nick Decker, 303rd FS

Source (already posted on my brand-new Warthog News weblog): http://www.442fw.afrc.af.mil/news/story ... =123120162

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Thanks JJ. I did see the winners of each category.
I was just wondering on how each unit faired by ranking 1-14.

I was wondering what units placed 2nd, 3rd, 4th so on and so forth.
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Hey guys guess which unit didnt even participate ? [bs]

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MICHAEL PIJAR
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Hey Bill maybe they will bring back the Wiilliam Tell Exercise Competion someday and you guys can go there.
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We gotta be able to get ore than two jets off the ground first [bs]

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I live near the Holyoke Mall a few streets down from K-Mart Plaza and thats about all that I have been hearing going up 2 turn 2.
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Interesting to note that not one of the winners is flying a \"C\" model. Perhaps lipstick on a pig (Hawg) applies?

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