47 FS pilots compete at Hawgsmoke 2010

Lt. Col. Doug Champaign, (far left) commander of the 107th Fighter Squadron, and other members of the “Red Devils” from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, in Michigan, watch as their team competes in the Hawgsmoke 2010, Oct. 14, at the Saylor Creek Range in Idaho. 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

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

Capt. Grant McCall, 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

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

Technical Sgt. Chris Duhe, a crew chief with the 717th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs a post-flight inspection of an A-10 Thunderbolt II on the ramp of Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho, Oct. 13, 2010. Sergeant Duhe is one of seven 917th Wing support personnel from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., who were in Boise supporting 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

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

Technical Sgt. Chris Duhe, a crew chief with the 717th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs a post-flight inspection of an A-10 Thunderbolt II on the ramp of Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho, Oct. 13, 2010. Sergeant Duhe is one of seven support personnel from the 917th Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., who were in Boise supporting Hawgsmoke 2010, which is a biennial worldwide A-10 bombing, missile and tactical gunnery competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)

47 FS pilots compete at Hawgsmoke 2010

Technical Sgt. Kenneth Green, an A-10 aircraft mechanic with the 717th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., marshals in an A-10 Thunderbolt II into place on the ramp of Gowen Field in 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 jets and 72 pilots from 18 different units, was hosted by the 190th Fighter Squadron of the 124th FW. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)

47 FS pilots compete at Hawgsmoke 2010

Col. James R. Compton, commander of the 124th Fighter Wing for the Idaho Air National Guard, Boise, Idaho, fields questions from local and national media on the ramp at Gowen Field in Boise, 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 jets and 72 pilots from 18 different units, was hosted by the 190th Fighter Squadron of the 124th FW. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)

47 FS pilots compete at Hawgsmoke 2010

A-10 Thunderbolt II jets from the 47th Fighter Squadron from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., taxi to the runway for an orientation flight before competing in Hawgsmoke 2010 in Boise, Idaho, Oct. 13, 2010. Members of the 917th Wing and 47th Fighter Squadron from Barksdale AFB, were 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)

47 FS pilots compete at Hawgsmoke 2010

A-10 pilot Capt. Grant McCall performs pre-flight checks for an orientation flight before the Hawgsmoke 2010 competition in Boise, Idaho, Oct. 13, 2010. Captain McCall is an active-associate member assigned to the 47th Fighter Squadron. 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. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)

47 FS pilots compete at Hawgsmoke 2010

A-10 pilot Capt. Adam Ratican prepares for an orientation flight before the Hawgsmoke 2010 competition in 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. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)