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  • Wing climbs toward operational readiness inspection

    Practice makes perfect. However, Citizen Airmen of the 442nd Fighter Wing hope practice makes ''outstanding,'' especially in the eyes of inspectors during the operational readiness inspection next October. The wing's recent unit-training assemblies have seen a flurry of activity, as Airmen prepare

  • Maintainers put the 'Hawgs' in Hawgsmoke 2008

    Even though there was no flying on the third, and final, day of Hawgsmoke 2008, the United States Air Force's biennial A-10 Thunderbolt II bombing and tactical gunnery competition, the flight line at Salina Airport was still the scene of activity as maintainers serviced aircraft in preparation for

  • Idaho Air National Guard team wins Hawgsmoke 2008

    The 190th Fighter Squadron from the Idaho Air National Guard was named the Top Team for Hawgsmoke 2008 in Salina, Kan., Oct. 17 at an awards banquet capping off four days of competition among 14 A-10 Thunderbolt II squadrons from across the Air Force. The 190th, part of the 124th Wing, based at

  • Smoking allowed -- Hawgsmoke A-10s rain fire from the Kansas sky

    Day three of Hawgsmoke 2008 continued Oct. 16 with a viewing of the bombing and gunnery portion of the competition at Smoky Hill Range near Salina, Kan.More than a year of planning went into Hawgsmoke 2008, the United States Air Force's biennial A-10 bombing and tactical gunnery competition. Part of

  • Skies clear as Hawgsmoke 2008 gets into full swing

    With the arrival of the last group of A-10 Thunderbolt IIs late in the afternoon, Hawgsmoke 2008 got into full swing Oct. 15 as pilots flew out to the Kansas Air National Guard's Smoky Hill bomb and gunnery range nearby for range familiarization flights. Clearing skies signaled the end of nearly two

  • Hawgsmoke 2008 begins in Salina, Kan.

    Two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs broke through the overcast skies of central Kansas today and crossed over the center point of the Salina Airport's north-south runway officially kicking off Hawgsmoke 2008, the United States Air Force's biennial A-10 bombing and tactical gunnery competition. The moment also

  • Rooms for 500 -- Hawgsmoke Airmen benefit from prior planning

    In January Senior Master Sgt. Travis Stickels began planning to lodge approximately 500 Airmen and distinguished guests here for Hawgsmoke 2008, an A-10 bombing and aerial gunnery competition hosted this year by the 442nd Fighter Wing from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Sergeant Stickels' list of