Fallen Hawg remembrance ceremony marks the start of A-10’s 2018 Hawgsmoke competition
Logs burn inside a ceremonial fire pit during a remembrance ceremony Oct. 17, 2018 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The remembrance ceremony was held in honor of fallen A-10 pilots and signals the start of 2018 Hawgsmoke competition, which is a biennial worldwide A-10 bombing, missile and tactical gunnery competition derived from the discontinued "Gunsmoke" Air Force Worldwide Gunnery Competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Pfiester)