This year’s Hawgsmoke competition took place at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base from Jun. 1-3. The biennial competition this year saw 13 teams competing with nearly 50 A-10Cs.
An A-10C Thunderbolt II assigned to the 23rd Fighter Group, Moody AFB, Ga., performs a low-angle strafe during the 2016 Hawgsmoke competition at Barry M. Goldwater Range, Ariz., June 2, 2016. Hawgsmoke is a biennial competition focused on tactics the A-10C can employ during combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Drzazgowski/Released)
An A-10C Thunderbolt II assigned to 75th Fighter Squadron performs a low-angle strafe during the 2016 Hawgsmoke competition at Barry M. Goldwater Range, Ariz., June 2, 2016. Hawgsmoke took place over the course of two days and included team and individual scoring of strafing, high-altitude dive-bombing, Maverick missile precision and team tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Drzazgowski/Released)
An A-10C Thunderbolt II assigned to the 23rd Fighter Group, Moody AFB, Ga., banks left after performing a low-angle strafe during the Hawgsmoke 2016 competition at the Barry M. Goldwater Range, Ariz., June 2, 2016. The competition took place over the course of two days and included team and individual scoring of strafing, high-altitude dive-bombing, Maverick missile precision and team tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Drzazgowski/Released)An A-10C Thunderbolt II assigned to the 47th Fighter Squadron performs a flying maneuver during the 2016 Hawgsmoke competition at the Barry M. Goldwater Range, Ariz., June 2, 2016. This is the third consecutive year Hawgsmoke has been hosted at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base after the 47th FS won the competition in 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mya M. Crosby/Released)An A-10C Thunderbolt II assigned to the 47th Fighter Squadron performs a low-angle strafe during the 2016 Hawgsmoke competition at the Barry M. Goldwater Range, Ariz., June 2, 2016. Hawgsmoke is a biennial competition focused on tactics the A-10C can employ during combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mya M. Crosby/Released)An A-10C Thunderbolt II assigned to the 23rd Fighter Group, Moody AFB, Ga., performs a flying maneuver during the 2016 Hawgsmoke competition at Barry M. Goldwater Range, Ariz., June 2, 2016. The first Hawgsmoke competition began in 2002 where A-10 units across the globe competed in ground attacks and target destruction. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mya M. Crosby/Released)
