The Idaho Air National Guard’s 124th Fighter Wing hosted the Hawgsmoke 2022 competition at Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho, September 6-9. The biennial bombing, missile, and tactical-gunnery competition involved 33 A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft and more than 150 pilots, maintainers, and weapon teams from Air Force, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve units from across the globe.

An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the Idaho National Guard’s 124th Fighter Wing, Boise, Idaho, fly’s away from a gunnery target during the Hawgsmoke 2022 gunnery competition at the Saylor Creek Bombing Range, Idaho, September 8, 2022. The pilot had just completed a strafing run with the GAU-8 Avenger cannon.

Senior Master Sergeant Joshua C. Allmaras/U.S. Air National Guard