Hawgsmoke 2012 August 14-18

[walt thomas]

Netherlands,L - 1011, arriving Davis-Monthon AFB, -Walt Thomas


Canon EOS 7D - _MG_0049-72,cs4 by Photos by Walt1, on Flickr

[walt thomas]

The "Guppy",arriving Davis-Monthon AFB Photo by Walt Thomas


Canon EOS 7D - _MG_0021-72,cs4 by Photos by Walt1, on Flickr

[walt thomas]

A-10, 0692, Blacksnakes - IN., ANG, departing Davis-Monthon Hawgsmoke,, 2012, Walt Thomas


Canon EOS 7D - _MG_0676-72,5A,8-23 by Photos by Walt1, on Flickr

[walt thomas]

A-10, 0149, Flying Tigers, Moody AFB, departing Davis-Monthon - Hawgsmoke 2012,Walt Thomas


Canon EOS 7D - _MG_0633-72,cs4 by Photos by Walt1, on Flickr

[walt thomas]

A-10,0197, Barksdale, departing Hawgsmoke, @ Davis-Monthon, 2012,Walt Thomas


Canon EOS 7D - _MG_0603-72,cs4 by Photos by Walt1, on Flickr

[Scott Youmans]

Long live the Hawg!

[Scott Youmans]

Sweat Hawgs - hot day on the ramp...

[Joe Copalman]

IN IT TO WIN IT?

The 190th FS out of Boise was hoping for a Hawgsmoke three-peat.

Spoiler alert: They didn't win.

[Glenn Bloore]

Pretty much 8 hours sitting on a tower and I got one decent shot.  That was a painful day.

[Joe Copalman]

SATANIC MECHANICS

107th FS "Red Devils" ground crew prepping an A-10 for a Hawgsmoke sortie.

[Tower Guy]

Cool action shot Joe, this isn't an awesome killing machine without these guys.

[Joe Copalman]

SWING AND A MISS!

By far the largest miss of the day, and a lateral error to boot.  

And yes, the photo ops were so bad that day that I resorted to shooting the score box.