Tag Archives: a-10

22SEP2018 (16:34 UTC-07 Tango 06) 31 Sharivar 1397/11 Muharram 1440/13 Xin-You (8th month) 4716

U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant Sandra Welch, 20AUG2018.

In August, the 17th Special Tactics Squadron took part in Jaded Thunder.

A child tests a plasma ball on the Micron STEM Bus. USAF photo by Senior Airman Malissa Armstrong, 07AUG2018.

Mountain Home AFB got a visit from Idaho based computer tech company Micron‘s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Bus.

Students try out a game recreating an image they see on a tablet. USAF photo by Senior Airman Malissa Armstrong, 07AUG2018.

USAF photo by Staff Sergeant Jeremy L. Mosier, 04AUG2018.

Also in August, while many local Idaho school districts struggle, grade school students on Mountain Home AFB got 2-hundred new backpacks filled with supplies, courtesy of the Airman and Family Readiness Center’s Back to School Brigade.

USAF photo by Staff Sergeant Jeremy L. Mosier, 04AUG2018.

F-15Es from the 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base, on Gowen Field National Guard base, Boise Airport, Idaho, 12JUL2018. Idaho Air National Guard photo by Technical Sergeant John Winn.

In July, F-15E Strike Eagles from Mountain Home AFB, along with C-17 transports from Travis AFB in California, converged on Idaho National Guard’s Gowen Field for what’s called Adaptive Base Training (aka Gunfighter Flag 18-3). The Louisiana National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing joined in, as well as Idaho National Guard A-10Cs.

Idaho Air National Guard photo by Technical Sergeant John Winn, 12JUL2018.

USAF photo by Airman First Class JaNae Capuno, 12JUL2018.

USAF photo by Airman First Class Hailey Bivens, 30JUN2018.

366th Security Forces Squadron took part in exercises to prep them for Defender Challenge 2018.

391st Fighter Squadron from Mountain Home AFB bombs Utah, 03JUL2018. USAF photo by Airman First Class Codie Trimble.

USAF photo by Senior Airman Parker Dubois, June 2018.

The first weekend of June, the F-22 Raptor made an appearance at the Gunfighter Skies Air and Space Celebration, over Mountain Home AFB, even dogfighting a P-51D Mustang (hey, that’s one of ours!).

USAF photo by Senior Airman Parker Dubois, June 2018.

Idaho Air National Guard Photo by Airman First Class Mercedee Schwartz, 06MAY2018.

In May, Idaho National Guard A-10C Thunderbolt-2s shot-up the Saylor Creek Range on Mountain Home AFB.

The following video is from 2017, but shows you what Idaho National Guard A-10s do to the Saylor Creek Range:

Video, Mountain Home AFB F-15, Thunderbolts and Bold Tigers:

Video report, history of 366 Thunderbolts/Gunfighters:

March 2018: MOUNTAIN HOME AFB, IDAHO, UPDATE

Idaho, Technology

Vehicle I-D 2018: Idaho A-10C ‘dissimilar’

Image August 5, 2018 Hutchins AAron

In July 2018, Idaho was the site of U.S. Air Force ‘dissimilar’ air combat training hosted by Mountain Home Air Force Base.

Louisiana Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Dane M. St. Pe, 18JUL2018.

Air National Guard units from Indiana (A-10Cs) and Louisiana (F-15Cs), and the Idaho National Guard’s A-10C Thunderbolt-2s, took part and were all based on Gowen Field (part of the Boise airport).

Indiana Air Guard ‘Blacksnakes’ A-10Cs mingle with Idaho A-10Cs on Gowen Field. Louisiana F-15Cs in the background. Idaho Air National Guard photo by Technical Sergeant John Winn, 27JUL2018.

Idaho Air National Guard photo by Technical Sergeant John Winn, 27JUL2018.

IDAHO PRIDE A-10C NOSE ART

Technology

Vehicle I-D: Tiger Striped F/A-18D & A-10C get fuel from KC-10

Video June 2, 2017 Hutchins AAron

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Michael Battles, 27SEP2017.

USMC’s VMFA-224 Bengals now providing air-to-ground support, along with USAF’s 355th FW A-10Cs, as part of Operation Inherent Resolve.

Video of 908th EARS KC-10 refueling Bengal F/A-18D Hornet and 355th FW A-10C Thunderbolt-2 in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, kit-bashers note the tiger stripe camo on the F/A-18D:

U.S. WILDFIRES 2016: DC-10 POCATELLO AIRPORT

WORLD WAR 3: OBAMA DEPLOYS A-10 THUNDERBOLT TO TURKEY! SIGNS ‘SECRET’ DEAL WITH RUSSIA!

PROOF THE A-10 THUNDERBOLT WAS TO REMAIN A USAF MAINSTAY UNTIL 2040: TAXPAYERS SPENT MORE THAN $2-BILLION ON UPGRADES!

2012 POCATELLO AIRPORT: IDAHO NATIONAL GUARD A-10C THUNDERBOLT-2 (before Obama took them all away)

International

World War 3: Obama deploys Indiana Blacksnakes to Slovakia

Video July 31, 2016 Hutchins AAron

Indiana Air National Guard’s 122 Fighter Wing deploys A-10 Thunderbolt 2s to Slovakia. No, those are not ‘warthog’ art painted on their noses, they’re supposed to be snakes. And there’s some vid of Slovakian MiG-29s.

International

World War 3: Obama deploys A-10 Thunderbolt to Turkey! Signs ‘secret’ deal with Russia!

October 21, 2015 Hutchins AAron

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The Air Force Times confirms reports that the Obama regime quietly deployed 12 ground attack A-10C Thunderbolt-2 (aka Warthog) aircraft to NATO member Turkey.

The awesome A-10 is the last of Idaho's Air National Guard air assets.

This is a photo (by AAron B. Hutchins) of an awesome Idaho Air National Guard A-10C on the Pocatello Airport, in September 2012.

The A-10s are supposedly replacing six F-16 Falcons, and will be used against Iraq and Syria. This move comes as news reports say Russia and the United States signed a “secret” airspace deal concerning Syria.

VIDEO OF RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT ‘VISUALLY’ INTERCEPTING U.S. DRONE

Russia’s Ministry of Defense says the skies over Syria have become “too crowded”.

Syria, 16 – 19 October 2015: Horrifying scene as Islamic State shaves beards to avoid detection!

Idaho, Technology, U.S.

Proof the A-10 Thunderbolt was to remain a USAF mainstay until 2040: Taxpayers spent more than $2-billion on upgrades!

May 16, 2014 Hutchins AAron

16 May 2014 (13:31 UTC-07 Tango)/16 Rajab 1435/26 Ordibehesht 1393/18 Ji-Si 4712

In February 2014, USAF officials suddenly announced they wanted to kill off the venerable A-10 Thunderbolt 2 (unofficially called Warthog). Since then many politicians, veterans, current personnel of the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, and even state National Guard units (who operate the majority of A-10s) have criticized the decision as foolhardy to say the least.

U.S. Air Force weenie head bean counters claim it will save taxpayers money to get rid of the cost effective aircraft, but wait, isn’t that what they said about keeping the Tank Buster when they pushed for more than $1.1-billion USD of upgrades for the A-10, back in 2007?

Photo by AAron B. Hutchins, Pocatello Airport, September 2012.

In June 2007, Boeing was awarded a contract to build 233 new wings for the American Stuka (unAmerican Boeing then outsourced some of the work to Korean companies). According to USAF officials back then, the upgrade would allow the A-10 to fly on until 2040, and save taxpayers about $1.3-billion in maintenance costs.

It took until February 2012 for Boeing to actually begin replacing the wings. In September 2013, the USAF paid for another 56 wings, for a grand total of $1.2-billion (some news sources say it was $2-billion). So why at the beginning of 2014 did the USAF decide to get rid of the A-10 after spending $1.2 to 2-billion to keep it airworthy until 2040?

But wait there’s more! In September 2009, Boeing was paid another $4.2-million under the Thunderbolt Life-cycle Program Support (TLPS) contracts. There are other upgrade programs being handled by Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics, and other contractors.

All these upgrade programs are supposed to be ongoing at least until 2018.

Arizona Daily Star, March 2014: Retiring the Air Force’s A-10C is a mistake

OBAMA REGIME TO STEAL ALL OF IDAHO AIR NATIONAL GUARD’S AIR ASSETS!

IDAHO NATIONAL GUARD A-10C THUNDERBOLT 2

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