IDAHO IS 2021 HAWGSMOKE CHAMPIONS: The 124th Fighter Wing’s 190th Fighter Squadron was recognized as the top pilot team at Hawgsmoke 2021, a biannual A-10 Thunderbolt II competition, held this year at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, from April 14-17. The 190th Fighter Squadron won all three team awards: overall team champion, top bombing team and top tactical team. The overall win is the squadron’s third win since 2003. More than 150 pilots, maintainers and weapon teams from 13 Air Force units across the globe and all United States Air Force components competed in the event, hosted by the 23d Fighter Group. “It feels wonderful to be able to lead a great team to victory,” said Lt. Col. Jason Cobb, a 190th Fighter Squadron pilot. “To be able to win Hawgsmoke, amongst the fierce competition, is pretty surreal and words cannot express what this means to us as a team.” To keep the competition unique and challenging, the events are kept secret until just before takeoff. “You don’t kno...