3,000 HOURS IN AN A-10 WARTHOG: I’ll quote the photo caption whole hog, so to speak.

Lt. Col. Bartley Ward, a 107th Fighter Squadron pilot, flies an A-10 Thunderbolt II during a training mission at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Nov. 7, 2019. During the mission, Ward surpassed his 3,000th flight hour in the A-10.

American ground pounders give thanks every day for the A-10 and pilots like LTC Ward.