Travel Bug Dog Tag A10 Warthog

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Released:
Tuesday, October 21, 2003
Origin:
North Carolina, United States
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Warthog is a spunky little thing. He enoys all kinds of activity, but especially military events, bases, etc.

About This Item

Tank Killer

The A10 was built to stop an expected flood of Russian tanks, should NATO ever go to war with the Soviet Bloc. I was a laser targeting (Sensor Systems) tech on the initial A10 Cadre as we deployed to bases in England, so this little guy holds some sentimental history for me.

After the Soviet threat dissolved, the A10 was threatened with extinction as military programs and bases went under the post-cold war budget chopping block. Fortunately, the bean counters hadn't completely axed the program when Desert Storm began, and the Iraqi's quickly learned how deadly a pissed-off Warthog can be.

This 'Hog was made with Ground Support in mind, and he would enjoy meeting as many current and former Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines as possible. Please help him on his goodwill tour - and please post pictures of the adventures you take him on. He's not pretty, but he's a ham when the cameras come out!

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Tracking History (6293.8mi) View Map

Dropped Off 4/15/2004 Clements Cacher placed it in Wortman Necropolis Nebraska - 106.9 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 4/10/2004 Clements Cacher retrieved it from Schimmers lake Nebraska   Visit Log

Found this TB and will place it in one of my caches near the Strategic Air Command (SAC) Museum on I-80 between Lincoln and Omaha NE. I don't have a digital camera to take a picture the warthog doing a fly-by in the SAC parking lot. Very nice TB with good tags.
Dropped Off 3/29/2004 NevaP placed it in Schimmers lake Nebraska - 1,278.04 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 1/30/2004 NevaP retrieved it from Myrtle Park Florida   Visit Log

The Hog is now in Nebraska, home of SAC and Offut Air Force Base. He will have to wait until the snow melts a bit but I will try to place him in the Omaha area near Offut.
Dropped Off 1/25/2004 rox57 placed it in Myrtle Park Florida - 361.57 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 1/16/2004 rox57 retrieved it from SCGA January 2004 Meeting South Carolina   Visit Log

So far the A10 Warthog has been to Shaw AFB. I was A Sgt. at this base in "87' about to sew on Staff. I loaded bombs on F16s. I have load F4s, F111s and B52s. Never got to work on the A10 Warthog but always wanted to. It will be making it's way to Florida Jan. 22, 2003. rox57

[This entry was edited by rox57 on Friday, January 16, 2004 at 8:11:10 AM.]
Dropped Off 1/10/2004 The Piston Heads placed it in SCGA January 2004 Meeting South Carolina - 83.44 miles  Visit Log
Write note 12/23/2003 The Piston Heads posted a note for it   Visit Log

Went to Patriot's Point today. A-10 landed on the deck of the U.S.S. Yorktown!! He's unofficially the first A-10 to trap on an aircraft carrier! Ha Ha! He didn't even need a tailhook or a wire, either!!

  • Look at that textbook landing! A-10 Lands on the deck of the U.S.S. Yorktown (CV-10) Dec. 23rd, 2003!
  • A-10 and the U.S.S. Yorktown (CV-10)
  • A-10 and the U.S.S. Clamagore (SS-343)
  • Bombs away! He wanted to find a bomb that he could drop! I think this one's a little too big for him!!
  • Apollo 8 hook and A-10. When Apollo 8 was retrieved from the sea, the Yorktown was tasked to do it! This is the actual hook that raised it from the sea to the flight deck!!
  • Apollo 8 display. A replica of Apollo 8 on board the Yorktown.
  • NNPTC Charleston, SC A-10's brief stop with V-8 of the Piston Heds at his duty station
  • A-10 on the Adm. Rickover Memorial Plaque Admiral Hymen G. Rickover. Poineer of Naval Nuclear Propulsion. The man Mr. Burns in The Simpsons is characterized after. Matt Groenig (cteator of The Simpsons)was in the Navy as an Enlisted Nuclear Engineer!
  • Naval Weapons Station Charleston, SC Entrance of Naval Weapons station!
Retrieve It from a Cache 12/22/2003 The Piston Heads retrieved it from Old Santee Canal Park - Spider South Carolina   Visit Log

This is where the Little David Replica is located!
Dropped Off 12/22/2003 The Piston Heads placed it in Old Santee Canal Park - Spider South Carolina - 16.13 miles  Visit Log
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