Gunsmoke (officially known as the Air Force Worldwide Gunnery Competition) was a biennial
air-to-surface
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gunnery meet for
conventional weapon
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s, hosted by the
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Aerial warfare, air military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part ...
. It was held beginning in 1949,
excepting a few years. It has been succeeded by
Hawgsmoke
Hawgsmoke is a biennial United States Air Force (USAF) bombing, missile, and tactical gunnery competition for A-10 Thunderbolt II units. It is hosted by the winners of the previous competition and provides both skills competition and an opportunity ...
. The competition occurred during odd-numbered years, alternating with the
William Tell
William Tell (german: Wilhelm Tell, ; french: Guillaume Tell; it, Guglielmo Tell; rm, Guglielm Tell) is a folk hero of Switzerland.
According to the legend, Tell was an expert mountain climber and marksman with a crossbow who assassinated Albr ...
competition, which occurs during even-numbered years.
References
United States Air Force exercises
1949 establishments in the United States
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