Myrtle Beach in Horry County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Thunderhog

— Warbird Park —

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. Thunderhog Marker

Inscription. The 354th Tactical Fighter Wing participated in numerous high-profile exercises and deployments during this era. Local exercises, named Thunderhog in reference to the A-10's nickname, stressed developing procedures that made it possible for the Wing's flying units to produce very high sortie rates during simulated combat operations. During Thunderhog IV the A-10 Thunderbolt Il flew 1,270 sorties in 10 days.
(captions) Refueling in a chemical environment was an important training aspect of the Thunderhog exercises.

After a mock attack, simulated wounded were cared for at the mobile hospital unit deployed to the FOLTA (Forward Operation Training Area).

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military.

Location. 33° 39.718′ N, 78° 55.669′ W. Memorial is in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in Horry County. It can be reached from the intersection of Farrow Parkway and South Kings Highway, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located within Warbird Park adjacent to Myrtle Beach International Airport. Touch for map. Memorial

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is at or near this postal address: 564 Farrow Pkwy, Myrtle Beach SC 29577, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on South Carolina’s Grand Strand

and in the Pee Dee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Forward Operation Location Training Area (here, next to this marker); 1948 Myrtle Beach Airport (here, next to this marker); A-7D Corsair (within shouting distance of this marker); F-100 D/F Super Sabre (within shouting distance of this marker); A-10 Thunderbolt II (within shouting distance of this marker); Military Officers Association of American Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Nuclear and Atomic Veterans

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Thunderhog Marker

(within shouting distance of this marker); P-51 Mustang (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Myrtle Beach.

Also see . . .
1. Training and Wartime Preparation at the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. (Submitted on May 6, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II - Gun with a Plane Around It. (Submitted on May 6, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
3. Warbird Park. (Submitted on May 6, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

A-10 Thunderbolt II image. Click for full size.

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3. A-10 Thunderbolt II

Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 113 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 6, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.