AIR MOBILITY RODEO 2007

Retired Air Force Maj. Joe Lodrige, and his wife Lila, talk with an Airman at the Air Mobility Rodeo 2007 Purple Heart recognition reception at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., July 26. Major Lodrige and his crew with the 1502nd Air Transport Wing from Hickam AFB, Hawaii, won the first active-duty Rodeo competition in 1962. Rodeo 2007 is a readiness competition of U.S. and international air mobility forces. It focuses on improving war fighting capabilities and support of the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Cole Presley)

AIR MOBILITY RODEO 2007: Major Lodrige

The 1502nd Air Transport Wing Rodeo team gathers together after they won the 1962 Military Air Transport Service Rodeo at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The C-124 team from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, devised a new airdrop system to use in that first active-duty Rodeo, which helped them claim the title of the "best of the best." (Air Force file photo)

AIR MOBILITY RODEO 2007

Airmen from the 910th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, run toward the cargo ramp of a C-130 during an engines running on load competition at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., July 24, during Air Mobility Rodeo 2007. Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2007 is a readiness competition of U.S. and international mobility air forces. It focuses on improving war fighting capabilities and support of the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Patrick J Dixon)

AIR MOBILITY RODEO 2007

A pallet falls out of a C-130 Hercules during an air cargo drop during a flight from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., July 24, 2007, during Air Mobility Rodeo 2007. Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2007 is a readiness competition of U.S. and international mobility air forces. It focuses on improving war fighting capabilities and support of the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Patrick J Dixon)

AIR MOBILITY RODEO 2007

Turkish Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kayhan Kilik, Air Mobility Rodeo 2007 Umpire, listens to his communication headset at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., July 24 during Rodeo 2007. Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2007 is a readiness competition of U.S. and international mobility air forces. It focuses on improving war fighting capabilities and support of the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Patrick J Dixon)

AIR MOBILITY RODEO 2007

A U.S. Marine Corps C-130 Hercules from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, Fort Worth, Texas, lands at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. July 24 for Air Mobility Rodeo 2007. Rodeo 2007, hosted by Air Mobility Command, is a readiness competition of U.S. and international mobility forces. It focuses on improving warfighting capabilities and support of the Global War on Terrorism. (U. S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Daniel St. Pierre)