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  • Top award winners named for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011

    The Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 competition drew to a close here with the 97th Air Mobility Wing earning the "Best Air Mobility Wing" title during the awards presentation for the air mobility competition July 29.In the closing ceremonies, the Rodeo commander addressed the thousands of people who had

  • Rodeo finance competition 'no easy money'

    "Crunching" numbers behind a desk doesn't usually come to mind when people think of Air Mobility Rodeo, but this year financial managers not only competed as comptrollers, they exhibited their skills as Airmen.Air Mobility Rodeo 2011is a international competition that focuses on mission readiness,

  • Rodeo Airmen demonstrate egress evacuation capabilities

    Competitors took a deep breath as they prepared to enter the simulator of the egress competition, part of the Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The competition, which is in its second year at Rodeo, tests a three-person team on normal daily flight attendant activities that

  • Air Force surgeon general lays out future of aeromedical evacuation

    The Air Force surgeon general addressed hundreds of medical professionals from around the world at the International Aeromedical Evacuation/En Route Care Conference at Joint Base Lewis-McChord July 21.Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Charles Green was the keynote speaker on the second day of the first-ever, U.S.-led

  • Joint Base Charleston Rodeo team flew on 'black letter' aircraft

    When competing against the best, you want the best crew and the best equipment possible. As Team Charleston's Rodeo 2011 team gathered for a short departure ceremony in Nose Dock One at Joint Base Charleston June 22, a C-17 Globemaster III sat on the flightline waiting to fly the team to Joint Base

  • ‘Precision’ airdrop systems are growing for future ops

    Since 2005, when the first forms of the Joint Precision Aerial Delivery System were being developed and used, the idea of a "precision" airdrop has continued to grow and evolve.During the 2011 International Airdrop Symposium here July 19-21, service members from 26 nations took part in discussions,

  • Airdrop ideas, techniques shared as part of International Airdrop Symposium

    On the first day of the International Airdrop Symposium here July 19, ideas and the outlook at how several countries and the U.S. perform and utilize airdrops for their missions was shared among 200-plus participants.Numerous speakers addressed their airdrop capabilities July 19 to include speakers

  • 28 nations begin participation in first international AE conference

    With 28 nations participating, Airmen from across Air Mobility Command, the Air Force and the international committee began the first-ever International Aeromedical Evacuation/En Route Care Conference July 20. The conference continues through July 21."Different countries call it different things, so

  • Air Mobility Rodeo 2011: McChord Field's 'combo' team ready to go

    The tents are built, the signs are hung, and with Rainier Ranch construction almost complete, the combined 62nd Airlift Wing and 627th Air Base Group Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 team is ready for action. "One of the things we might forget about during Rodeo is that we are not only a host, but a

  • Photo essay: Scott AFB personnel depart for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011

    Personnel from Air Mobility Command and the 375th Air Mobility Wing were among the people to board a KC-10 Extender July 17 en route to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011.Air Mobility Rodeo 2011, sponsored by the Air Mobility Command, is the Mobility Air Force's (MAF)