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  • 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

  • Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 kicks off

    Thousands of people gathered at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, July 24, 2011, to kick off Air Mobility Rodeo 2011. Airmen from around the globe, including seven international teams, are participating in the biennial competition that focuses on mission readiness, featuring airdrops, aerial refueling and

  • Opening ceremonies done, Team Charleston ready for Rodeo 2011

    More than 30 Airmen from Joint Base Charleston witness the opening ceremony of Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 July 24, 2011 on Joint Base Lewis-McChord flight line. Approximately 150 teams and 3,000 people from across the Air Force, Air Force Reserve and allied nations are participating in a five-day air

  • ‘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,

  • Little Rock C-130 crew ready for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011

    A C-130E aircrew from the 314th Airlift Wing departed Little Rock AFB July 21 to display the wing's mission, "to train the world's best C-130 airlifters to fly, fight, and win," with their participation in Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.The team was chosen based on the

  • Little Rock legacy fliers 'prepared to win' at Air Mobility Rodeo 2011

    A hand-picked C-130 Hercules "legacy" aircrew will be representing the 19th Airlift Wing while competing in Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., from July 24 to 29. The Rodeo team was chosen by all three 19th AW flying squadrons submitting names to the senior leaders of the

  • 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

  • Officials look to reduce strategic airlift inventory

    Combatant and major command officials provided testimony to members of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower to propose a reduction of strategic airlift aircraft numbers in a session here July 13. Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr., Air Mobility Command commander, and Gen. Duncan McNabb, U. S.

  • Air Mobility Rodeo 2011: Grab your tools, McConnell's 'MXG rules'

    Twelve Airmen performing twelve specific jobs make up half of the McConnell Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 team. Without them, McConnell's KC-135 Stratotankers would not fly.They are the men and women of the 22nd Maintenance Group who will compete in the "Air Mobility Olympics" of the sky July 24-29, 2011,