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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

  • Local family hosts bash for Rodeo participants

    Thousands of mobility Airmen gathered at America's Car Museum near Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., as guests of the LeMay family and the City of Lakewood Chamber of Commerce, for an ice breaker July 23.The event was a precursor to the Air Mobility Rodeo 2011, a biennial international competition

  • Five African nations represented in International Airdrop Symposium exchange

    Lt. Col. Pine Pineaar from the South Africa air force described the information he's receiving in the 2011 International Airdrop Symposium here as "a lot to take in." But he added he's "learning a lot."During the three-day symposium, 26 nations are taking part. Of those, five nations from Africa are

  • Photo essay: Belgium C-130 practices for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011

    A Belgium air force C-130 went on a practice flight for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 on July 20. Belgium is just one of several international competitors participating in Rodeo competition from July 24 to 29 here.Air Mobility Rodeo 2011, sponsored by the Air Mobility Command, is the Mobility Air Force's

  • 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

  • Mobility commander highlights AE history, importance at conference kick-off

    The first-ever, U.S.-led international in-flight medical care conference kicked off July 20 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord with a call to action from the top officer in Air Mobility Command.Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr. was the keynote speaker at the International Aeromedical Evacuation/En Route Care

  • Photo essay: Preparations for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 continue

    Workers have been busy preparing one of the hangars here for operations for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 as Joint Base Lewis-McChord is serving as the host base for the international air mobility competition.Air Mobility Rodeo 2011, sponsored by the Air Mobility Command, is the Mobility Air Force's (MAF)

  • Mobility Airmen gather for international airdrop symposium

    Mobility Airmen from 26 countries are participating in the 2011 International Airdrop Symposium here July 19-21.The symposium features a collection of people from throughout the world to exchange tactics, techniques and ideas on conducting airdrops, said Maj. Patrick Linson, symposium chairperson

  • New Jersey base realizes joint benefits

    With two months left for the Defense Department to comply with the 2005 base realignment and closure plan, a related initiative -- joint basing -- already is paying off through closer interservice collaboration and the promise of future cost savings, officials here reported.Joint Base