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  • RODEO 2009: Two Tuskegee Airmen visit RODEO

    Almost all Air Mobility RODEO 2009 guests have driven down Tuskegee Airmen Boulevard here, but most of them probably did not expect two of the Tuskegee Airmen themselves to be at RODEO. Retired Lt. Cols. Edward Drummond Jr. and Bill Holloman stopped at RODEO today during the opening ceremony to

  • RODEO 2009: Republic of Korea learns new tactics, gains friendship at RODEO

    The Republic of Korea air force is one of seven international teams competing in Air Mobility RODEO 2009. For most of the team members this was their first RODEO. It is also one of the few times they had been in America and interacted with so many other international air forces. "This is a beautiful

  • RODEO 2009: New competition adds SPICE

    Air Mobility RODEO 2009 competition has some SPICE in it for the first time. Along with the usual montage of scheduled flying and ground events, contingency response wings from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., Travis AFB, Calif., and Ramstein Air Base, Germany, are also competing to set up the Small

  • 32nd ARS crew first to refuel new multinational C-17

    With Swedish and U.S. Air Force pilots in the cockpit, the first C-17 Globemaster III to belong to a 12-nation strategic airlift initiative topped off its gas tank in flight for the first time Friday while over the Atlantic, courtesy of a Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst tanker and crew."It was

  • Senior Afghan commander's visit supports AMC role in building partnerships

    The commander of the Afghanistan National Army Air Corps visited Scott Air Force Base July 15 as part of a U.S. visit that included stops at several U.S. Air Force installations, as well as the National Capital Region. According to Air Mobility Command officials, the visit from Afghan Maj. Gen.

  • RODEO 2009: Total Force impact evident at RODEO 2009

    The Air Force's total force concept is clearly on display at Air Mobility RODEO 2009 here. Not only are lessons learned from interaction with international counterparts and the United States Marine Corps unit participating in the competition, but also from the coordinating components within the Air

  • RODEO 2009: Air Force Art Program artists cover competition

    In the "mind's eye" of four artists visiting Air Mobility Rodeo 2009 here, they're seeing future art pieces that will highlight the international mobility air forces competition. The four artists, all associated with the Air Force Art Program, have made the trek to McChord AFB to gather digital

  • RODEO 2009: Fit-to-fight kicks off first competition

    Air Mobility RODEO 2009 continued here today with a fit-to-fight competition involving more than 100 teams participating in the standard Air Force fitness test of pushups, sit-ups and the 1.5-mile run. Although RODEO 2009 is mainly focused on combat skills and flying operations, it also encompasses

  • RODEO 2009: Volunteers 'wrangle' their skills into valuable support

    As the planes and buses roll in for the 2009 RODEO competition, certain Airmen are distinguishable by their jeans and cowboy hats. They are here to offer direction and greetings to the participants. They are the RODEO Wranglers. RODEO is an international competition that focuses on Mobility Air