Air transportation Airmen compete for best joint inspection, in-transit visibility honors at Rodeo 2011

In a deployed environment, preparing the "beans and bullets" before being transported to the warfighter on the ground is a top priority for mobility Airmen. Two Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 aerial port competitions tested aerial porters on just that capability.Twenty-six air mobility crews from Rodeo

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,

McChord's 'combo' team working hard at Rodeo 2011

During Air Mobility Rodeo 2011, the 62nd Airlift Wing and 627th Air Base Group combination team competed in many events including security forces, financial management and maintenance skills.For the financial management teams, Rodeo day began by attending a "Pump-Up," which consists of introductions

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

25K loader course builds teamwork, trust during Rodeo 2011

Five-man teams tested their ability to drive, unload, and inspect a 25K aircraft loader, here July 26, as part of Air Mobility Rodeo 2011. Operators drove the loader, also known as a Halvorsen loader, around an obstacle course of approximately 150 cones, resembling a go-kart track.One Airman sat

Wrangling Hercs participate in Air Mobility 2011 Rodeo

Photo essay: Parachutists deliver American flag for Rodeo opening ceremony

Parachutists carried the American flag and the POW/MIA flag for the Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 opening ceremonies July 24, 2011, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Rodeo 2011, sponsored by the Air Mobility Command, is the Mobility Air Force's readiness competition. This competition focuses on improving

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

Deployed sergeant returns home 36 pounds lighter

After Tech. Sgt. Bobbie Lynn Sherman had her daughter, losing weight was a challenge, but when she received a deployment to Joint Base Balad, Iraq, in January, she left with a goal in mind: lose 30 pounds. Now preparing to return home, Sherman has exceeded that goal by six pounds."I knew that most

Air Force flight attendants hold first-ever culinary arts competition at Rodeo 2011

For the first time in the history of the Air Mobility Rodeo, Air Force flight attendants competed against each other in a culinary arts competition July 25-27, 2011.Although the primary role of flight attendants is to facilitate the safe evacuation of passengers in case of an emergency on board the