Beefed up advanced marksmanship event for Rodeo 2011 raises bar for Air Force's best shooters

The longest shot they had to make was at 1,000 yards using the latest Air Force sniper weapon -- the M-24 bolt-action rifle. By making that shot and others one team out of 11 would be named the best advanced marksmanship team for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011.The advanced marksmanship event made its debut

C-17 named in honor of Medal of Honor recipients during Air Mobility Rodeo 2011

A new C-17 Globemaster III was named for all Medal of Honor recipients at a ceremony here July 26, 2011, during Air Mobility Rodeo 2011. The naming ceremony is a time-honored Air Force tradition of dedicating aircraft to significant places, events and people. Previous honorees include prisoners of

Israeli chief serves as umpire at Rodeo 2011

The sole representative from the Israeli air force at Air Mobility Rodeo 2011, Chief Master Sgt. Itzhak Nevo is the guy every C-130 maintainer looks to."They think I know everything because I've been working on C-130s since 1975," Nevo joked.Nevo is serving as an umpire at Rodeo, the biennial

Team Dover participates in Rodeo 2011

More than 50 Team Dover members are participating in the 2011 Air Mobility Command's Rodeo competition.The biennial competition began July 24 and focuses on improving our worldwide air mobility forces through readiness competition to prepare for future deployments. There were approximately 150

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