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  • RODEO 2009: Maintenance Airmen begin their 'quest for the best'

    Maintenance competition ramped up today for Air Mobility RODEO 2009 where the "knucklebusters" were tested on their ability to keep aircraft ready to meet operation commitments. The maintenance competition consists of three timed ground events, including a pre-flight inspection, aircraft refueling

  • RODEO 2009: International participants vie in ground crew competition

    An international loadmaster crew was evaluated here today during the Joint Inspection evaluations as part of Air Mobility RODEO 2009. RODEO 2009 is a bi-annual mobility competition focusing on the flight and ground skills of mobility force crews from around the globe. Turkish Chief Master Sgts.

  • RODEO 2009: Ground crews emulate safest standards

    An aerial port team competing here performed in front of a surprise visitor July 20 during the Tunner 60,000-pound Loader Obstacle Course as part of Air Mobility RODEO 2009 events. Retired Col. Gail Halverson, also known as the "Candy Bomber" from the Berlin Airlift of 1947, observed the Ohio Air

  • 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: Air Force's newest mobile air shelter part of new event

    When disaster strikes, it is not always near an airfield. So, what happens when there is a contingency where the Air Force does not already have a command post? HELAMS happens. HELAMS, which stands for Hardside Expandable Light Air Mobile Shelter, is a command and control mobile air shelter designed

  • RODEO 2009: Aeromedical evac teams face off

    Air Mobility RODEO continued today with numerous events including the aeromedical evacuation competition testing the skills of AE crews from around the world. The aeromedical evacuation events, which range from patient offload tests to a timed scenario that calls for preparing a C-17 Globemaster III