Umpires go back to basics for Air Mobility Rodeo 2007

As smoke and the smell of burning rubber drift off the McChord Air Force Base, Wash., runway, two Air Mobility Rodeo 2007 umpires are in search of the "hot spot," the location where the C-130 Hercules first touched down. They bring along their high-tech equipment; their left hands. Majors Dave

Air Mobility Rodeo 2007: Aircraft continue competition

Air Mobility Rodeo 2007: Aircrews compete in airdrop events

Air Force Art Program artists visit Air Mobility Rodeo 2007 to document competition

Whether it's the sound of a pencil scratching paper or the flash of light from their digital cameras, four artists with the Air Force Art Program are working to portray, through their art, Air Mobility Rodeo 2007. "We chose to come to Rodeo because there are a lot of events the artists can see at

Air Mobility Rodeo 2007 officials announce winners of 11 competitions

Air Mobility Rodeo 2007 officials announced the first 11 winners of more than 60 competitions July 25. The following awards were presented to the winning teams. Best Fit-To-Fight Team- 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash. Best C-5 Preflight Team- 436th Airlift Wing, Dover AFB, Del. Best

Career field merger brings changes to OSS

Team Dover's aircrew life support and survival equipment shops are currently merging into a new, combined career field named aircrew flight equipment. The two shops are merging together Air Force wide under an Air Mobility Command initiative. "Merging just makes sense because the two career fields

Air Mobility Rodeo 2007: Security forces hold convoy demonstration

Gen. Fogleman visits Fairchild, praises AMC

 "The primary purpose of the United States Air Force is to fight and win America's wars." With this statement, Gen. Ronald Fogleman (ret.), former Air Force Chief of Staff, summed up an address on the history of the Air Mobility Command and the Air Force during his meeting with more than 400 Airmen

Air Mobility Rodeo 2007: Aircaft compete in flying competition

Into the beast: Air transportation Airmen compete in Air Mobility Rodeo 2007

With engines blazing, the door slams the ground, causing man and machine to make a mad dash towards a giant beast with its mouth open, growling, shaking, and waiting to devour all in its path. While this may seem like a fictional tale of Moby Dick or Harry Potter proportions, this is the scene of