Air Mobility Rodeo 2011

Staff Sgt. George Reinas and Senior Master Sgt. Nathan Brett, both sniper-qualified Airmen in the Air Force, practice a scenario on a range on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on July 27, 2011. Brett and Reinas were the event coordinators for the advanced marksmanship event for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Brett is the superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's 421st Combat Training Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and Reinas is a security forces combat skill instructor in the 421st CTS. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

Photo essay: Air Force sniper team

Published July 28, 2011
By Master Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol
Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 Public Affairs

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Senior Master Sgt. Nathan Brett and Staff Sgt. George Reinas practiced as an Air Force sniper team on a range here July 27.

Brett and Reinas are both Air Force snipers with the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Both were event coordinators for the advanced marksmanship competition for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011.

Rodeo 2011, sponsored by the Air Mobility Command, is the Mobility Air Force's readiness competition.

This competition focuses on improving worldwide air mobility forces' professional core abilities.

More than 150 teams and 3,000 people from the Air Force, and Air Force Reserve, as well as allied nations participated in Rodeo.

For more, click on the slideshow.