Air Mobility RODEO 2009
(From left) Tech. Sgt. Ed Schubert, Master Sgt. Brian Wood, Senior Airman Jamie Lantz, and Tech. Sgt. Jim Masters, all trumpet players with the Air Force's Band of the Golden West, play a tune during the opening ceremonies for Air Mobility Command's RODEO 2009 July 19 at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. More than 100 teams are participating in RODEO competition, including teams from seven foreign countries. RODEO is the U.S. Air Force's and AMC's premier air mobility competition. It's an international combat skills and flying operations competition designed to develop and improve techniques, procedures and interoperability with international partners to optimize mobility partnerships and enhance mobility operations. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)