Air Mobility Command RODEO 2009
Airmen prepare a KC-135R Stratotanker from the Pennsylvania Air National Guard's 171st Air Refueling Wing at Pittsburgh, for departure from Scott Air Force Base, Ill., July 17, 2009, to fly to McChord Air Force Base, Wash., for Air Mobility Command's RODEO 2009. More than 100 teams and 2,500 people from the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard and selected foreign countries will compete. RODEO 2009 will include more than 50 competition events covering air mobility, flight and ground specialties and focuses on combat skills. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)