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  • 326th AS aircrew now veteran RODEO wranglers

    Aircrew members from the 326th Airlift Squadron are bringing home new experiences after competing at the 2009 Air Mobility Command RODEO July 19-25 at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. With more than 100 teams participating at the RODEO, including seven foreign countries, the competition tested Airmen

  • 446th Airlift Wing garners awards at Air Mobility Command's Rodeo

    The 446th Airlift Wing Rodeo team has garnered two awards so far as Air Mobility Command's Rodeo is wraps up today with award presentations and closing ceremonies at McChord Air Force Base, Wash.The 446th AW Rodeo team has taken the trophy in the Fit to Fight competition and the Rodeo Security

  • Rodeo reservist

    Senior Airman Nathan Shelley low crawls through an obstacle during a combat endurance competition on July 23 at Rodeo 2009. Airman Shelley is a reservist assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. His security forces teammates at Rodeo are active-duty Airmen assigned

  • 482nd FW Operations Group commander teams with brother to run Red Flag

    For the first time in Red Flag history, two brothers are running the show. America knows many family duos: Presidents George H.W. and George W. Bush, father and son; Eli and Peyton Manning, sibling quarterbacks in the NFL; Venus and Serena Williams, sisters and international tennis stars. How do two

  • Aeromedical team applies experience to contingency flight at Rodeo

    Experience at running aeromedical evacuation missions in the Southwest Asia area paid off for the 446th Rodeo Aeromedical Evacuation team, which scored a respectable 915 out of 1050 during their July 20 contingency flight. The contingency flight is one of three events for aeromedical evacuation

  • Team McConnell building on early success at Rodeo 2009

    Team McConnell members wasted no time making their presence known at Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2009.The team found itself just one point shy of the top score following a preflight inspection of its KC-135 Stratotanker Sunday morning, less than 24 hours after arriving at McChord AFB, Wash., for

  • Reserve refueling crew honors fallen at Arlington

    A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 916th Air Refueling Wing had a mission this week usually reserved for fighters.On July 22, a combined Reserve and regular Air Force crew had the privilege of doing a fly-over at Arlington National Cemetery to honor service members killed in action during Vietnam. The

  • PaveHawk pulpit

    Thirty Air Force Reserve chaplains gather around an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter as 920th Rescue Wing pilot Capt. Paul Carpenter gives them scenarios of his recent deployment to Afghanistan and discusses chopper capabilities. The chaplains toured various Air Force bases in July to learn more about

  • Rodeo Maintenance team meticulous in refueling competition

    What's so hard about pumping gas? You open the gas cap. Put the nozzle in the tank. Squeeze the trigger and wait for the click. Simple. Right? Well when it comes to refueling planes, the process is a lot more meticulous. That's why the 446th Airlift Wing Rodeo Maintenance team applied months of

  • Rodeo Aerial Port team guides twists and turns of a 60K tunner

    Tight corners and bright orange cones litter the aerial port 60K competition grounds at Air Mobility Command's Rodeo, McChord Air Force Base, Wash July 19-24. Aerial port teams competed using their navigational skills, hand signals and good old fashion teamwork to get the job done. The course didn't