Rodeo from another side

By Fort Lewis Blog on July 21, 2009

MICHAEL SWAN: TOTAL FORCE IMPACT EVIDENT AT RODEO 2009 >>>

Rodeo-full Air Mobility Command Rodeo PAO posted this report on the National Guard Web site, concentrating on the Air National Guard side:

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. (7/20/09) - The Air Force's total force concept is clearly on display at Air Mobility Command's RODEO 2009 being held here this week.

RODEO is 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.


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Photo: A C-130 Hercules from the 139th Airlift Wing of the Missouri Air National Guard at St. Joseph taxis on the ramp at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., after completing a competition mission for Air Mobility RODEO 2009. More than 100 teams are participating in RODEO competition, including teams from seven foreign countries. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)