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A Georgia Air National Guard (GA ANG) C-130 Hercules, 165th Airlift Wing (AW), Savannah, Georgia (GA), taxies in after landing at McChord AFB, Washington (WA), to participate in the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

A US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker, 931st Air Refueling Group (ARG), 22nd Aerial Refueling Wing (ARW), McConnell Air Force Base (AFB), Kansas (KS), taxies in after landing at McChord AFB, Washington (WA), to participate in the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

A US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker, 22nd Air Refueling Wing (ARW), McConnell Air Force Base (AFB), Kansas (KS), taxies to a parking ramp at McChord AFB, Washington (WA), to participate in the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

Two US Air Force (USAF) C-17 Globemaster IIIs, 437th Airlift Wing (AW), Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), taxi to separate parking ramps at McChord AFB, Washington (WA), to participate in the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

The tail section of a parked Georgia Air National Guard (GA ANG) C-130 Hercules, 165th Airlift Wing (AW), Savannah, Georgia (GA), after it landed at McChord AFB, Washington (WA), to participate in the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

A US Air Force (USAF) C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, 437th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), taxies in with flags flying to a parking ramp at McChord AFB, Washington (WA), to participate in the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

A Belgian Air Force (BAF) C-130 Hercules aircraft taxis into position in preparation for the start of the Engine Running Onload/Offload (ERO) competition, which is part of the overall US Air Force (USAF) Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA)

A US Air Force (USAF) ßTeam Little Rockß C-130 Hercules, 314th Airlift Wing (AW), Little Rock Air Force Base (AFB), Little Rock, Arkansas (AR), arrives at McChord AFB, Washington (WA), to participate in the US Air Force (USAF) Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

A US Air Force (USAF) 43rd Airlift Wing (AW), Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC), C-130 Hercules taxies in after landing at McChord AFB, Washington (WA), to participate in the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

A Georgia Air National Guard (GA ANG) C-130 Hercules, 165th Airlift Wing (AW), Savannah, Georgia (GA), taxies in after landing at McChord AFB, Washington (WA), to participate in the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

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Summary

The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Mcchord Air Force Base

State: Washington (WA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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georgia air national guard ang ga ang hercules airlift savannah mcchord afb mcchord afb washington usaf mobility command usaf air mobility command amc rodeo competition washington state national guard c 130 us air force air force base us national guard images c 130 technical sergeant mcchord air force base airlift competition tsgt lance cheung c 130 hercules military aircraft us national archives preparing to launch us air national guard
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Date

20/06/1998
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Location

McChord Air Force Base ,  47.13095, -122.50269
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The U.S. National Archives
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georgia air national guard ang ga ang hercules airlift savannah mcchord afb mcchord afb washington usaf mobility command usaf air mobility command amc rodeo competition washington state national guard c 130 us air force air force base us national guard images c 130 technical sergeant mcchord air force base airlift competition tsgt lance cheung c 130 hercules military aircraft us national archives preparing to launch us air national guard