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Right side front view medium shot as US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Joseph Densmore of the 305 Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, removes engine covers on a C-141 Starlifter before take-off on May 10, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations will compete in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, US Army units, foreign nations, air drops, cargo loading, refueling, ...
Left side rear view medium close-up shot as US Air Force Captain Bill Harkins of the 32 Air Refueling Squadron, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, prepares to depart from Pope AFB, NC after Rodeo 2000 on May 13, 2000. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations competed in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (100 teams, 2,500 personnel, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, US Army units, foreign nations, airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat ...
Left side front view medium close-up shot as US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Corey Williams of the 305 Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire AFB New Jersey, removes water from a gas tank of a McGuire AFB C-141 Starlifter on May 9, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition at Pope AFB. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations will compete in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, US Army units, foreign nations, air drops, ...
Left side rear view medium shot as US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Ross Duarte of the 305 Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, loads a power generator onto McGuire's C-141 Starlifter (Not shown) on May 12, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations will compete in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, US Army units, foreign nations, air drops, refueling, pre-flight, combat ...
Left side front view medium shot as US Air Force members of the 305 Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, offload McGuire's C-141 Starlifter (not shown) during the engine running onload/offload event on May 10, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations will compete in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, US Army units, foreign nations, air drops, refueling, pre-flight, ...
Interior right side front view medium shot as US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Michael Strickland and Technical Sergeant Chris Weber of the 305 Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, load equipment onto McGuire's C-141 Starlifter on May 12, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations will compete in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, US Army units, foreign nations, air drops, ...
Straight on medium shot as US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Dan Reed Jr. of the 305 Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, competes in the inverted climb portion in the combat endurance course on May 11, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations will compete in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, US Army units, foreign nations, air drops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, ...
Left side rear medium shot as US Air Force SSGT John Scates from the 605 Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, performs a pre-flight maintenance check on McGuire's KC-10 Extender before the pre-flight maintenance inspection at Pope Air Force Base on May 7, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations will compete in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (Army units, foreign nations, airdrops, cargo ...
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Left side front view medium shot as US Air Force Captain Cal Mercer of the 6 Airlift Squadron, McGuire AFB, NJ, returns to McGuire AFB in a C-141 Starlifter on May 13, 2000 after Rodeo 2000 . During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations competed in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (100 teams, 2,500 personnel, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, US Army units, foreign nations, airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, air and ...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: Left side front view medium shot as US Air Force Captain Cal Mercer of the 6 Airlift Squadron, McGuire AFB, NJ, returns to McGuire AFB in a C-141 Starlifter on May 13, 2000 after Rodeo 2000 . During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations competed in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (100 teams, 2,500 personnel, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, US Army units, foreign nations, airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, air and ground operations not shown) at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina from May 7, 2000 to May 12, 2000.
Subject Operation/Series: AIR MOBILITY COMMAND RODEO 2000
Base: Mcguire Air Force Base
State: New Jersey (NJ)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: Kenn Mann, USAF Civilian
Release Status: Released to Public
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