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US Air Force (USAF) Rodeo 98 Umpire MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Tryba stands on an aircraft maintenance stand while he inspects a 60th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Travis Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA), C-5B Galaxy aircraft engine during the basic aircraft post-flight maintenance inspection competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

A US Air Force (USAF) 60th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Travis Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA), Rodeo 98 Team member clears his C-5B GALAXY aircraft in preparation for the Rodeo 98 Umpires who are coming onboard to inspect the aircraft during the basic post-flight maintenance inspection competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

US Air Force (USAF) Rodeo 98 Umpire SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Roger Bowen, 437th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), inspects the interior of a C-5B Galaxy aircraft for any discrepancies during the basic post-flight maintenance inspection competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, WA

US Air Force (USAF) Rodeo 98 C-141B Starlifter aircraft Team CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Porter, 62nd Airlift Wing (AW), McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), observes and tracks the time the Rodeo 98 Umpires spend inspecting certain areas of his C-141B, while his crew stands in the designated area in the distance, during the basic aircraft post-flight maintenance inspection competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, WA

Two US Air Force (USAF) Rodeo 98 Umpires, SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Cremer (center, left) and MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Tryba (center, right), discuss the results of a refueling inspection for one Rodeo 98 Refueling Team during the ground refuel inspection competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

US Air Force (USAF) 60th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), 60th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Travis Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA), Rodeo 98 Team members prepare a maintenance stand for movement off of their C-5B Galaxy aircraft after arriving at McChord AFB, Washington (WA), to participate in the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

US Air Force (USAF) Engine Mechanic STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John Fennel and SSGT Jerrymar Copeland, 446th Maintenance Squadron (MXS), McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), remove an engine cover from their C-141B Starlifter aircraft in preparation for an inspection by Rodeo 98 Umpires during basic post-flight maintenance inspection competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, WA

US Air Force (USAF) Engine Mechanic STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John Fennel, 446th Maintenance Squadron (MXS), McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), anxiously waits with other Rodeo 98 Team members for the judging results from after completing his units C-141B Starlifter aircraft basic post-flight maintenance inspection competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, WA

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Lyslander Meridy, Aircraft Maintenance SPECIALIST (AMS), 436th Airlift Wing (AW), Dover Air Force Base (AFB), Delaware (DE), Rodeo 98 Team member moves a maintenance stand around his C-5B Galaxy aircraft during one phase of an aircraft maintenance competition in the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

US Air Force (USAF) Rodeo 98 Umpire MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Tryba stands on an aircraft maintenance stand preparing to inspect a 60th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Travis Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA), C-5B Galaxy aircraft engine during the basic aircraft post-flight maintenance inspection competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

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Base: Mcchord Air Force Base

State: Washington (WA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SRA Patty Zimmerman, USAF

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Washington Army National Guard (WAARNG) Soldiers, Alpha Company (A Co.), 1/303rd Armor Battalion (BN), 81st Armor Brigade (Separate), Fort Lewis, Washington (WA), load a litter onto a US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules aircraft as they assist in the aeromedical combat configuration and loading competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA)

Passing rain clouds, during sunrise, frame a C-5B Galaxy that is parked on one of Malmstrom Air Force Base's taxiways. The C-5 was used to transport personnel and equipment for the Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI), which tests a unit's ability to operate in a simulated wartime environment

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Glover, 60th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Travis Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA), waits while equipment and gear are offloaded from his C-5B Galaxy aircraft after arriving at McChord AFB, Washington (WA), to participate in the week-long USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Hollensteiner, 637th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), shows his disappointment after learning that his Rodeo 98 C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft Team was given a negative mark by a Rodeo 98 Umpire during the ground refuel inspection competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

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US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Ron Boultinghouse, 446th Aerial Evacuation Squadron (AES), OFallon Air Force Base (AFB), Illinois (IL), waits to process in prior to the start of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA)

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US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Knapp (left), SSGT McCabe (center), and SSGT Cole (right), 19th Air Refueling Group (ARG), the Black Knights, Robins Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia (GA), Rodeo 98 Team members (all wearing black T-shirts) read the KC-135 Technical Manual refueling instructions step-by-step, while two Rodeo 98 Umpires reads along, during the ground refueling competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

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