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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 a Rodeo 98 Umpire 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)

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)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Knapp, 19th Air Refueling Group (ARG), the Black Knights, Robins Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia (GA), waits with anticipation for his units turn to refuel a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during the ground refueling competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Chuck Royko (right), Refueling Supervisor, 605th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), New Jersey (NJ), briefs his crew on the step-by-step ground refueling procedures, according to the technical manual, as he and his team start to refuel their KC-10A Extender 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) 19th Air Refueling Group (ARG), the Black Knights, Robins Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia (GA), Rodeo 98 Team members (in the backgrond) follow the KC-135 Technical Manual refueling instructions step-by-step, while a Rodeo 98 Umpire observes them during the ground refueling competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

Two US Air Force (USAF) Team McGuire Rodeo 98 Team members, 605th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), New Jersey (NJ), stand on a maintenance stand to connect the refueling hose as they refuel their KC-10A Extender 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) Captain (CPT) Shawn McDonald, pilot, KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, 931st Air Refueling Group (ARG), Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), McConnell Air Force Base (AFB), Kansas (KS), checks the mission folder while in flight on a refueling mission during the aerial refueling competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (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) Captain (CPT) Shawn McDonald, pilot, KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, 931st Air Refueling Group (ARG), Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), McConnell Air Force Base (AFB), Kansas (KS), reviews a chart in preparation for a refueling mission during the aerial refueling competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Cole (left), SSGT Knapp (center), and SSGT McCabe (right), 19th Air Refueling Group (ARG), the Black Knights, Robins Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia (GA), Rodeo 98 Team members wait to hear the judging results of the inspection of their ground refuel operation 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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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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22/06/1998
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McChord Air Force Base ,  47.13095, -122.50269
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