Heading back south with a reason to swagger. (Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth W. Norman)
The guys from Altus Air Force Base returned to Oklahoma last week with some major bragging rights.
The 97th Air Mobility Wing took back the top prize at the 2011 Rodeo, Air Mobility Command’s bienniel skills competition. The 97th took home another nine trophies, too, which must have made the trip to Joint Base Lewis-McChord especially sweet.
The Rodeo, for those who might not know, is AMC’s biggest to-do. It draws teams from across the world to compete in everything from airdrops to financial management. Here’s a list of winners from this year’s competition:
Best Air Mobility Wing: 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus Air Force Base, Okla.
The Knucklebuster Award: 439th Airlift Wing, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass.
Best Aerial Port Team: 62nd Airlift Wing/627th Air Base Group, Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Best Security Forces Team: Team McGuire, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
Best Contingency Response Operations Team: 621st Contingency Response Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
Best Financial Management: 375th Air Mobility Wing, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
Best Aeromedical Evacuation Team: 446th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Best Aerial Refueling Team: 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus Air Force Base (Receiver) and 92nd Air Refueling, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.
Best International Team: Belgium
Best C-5 Wing: Team Dover, Dover Air Force Base, Del.
Best C-130 Wing: 314th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.
Best C-17 Wing: 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus Air Force Base
Best KC-10 Wing: Team Travis, Travis Air Force Base, Calif.
Best KC-135 Wing: 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus Air Force Base
Best Airland Wing: Team Dover, Dover Air Force Base
Best Tanker Wing: 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus Air Force Base
Best Airdrop Wing: 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus Air Force Base
Best C-5 Air-To-Air Refueling Team: Team Dover
Best C-17 Air-To-Air Refueling Team: 97th Air Mobility Wing
Best KC-10 Air-To-Air Refueling Team: Team Travis
Best KC-135 Air-To-Air Refueling Team: 121st Air Refueling Wing, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio
Best C-17 Air Drop Team: Team Alaska
Best C-130 Air Drop Team: 314th Airlift Wing (C-130H)
Best C-17 Short Field Landing Team: 97th Air Mobility Wing
Best C-130 Short Field Landing Team: 302nd Airlift Wing, Petersen Air Force Base, Colo.
Best Joint Airdrop Inspection Team: Team Pope
Best C-17 Backing & Combat Offload Team: 15th Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
Best C-130 Backing & Combat Offload Team: 317th Airlift Group, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas
Best C-5 Aircrew: Team Dover
Best C-17 Aircrew: 97th Air Mobility Wing
Best C-130 Aircrew: 314th Airlift Wing (C-130H)
Best KC-10 Aircrew: Team Travis
Best KC-135 Aircrew: 121st Air Refueling Wing
Best KC-10 Cargo Loading Team: Team McGuire
Best KC-135 Cargo Loading Team: 121st Air Refueling Wing
Best C-5 Preflight Team: Team Dover
Best C-17 Preflight Team: 62nd Airlift Wing/627th Air Base Group
Best C-130 Preflight Team: 317th Airlift Group
Best KC-10 Preflight Team: Team Travis
Best KC-135 Preflight Team: 22nd Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.
Best C-5 Maintenance Skills Team: Team Dover
Best C-17 Maintenance Skills Team: 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston
Best C-130 Maintenance Skills Team: 314th Airlift Wing
Best KC-10 Maintenance Skills Team: Team Travis
Best KC-135 Maintenance Skills Team: 97th Air Mobility Wing
Best Maintenance Skills Team: 314th Airlift Wing
Best C-5 Maintenance Team: Team Dover
Best C-17 Maintenance Team: 437th Airlift Wing
Best C-130 Maintenance Team: 314th Airlift Wing
Best KC-10 Maintenance Team: Team Travis
Best KC-135 Maintenance Team: Team MacDill
Best Aerial Port Challenge Course Team: 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Best C-5 Engine Running Offload: Team Dover
Best C-17 Engine Running Offload: 62nd Airlift Wing, Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Best C-130 Engine Running Offload: 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown-Warren Air Reserve Squadron, Ohio
Best In-Transit Visibility: 62nd Airlift Wing/627th Air Base Group
Best Joint Inspection Team: 621st Contingency Response Wing
Best 10K Forklift Operator Team: 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing
Best 25K Halverson Loader Team: Team Travis
Best Pallet Build-Up Team: 317th Airlift Group
Best Advanced Designated Marksman/Sharpshooter: 621st Contingency Response Wing
Best Combat Tactics Team: Team McGuire
Best Combat Weapons Team: 446th Airlift Wing
Best Combat Endurance Team: Team Alaska
Best Fit-To-Fight Team: Team Ramstein
Best Aeromedical Evacuation Contingency Team: 446th Airlift Wing
Best Aeromedical Evacuation C-17 Configuration Team: 302nd Airlift Wing
Best Aeromedical Evacuation KC-135 Configuration Team: 302nd Airlift Wing
Best Flight Attendant Emergency Egress Team: 99th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
Best Flight Attendant Culinary Team: Team Ramstein
Best Flight Attendant Team: Team Ramstein
Best Contingency Operations ERO Team: 615th Contingency Response Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Calif.
Best Contingency Operations HELAMS Team: 621st Contingency Response Wing
Best Contingency Operations SPICE Team: 621st Contingency Response Wing
Best OSA/VIPSAM Precision Landing Team: Team Ramstein
Best OSA/VIPSAM DV Block in Team: Team Ramstein
Best OSA/VIPSAM Team: Team Ramstein
Best T1 Low Level/Airdrop Team: 47th Flying Training Wing, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas
Best T1 AR Team: 12th Flying Training Wing, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
Best T1 Team: 14th Flying Training Wing, Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.
