Shootout at the Rodeo corral

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Airman 1st Class Eric Newland, 97th Security Forces Squadron Rodeo Team member, shoots it out at the corral during the Combat Weapons course at the 2011 Air Mobility Command Rodeo July 27 while a Rodeo umpire watches for mistakes and missed targets. The SF squadron has a team of four competing at Rodeo for top scores and this course tested competitors’ accuracy and basic weapon skills within short time limits. (Courtesy photo / Released / 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs)

Shootout at the Rodeo corral

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Airman 1st Class Joshua Sams, 97th Security Forces Squadron Rodeo Team member, shoots it out at the corral during the Combat Weapons course at the 2011 Air Mobility Command Rodeo July 27 while a Rodeo umpire watches for mistakes and missed targets. The SF squadron has a team of four competing at Rodeo for top scores and this course tested competitors’ accuracy and basic weapon skills within short time limits. (Courtesy photo / Released / 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs)

Team Altus spurs through third day of AMC Rodeo competition

JOINT BASES LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Staff Sgt. Michael Ladrigan, 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron 2011 Air Mobility Command Rodeo team member from Altus Air Force Base, Okla., directs driver, Staff Sgt. Eric Sims to a high line loading dock July 26, 2011 at the 25k Halvorson driving course during the 2011 AMC Rodeo. During the event, operators demonstrated their proficiency in maneuvering the vehicle around obstacles, followed by precisely aligning and unloading pallets in a highline dock area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth W. Norman / Released / 97th Air Mobility Wing Rodeo Public Affairs)

Team Altus spurs through third day of AMC Rodeo competition

JOINT BASES LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Staff Sgt. Michael Ladrigan, 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron 2011 Air Mobility Command Rodeo team member from Altus Air Force Base, Okla., directs driver, Staff Sgt. Eric Sims as teammate Senior Airman Eric Hazlewood and a Rodeo umpire look on July 26, 2011 at the 25k Halvorson driving course during the 2011 AMC Rodeo. During the event, operators demonstrated their proficiency in maneuvering the vehicle around obstacles, followed by precisely aligning and unloading pallets in a highline dock area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth W. Norman / Released / 97th Air Mobility Wing Rodeo Public Affairs)

97 SFS Airmen prepare for 2011 AMC Rodeo Combat Tactics course

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – (L to R) Airmen 1st Class Joshua Sams, Scott Stickney, Eric Newland and Staff Sgt. Stephen Hebblethwaite, 97th Security Forces Squadron, Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Rodeo Team discus their plan before competing in the Combat Tactics course during the 2011 Air Mobility Command Rodeo July 25. During the Combat Tactics competition, four-person teams were tested in combat-critical areas that demonstrate each team's ability to shoot, move and communicate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth W. Norman / Released / 97th Air Mobility Wing Rodeo Public Affairs)

Altus wrangles first day of AMC Rodeo competition

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Brice Parker, Jeffrey Cunningham, Shawn Pyle and Pete Chase, 97th Maintenance Directorate Rodeo team members inspect tool boxes during one of many tasks of the Maintenance Skills Competitions as part of the 2011 Air Mobility Command Rodeo July 24, 2011. Rodeo is the U.S. Air Force's and Air Mobility Command’s premier international combat skill and flying operations competition designed to develop and improve techniques, procedures and interoperability, while optimizing international mobility partnerships and enhancing mobility operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth W. Norman / Released / 97th Air Mobility Wing Rodeo Public Affairs)

Altus wrangles first day of AMC Rodeo competition

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – The 2011 Altus Air Force Base, Okla., Rodeo team stand in formation during the opening ceremony of the 2011 Air Mobility Command Rodeo July 24, 2011. A total of seven teams from the 97th Security Forces Squadron, 97th Maintenance Directorate, 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 54th Air Refueling Squadron and 58th Airlift Squadron are competing in multiple events July 24-29 that are designed to get the best from the best. AMC Rodeo is the U.S. Air Force's and Air Mobility Command’s premier international combat skill and flying operations competition designed to develop and improve techniques, procedures and interoperability, while optimizing international mobility partnerships and enhancing mobility operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth W. Norman / Released / 97th Air Mobility Wing Rodeo Public Affairs)

Altus wrangles first day of AMC Rodeo competition

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – (L to R) Master Sgt. Toby Thompson, 97th Training Squadron, Senior Master Sgt. Michael Cumberland, 97th Operational Support Squadron and Master Sgt. Chris Rueckert, 54th Air Refueling Squadron prepare the evening's chuck wagon for Team Altus following the first day of competion at the 2011 Air Mobility Command Rodeo July 24. Air Mobility Rodeo is the U.S. Air Force's and Air Mobility Command’s premier international combat skill and flying operations competition designed to develop and improve techniques, procedures and interoperability, while optimizing international mobility partnerships and enhancing mobility operations. Altus AFB has a total of seven teams in the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Brian Boisvert / Released / 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs)