• 19th legacy flyers prepared to win

    A hand-picked C-130 Legacy aircrew will be representing the 19th Airlift Wing this week while competing in Air Mobility Command's RODEO at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The Legacy RODEO team was chosen by all three Legacy squadrons submitting names to the senior leaders of the 50th, 61st and 53rd

  • 314th C-130E: Maintaining the RODEO legacy

    A rock star C-130E aircrew from the 314th Airlift Wing departed today to display the wing's mission, to train the world's best C-130 airlifters to fly, fight, and win, at Air Mobility Command's RODEO at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.The team was chosen based on the "whole airman concept," said Maj.

  • Loaded, ready to rock RODEO

    The 41st Airlift Squadron's Rodeo team is ready to put their skills to the test and bring home the trophy at this year's Air Mobility RODEO 2011 competition from July 24 - 29, 2011, at McChord Field at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash."I think we're all kind of competitive," said Capt. Butch Brennan,

  • 19th AW Legacy Maintenance RODEO team

    The 19th Airlift Wing C-130 Legacy maintenance team departed today to compete in Air Mobility Command's RODEO at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. "The maintainers were chosen due to their specialties and career fields," said 1st Lt. Paul Ellis, the officer-in-charge of the 19th Maintenance RODEO

  • 19 SFS set to win at RODEO

    Members from the 19th Security Forces Squadron's Rodeo team are poised and ready to bring home the trophy from this year's Air Mobility Command's RODEO at McChord Field at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.The five-man team, led by first-time team chief, Master Sgt. Stephen Hicks, 19th SFS training

  • 314 AMXS gold AMU wants the gold

    The 314th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's gold aircraft maintenance unit is ready for the Air Mobility Command RODEO and is confident in its team's skills. Senior Airman Tyler Mitsuyasu, one of the youngest members of the team, said he and the team will be going to McChord Field at Joint Base

  • Ready for RODEO

    The 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's C-130J maintenance team leaves today for the Air Mobility Command RODEO competition with expectations of winning.Team members are filled with the third core value, Excellence in all we do, as they've prepared for each aspect of their section of the

  • Small number, big heart

    The 19th Operation Support Squadron Joint Airdrop Inspection team has high energy as they ship off for the Air Mobility Command RODEO competition July 22, 2011. With only two members, the JAI team is anxious to take the crown from the four-time JAI winners from Pope AFB, N.C.Senior Airman Jonathan

  • Herk heats up for new decon test, evaluation

    A ground-instructional C-130 on the west end of the flight line is undergoing tests to determine how heat and humidity affect the decontamination process for an aircraft contaminated with a simulated biological agent.The tests, which run through August, use bacillus thuringiensis, a