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McChord Reserve aeromedical team wins big at Air Mobility Rodeo

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McChord Field, Wash. --  The Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 competition drew to a close at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., with the 446th Airlift Wing's aeromedical evacuation team winning the trophy for Best C-17 Aeromedical Team.

The 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus AFB, Okla., earned the Best Air Mobility Wing trophy during the closing ceremonies and awards presentation July 29 for the Air Mobility Command bi-annual  competition.

Air Force Reserve Command units won or partnered to win 28 of the 80 categories in the 2011 competition, including the 446th AW's security forces team winning the Combat Weapons award and the aeromedical team winning the C-17 aeromedical contingency flight award.

The following teams were also winners at Air Mobility Rodeo 2011:

- The Knucklebuster Award, which recognizes the maintenance team with the highest standards of professionalism, dedication and mutual respect for competitors: 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 MDL

- Best Financial Management -- 375th Air Mobility Wing, Scott AFB, Ill.

- Best Aerial Refueling Team -- 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus AFB (Receiver) and 92nd Air Refueling, Fairchild AFB, Wash.

- Best International Team -- Belgium

- Best C-5 Wing -- Team Dover, Dover AFB, Del.

- Best C-130 Wing -- 314th Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, Ark.

- Best C-17 Wing -- 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus AFB

- Best KC-10 Wing -- Team Travis, Travis AFB, Calif.

- Best KC-135 Wing -- 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus AFB

- Best Airland Wing -- Team Dover, Dover AFB

- Best Tanker Wing -- 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus AFB

- Best Airdrop Wing -- 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus AFB

- Best C-5 Air-To-Air Refueling Team: Team Dover

- Best C-17 Air-To-Air Refueling Team: 97th AMW

- 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 AW (C-130H)

- Best C-17 Short Field Landing Team: 97th AMW

- Best C-130 Short Field Landing Team: 302nd AW, Petersen AFB, Colo.

- Best Joint Airdrop Inspection Team: Team Pope

- Best C-17 Backing & Combat Offload Team: 15th WG, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii

- Best C-130 Backing & Combat Offload Team: 317th Airlift Group, Dyess AFB, Texas

- Best C-5 Aircrew: Team Dover

- Best C-17 Aircrew: 97th AMW

- Best C-130 Aircrew: 314th AW (C-130H)

- Best KC-10 Aircrew: Team Travis

- Best KC-135 Aircrew: 121st ARW

- Best KC-10 Cargo Loading Team: Team McGuire

- Best KC-135 Cargo Loading Team: 121st ARW

- Best C-5 Preflight Team: Team Dover

- Best C-17 Preflight Team: 62nd AW/627th ABG

- Best C-130 Preflight Team: 317th AG

- Best KC-10 Preflight Team: Team Travis

- Best KC-135 Preflight Team: 22nd ARW, McConnell AFB, Kan.

- Best C-5 Maintenance Skills Team: Team Dover

- Best C-17 Maintenance Skills Team: 437th AW, Joint Base Charleston

- Best C-130 Maintenance Skills Team: 314th AW

- Best KC-10 Maintenance Skills Team: Team Travis

- Best KC-135 Maintenance Skills Team: 97th AMW

- Best Maintenance Skills Team: 314th AW

- Best C-5 Maintenance Team: Team Dover

- Best C-17 Maintenance Team: 437th AW

- Best C-130 Maintenance Team: 314th AW

- 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 AW, Joint Base Lewis-McChord

- Best C-130 Engine Running Offload: 910th AW, Youngstown-Warren Air Reserve Squadron, Ohio

- Best In-Transit Visibility: 62nd AW/627th ABG

- Best Joint Inspection Team: 621st CRW

- Best 10K Forklift Operator Team: 521st AMOW

- Best 25K Halverson Loader Team: Team Travis

- Best Pallet Build-Up Team: 317th AG

- Best Advanced Designated Marksman/Sharpshooter: 621st CRW

- Best Combat Tactics Team: Team McGuire

- Best Combat Endurance Team: Team Alaska

- Best Fit-To-Fight Team: Team Ramstein

- Best Aeromedical Evacuation Contingency Team: 446th AW

- Best Aeromedical Evacuation C-17 Configuration Team: 302nd AW

- Best Aeromedical Evacuation KC-135 Configuration Team: 302nd AW

- Best Flight Attendant Emergency Egress Team: 99th AS, Joint Base Andrews, Md.

- Best Flight Attendant Culinary Team: Team Ramstein

- Best Flight Attendant Team: Team Ramstein

- Best Contingency Operations ERO Team: 615th CRW, Travis AFB, Calif.

- Best Contingency Operations HELAMS Team: 621st CRW

- Best Contingency Operations SPICE Team: 621st CRW

- 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 AFB, Texas

- Best T1 AR Team: 12th FTW, Randolph AFB, Texas

- Best T1 Team: 14th FTW, Columbus AFB, Miss.

The next Air Mobility Rodeo will again be at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in 2013.