CHARLESTON AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. –
MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- In a rousing final celebration, Air Mobility Rodeo 2007 awards were announced here July 27. The "best of the best" included teams from around the world.
Charleston had a combined team of the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings participating in the competition this year.
Rodeo, hosted by Air Mobility Command, is a readiness competition between U.S. and international mobility air forces. It focuses on improving warfighting capabilities and support of the Global War on Terror.
Gen. Duncan McNabb, commander Air Mobility Command, presented awards to the top teams.
The winners were:
Best Air Mobility Team: 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis AFB, Calif.
Best Airdrop Team: 317th Airlift Group, Dyess AFB, Texas.
Best Airland Team: 60 AMW, Travis AFB, Calif.
Best Tanker Team: 60 AMW, Travis AFB, Calif.
Best KC-135 Team: 97 AMW, Altus AFB, Okla.
Best KC-10 Team: 60 AMW, Travis AFB, Calif.
Best C-17 Team: 60 AMW, Travis AFB, Calif.
Best C-130/C-160 Team: 317 AG Dyess AFB, Texas.
Best C-5 Team: 60 AMW, Travis AFB, Calif.
Best International Team: German Transport Wing 61, Germany
Best Aerial Refueling Team: 437 and 315 AWs, Charleston AFB and 97 AMW, Altus AFB, Okla.
Best Aeromedical Evacuation Team: 446 AW, McChord AFB, Wash.
Best Aerial Port Team: 721 Air Mobility Operations Group, Ramstein AB, Germany
Best Security Forces Team: 62 AW, McChord AFB, Wash.
Maintenance Knucklebuster Award: 60 AMW, Travis AFB, Calif.
In the more than 60 competitions this year, Charleston AFB also won the Best C-17 Maintenance Team and Best C-17 Air Drop Aircrew awards.
The Charleston AFB 2007 AMC Rodeo Team returned Saturday. A welcome back celebration will be held in their honor today at 3 p.m. in the Charleston Club. For more information, contact 1st Lt. Nicholas Rodriguez at 963-2145. (Airman Melissa White contributed to this story.)