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  • McChord welcomes U.S. Rodeo teams

    A flood of U.S. teams will arrive here Saturday for Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2007. Nearly 70 teams will arrive on flights set to touch down here between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. In addition, teams will also arrive on commercial flights at Sea-Tac International Airport. The teams will arrive here in all

  • McChord mobilizes for Rodeo

    Nearly 3,000 sets of eyes will be intently focused on McChord this week as the base hosts Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2007. Competitors and observers from all over the world will visit and tour McChord's grounds, facilities and events. According to base officials, McChord is ready for the

  • New name, same devotion: Phoenix Spouses support Airmen

    It didn't take much to sell Jennifer Pearcy on becoming an advocate for McChord's spouses. After a close friend moved away, she realized that she wanted to be a part of a support network for McChord's Airmen. When she heard about the base's key spouse program and its purpose, she said she jumped at

  • Adventures Unlimited offers trips to Rodeo teams

    In celebration of Rodeo 2007, starting Monday Adventures Unlimited will be offering a different trip each day until July 27. The trips are geared to accommodate the Rodeo teams and their support staffs to give them a taste of a little bit of everything in the Pacific Northwest, said Adventures

  • Current, upcoming mission-tasks require focus, dedication

    Are you ready? Much should be on your radar screen requiring you to be prepared: permanent-change-of-station season, summer vacation, safety as we are one-third of the way through the 101 Critical Days of Summer, deployments as they continue unabated in support of Operations Enduring and Iraqi

  • McChord prepared to host premier air mobility event

    In 1962 a combat skills competition called Rodeo made its first appearance as a way to enhance air mobility operations and promote esprit de corps. Thirty two years later McChord would host the premier air mobility event for the first time creating a standard of excellence for others to follow. Next

  • Rodeo ready to ride, wing ready to win

    Team McChord, we have reached the home stretch for the Rodeo competition! The welcome mat is out for the Air Mobility Command Rodeo team and to our international competitors who began arriving this week. An incredible amount of work has gone into preparing for this great mobility competition, not

  • 8th AS Airmen return home

    More than 130 Airmen from the 8th Airlift Squadron here returned home July 3 after a 120-day deployment in support of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom and the Global War on Terrorism. The Airmen were deployed as the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at various locations throughout the U.S.

  • McChord welcomes int‘l teams

    Monday morning a flood of international teams will arrive here for Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2007, which begins July 21. The teams will touch down starting at 10 a.m. and then every 20 minutes after until they have all landed, said Rodeo international teams director Aubrey Robertson, 62nd Airlift