Aerial Port Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing and 627th Air Base Group combo team for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 won the Best In-Transit Visibility team during an awards ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 29, 2011. Rodeo is a biannual readiness competition that brings Airmen from around the globe to prove and hone their skills in events such as airdrops, aerial refueling, maintenance, security forces and more. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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Best Rodeo Port Dawgs

Maintenance Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing and 627th Air Base Group combo team for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 won the Best C-17 Preflight trophy during an awards ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 29, 2011. Rodeo is a biannual readiness competition that brings Airmen from around the globe to prove and hone their skills in events such as airdrops, aerial refueling, maintenance, security forces and more. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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Best Aerial Port Team

Aerial Port Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing and 627th Air Base Group combo team cheer as they receive the trophy for the "Best Aerial Port Team" during the closing ceremony for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 July 29, 2011, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The group was also named the "Best In-Transit Visibility" team. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Frances Kriss)

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Best Rodeo Port Dawgs - 62nd AW, 627th ABG Combo Team!

Published July 29, 2011
62nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing and 627th Air Base Group combo team for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 won the Best Aerial Port Team award during closing ceremonies at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 29, 2011.

The maintenance piece of the team also took home the Best C-17 Preflight trophy and the aerial port Airmen earned the Best In-Transit Visibility team during a smaller awards ceremony earlier in the day.

Rodeo is a biannual readiness competition that brings Airmen from around the globe to prove and hone their skills in events such as airdrops, aerial refueling, maintenance, security forces and more.