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U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Brooks Bash, director of Air, Space and Information Operations, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., greets the Spanish air force team upon its arrival at McChord July 13. The Spanish team has come to McChord to compete in the Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2009. This is an international competition that focuses on improving worldwide air mobility forces' professional core abilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Dayton Mitchell)


McChord welcomes international Rodeo teams

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Brooks Bash, director of Air, Space and Information Operations, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., greets the Spanish air force team upon its arrival at McChord July 13. The Spanish team has come to McChord to compete in the Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2009. This is an international competition that focuses on improving worldwide air mobility forces' professional core abilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Dayton Mitchell)

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A 62nd Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance Airman stamps newly built C-17 Globemaster III flares at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., March 14, 2017. These aircraft-dispensed flares are used as infrared countermeasures designed to defeat heat seeking surface-to-air missiles. (Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Naomi Shipley)
A 62nd Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance Airman builds up the flare systems for the C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., March 14, 2017. The 62nd MXS tracks, manages and maintains the flare systems for the 48 C-17s assigned to McChord, whether here at home station or around the world. (Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Naomi Shipley)
Staff Sgt. Chad Warner, 62nd Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance production superintendent, unloads squibs or impulse cartridges, which provide a small propellant charge that ignite the flare stick, to build flares for the C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., March 14, 2017. A single C-17 flare system costs approximately $50,000 and are used as infrared countermeasures designed to defeat heat seeking surface-to-air missiles. (Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Naomi Shipley)
The 62nd Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance flight builds up the flare systems for the C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., March 14, 2017. The 62nd MXS is responsible for 38 munitions custody accounts, which includes anything from pepper spray to ammo. (Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Naomi Shipley)
Air Force and Army senior enlisted members do air squats Sept. 29, 2016 at Heritage Hill on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The senior enlisted members at JBLM were using the joint physical training session as a team building exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Naomi Shipley)
Service members, their guests and American Legion members, listen during the American Legion Service to America Banquet in Centralia, Wash., July 15, 2016. An Airman and Soldier from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., along with other service members from the Puget Sound were recognized for their selfless contributions to their communities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Naomi Shipley)
Army Staff Sgt. Sheldon Boyajean (left) and Air Force Tech. Sgt. Danita Welch (right), who were both recognized by the American legion with the Spirit of Service Award, pose with Joint Base Lewis-McChord Leadership, and Welch’s daughters after the American Legion Service to America Banquet July 15, 2016, in Centralia, Wash. Welch, who enlisted in 1997, has been a single mother to more than 50 foster children over the years and continues to give back in any way possible. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Naomi Shipley)
Col. Leonard Kosinksi (, 62nd Airlift Wing Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Tiko Mazid (right), 62 AW command chief, stand with Tech. Sgt. Danita Welch, 62nd Medical Squadron Health Services Manager, prior to the American Legion Service to America Banquet in Centralia, Wash., July 15, 2016. Welch, a single mother, has fostered more than 50 children whose ages range from 11 months to 18 years old. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Naomi Shipley)
Service members from each branch of service hold their American Legion Spirit of Service Award after the Service to American Legion Service to America Banquet in Centralia, Wash., July 15, 2016. Each member, accompanied by their families and leadership, were honored for their continuous contributions to others. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Naomi Shipley)
Tech. Sgt. Danita Welch, 62nd Medical Squadron health services manager, stands to be recognized during the American Legion Service to America Banquet in Centralia, Wash., July 15, 2016. Welch received the Spirit of Service Award for her continuous and compassionate efforts as a foster parent to more than 50 children. The American Legion gives the award to service members of each branch of service in recognition of their exemplary efforts in volunteering in their local communities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Naomi Shipley)
Jim Broe (left), American Legion representative, and Chief Master Sgt. Tiko Mazid (right), 62nd Airlift Wing command chief, present Tech. Sgt. Danita Welch, 62nd Medical Squadron health services manager, is presented with the American Legion Spirit of Service Award in Centralia, Wash., July 15, 2016. Welch, who has served for more than 20 years, was recognized for her service to others by the American Legion for her dedication as a foster parent to more than 50 children. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Naomi Shipley)
(From left) Maj. Kathryn Benson, McChord C-17 pilot, and Dorothy Olsen, former Women Airforce Service Pilot, sit in the cock-pit of a C-17 Globemaster III on the McChord Field flight line July 10, 2016. Olsen celebrated her 100th birthday at McChord with three fellow WASPs and family. Olsen was also reunited with one of her favorite aircraft’s, the P-51 Mustang. (Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Naomi Shipley)