Winners announced for Rodeo 2009 competitions

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MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. (AFNS) --  Air Mobility Rodeo 2009 ended here July 24 with a closing ceremony and the announcement of 74 awards including the coveted "Best of the Best" Award. 

The competition is the Air Force's and Air Mobility Command's premier mobility competition and included seven international competitors and observers from 13 other nations.

The main awards presented during the closing ceremony were:
-- Knuckle Buster Award to the 374th Airlift Wing from Yokota Air Base, Japan.
-- Best Aerial Port Team to the 19th AW from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.
-- Best Contingency Response Team to the 621st Contingency Response Wing from McGuire AFB, N.J.
-- Best Security Forces Team to the 446th AW from McChord AFB, Wash.
-- Best International Team to the team from South Korea.
-- Best Aeromedical Evacuation Team to the 86th AW from Ramstein AB, Germany.
-- Best Aerial Refueling Team (tanker) to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing from McConnell AFB, Kan.
-- Best C-5 Galaxy Team to the 60th Air Mobility Wing from Travis AFB, Calif.
-- Best C-130 Hercules/C-160 Team to the 19th AW from Little Rock AFB.
-- Best C-17 Globemaster III Team to the 62nd Airlift Wing from McChord AFB.
-- Best KC-10 Extender Team to the 60th AMW from Travis AFB.
-- Best KC-135 Stratotanker Team to the 916th ARW from Seymour-Johnson AFB, N.C.
-- Best Air-land Team to the 60th AMW from Travis AFB.
-- Best Tanker Team to the 97th AMW from Altus AFB, Okla.
-- Best Airdrop Team to the 62nd AW from McChord AFB.

And the Best Air Mobility Team, the top award given, went to the 62nd AW from McChord AFB.

The sub-category winners were:
-- Best Fit-to-Fight Team went to the 446th AW from McChord AFB.
-- Best Aeromedical Evacuation Configuration went to a team from Turkey.
-- Best Aeromedical Evacuation Contingency Flight went to the 86th AW from Ramstein AB.
-- Best Security Forces Combat Weapons Team went to the 92nd ARW from Fairchild AFB, Wash. 
-- Best Security Forces Combat Shooter went to Airman 1st Class Cory C. Linn from the 60th AMW from Travis AFB.
-- Best Security Forces Combat Tactics Team went to the team from Germany.
-- Best Combat Endurance Course Team went to a team from McGuire AFB comprising the 305th Air Mobility Wing and the 514th Air Mobility Wing.
-- Best Aerial Port Challenge Course Team went to the 62nd AW from McChord AFB.
-- Best Aerial Port 10K Forklift Operators went to the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing from Ramstein AB.
-- Best 60K Tunner Team went to the 60th AMW from Travis AFB.
-- Best C-5 ERO Team went to the 60th AMW from Travis AFB.
-- Best C-17 ERO Team went to the 97th AMW from Altus AFB.
-- Best C-130 ERO Team went to the 19th AW from Little Rock AFB.
-- Best En route ERO Team went to the 521st AMOW from Ramstein AB.
-- Best In-transit Visibility Team to the 19th AW from Little Rock AFB.
-- Best Joint Inspection Team to the 62nd AW from McChord AFB.
-- Best Joint Airdrop Inspection Team to the 43rd AW from Pope AFB, N.C.
-- Best Contingency Response HELAMS Team to the 621st CRW from McGuire AFB.
-- Best Contingency Response SPICE Team to the 621st CRW from McGuire AFB.
-- Best Contingency Operations ERO Team to the 615th CRW from Travis AFB.
-- Best Low-level Airdrop Crew to the 47th Flying Training Wing from Laughlin AFB, Texas.
-- Best T-1 AR Crew to the 47th FTW from Laughlin AFB.
-- Best T-1 Aircrew to the 47th FTW from Laughlin AFB.
-- Best C-5 AR Crew to the 60th AMW from Travis AFB.
-- Best C-5 Aircrew to the 60th AMW from Travis AFB.
-- Best C-17 Low-level Airdrop Crew to the 62nd AW from McChord AFB.
-- Best C-17 AR Crew to a team comprising the 437th AW and 315th AW from Charleston AFB, S.C. 
-- Best C-17 Short Field Landing Crew to a team comprising the 437th AW and 315th AW from Charleston AFB, S.C.
-- Best Backing/Combat Offload Crew to a team comprising the 305th AMW and 514th AMW from McGuire AFB.
-- Best C-17 Aircrew to the 62nd AW from McChord AFB.
-- Best C-130 Low-level Airdrop Crew to the 86th AW from Ramstein AB.
-- Best C-130 Short Field Landing Crew to the 19th AW from Little Rock AFB, Ark.
-- Best C-130 Backing/Combat Off-load Crew to 314th AW at Little Rock AFB.
-- Best C-130 Aircrew, the Col. Joe M. Jackson Trophy, to a team from Israel.
-- Best KC-10 AR Crew to the 60th AMW from Travis AFB.
-- Best KC-10 Cargo Loading Crew to a team comprising the 305th AMW and 514th AMW from McGuire AFB.
-- Best KC-10 Aircrew to the 60th AMW from Travis AFB.
-- Best KC-135 AR Crew to the 121st ARW from Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio.
-- Best KC-135 Cargo Loading Crew to the 916th ARW from Seymour-Johnson AFB.
-- Best KC-135 Aircrew, the Gen. Bruce K. Holloway Trophy, to the 916th ARW from Seymour-Johnson AFB.
-- Best OSA/VIPSAM Arrival Crew to the 86th AW from Ramstein AB.
-- Best OSA/VIPSAM Aircrew to the 375th Airlift Wing from Scott AFB, Ill.
-- Best C-5 Preflight Team to the 60th AMW from Travis AFB.
-- Best C-5 Post-flight Team to the 60th AMW from Travis AFB.
-- Best C-17 Pre-flight Team to a team comprising the 437th AW and 315th AW from Charleston AFB.
-- Best C-17 Post-flight Team to the 62nd AW from McChord AFB.
-- Best C-130 Pre-flight Team to the 19th AW from Little Rock AFB.
-- Best C-130 Post-flight Team to the 314th AW from Little Rock AFB.
-- Best KC-10 Pre-flight Team to a team comprising the 305th AMW and 514th AMW from McGuire AFB.
-- Best KC-10 Post-flight Team to the 60th AMW from Travis AFB.
-- Best KC-135 Pre-flight Team to the 97th AMW from Altus AFB.
-- Best KC-135 Post-flight Team to the 916th ARW from Seymour-Johnson AFB.
-- Best C-5 Maintenance Team to the 60th AMW from Travis AFB.
-- Best C-17 Maintenance Team to the 446th AW from McChord AFB.
-- Best C-130 Maintenance Team to the 19th AW from Little Rock AFB.
-- Best KC-10 Maintenance Team to a team comprising the 305th AMW and 514th AMW from McGuire AFB.
-- Best KC-135 Maintenance Team to the 97th AMW from Altus AFB.