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A Royal Air Force C-130 drops a bundle over the Bronco drop zone during Airlift Rodeo '96.
A Container Delivery System is pulled by a drag chute out of a United Kingdom Royal Air Force C-130 as it drops a bundle over the Bronco drop zone in eastern Washington state during Airlift Rodeo '96 on June 24, 1996. Airlift Rodeo '96 is the United States Transportation Command's tanker/airlift competition which tests the flight and ground skills of aircrews as well as the related skills of combat control, security police, aerial port, aeromedical evacuation, and maintenance team members. Crews from the U.S. and nine other countries are participating in the competition held this year at McChord Air Force Base, Wash.