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Team McGuire races against the clock at Airlift Rodeo '96.
Team McGuire from the 621 Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., races against the clock during the Engine Running Onload/Offload competition at Airlift Rodeo '96 on June 26, 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.