A paratrooper from the U.S. Army's 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Wash., jumps from a C-130 Hercules during Air Mobility Rodeo 98 at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., June 24, 1998. Rodeo 98 tests the flight and ground skills of aircrews as well as the related skills of special tactics, security forces, aerial porters, aeromedical evacuation and maintenance members. The goal of the international airlift-tanker competition is to develop and improve techniques and procedures that enhance air mobility operations. The Hercules is assigned to the Air Mobility Warfare Center, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.