U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules taxi down the runway at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., prior to loading up paratroopers for an airdrop during Air Mobility Rodeo 2000, on May 7, 2000. Rodeo 2000 is the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command's premier air mobility competition, involving more than 80 aircraft and 100 teams from 17 countries. The teams compete in airdrops, aerial refueling, aircraft navigation, special tactics, short field landings, cargo loading, engine running on and off load, aeromedical evacuations and security forces operations. The Hercules are attached to the 43rd Wing at Pope.