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Staff Sgt. Donnely and Senior Airmen Taboada, Chew and Owens run out of their C-17 Globemaster III.
Staff Sgt. Wayne Donnely and Senior Airmen Kevin Taboada, Timothy Chew and David Owens run out of their C-17 Globemaster III during the Engines Running On/Offload competition of Air Mobility Rodeo 2000 on May 10, 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. Donnely, Taboada, Chew and Owens are air transportation specialists assigned to the 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus Air Force Base, Okla.