Caption:
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 CommandÕs 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.
DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Jerry Morrison, U.S. Air Force. (Released)
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