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he 2007 Air Mobility Command Rodeo, running now through July 28 at McChord AFB, Wash., comprises 45 US teams from the Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, and nine international teams and another 25 countries that sent observers. The international participation marks a record, reports SSgt. Nick Przybyciel. Rodeo started in 1956, expanding in 1979 to include international partners, as a means to develop and improve air mobility operations. The competition has grown over the years to include special tactics, security forces, aerial port operations, aeromedical evacuation, and maintenance. (Read more at the AMC Rodeo Web site here.)
Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, nominee to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the Defense Department needs to upgrade its electronic warfare capability and its EW training ranges; just as his predecessor said at his own confirmation hearing.