Team Yokota wins Knuckle Buster Award at Rodeo 2009
MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Gen. Arthur J. Lichte, Air Mobility Command commander (second from left), presents members of the 374th Airlift Wing from Yokota the Knuckle Buster Award during closing ceremonies July 24 at the Air Mobility Rodeo 2009 here. The award recognizes the maintenance team that displays the highest standards of professionalism, dedication and mutual respect for their competitors. The biennial Rodeo, sponsored by AMC, is the Air Force's premiere mobility readiness competition. The competition focuses on improving worldwide air mobility forces' professional core abilities. This year the Rodeo ran from July 19 to 25, and more than 100 teams and 2,500 people from the Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and allied nations participated. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carolyn Viss)