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ir Mobility Command has named the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis AFB, Calif., as the Best Air Mobility Team for the 2007 Rodeo competition. Team Travis also took “best” team honors for airland, tanker, KC-10, C-17, C-5, and best maintenance knucklebuster in the awards revealed on June 27. Other awards presented on June 26 included Travis winners for C-5 air refueling aircrew, C-5 post-flight team, C-5 maintenance team, C-5 aircrew, KC-10 air refueling aircrew, KC-10 maintenance team, KC-10 cargo loading crew, KC-10 aircrew.
The U.S. military is sending more fighter jets to the Middle East to step up its war with Iran, adding to what is already the largest buildup of airpower in the region since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. For now, the operation shows little sign of coming to a quick…