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Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division parachute from a C-130 Hercules on May 8, 2000, as part of the airdrop competition of Air Mobility Rodeo 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. The aircraft's flight crew is scored on time on target and personnel landing inside a target zone.

Soldiers parachute from a C-130 Hercules as part of the airdrop competition of Air Mobility Rodeo 2000.

Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division parachute from a C-130 Hercules on May 8, 2000, as part of the airdrop competition of Air Mobility Rodeo 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. The aircraft's flight crew is scored on time on target and personnel landing inside a target zone.

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