100 SFS to participate in AMC Rodeo 2011

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  • By Staff Sgt. Tabitha M. Lee
  • 100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs
RAF MILDENHALL, England --  The 100th Security Forces Squadron will be participating in the Air Mobility Command Rodeo 2011 July 18 to 30 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

More than 150 teams and 3,000 people from the Air Force, Air Force Reserve and allied nations are expected to participate in this year's event.

"The Rodeo 2011 is an international competition hosted by the AMC," said Airman 1st Class Jon Porubsky, 100th SFS Rodeo Team member. "Air Force active duty and reserve members from around the world, who are part of the AMC, can compete in different areas testing various skills."

The competition is designed to test the flight and ground skills of security forces, aerial port operations, aero-medical evacuations and maintenance team members.

"The 100th SFS will be participating in the combat tactics, combat weapons and combat endurance competitions in the security forces sections of the Rodeo," said Porubsky.

Porubsky went on to explain what they will face during the rodeo.

The combat tactics challenge will place the team in a real-world scenario and they'll have to complete mission-oriented objectives. The combat weapons portion of the rodeo will test the team's abilities with the M-4 and M-9 while aiming, moving and firing at targets. Finally, the combat endurance test will consist of 23 obstacles over a one-and-a-half-mile terrain.

Tech. Sgt. Robert Connelly, 100th SFS Rodeo Team coach, held tryouts in April to find the four members who had the physical and mental strength to compete in this year's Rodeo.

"Tryouts consisted of two physical training tests, with a three-mile ruck march in-between," said Porubsky. "The entire tryout was done in the Airman Battle Uniform, boots and we ran with our gas masks on."

The four individuals chosen to be part of the 100th SFS Rodeo Team are Senior Airman Andrew Casini, Airmen 1st Class Samuel Parsons, Reese Stock and Jon Porubsky.

The team has been working hard to prepare for the Rodeo. They have been practicing fire training, self aid and buddy care, five to 10 mile runs with track workouts, swim training, and full-body circuit workouts.

"The team is pretty excited," said Porubsky. "We've been training for a couple of months now and we're eager to see how we do. We have had a lot of support from our squadron and wing."