News Ramstein hosts 2016 Port Dawg Rodeo September 29, 2016 Photos by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore Airmen assigned to the 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron take a knowledge test during the 2016 European Port Dawg Rodeo Sept. 17 on Ramstein. In addition to the knowledge test, Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing and 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing competed in physical activities related to their job to earn bragging rights as being the best of the best. Senior Airman Gregory Foster tags Staff Sgt. Benjamin Patton, both 435th Contingency Response Squadron mobile aerial porters, during the relay run portion of the physical challenge obstacle course Sept. 17 on Ramstein. Airmen from the 728th Air Mobility Squadron, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, prepare a truck to be center balanced during the 2016 European Port Dawg Rodeo Sept. 17 on Ramstein. Eight teams representing U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Mobility Command competed in the competition to not only to earn bragging rights as being the best air transportation technicians but also to network and celebrate their camaraderie. Staff Sgt. Benjamin Patton, 435th Contingency Response Squadron mobile aerial porter, lifts the last pieces of dunnage as the rest of his team moves a pallet during the physical challenge obstacle course of the 2016 European Port Dawg Rodeo Sept. 17 on Ramstein. During the course, Airmen had to unload a pallet, move the items and pallet approximately 100 yards away, rebuild the pallet and run a relay around an apron. Airman Kyle George, 728th Air Mobility Squadron air transportation technician, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, navigates a 60K loader through an obstacle course with assistance from his teammates during the 2016 European Port Dawg Rodeo Sept. 17 on Ramstein. Forty Airmen representing five units competed in the competition, which was comprised of events that tested the knowledge and skills of air transportation technicians. Airmen from the 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron help navigate a vehicle and trailer into a parking spot during the 2016 European Port Dawg Rodeo Sept. 17 on Ramstein. The exercise was conducted to simulate guiding a C-130J Super Hercules onto a ramp after landing. Tags: Port Dawg Rodeo « Previous × Next » Share Tweet