Mildenhall's 100th Supply Squadron was the overall winner at the 6th Annual U.S. Air Forces in Europe Supply and Fuels Readiness Competition held here Aug. 3-5. Tom Hartsfield, III, 100th SUPS storage and issue superintendent. Randy Courtright, supply team leader. Even though Mildenhall won, the team wasn't sure what the outcome would be after Ramstein's 86th SUPS won the mobility bulk-storage package setup event.
Competitors also assemble a four-way valve.
The timed, 30-minute event tests the skills, teamwork, fitness and coordination of each team. It's a lengthy event. We just studied the diagrams and valves instead of dragging out the hoses every time. We weren't too familiar with it because we only deal with the hoses and bladders at foreign locations, such as the desert. After that event, we felt pretty down but continued to make it up for it in the other events.