Undefeated Skylifters Women's Basketball Team

Submitted by AFPAO on Wed, 06/20/2018 - 18:00

23 May 2018

As the Summer Season started, the PAF Inter-Unit Competition 2018 commenced and made the different PAF units gather their best personnel and athletes.

As the Air Mobility Command (AMC) was activated last June 13, 2017 along with is the transfer of the command and control of the 205th Tactical Helicopter Wing, 220 Airlift Wing, 505 Search and Rescue Group, and 560th Air Base Group to AMC. With this reorganization, all personnel under the following sub-units are now under the new Command. And as the AMC gather their best athletes in preparation of the PAF Inter-Unit Competition 2018, this made the 205THW, 220AW, 505ABG and 560ABG as one and became as a team; no more rivalry.

With 22 events programmed for PAF Inter-Unit 2018, the AMC joined 16 events, and one of most awaited game is the Women's Basketball Competition. Because of this, the best women basketball players under AMC's sub-units combined force, which made the other Women Basketball Team (WBT) from different units see the AMC WBT as their hardest opponent for them to be the Champion. Given that last Women's Basketball Competition, the Airlifters took the 1st place while the Heli-lifters took the 2nd place.

Last year, the Airlifter and Heli-lifter WBT took the game seriously and fought on a hard battle inside the basketball court at the PAF Multi-Purpose Gym, CJVAB, Pasay City to aim for gold. However, this time around, the team builds camaraderie. This camaraderie became one of the biggest factors for them to win the game as it is their support system as a team. As this Skylifters WBT was challenged many times within and off the court, with the bond created by the team, the Skylifters WBT remains undefeated from elimination, semi-final to final round.

Courtesy: 205THW