A mine-resistant, ambush-protected armored all-terrain vehicle is loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III Sept. 30, 2009, at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. Two M-ATVs were loaded and flown to Afghanistan to support combat missions. The C-17 is based out of McChord AFB, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/James M. Bowman)