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U.S. and Canadian soldiers load an Avenger air defense system, which uses surface-to-air missiles to provide protection for ground units, onto a Canadian air force Globemaster III aircraft in Greenville, S.C., Aug. 13, 2016. The soldiers are assigned to the South Carolina Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 263rd Air Defense Artillery Battalion, 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command. A Canadian mobile air movement team assigned to the 2nd Air Movement Squadron supervised all rigging and loading operations in conjunction with the Avenger system’s operators. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Roby Di Giovine

Securing An Avenger

U.S. and Canadian soldiers load an Avenger air defense system, which uses surface-to-air missiles to provide protection for ground units, onto a Canadian air force Globemaster III aircraft in Greenville, S.C., Aug. 13, 2016. The soldiers are assigned to the South Carolina Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 263rd Air Defense Artillery Battalion, 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command. A Canadian mobile air movement team assigned to the 2nd Air Movement Squadron supervised all rigging and loading operations in conjunction with the Avenger system’s operators. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Roby Di Giovine

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