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A mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle (MATV) is loaded onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on Sept. 30, 2009. The C-17, based at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., will take on a second vehicle then fly the cargo to southwest Asia to support combat missions.

A mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle is loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft.

A mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle (MATV) is loaded onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on Sept. 30, 2009. The C-17, based at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., will take on a second vehicle then fly the cargo to southwest Asia to support combat missions.

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