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Caption:
A C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster inspects a mine-resistant,
ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle Oct. 1, 2009, at Bagram Airfield,
Afghanistan. Transporting a load of M-ATVs by Air Force aircraft can be
accomplished in a day, where sealift would require approximately 26
days. An order for more than 6,600 of the M-ATVs are expected to be
fielded over the next year. Three M-ATVs were loaded onto a C-17
Globemaster III and four onto a C-5 Galaxy at Air Mobility Command's
Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., on Sept. 29 and flown to Afghanistan.
The M-ATV is designed to replace the up-armored Humvees in Afghanistan.
The M-ATV will carry up to five personnel: four plus a gunner. The C-17
is from McChord Air Force Base, Wash. and was operated by a crew from
Charleston AFB, S.C. U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Susan
Tracy (RELEASED)
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