Senior Airman Grant Smart, left,15th Airlift Squadron (AS) loadmaster, and Senior Master Sgt. Tony Viventi, right, 15th AS loadmaster, push a cargo pallet onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on the Joint Base Charleston flightline, March 15, 2017. The flight marked the first time in more than 10 years where aircrews wore AERPS equipment. AERPS equipment consists of a rubber mask, multiple layers of boots and gloves, fan filter system and an audio and speaker system.

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