A backhoe operated by Air Force Staff Sgt. David Wakeman, airfield operator assigned to the 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron, sits just outside a C-17 Globemaster III at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 7, 2017. The 557th ERHS worked alongside the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron to load the 50,000 pound excavator into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for transportation to an undisclosed location in the Central Command Area of Responsibility. ( Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Bradly A. Schneider/Released)

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