Rwandan soldiers wait in line to have their weapons inspected by Staff Sgt. Curtis McWoodson right, before getting on a C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 19, 2014, at the Kigali airport, Rwanda. forces will transport 850 Rwandan soldiers and more than 1,000 tons of equipment into the Central African Republic to aid French and African Union operations against militants during this three-week operation. McWoodson is a member of the 627th Security Forces Squadron Phoenix Raven, tasked to protect the C-17 based out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord Air Force Base, Wa. Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane

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