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, , 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,
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