Master Sgt. Joaquim Chacon, 571st Contingency Response Group based out of Travis Air Force Base, Calif., inspects the landing gear of a C-17 Globemaster III prior to taking off from Entebbe Airport, Uganda, Jan. 23, 2014. forces will transport a total number of 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-long operation. Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane)

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