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Two Army Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicles drive onto a C-5 Galaxy June 25 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The C-5 has a kneeling landing gear system that permits lowering of the parked aircraft so the cargo floor is at truck-bed height or to facilitate vehicle loading and unloading. The C-5 is from Dover Air Force Base, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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An Army Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle is driven onto a C-5 Galaxy June 25 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The C-5 has a kneeling landing gear system that permits lowering of the parked aircraft so the cargo floor is at truck-bed height or to facilitate vehicle loading and unloading. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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C-5 Galaxy crewmembers along with aerial port Airmen assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron load an Army Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle onto a C-5 Galaxy June 25 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. With a maximum cargo weight of 270,000 pounds the C-5 can carry more than any other Air Force airlifter. The C-5 is from Dover Air Force Base, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Tech. Sgt. Kurt Nemecek watches as the ramp of a C-5 Galaxy is lowered to load two Army Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicles June 25 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The C-5 can carry all of the Army's air-transportable combat equipment. Sergeant Nemecek is a 9th Airlift Squadron flight engineer from Dover Air Force Base, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Tech. Sgt. Kurt Nemecek waits to usher an Army Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle onto a C-5 Galaxy June 25 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Two Strykers were loaded and headed to the Anniston Army Depot in Ala. The C-5 is mainly used to transport oversized cargo, and has a maximum capacity of 270,000 pounds. Sergeant Nemecek is a 9th Airlift Squadron flight engineer assigned to Dover Air Force Base, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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A C-5 Galaxy sits with its nose up before loading an Army Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle June 25 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The final destination for the tactical vehicle is the Anniston Army Depot, Ala. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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